Ulster County
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Apr. 20, 2011 - 11:01 am
Temple Grandin, the renowned animal behaviorist who is also the world's most famous autistic person, will be in Stone Ridge this week to talk about her twin passions: livestock handling and autism.
Grandin will be giving two lectures at SUNY Ulster, the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Apr. 19, 2011 - 3:04 pm
This may be upstate New York, but getting drunk and waving a shotgun still gets you arrested around here. From the Daily Freeman:
A 50-year-old man was in custody after police responded to a report of an “intoxicated man armed with a shotgun” in Port... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Apr. 18, 2011 - 10:50 am
A Napanoch man is in critical condition today, after being stabbed by his sister during a domestic dispute. A press release from the Ulster County Sheriff's Department:
Detectives from the Ulster County Sheriff's Office report the arrest of a Napanoch... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Apr. 15, 2011 - 10:09 am
Hats off to local parents Marc and Jessica Caserto, who had to make some minor adjustments to their birthing plan on Wednesday when their son couldn't wait long enough to be born in the hospital. From the Daily Freeman:
HIGHLAND — “It was quite a day.”... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Apr. 14, 2011 - 4:38 pm
After enduring two floods in two months last year, the residents of the Ulster County village of Phoenicia wanted to do something -- anything -- to fix their chronic flooding problem. Days after the December 1st flood, town and county officials rallied... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Apr. 13, 2011 - 4:43 pm
This just in: The state Department of Environmental Conservation has granted the town of Shandaken a permit to dredge the Stony Clove Creek to alleviate flooding in Phoenicia. The Times Herald-Record reports:
The state Department of Environmental... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Apr. 13, 2011 - 10:00 am
The State Police in Middletown report that Derek Winnie, proprietor of Winnie's Auto Sales in Saugerties, has been arrested and charged with various crimes related to the furnishing of fraudulent documents in the sale of a vehicle.
Here's the press... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2011 - 8:36 am
On Saturday, the Watershed Post attended the Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program's annual Ashokan Watershed Conference. The subject this year was a timely one: "Flood Resilience for Towns, Businesses and Landowners." We'll be posting about what we... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Apr. 11, 2011 - 3:23 pm
On Saturday, the Daily Freeman ran a story good enough to appear in a fine satirical publication like The Onion. The headline itself is a gem: "Cat wasn't burned alive, New Paltz police say."
As you may have guessed, this is a follow-up story to a story... Read more
By Claudia Fragnito on Monday, Apr. 11, 2011 - 12:35 pm
Spring is here and with it, the anticipation of gardening - fresh, local fruits and vegetables! - and babies! These chicks will be the source of the eggs in many a frittata in the coming months! (Photo taken by Claudia Fragnito at the Ostrander chicken... Read more
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