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By Lissa Harris on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 - 7:10 pm
The Freeman reports that a Pennsylvania woman died today after a skiing accident on Windham Mountain:
Troopers at the Catskill barracks said Joan Sabatini, 69, of Yardley, Pa., was skiing with friends on the Wedgie Trail about 11:20 a.m. when she fell,... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 - 4:09 pm
He dallied awhile before coming forward, but Stephen Kirwan, of the hamlet of Purling in the town of Cairo, has finally claimed that $122 million Powerball ticket that everyone was wondering about last month.
Kirwan's identity was revealed at a press... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 - 1:23 pm
The New York Times ran a column about Palenville's pagans on Wednesday, giving the beleagered Maetreum of Cybele a chance to appeal to a national audience for help in their fight with the town of Catskill over property taxes.
Out Towns columnist Peter... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 - 11:10 am
It's been a busy week for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection. The big news out of the agency is a brand-new strategic plan that stresses the city's opposition to hydraulic fracturing, its plans for hydropower, and its commitment to... Read more
By Country House Realty on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 - 10:34 am
This delightful, renovated 2-3 bedroom lakefront home with fireplace and deck is in move-in condition and ready for summer adventures swimming, boating and fishing. For more information and plenty of photos of this gem on Swinging Bridge reservoir, visit... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 - 10:30 am
The Times Herald-Record and the New York Times broke the news this week that the federal government almost certainly won't approve ex-governor David Paterson's plan to build a massive casino in Sullivan County.
Both papers obtained a leaked letter from... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 - 9:43 am
Dear readers, supporters, and neighbors,
Thanks for your patience this week. I'm back on the job as of today, posting news from around the Catskills, and Lissa will be back online helping me on Monday. (Yup, that's her leg, post-break, in the x-ray above... Read more
By Pure Catskills on Monday, Feb. 7, 2011 - 1:13 pm
Denise Warren of Stone & Thistle Farm co-hosts Farm Chatter on Watershed Wednesday with Tara Collins of the Watershed Agricultural Council on February 9 at 1 p.m. on WIOX. According to Denise, "It's in the Soup"...what is? Everything. No ingredient,... Read more
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