Julia Reischel
Articles
Aug. 30, 2010
The Times Herald-Record's Steve Israel writes that even though a potential moratorium on gas drilling in New York state will only last until May (and that's only if it's approved by the State Assembly and the governor), nobody will be fracking until next... Read more
Aug. 28, 2010
Yesterday at 5pm, Roxbury's new full-power FM radio station cut the ribbon on its broadcast headquarters on Bridge Street in Roxbury.
All sorts of local dignitaries were in attendance, inlcluding State Assemblyman Clifford W. Crouch (above left),... Read more
Aug. 27, 2010
Public art of a mysterious kind dotted Phoenicia yesterday in the form of notes posted along Main Street ordering passers-by to "notice" things. Things like pear trees and fresh air. Anyone know from whence these winsome reminders come?
Aug. 27, 2010
A few weeks ago, Daily Freeman publisher Ira Fusfeld announced on WGHQ radio that his Kingston-based newspaper is considering closing its local printing press and mailroom to save money. In a post on his Publisher's blog a week later, Fusfeld tried to... Read more
Aug. 27, 2010
Ulster County Comptroller Eliot Auerbach, who blogs at the not-so-originally-named Ulster County Comptroller blog, sent up a flare of anger yesterday about this week's announcement that the DEP is buying another 1,323 acres upstate to protect is... Read more
Aug. 27, 2010
Witchy wares at Palenville's Pagan Pride Day.
Need something to do this weekend? Lucky you -- the Catskills are hosting the biggest mountain-biking event in the world this week, as well as a bunch of fairs, festivals, and exhibits. (Peruse them at your... Read more
Aug. 26, 2010
A tractor-trailer killed 83-year-old Vera Un and 86-year-old George Un of Shandaken as they stopped on Rte. 28 to make a left turn in Boiceville this afternoon.
According to a press release issued by the Ulster County Sheriff's Office, 59-year-old... Read more
Aug. 26, 2010
The Times Herald-Record reports how Michael O'Dell, a 22-year-old, got in the way of a shotgun blast fired by Jeremy Rakin, his 27-year-old friend, last night in Roscoe. (O'Dell, miraculously, is in critical but stable condition, the paper reports):
The... Read more
Aug. 26, 2010
For the second time in a month, there's been a fatal car accident on Rte. 28 near De Silva Rd. in Boiceville, in the town of Olive.
This afternoon, according to the Daily Freeman and the Times Herald-Record, one person was killed on that stretch of road... Read more
Aug. 26, 2010
This Monarch butterfly caterpillar in a field in Margaretville is almost ready to sprout wings and fly to Mexico on the species' annual migration. Once he or she is done munching that milkweed and turns into a chrysalis, of course. Photo by Julia... Read more
Aug. 26, 2010
An article in the Times Herald-Record today reports that the Woodstock Film Festival and Hudson Valley Film Commission are raising $600,000 to buy a home for a full-time film center in Woodstock. On their fundraising page for their new capital campaign,... Read more
Aug. 25, 2010
Mountain bikers from around the world are descending on Windham Mountain for the Mountain Bike World Cup Festival, which starts tomorrow. The competition features the best of the best in the sport, and is the first to be held in the United States in five... Read more
Aug. 25, 2010
The specific parcels involved in New York City's land-buying plans for the New York City watershed -- the subject of much debate over the past year -- have finally been announced today.
In a press release published on the NYC Department of Environmental... Read more
Aug. 25, 2010
That's a helpful reminder from the Times Herald-Record, which is reporting on a phone scam in Saugerties that involves a call from a fictional police squad code-named URGENT:
Complaints are pouring in to the Saugerties Police Department about calls from... Read more
Aug. 25, 2010
With elections fast approaching, you don't want to be the politician who had to phone in this correction from today's Daily Freeman:
Ulster County Legislator James Maloney, who also is town of Ulster assessor, is a Republican.
Aug. 25, 2010
Mid-Hudson News and the Times Herald-Record are reporting that the DEC and the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office are investigating the supervisor of a Sullivan County cemetery about bags of blood-soaked linens and bandages which were found aboveground.... Read more
Aug. 25, 2010
The concession stand at the Fleischmanns ball field on Wagner Avenue is sporting a brand-new mural featuring the stylings of local kids, according to the town's Facebook page.
Aug. 25, 2010
The new tower, according to a press release, will be located
along the Southern Tier Expressway between Cooks Falls and East Branch just above the Sullivan County border.
Thing is, it looks like there's already plenty of cell coverage in that area, if... Read more