February 4, 2009, Mid Hudson News: Community groups unite to save the Beaverkill Campground
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http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2009/March09/04/BvkillCmgnd_CM-04Mar09.html
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March 2, 2009, Times Herald Record: Fresh-water museum slated for Arkville Timely topic blends history, environment
Fresh-water museum slated for Arkville
Timely topic blends history, environment
ARKVILLE — The controversies that wracked communities in the Catskills watershed during the late ’90s have yielded a bonus-in-the-making: a $25 million museum devoted exclusively to the history of fresh water.
February 26, 2009, Press Release:Hinchey & Hall Secure Approval of $331,000 For Upper Delaware River Watershed Flood Mitigation
For Immediate Release Contact: Jeff Lieberson (Hinchey) 202-225-6335
February 26, 2009
February 25, 2009, Mid Hudson News: Supreme Court ruling on land in trust issue may impact the future of Sullivan gaming
Supreme Court ruling on land in trust issue may impact the future of
Sullivan gaming
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http://www.midhudsonnews.com/
February 25, 2009, Times Herald Record: Schumer says he’ll lobby for new Sullivan casino bid
Schumer says he’ll lobby for new Sullivan casino bid
Urges another review of Bridgeville project
BRIDGEVILLE — Sen. Chuck Schumer is going to bat for a Wisconsin-based tribe’s bid to open a casino in Sullivan County.
February 23, 2009, Daily Freeman Ski resorts and Catskill Counties counties meet to discuss a unified marketing plan
Daily Freeman (dailyfreeman.com), Serving the Hudson Valley since 1871
February 23, 2009, Press Release: DEC ANNOUNCES WILDLIFE REHABILITATOR EXAM
For Release: IMMEDIATE
DEC ANNOUNCES WILDLIFE REHABILITATOR EXAM
Exam Slated for April 24; Applications Due April 3
A written examination, offered only once a year, for New Yorkers interested in becoming a licensed volunteer wildlife rehabilitator, will be given on Friday, April 24th from 10 a.m. to noon at New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Regional offices across the state, the DEC announced today. Continue reading
February 22, 2009, Times Herald Record: Hold that bet on gambling in the Catskills
Opinion
Hold that bet on gambling in the Catskills
link is here:
http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090222/OPINION/902220303
Not that long ago Sullivan County worried about the spillover effects of prosperity. Casinos and their associated development would turn Route 17 into a parking lot every Friday and Sunday evening. Oil wells would desecrate a landscape scarred by the ruts of heavy equipment rolled in to tap the wealth in the Marcellus Shale.
February 22, 2009, Times Herald Record: Sullivan campground among 6 to be closed DEC cost-cutting move shuts Beaverkill site
News
Sullivan campground among 6 to be closed
DEC cost-cutting move shuts Beaverkill site
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http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090222/NEWS/902220312
ROSCOE — The state Department of Environmental Conservation announced Friday that it will close six of its campgrounds for the 2009 season, including the Beaverkill Campground in northern Sullivan County.
February 20, 2009, Mid-Hudson News: Economy strikes at two state campgrounds in the Catskills
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http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2009/February09/20/Camps_close-20Feb09.htm