ALBANY, 05/07/13 – State Senator James L. Seward (R/C/I-Oneonta) today honored Rosalie Burgher of Olive as the 2013  Senate “Woman of Distinction” from the 51st senate district at the 16th annual senate Women of Distinction ceremony at the Capitol. Please see this attached link: http://www.nysenate.gov/story/rosalie-m-burgher “Over the years, I have been fortunate to highlight a number…

 MARGARETVILLE, NY, April 19, 2013 – The Catskill Watershed Corporation (CWC) will conduct a free class in Windham Friday, May 3 on septic system operation and maintenance. “Your Septic System: What Every Homeowner Should Know” will be offered at 2 p.m. at the Windham Wastewater Treatment Plant at the intersection of NYS Route 23 and…

NYC  DEP ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY PARTIAL CLOSURE OF PUBLIC AREAS NEAR ASHOKAN RESERVOIR FOUNTAIN FOR REMOVAL OF TREES DAMAGED BY HURRICANE SANDY The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today announced that the east side of the public park space near the Ashokan Reservoir Fountain, off Route 28A in the town of Olive, will be closed…

The applications for Summer Rec are now available. If you are looking for employment or looking to send your child to Rec, please click the links below. Click here for an application for employment to the 2013 Summer Rec Youth Program. This is for counselors and lifeguards. More information about the Youth Program may be obtained by calling 845-657-6920. Please…

MARGARETVILLE, N.Y., April 4, 2013– The Catskill Watershed Corporation (CWC) held its 16th Annual Meeting of member towns April 2 when results of Director elections were announced and 2012 achievements were recounted. Berndt Leifeld, Supervisor of the Town of Olive and one of two Ulster County representatives on the CWC Board, was reelected to a…

The 4th Annual Ashokan Watershed Conference will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2013 with the theme “Designing Resilient Watershed Communities”. The conference will be held at the beautiful Ashokan Center located at 477 Beaverkill Road in Olivebridge, NY. The conference will have a number of exciting and informative speakers including a presentation on “New Trends for Sustainable Catskill…

The Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency will be holding the first FREE Household Hazardous Waste, Pharmaceutical Waste and Electronics Collection Event of this year on Saturday, April 20th from 8am to 2pm at the 999 Flatbush Road, Kingston, NY location.   Click here to register for the event   The collection event, which is partially…

MARGARETVILLE, March 4, 2013 –Twenty-four paintings and three photographs created by members of the Olive Senior Art Class are now on view at the Catskill Watershed Corporation (CWC), 905 Main Street, Margaretville. The work will be displayed through the end of April and can be seen week days from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The…

MARGARETVILLE, NY, February 28, 2013 – Non-profit organizations and museums who saw Tropical Storm Irene damage their buildings may receive some assistance in a fresh grant program developed by the Catskill Watershed Corporation (CWC) to help the region in its ongoing recovery from the 2011 storm. Not-for-profit (501-c-3) organizations and State-chartered museums that own buildings…