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By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jun. 1, 2011 - 11:16 am
There's an email going around Shandaken circles that links to this video. It does put Shandaken's farmstand troubles in perspective.
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jun. 1, 2011 - 9:45 am
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation may hand over the management of Belleayre Mountain Ski Center to the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) as soon as this winter, the Plattsburgh Press-Republican reports today: State agencies... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, May. 26, 2011 - 9:21 am
Above: Shandaken supervisor Rob Stanley opens the special meeting of the Shandaken Town Board last night. Photo and videos by Julia Reischel. The temperature was high at the special meeting of the Shandaken Town Board last night as local residents packed... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, May. 23, 2011 - 3:12 pm
Photo: Aerial view of Hanover Farms, taken from the Ulster County GIS web map. Town zoning code says farmstands in residentially-zoned areas can take up no more than 100 square feet. A special meeting of the Shandaken Town Board to discuss re-zoning a... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, May. 18, 2011 - 10:27 am
It looks like the phone service fallout from yesterday's transformer fire in Phoenicia has been fixed. A responder at the Delaware County Emergency Services office tell us that 911 service in Delaware County was "all fixed as of 9pm last night." And... Read more
By Maxanne Resnick on Wednesday, May. 18, 2011 - 10:20 am
On May 23rd, 2011, from 5:30-7:30 pm, the Onteora MS/HS cafeteria will be the site of “Cool Aid,” a Farm-to-Table fundraiser, the proceeds of which will enable the purchase of a walk-in freezer for the school district’s food services. Last year, the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, May. 18, 2011 - 12:28 am
Results are in for the Onteora school district: the budget passed 755-607, all three school board candidates on the ballot were reelected (no big surprise there), and the proposition to create a capital reserve fund passed. Here are the results, from the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, May. 17, 2011 - 2:47 pm
Calling all seniors at Andes, Margaretville, Onteora and Roxbury schools: You could win $300 bucks by waxing poetical about growing up here in the Catskills. The deadline for the annual Catskill Heritage Alliance essay competition is this Friday, and all... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, May. 17, 2011 - 2:22 pm
This just in from the Town of Shandaken's Facebook page: Verizon contacts have informed the Town that Service in the 254 exchange and a portion of the 688 exchange (approx. West of Rte.42) will remain without service until approximately 12 Noon... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, May. 17, 2011 - 11:24 am
Uncle Rock, the rockstar alterego of Phoenicia resident Robert Warren, played some of his first shows at the Phoenicia Library. It's not suprising that in the library's hour of need, he wants to give back. Uncle Rock: Photo by Franco VogtWarren and his... Read more

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