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By Lissa Harris on Friday, Mar. 9, 2012 - 3:19 pm
Mike Hein's Facebook page: Now a DEP-free zone.
The latest skirmish in Ulster County executive Mike Hein's ongoing war with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection is being fought on the battlefield of social media.
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By Lissa Harris on Friday, Mar. 9, 2012 - 12:56 pm
Shandaken's Republican town supervisor, Rob Stanley, just wants to marry his secretary's daughter -- to her fiancee, that is.
This week, the Shandaken town board passed a resolution making Stanley a marriage officer, so he can preside over the upcoming... Read more
By Rusty Mae Moore on Friday, Mar. 9, 2012 - 12:06 pm
This week, at the town of Shandaken's regular monthly board meeting: The continuing saga of the Bridge Street Bridge, flood mitigation, Pine Hill applies for historic district status, supervisor Rob Stanley gets into the marriage business, plans for new... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Mar. 9, 2012 - 10:53 am
Levon Helm may be a national treasure, but here in the Catskills, we think of him as our own. The four-time Grammy-winning musician has called Woodstock home since the 1960s, and his famous "Midnight Ramble" sessions draw musicians and rock acolytes to... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Mar. 8, 2012 - 12:19 pm
After a year in office, Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens told his staff in a memo issued on February 23 that he was "especially proud of the DEC's response to Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee." But he forgot to... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Mar. 2, 2012 - 11:27 am
Above: A ski lift at Belleayre. Via the Belleayre Mountain Facebook page.
A ski lift at Belleayre Mountain Ski Center malfunctioned yesterday, causing 40 people to have to be evacuated, according to Department of Environmental Conservation spokeswoman... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012 - 10:53 pm
The Daily Freeman reports that the vote was 6 to 1, with Dan Spencer as the lone holdout.
The Times Herald-Record has a few more details, including some figures on savings:
Having two lower elementary and one upper elementary building allows for larger... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012 - 3:02 pm
Above: FEMA External Affairs Interns inspect the recovery effort in Prattsville on Feb. 22, 2012. Photo by Hans Pennink.
Wednesday is the deadline for New York State towns and counties to submit lists of properties for a federal buyout program.
Under the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012 - 10:01 am
Above: WBNG-TV forecast of a winter storm headed for the Northeast later this week.
Looks like Old Man Winter's finally woken up at last: A big snowstorm is barreling towards us from the Midwest, and will start dumping some sleet and snow on upstate New... Read more
By Rusty Mae Moore on Friday, Feb. 24, 2012 - 11:24 pm
Above: Attendees at a hearing yesterday in which the Shandaken Town Board passed a new law governing farmstands. Photo by Rusty Mae Moore.
It took eight years, but the Shandaken Town Board has finally passed a farmstand law.
The new law expands the... Read more
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