Julia Reischel
Articles
May. 20, 2011
Despite the week of soggy weather and last night's impressive thunderstorms, there's only a bit of flooding around the Catskills region today, mainly in Ulster County. A U.S. Geological Survey's hydrograph, posted below, shows that the Esopus Creek is... Read more
May. 19, 2011
Comparative attendance records of New Paltz Village Board members, as complied by Brittany Turner, a.k.a. Legislative Barbie.
Brian Kimbiz, the only one of New Paltz's Village Trustees who was not up for relelection in this year's extremely crowded race... Read more
May. 18, 2011
Ramsey Clark, a lawyer who helped the Johnson administration pass civil rights legislation in the 1960s, has in decades since become a controversial human rights activist who has defended Saddam Hussein in court, has attended Slobodan Milošević's funeral... Read more
May. 18, 2011
It looks like the phone service fallout from yesterday's transformer fire in Phoenicia has been fixed.
A responder at the Delaware County Emergency Services office tell us that 911 service in Delaware County was "all fixed as of 9pm last night."
And... Read more
May. 18, 2011
Lisa Barrows, the former Stop DWI coordinator for Delaware County, was arraigned yesterday for allegedly stealing a set of golf clubs from the county while she worked there, the Daily Star reports.
Barrows' relationship with the country soured last year... Read more
May. 17, 2011
Calling all seniors at Andes, Margaretville, Onteora and Roxbury schools: You could win $300 bucks by waxing poetical about growing up here in the Catskills. The deadline for the annual Catskill Heritage Alliance essay competition is this Friday, and all... Read more
May. 17, 2011
Uncle Rock, the rockstar alterego of Phoenicia resident Robert Warren, played some of his first shows at the Phoenicia Library. It's not suprising that in the library's hour of need, he wants to give back.
Uncle Rock: Photo by Franco VogtWarren and his... Read more
May. 17, 2011
According to NY-Alert, if you live in the 845 area code in Delaware County, you might not be able to reach police and fire officials using 911 this morning. The alert advises people with emergencies to go physically to the nearest fire station:*
Due to a... Read more
May. 16, 2011
Is our global economy making us miserable? Why did Americans' happiness peak in the 1950s?
"The Economics of Happiness," a film by Helena Norberg-Hodge, Steven Gorelick, and John Page -- all members of the International Society for Ecology and Culture... Read more
May. 16, 2011
A 51-year-old burglar reportedly startled a homeowner in his own house yesterday morning.
The alleged intruder, Jeffrey DePace, fled when the resident confronted him, but was soon located by Ulster County Sheriff's deputies, who arrested DePace and... Read more
May. 16, 2011
This just in from the Delaware County Sheriff's Office: 36-year-old Amanda Reichert was arrested on Sunday in Delhi for assaulting her boyfriend, David Doig, with an aluminum baseball bat. Doig sustained an injury to the head. The full press release is... Read more
May. 16, 2011
Varnishkes. Photo by Tjingko,via Wikipedia Commons.
As we mentioned in February, the aged Kutshers resort in Monticello is getting a hip Tribeca outpost. Last Wednesday, Eater NY reported that the Tribeca community board voted to approve the putting the... Read more
May. 16, 2011
Last week was a big week for effluvia-related news in the watershed.
On Friday, Mike Hein, Ulster County's chief executive, decided not to sue the New York City Department of Environmental Protection over its releases of muddy water into the Esopus Creek... Read more
May. 14, 2011
Lars Ryder: Photo via New York State PoliceA missing Sullivan County woman has allegedly been murdered by her "live-in companion," according to a press release from the New York State Police.
Elizabeth Mucci was reported missing on Tuesday, and yesterday... Read more
May. 13, 2011
According to a post by Adrian Kuzminski of Sustainable Otsego and the Daily Star, the town of Otsego decided on Wednesday to ban hydraulic fracking within its borders. From a post on the Sustainable Otsego website:
It is the first rural town in New York... Read more
May. 13, 2011
First the Cannonsville Adventure Triathlon, now the Kingston's Artists' Soap Box Derby. What other awesome summer Catskills events are going to be cancelled this year?
The Times Herald-Record reports that the artists' derby, which has featured sculptures... Read more
May. 13, 2011
Jessica Vecchione, a Watershed Post video contributor and advertiser, works as a videographer for hire around Delaware County. She just finished a project for Bassett Healthcare Network, which outlines what, exactly, O'Connor Hospital in Delhi and the... Read more
May. 12, 2011
A Roxbury police car plays 91.3FM on its speakers outside the WIOX FM headquarters during the radio station's grand opening last August. Photo by Julia Reischel.
In the 10 months since it launched, WIOX 91.3 FM, a full-power radio station, has been the... Read more