Catskill Mountain Foundation Gauges Interest in Hunter Music School
The Catskill Mountain Foundation is weighing whether to create a year-round music school in Hunter after about 30 people attended a town hall and more than 100 people responded to an online survey. Residents gathered May 20 at the Doctorow Center for the Arts to discuss the proposal, offer suggestions and ask questions about what…
Mountain Top Library to Host Eighth Annual Earth Day Celebration in Tannersville
Visitors to Mountain Top Library’s Earth Day Celebration on April 25 will be able to plant a tree, learn about protecting the local watershed, watch short films, and meet a falconer — all in…
Teen Boy Dies at Fawn’s Leap in Hunter
A 15-year-old boy from Brooklyn died Saturday after he was pulled from the water at Fawn’s Leap in Hunter, where authorities said he became trapped by a powerful hydraulic current at the base of…
Hunter Supervisor Urges DEC to Reject Plan to Cap Kaaterskill Visitors
Hunter Supervisor Sean Mahoney urged the Department of Environmental Conservation to reject a proposal that would cap daily visitors to Kaaterskill Falls at 1,000 and require reservations, saying it would hurt local businesses, restrict…
Douglas Kadow, Catskills Railroad Historian, Dies at 63
Douglas Kadow, a railroad historian and longtime telecommunications and tech consultant, died while working a shift at the Haines Falls Stewart’s Shop on Tuesday, April 7, according to the company. “We don’t have a…
Platte Clove Bridge Overhaul Pushed Back Until Next Year as One-Lane Traffic Limit Stays in Place
A $1.2 million overhaul of the Platte Clove Bridge has been pushed to next year, leaving the crossing restricted to one lane while officials await state environmental approval. The Greene County Highway Department carried…
Annual Ice Fishing Derby Draws Seasoned Anglers
Competition was friendly but fierce at the 37th annual Children’s Ice Fishing Derby on Rip Van Winkle Lake in Tannersville. The Derby kicked off at 10am on Sunday, February 22nd as the thermometer read…
Line Dancing Finds Its Footing in Hunter
“You actually want shoes with less traction,” teacher Georgina Oram explained, surveying the proffered footwear choices. Western-adjacent heels vied with more sensible naugahyde and rubber snow boots. Outside, the temperature hovered around zero degrees,…
Tannersville Gets $1.2 Million Grant to Build Highway Garage With Hunter
The Village of Tannersville got a $1.2 million state grant to help pay for a highway garage in collaboration with the Town of Hunter, bringing to $2.45 million the amount of funding for a…
Chef Corwin Kave on His James Beard Semifinalist Nod and What’s Next at Deer Mountain Inn
Chef Corwin Kave of Deer Mountain Inn in Tannersville has been named a James Beard Award semifinalist for best chef in New York State, placing the Catskills restaurant among the most nationally recognized kitchens…
Tannersville to Get $1.2 Million from DEC to Protect its Main Water Supply
Tannersville will get $1.2 million from the DEC to shore up a deteriorating dam that poses a “significant hazard” and protect the village’s largest water supply, Mayor Lee McGunnigle said Monday. Work on the…
Learning How to ‘Let Wild be Wild’ on the Mountain
On the mountain, wild animals are closer to home—sometimes even in our backyards—as bears, eagles, ducks, owls, foxes, deer, falcons, songbirds, and hawks seek food and shelter. That proximity raises questions: Should we feed…
Fire District Merger Brings Tannersville, Haines Falls Closer to Shared Station
The Tannersville and Haines Falls Fire Districts begin their official merger on Jan. 1, six months after the town of Hunter sold a parcel of land for a symbolic $1 for the combined district…
When Robert Redford Landed at Hunter Mountain
When a helicopter cut through the snow clouds over Hunter Mountain on February 2, 1977, the staff already knew who was coming. The man on board was Robert Redford, then fresh off the success…
Summer in Hunter
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Tannersville Enlists Border Collies to Keep Geese Off Rip Van Winkle Lake
With the grand opening of the nearly completed Upper Lake Redevelopment Project just days away, the Village of Tannersville has launched an effort to keep Canada geese—and their droppings—out of the revitalized park. The…
Tannersville Breaks Ground on 56-Unit Affordable Housing Complex
Officials, advocates and residents gathered Wednesday to mark the groundbreaking of Cold Spring Apartments, a 56-unit workforce housing development in Tannersville slated for completion in 2027. The project has been in the works for…
Hunter Board Backs Joint Firehouse Plan With $1 Land Offer
In a symbolic step toward consolidating the Tannersville and Haines Falls Fire Districts, the Hunter Town Board on Monday voted to sell a parcel of town-owned land for $1 to be used for a…
Tannersville American Legion Post Hosts Memorial Day Parade
More than 100 people lined the streets of Tannersville on an overcast Memorial Day as a solemn procession sponsored by American Legion Bunt-Brewer Post 165 made its way through the village to pay tribute…
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