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By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Jun. 12, 2010 - 11:59 am
You've got to hand it to Washington County farmers Jen Small and Mike Yezzi: they're marketing geniuses. This morning, the New York Times had a big, splashy article about "Farm Camp," a program invented by Small and Yezzi in which they invite city chefs... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jun. 11, 2010 - 5:26 pm
Tomorrow afternoon from noon to 4pm, Roxbury celebrates its native son, the naturalist John Burroughs, with music and storytelling on the porch of his former home, Woodchuck Lodge.
A June shindig at Woodchuck Lodge is an annual tradition, but this year,... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jun. 11, 2010 - 4:36 pm
The Daily Mail investigates local sentiment about outdoor wood boilers -- in light of the Department of Environmental Conservation's opinion that they're bad for the environment and for human health -- and finds that wood boiler dealers are hurting:
“... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jun. 11, 2010 - 4:02 pm
When Kathleen Aitken's son Joe was attacked by Jesse Horos with a baseball bat at a Claryville party last summer, a series of improbable events led to his survival. The first miracle? Cell phone service in an impossible place:
Kathy says that the miracles... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jun. 11, 2010 - 1:50 pm
In an editorial printed in the Times-Union today, Catskill Heritage Alliance chairman Richard Schaedle points out an interesting coincidence: the cost of keeping the state parks open this summer is exactly the same as the price that developer Dean Gitter... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jun. 11, 2010 - 12:33 pm
Pete Lawrence, a writer who got his first racetrack job at the Monticello Raceway in 1972, recalls in Hoof Beats Magazine how he walked his way into the gig:
So one spring morning in '72, my dad, my good friend Danny Rosenblatt (who's Dr. Rosenblatt... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jun. 10, 2010 - 11:09 pm
Here's a smattering of our favorite upcoming events for the weekend. For more ideas of stuff to do around the Catskills, check out our event calendar.
Meredith Dairy FestMore than just Holsteins: Alpacas at last year's Meredith Dairy Fest
Never heard of... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Jun. 10, 2010 - 4:04 pm
In May, students hailing from Manhattan Comprehensive Day and Night HS trucked up to Greene County to plant trees along the once-degraded Batavia Kill with kids from Jefferson Central and Gilboa-Conesville Schools. Our columnist Aaron Bennett was there... Read more
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