West Shokan

By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, May. 13, 2015 - 11:53 am
Above: Temperatures will be close to freezing in parts of the Catskills tonight. Photo via the National Weather Service Binghamton's Facebook page.  Fire might break out at any moment in the Catskills today, but you also should cover your seedlings to... Read more
By Margaretville Health Foundation on Monday, May. 11, 2015 - 12:40 pm
The College Golf Course at Delhi  **  Thursday, August 6th  **  9:30am Shotgun Start $85 per golfer includes: breakfast, golf, range, cart, snacks & beverages and a lunch barbecue To register print the registration form below or call Liz Warren at 845... Read more
By Janel Bladow on Monday, May. 4, 2015 - 5:11 pm
Above: At Handsome Hollow in Long Eddy, couples can say their vows in a fern-strewn clearing in the woods on the 93-acre property. Photo by JBM Photography. Catskills weddings – especially those with an outdoorsy twist – are on the rise. Getting hitched... Read more
By Margaretville Health Foundation on Friday, May. 1, 2015 - 7:12 pm
Stop by lobby of Mountainside Residential Care Center to view the works of Michael Heinrich.  Half the proceeds from sale of Mr. Heinrichs art will benefit the residents Sunshine Fund. For information contact Michelle Powers, MRCC Activities Director, by... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Apr. 30, 2015 - 4:38 pm
Saturday, May 2 is the “I Love My Park Day,” a day of outdoor cleanup and volunteerism sponsored by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and the Parks and Trails of New York organization. One of the woes of the Catskill... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2015 - 1:30 pm
To the editor: The Friends of the Catskill Mountain Rail Trail congratulate New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on moving forward with plans to support the construction of a publicly accessible multiuse trail along the northern... Read more
By Margaretville Health Foundation on Wednesday, Apr. 15, 2015 - 11:36 am
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Apr. 14, 2015 - 5:08 pm
Bryan Graham, the owner of Fruition Chocolate (3091 Route 28, Shokan, 845-657-6717, tastefruition.com) grinds his own cocoa beans, then turns them into simple, small-batch craft chocolate bars in flavors like brown butter milk chocolate and rustic crunch... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Apr. 13, 2015 - 4:48 pm
Bear hunters in New York's Southern Zone killed a record 1,110 bears in 2014, according to harvest figures that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation released on Monday, April 13. That's 12 percent more than the previous record of... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Apr. 9, 2015 - 9:57 pm
The Ashokan Reservoir, the oldest of New York City's reservoirs in the Catskills, was mostly built by hand, with picks and shovels. That's one of the tidbits you'll learn at the Ashokan Watershed Conference, held this weekend at the Ashokan Center in... Read more

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