Julia Reischel
Articles
Apr. 29, 2011
Hunters aren't a protected minority just because they carry guns, a state appeals court ruled yesterday in a case involving a Sullivan County hunter who allegedly shot another hunter in 2009.
The case involves a hunter named Robert Robar who, according... Read more
Apr. 29, 2011
The view at last year's TAP festival. Photo by Flickr user Caitlin Regan.
Tomorrow and Sunday, over 40 breweries and hordes of beer-lovers will descend on Hunter Mountain for the annual TAP New York Craft Beer festival. If you love beer, especially beer... Read more
Apr. 28, 2011
Above: Video of the aftermath of the Margaretville shooting, April 25, 2007.
Four years ago this week, Travis D. Trim, a 23-year-old parole violator, died in a shootout in a farmhouse on the edge of Margaretville that also killed State Trooper David C.... Read more
Apr. 28, 2011
Radar image of severe thunderstorms over eastern New York and Pennsylvania at 8:20am. Via the National Weather Service, Binghamton station.
It was a wild weather night for much of the Catskills region. Here in Andes, wind and rain reached a fever pitch... Read more
Apr. 28, 2011
From now until 8am, watch out for thunderstorms so fierce that they might produce tornadoes in Sullivan County, according to NY Alert:
The National Weather Service In Binghamton Has Issued A * Tornado Warning For... Sullivan County In Central New York... Read more
Apr. 27, 2011
Photo of a man wearing buckskins by Robert Lawton, via Wikimedia Commons.
Have a few deer hides lying around? The Catskill Forest Association is hosting a two-day workshop on how to turn a raw deer hide into buckskin, a kind of soft leather akin to suede... Read more
Apr. 27, 2011
The Esopus fire department's impressive home in Ulster County. Photo via the Esopus Fire Department's website.
On Sunday, the Times Union dared to ask a troublemaking question in an editorial: In this era of budget-slashing, should we be cutting back on... Read more
Apr. 26, 2011
Two drivers in two counties took the hit-and-run to new places this past weekend.
The first, a 20-year-old Narrowsburg man, reportedly hit a guardrail on Gables Road in the town of Tusten on Saturday, and then drove off. Not only did Victor J. Chmura... Read more
Apr. 26, 2011
Nadya Hall, in pink, plays Liesl, and Edith Lerner, in white, plays Maria, in the Onteora Central School's production of The Sound of Music. J'nae Gibbs (left) and Jacquelyn Garraffa (right) play the two nuns.
This Thursday, the halls of Onteora... Read more
Apr. 26, 2011
The Daily Mail reports that Bailiwick Ranch, a zoo in the town of Catskill in Greene County, lost a bunch of animals in a fire in the property's reptile house last night:
“It’s upsetting,” said Garry Koschitzki, the facility’s owner. “You come home and... Read more
Apr. 26, 2011
There's something about Rte. 17 and egregious speeding.
Sean Flaherty: Photo via NYSPAccording to the State Police, 21-year-old Sean E. Flaherty of New Hampshire was caught doing 121 mph on the highway in a brand-new Audi on Sunday. The police think that... Read more
Apr. 26, 2011
A car carrier loaded with nine vehicles burned for hours on the Thruway just south of Kingston yesterday, closing traffic in both directions for much of the afternoon, according to a press release from the State Police.
Several of the cars being hauled... Read more
Apr. 25, 2011
Greek-style yogurt with cinnamon. Photo by Flickr user thepinkpeppercorn.
On Saturday, the Daily Star ran a story about the odd phenomenon of yogurt companies taking our region by storm.
Chenango County, the paper reported, is home to not one, but two... Read more
Apr. 24, 2011
Watershed Post reader Maxanne Resnick sent us this fabulous poster advertising the apron sale that will be happening at Mama's Boy in Phoenicia next weekend, with proceeds going towards supporting a K-2 cooking class done by Robin Chess at Phoenicia... Read more
Apr. 24, 2011
Finally, today feels like spring. The photo above by Dawn Synan of Delhi is the documentation to prove it.
Apr. 24, 2011
"Potshots," by Bovina artist Gary Mayer, runs every Sunday. You can see Gary's collected Sunday cartoons by clicking here. For some context for this week's cartoon, click here.
Mayer is an artist who's lived in Bovina for the past seven years.... Read more
Apr. 22, 2011
New Paltz's election day is hurtling towards us, and the race is unusually lively this year with four candidates for village mayor and nine for three village trustee posts.
There have been a number of opportunities for villagers to meet their slate of... Read more
Apr. 21, 2011
Susan Marino on an Oprah segment that was aired last year.
The Times-Union broke the story yesterday: People for the Ethical Treatment of animals has released an uncover investigation of Angel's Gate Animal Hospice that accuses the Delhi operation of... Read more
Apr. 21, 2011
The latest news in the glacial saga of the maybe-someday-to-be-built Belleayre Resort happened yesterday -- the resort's developer, Crossroads Ventures, filed its revised environmental impact analysis of the proposed Shandaken resort project with the New... Read more