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For my masks, I use the pattern we published by Janet Burgan. For Stephen's mask, I cut up one of his old Narrowsburg Fire Department tees.

To wear or not to wear a mask is the question. With it, we weigh whether we approve or disapprove of some outside authority telling us what to do. With it, we weigh our sense of whether we are … more

By LAURIE STUART | 6/24/20

A Catskill angler waits for the evening rise.

The waiting game

As a group, it seems that fly fishers are always waiting. In the early spring, they wait for the equipment they might’ve ordered for the coming season. Then they wait for April 1, the opening … more

By TONY BONAVIST | 6/17/20

Post-pandemic: boom or bust?

There is a conversation well underway about what the Catskills will look post-pandemic. Boom or bust? Some people believe that, as soon as the stay-at-home restrictions are eased or lifted, … more

By CHUCK PETERSHEIM | 4/29/20

Spotting The River Reporter’s Fritz Mayer and wife Anne Hart tending to business at Domesticities and the Cutting Garden in Youngsville, NY, I pulled off to the side of the road and snapped a photo… from a distance.

From a distance

For something completely different, I have an earworm. You know… that one song that keeps playing over and over in your head until you want to scream? Also known as brainworm, sticky music and … more

By JONATHAN CHARLES FOX | 4/8/20 | 1 comment

A tribute to Dave

It was a long time ago—a cool rainy morning, late April in the Catskill’s. I was one of five instructors gathered in the little schoolhouse at the Wulff School of Fly Fishing on the Upper … more

By TONY BONAVIST | 4/8/20

Another opening day

Each year at this time, right around the end of March, anglers eagerly await the start of another trout season. In some angling circles, that is all the talk is about. I know I’ve been hearing … more

By TONY BONAVIST | 3/25/20

Catskills food hub and Earth Day call to artists

What's going on in arts & leisure March 26 to April 1 more

3/25/20

Sullivan County suspend portion of room tax collections

MONTICELLO, NY – In consultation with the Sullivan Catskills Visitors Association (SCVA), Sullivan County Manager Joshua Potosek has issued an Executive Order to temporarily halt … more

3/19/20

Resorts World Catskills closed along with bars, restaurants, gyms, theaters

MONTICELLO, NY — All casinos in New York State have shut down on an order from Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and that include the largest casino in the state Resorts World Catskills in Monticello.This … more

3/18/20

Evolution of a fly fisher

In his book, “Small in the Eye of a River,” my old friend Frank Mele wrote: “On having turned his 75th year in reasonably good health, any fly-fisher must feel immense gratitude for … more

By TONY BONAVIST | 2/26/20

Lare’s food truck combines his dreams of catering with his history as a firefighter.

Meet Matt Lare

LIBERTY, NY — If you’ve ever been to the Lazy Pond Bed and Breakfast located on 12 beautiful acres overlooking the Catskill Mountains, it’s likely you’ve met owners Jean and … more

By JONATHAN CHARLES FOX | 2/26/20

Visitors from 10 states outside New York participated in this year’s DEP recreational boating program.

DEP boating program attracts more than 1,300 visits to Catskill reservoirs

REGIONAL — The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that more than 1,300 boats were used in 2019 through its recreational boating program in the Catskills, … more

12/26/19

Four men take part in Hippy Thanksgiving in the Town of Bethel

A look back at 2019

The year in marijuana in New YorkGov. Andrew Cuomo wanted the legislature to legalize the recreational use of marijuana as part of the budget process in 2019. But, in March, he indicated that it … more

12/23/19

New executive to oversee Resorts World Catskills

NEW YORK CITY, NY — Genting Group announced on December 17 the appointment of Bob DeSalvio, a 40-year veteran of the gaming industry, as president of Genting New York State, where he will … more

By FRITZ MAYER | 12/23/19

City to the country

Into the wild A few days after settling into our new second home in the Catskills, we were walking on the river nearby when a massive eagle dipped its claws into the river with a splash, rising to … more

By RODNEY HARDER | 12/4/19

People watching

People watching in the country is frightfully more diverting than its city counterpart. For in the Catskills, whilst we are exposed to new faces all the time, the old faces—the … more

By RICHARD TRAVISS | 11/6/19

The photos that appear in this story are artistic renderings of Johnny Darling, shot by Connor Simon of Owen Walsh.

Darling of the Catskills

He felled the biggest bear in the Catskill woods while just a tot, carried a gun that never missed and out-talked anyone who took him on. "When he was thirteen he could outguess and outsmart any ring-tailed roaring man." But who was Johnny Darling? more

By ELIZABETH LEPRO | Photos by CONNOR SIMON | 9/30/19

Sports betting comes to New York

MONTICELLO, NY — Resorts World Catskills became the latest casino in the state to offer sports betting with the opening of Sportsbook 360 on September 5. The state legislature this year passed … more

By FRITZ MAYER | 9/11/19

Little black ant, left, Trico and Olive mayfly spinners.

The late summer doldrums

Looking back, one has to wonder where the 2109 trout season went? April and May were cool and wet, rendering stream flows too high and cold for fishing, with fly hatches repressed or lost. The … more

By TONY BONAVIST | 8/28/19

Care Center at Sunset Lake (CCSL) marketing and outreach coordinator Kristen Kitson, left, CCSL family council president Robert Konvalin, pianist Maxim Lando, CCSL administrator Frank Murphy, Shandelee Music Festival Youth and Outreach program director John Bernstein, CCSL activities director Miranda Page and Family Council treasurer Barbara Konvalin celebrate after Lando’s concert for the clients of CCSL on August 16.

Bringing the festival to those who missed it

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — Two enthusiastic crowds greeted 16-year-old Maxim Lando, as he performed for the Shandelee Music Festival’s (SMF) Outreach Program on Friday, August 16. Part of the … more

8/21/19

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