Ulster County
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Jun. 25, 2011 - 8:00 am
This photo posted on the Belleayre Mountain Facebook page is too good not to repost. Taken by Ryon Bender, it's a shot of a fisher, a weasel-like relative of the marten, sitting in a tree on Belleayre Mountain.
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jun. 22, 2011 - 1:30 pm
Above: A video about the New Paltz shooting on June 21, 2001. Produced by students in the Spring 2011 Feature Writing journalism class at SUNY New Paltz.
Ten years ago yesterday, 25-year-old Jared Bozydaj opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle on police... Read more
By wateradmin on Wednesday, Jun. 22, 2011 - 11:53 am
Above: "Sidebar Converation: Carl Welden." An interview with Carl Welden. Filmed and produced by Brandon Quinn. Interview by Sandra Hamlett.
The Flash of a Muzzle
The sequence of events on the morning of June 22, 2001 are as clear as they were almost 10... Read more
By wateradmin on Wednesday, Jun. 22, 2011 - 11:46 am
Three months after her son, Jared Bozydaj, was incarcerated for attempted murder, Deborah Bozydaj was diagnosed with breast cancer. As she struggled to make time to visit her son while undergoing chemotherapy, Deborah Bozydaj realized she needed help... Read more
By Kathy Kim on Wednesday, Jun. 22, 2011 - 11:39 am
Above: "Second Draft of History: The Shooting in New Paltz ... 10 Years Later." An interview with officers Jeffrey Quiepo and Stuart McKenzie. Filmed and producd by Andres Bodon.
It has already been 10 years since Jared T. Bozydaj paraded through Main... Read more
By wateradmin on Wednesday, Jun. 22, 2011 - 11:26 am
In the 10 years since a gunman roamed the streets of New Paltz, shooting at cops, the New Paltz Police department has beefed up its weaponry and updated its strategies for handling what officers call an “active shooter situation.”
The New Paltz Town... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jun. 22, 2011 - 10:10 am
In today's Daily Freeman: Ulster County will be passing on $1.3 million in state welfare funding to its towns, who had to shoulder extra Safety Net costs this year:
Legislators voted unanimously to use additional state funding the county will receive for... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Jun. 22, 2011 - 6:02 am
Radar image at 6am, June 22.
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for Ulster, Sullivan and Greene counties, thanks to a set of thunderstorms that are expected to pass over the southern Catskills later today and tonight. (See the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Jun. 20, 2011 - 9:53 am
Photographer and Flickr user Michael O'Donnell snapped this shot of distant mountains and unearthly lighting in the Mohonk Preserve a week ago. Photo used with permission.
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Jun. 18, 2011 - 10:10 pm
You never know who's going to show up at Jay and Molly's house.
Last Sunday, we were lucky to catch the second-ever performance of the Silver Hollers, at the Ashokan Center in Olivebridge, and we took some video at the show.
The Silver Hollers, who only... Read more
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