Shandaken
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Apr. 26, 2011 - 11:17 am
Nadya Hall, in pink, plays Liesl, and Edith Lerner, in white, plays Maria, in the Onteora Central School's production of The Sound of Music. J'nae Gibbs (left) and Jacquelyn Garraffa (right) play the two nuns.
This Thursday, the halls of Onteora Middle... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Apr. 25, 2011 - 2:09 pm
Photo from the PHCC's Facebook page.
The Pine Hill Community Center is holding a volunteer work day this Saturday, April 30. From an email they sent out today:
Hello friends. Please lend a hand to the Pine Hill Community Center this Saturday April 30... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Apr. 24, 2011 - 10:21 am
Watershed Post reader Maxanne Resnick sent us this fabulous poster advertising the apron sale that will be happening at Mama's Boy in Phoenicia next weekend, with proceeds going towards supporting a K-2 cooking class done by Robin Chess at Phoenicia... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Apr. 21, 2011 - 8:56 am
The latest news in the glacial saga of the maybe-someday-to-be-built Belleayre Resort happened yesterday -- the resort's developer, Crossroads Ventures, filed its revised environmental impact analysis of the proposed Shandaken resort project with the New... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Apr. 14, 2011 - 4:38 pm
After enduring two floods in two months last year, the residents of the Ulster County village of Phoenicia wanted to do something -- anything -- to fix their chronic flooding problem. Days after the December 1st flood, town and county officials rallied... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Apr. 13, 2011 - 4:43 pm
This just in: The state Department of Environmental Conservation has granted the town of Shandaken a permit to dredge the Stony Clove Creek to alleviate flooding in Phoenicia. The Times Herald-Record reports:
The state Department of Environmental... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2011 - 8:36 am
On Saturday, the Watershed Post attended the Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program's annual Ashokan Watershed Conference. The subject this year was a timely one: "Flood Resilience for Towns, Businesses and Landowners." We'll be posting about what we... Read more
By Claudia Fragnito on Monday, Apr. 11, 2011 - 12:35 pm
Spring is here and with it, the anticipation of gardening - fresh, local fruits and vegetables! - and babies! These chicks will be the source of the eggs in many a frittata in the coming months! (Photo taken by Claudia Fragnito at the Ostrander chicken... Read more
By Claudia Fragnito on Monday, Apr. 11, 2011 - 12:35 pm
So it appears people are ready and eager to start their vegetable gardens! Mother Earth News - http://www.motherearthnews.com/diary-of-an-organic-gardener/thinking-about-starting-a-garden-jump-right-in.aspx - has put together some key pointers on... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Apr. 11, 2011 - 11:40 am
Last weekend, the Full Moon Resort in Oliverea played host to the wonderfully-named Beefstock music festival -- an annual get-together of musicians that has been going for ten years now.
Beefstock, which has been called "Bonnaroo for great obscure New... Read more
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