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By WP Newsroom on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010 - 11:33 am
In case anyone is tempted to pull up to Dutchman's Landing in Catskill: Don't.
Photo by Flickr user Tracey Van Dyke.
By WP Newsroom on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010 - 9:55 am
Skiers hit the jackpot this week across the Northeast.
In Roxbury, Plattekill Mountain, ordinarily closed on Thursdays, is open today to take advantage of the two feet of snow that fell yesterday.
All of which raises the following question: What are you... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010 - 9:47 am
The Hudson River advocacy organization is looking for a new executive director.
Below: A video from BigThink featuring departing Riverkeeper Alex Matthiessen talking about the New York City water supply.
By WP Newsroom on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010 - 8:53 am
The AP reports 60,000 New Yorkers are without power today, mostly in Ulster, Greene and Dutchess counties.
Anyone have photos, video or first-person accounts of the storm you'd like to share? Email them to [email protected].
By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010 - 11:42 pm
Scammers abound! The Catskill Chronicle warns that Sullivan Countyites are getting taken in by telephone con artists, in schemes involving faux cable guys and overseas operators offering "stimulus funds."
The first scam involves a telephone caller posing... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010 - 11:30 pm
The story questions Paterson's role in a possible coverup of domestic violence accusations against aide David Johnson.
Many details of the governor’s role in this episode are unclear, but the accounts presented in court and police records and interviews... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010 - 5:13 pm
Liza de Guia, the one-woman force of nature behind NYC-based video blog Food Curated, wrapped up a three-part series today on locally raised ducks. In the series, she follows them from John Fazio's farm in Ulster County to Savoy, a New York restaurant... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010 - 4:07 pm
Kingston Happenings profiles Sri Talla of the Kingston Pharmacy, a brand-new venture located in the former home of the Muddy Cup.
Talla, who was born and raised in India and immigrated to the U.S. for his pharmaceutical training, said if a customer... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010 - 3:57 pm
Amy Goodman's progressive radio show ran a segment yesterday on natural-gas drilling, featuring documentary filmmaker Josh Fox (Gasland) and Damascus Citizens for Sustainability's Joe Levine. Here's Fox on his film:
I got on the road and went to about... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010 - 2:49 pm
Incontrovertible evidence that New York City is losing its collective marbles.
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