Ulster County
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 - 12:45 pm
Photo of a woolly bear caterpillar by Roban Kramer, via Flickr.
When you see these little brown-and-black fuzzy caterpillars everywhere, that means it's right around Columbus Day in the Catskills. Aside from Memorial Day and Labor Day, this is one of the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Oct. 8, 2010 - 9:54 am
An unworldly photo of a rainbow over the Ashokan reservoir, taken by NYC DEP intern Cailee Nicole.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection is planning to drain the Ashokan Reservoir of about 450 million gallons per day for the next few... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010 - 2:14 pm
Laura Levine at her store, Homer & Langley's Mystery Spot, in Phoenicia. Photo by Gene Martin. Used with permission.
Homer & Langley's Mystery Spot in Phoenicia is one of the more unexpected networking hot spots in the Catskills for creative,... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010 - 9:27 am
So much for Kingston's would-be cat law, the Daily Freeman reports.
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010 - 1:49 pm
From the Ulster County Sheriff's Office:
Detectives from the Ulster County Sheriff's Office report the arrest of Jason P. Zehnick, 37, of 6147 Route 28, Phoenicia, for the misdemeanor of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 4th Degree.
In the early... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010 - 8:44 am
From a press release from the Ulster County Sheriff's Office:
The Ulster County Sheriff's Office and the New York State Police are investigating a Homicide that occurred on Ulster Heights Rd in the town of Wawarsing this morning.
The suspect, Richard... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010 - 7:58 pm
When newspapers die, there's no headstone to mark their passing. But I'd like to imagine that somewhere in the Catskill mountains, in a clearing on a hillside ringed with a crumbling stone wall, there's a little plot where mourning readers can pay their... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010 - 4:58 pm
Bad news for Kingston's ash trees: Last week, the USDA found emerald ash borer-infested trees in the city. Alderman Bill Reynolds, who blogs at billreynolds.wordpress.com, has a press release from Kingston environmental educator Steve Noble:
New York... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010 - 2:46 pm
We were hoping yesterday's widespread flooding didn't claim any lives, but it seems that's not the case.
A body of a woman was found around noon today in the Neversink reservoir, said Zone Sergeant James Rafferty out of the State Police barracks in... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Oct. 1, 2010 - 10:22 pm
We're covering today's flooding across the Catskills with lists of closings, photos, and your reports as fast as we can type them. Help us out: Email us photos or information about road closures and flooding, or post your info in the comments section... Read more
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