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By Julia Reischel on Friday, Feb. 4, 2011 - 10:05 am
The Oneonta Daily Star printed an emphatic call for New York to legalize gay marriage today, in a strongly-worded editorial that cited the First Amendment and Elton John:
Singer Elton John, who is openly gay, said he is tired of being treated like a... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Feb. 4, 2011 - 9:29 am
WBNG Action News is reporting that a fire engulfed a Hancock trailer home this morning. Although the trailer didn't have a smoke detector installed, the article reports that "2 adults and three kids living at the home made it out safe after noticing the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011 - 3:24 pm
The staff of the Hanford Mills Museum cuts ice blocks in preparation for Saturday's Ice Harvest Festival. Image from the Hanford Mills Facebook page.
Ice used to be a crop in the days before refrigeration, and at the Hanford Mills Museum in East Meredith... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011 - 2:56 pm
Eager to put that whole "Willy Wonka's chocolate river" thing behind it, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection issued a press release today stating that the Esopus Creek is running clear again.
The DEP's practice of releasing turbid... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011 - 2:42 pm
In case you've forgotten about the holiday, the Hudson Valley Geologist is here to remind you.
Imbolc -- traditionally celebrated on the halfway point between the winter solstice and the vernal equinox, which this year falls on February 3 -- is an... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011 - 2:30 pm
Upstate Oddities, a blog dedicated to photos of the weird and wonderful things its author stumbles across in her forays around the Catskills, has a post this week dedicated to the Shandaken Theatrical Society, housed in the old Shandaken Oddfellows Hall.... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011 - 11:50 am
While the demise (again) of Liberty's Munson Diner is making sad news today in the New York Times, there are plenty of more hopeful things afoot in Sullivan County as well. A couple of upcoming events for those interested in making Sullivan County a nicer... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011 - 10:21 am
When news broke of the death of 15-year-old Naomi Miklic -- who was fatally shot in a car in Owego on Monday, an incident in which two Cherry Valley men now face charges -- police initially said the teenager was from Cherry Valley. In fact, the Utica... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011 - 9:39 am
This week, Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled his budget plan for New York, which is designed to close a $10 billion gap without raising taxes.
This means cuts, cuts, cuts.
Local schools districts stand to see their budgets sliced by ten to twenty percent... Read more
By Pure Catskills on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011 - 9:35 pm
At its January meeting, the Watershed Agricultural Council (Council) welcomed Greene County dairyman Chris DiBenedetto to its 15-member Council of Directors. The WAC works with landowners regionally to protect farmland, forests and clean water in the New... Read more
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