Julia Reischel
Articles
Feb. 20, 2014
Flickr user A Man Called ACME was up at dawn on Presidents' Day to capture this view of a sunrise at the Landis Arboretum in Esperance.
Photo taken on February 17, 2014 and shared in the Watershed Post Flickr pool. Share your cold-weather photos with us... Read more
Feb. 19, 2014
Above: Snow falling thick and fast at 11:40 a.m. in Margaretville at the WP HQ.
This winter isn't over yet. The National Weather Service in Albany is predicting that a "quick burst" of 1 to 3 inches of snow will fall in the eastern Catskills this... Read more
Feb. 19, 2014
Fire destroyed the Delhi home of the Gerry and Lilly Breen on February 3. In response, The Angels of Delaware County have partnered with Jonah Shaw, owner of the Quarter Moon Café to sponsor a “pass-a-dish” dinner fund-raiser for the Breens at the... Read more
Feb. 18, 2014
Above: Hudson Bennett bobsledding in Oliverea. Photo by Aaron Bennett.
It's not Russia, but with multiple feet of snow on the ground, who cares?
Aaron Bennett sent photos of his kids, Hudson and Samuel Bennett, doing aerials and bobsled routines on the... Read more
Feb. 14, 2014
The worst is over. Yesterday's travel advisory for Delaware County was lifted at 11:51 a.m. today via email by Delaware County Sheriff Tom Mills:
Per Order of Delaware County Sheriff Thomas Mills:
Effective immediately, the travel advisory for Delaware... Read more
Feb. 14, 2014
Above: I love you, Catskills-style: A snowy branch in the shape of a heart. Photo by Barbara Small, who has really been rocking the photos this week. Share your Catskills Valentine's Day photos with us via Facebook, our Flickr group, or by old-fashioned... Read more
Feb. 13, 2014
Above: Route 30 south of Middleburgh in Schoharie County this afternoon. Photo used with permission.
Governor Andrew Cuomo just declared a state of emergency in a slew of additional counties affected by today's snow storm, including Schoharie County in... Read more
Feb. 13, 2014
At 2:15 p.m. today, Delaware County Sheriff Tom Mills issued a travel advisory via email warning motorists to stay off all roads in Delaware County:
Per Order of Delaware County Sheriff Thomas Mills:
Effective immediately, due to the current winter... Read more
Feb. 13, 2014
Above: The Breens' house in Delhi after a fire gutted it on Februay 3. Photo by Fred Harris.
Two fundraisers are being held this weekend to benefit Gerard and Lilly Breen, whose Delhi home was destroyed in a fire on February 3.
An email from Faiga... Read more
Feb. 13, 2014
Didn't we just do this? Today is another day of widespread snow days and closures across the Catskills.
Twelve to 18 inches are forecast for the Catskills region of upstate New York on February 13, 2014. We're following winter storm Pax (yup, that's its... Read more
Feb. 12, 2014
Above: Max being released into the wild on Saturday, February 8. Her GPS tracking device is visible on her back. Photo courtesy of Michael and Peg DiBenedetto.
Note from reporter Julia Reischel: I reported last week that a golden eagle named "Max" was... Read more
Feb. 12, 2014
Reader Dave Channon sent us this photo of his thermometer displaying 12 degrees below zero on Broad Street Hollow Road in Shandaken today. Dave writes:
This is the second time we had 12 below zero this winter. I understand this was not unusual 20 years... Read more
Feb. 11, 2014
Above: A house near Schoharie, NY after Irene in 2011. Photo by fixBuffalo, via the Watershed Post Flickr pool.
Communities across the Catskills have a shot at $3 million each to help them rebuild after the ravages of Hurricanes Sandy and Irene and... Read more
Feb. 11, 2014
Barbara Small photographed two robins brightening up Southside Road in Margaretville this week. Share your cold-weather photos with us via Facebook, our Flickr group, or by old-fashioned email.
Feb. 8, 2014
Above: A juvenile golden eagle was captured in the town of Andes on Saturday, February 8 and fitted with a GPS tracking device. Photos by Julia Reischel.
A rare eastern golden eagle was captured and fitted with a solar-powered GPS device this morning in... Read more
Feb. 5, 2014
A car crashed into the Wm. H. Adams Antiquarian Books bookstore in Hobart on Wednesday, February 5 at 2:30 p.m. Photos courtesy of Diana and William Adams.
A car slid off State Route 10 and into the side of a bookstore in the village of Hobart this... Read more
Feb. 5, 2014
A tractor-trailer driving on State Route 30A just north of U.S. Route 20 in the Schoharie County town of Esperance slipped off the road into a ditch around 2:15 p.m., according to a spokesman at the Schoharie County Emergency Management Office.
"He just... Read more
Feb. 5, 2014
During a press conference this morning, Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency due to the winter storm and asked New York State residents to stay off the roads. Cuomo's office issued a press release soon afterwards.
Here's the full text of... Read more