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By Lissa Harris on Thursday, May. 8, 2014 - 5:51 pm
This Saturday, Sullivan County celebrates food, wine and public radio at Foodstock, an annual fundraiser for WJFF Radio Catskill. The event, held at the Villa Roma Resort in Callicoon, features a smorgasbord of tastings from local chefs, farmers, bakers,... Read more
By Julie McMahon on Friday, Apr. 25, 2014 - 8:21 am
Above: Where the Mattice home stood on River Street in Stamford, only the chimney is left standing. Photo by Nick Mattice.
As Nick Mattice jumped from the second story of the home he’d live in his whole life, the only thing running through his head was:... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014 - 11:32 am
Above: A photo of Aron Thomas posted on a GoFundMe page dedicated to a fund drive for his wife and children. Photo used with permission.
A fund has been started to benefit the wife and two young children of Aron Thomas, a 33-year-old Olivebridge man who... Read more
By Anne Pyburn Craig on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014 - 9:11 am
Above: Pam Brown, owner of Woodstock's Garden Café On The Green. Photo from a GoFundMe page that is seeking donations to help offset Brown's medical bills. So far, donors from the community have pitched in over $27,000 of a $50,000 goal.
Pam Brown, owner... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013 - 7:15 pm
Above: Santas hit the slopes at Windham on Sunday. Photo from an album of Santa Day photos on Windham Mountain's Facebook page.
New York City has SantaCon; the Catskills have Santa Day at Windham Mountain. Both raise money for charity, and we're not... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jul. 25, 2013 - 10:16 pm
Above: A scene from Tannersville's Crazy Race, an annual Main Street tradition gearing up for its sixth run this weekend.
The trout are running, the weather is glorious, and the last weekend in July is packed from one end to the other with Catskills... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jul. 2, 2013 - 10:17 pm
Above: A six-acre lot on County Route 38 in Arkville destined to be the home of the Catskill Recreation Center. Source: Delaware County GIS mapping tool.
After a hiatus of several years, plans for the Catskill Recreation Center -- a community fitness... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jun. 27, 2013 - 10:08 pm
Two years after the Irene and Lee floods ravaged the Schoharie Valley, there's still a lot of work to be done to make the valley whole.
But there's also a lot to celebrate: Across the region, farmers' fields that were torn up by floodwaters are now green... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jun. 26, 2013 - 2:27 pm
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jun. 3, 2013 - 11:55 am
Above: A short video of the 18th annual Delhi Covered Bridge Run on June 1, 2013, shot by local filmmaker Jessica Vecchione.
Saturday's muggy weather was no match for the 469 runners, ages 6 to 78, who turned out for the Delhi Covered Bridge Run this year... Read more
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