Julia Reischel
Articles
Apr. 8, 2011
An image from Zena Gurbo's exhibit ,"The Book of Love: Three-dimensional Stories of the Whole-hearted." At the Bright Hill Literary Center in Treadwell until April 22.
Wondering how the book of love, as sung about by the Magnetic Fields, is illustrated? ... Read more
Apr. 8, 2011
Remember what summer looked like? WIth a generous dusting of frost on the hills this morning, you may not. Luckily, Joshua VanBrakle, a Sidney forester who blogs about environmental issues from the perspectve of a conservative, sent us this photo of... Read more
Apr. 7, 2011
The little Shandaken hamlet just can't catch a break. The Daily Freeman reports that a log home on Wittenberg Road in Phoenicia was the scene of a three-alarm fire this morning:
Phoenicia Fire Chief Gary Carr Jr. said the 911 call for a fully involved... Read more
Apr. 7, 2011
The Maetreum of Cybele, in Palenville.
The town of Catskill is appealing a judge's decision that it may have discriminated against a group of pagans by refusing to grant them a religious property tax exemption.
According the the Greene County Clerk's... Read more
Apr. 7, 2011
Jeri Lynn RossAccording to a press release from the State Police, a Hurley woman is accused of stealing $279,000 from a series of people who lent her money. Jeri Lynn Ross, a 62-year-old who lives on Cedar St., reportedly obtained multiple fraudulent... Read more
Apr. 7, 2011
With us today to add a little more sizzle to this exciting new development at Watershed Post HQ, via the magic of YouTube, is Dramatic Chipmunk. (Ba ba baaaaaaaaaa!)
We love digital video around here. We use it all the time. And so do some of the folks... Read more
Apr. 7, 2011
An ambulance rushing to a medical emergency on Rte. 9W this morning in the Town of Ulster attempted to turn against a light and collided with two cars, according to the Daily Freeman:
The accident occurred at 10:09 a.m. at the intersection of Ulster... Read more
Apr. 6, 2011
Design of the proposed Woodstock Commons housing project. Image from the RUPCO website.
A lawsuit against the Town of Woodstock and its planning board over plans to build an affordable housing project has been dismissed on a technicality.
The case, filed... Read more
Apr. 6, 2011
On Monday, labor organizers throughout the Hudson Valley and the Catskills demonstrated in droves in Newburgh to show their solidarity with unions around the country on the anniversary of Martin Luther King's assassination.
The gathering, which... Read more
Apr. 5, 2011
Four cops on a stakeout. Six suspects making a drop at a hidden stash. Eleven female victims.
Egg-laden female walleye victims, that is. The sordid tale of a big bust of poachers after spawning walleye unrolls like an episode of The Wire in Dick Nelson's... Read more
Apr. 5, 2011
It was too gray and misty yesterday to have a real sunset, but the trees against a misty sky along the Esopus in Shandaken had their own beauty. Photo by Julia Reischel.
Submit a photo to the Watershed Post. Email us or upload your photo to our Flickr... Read more
Apr. 4, 2011
Revelers at the Rock N Roll Resort festival last weekend in Kerhonkson. Photo via the Rock N Roll Resort Facebook page.
To stay in the black, a Borscht Belt resort needs to branch out into tie dye and bongs, according to the Times Herald-Record, which... Read more
Apr. 4, 2011
Our friend and web guru Adam Gaffin, who runs the news website Universal Hub in Boston, sent us this link to an interview with Rebecca Griffin, the director of Boston's North End Music and Performing Arts Center. It turns out that Griffin, a local Boston... Read more
Apr. 4, 2011
Andes architect Marlys Hann is featured in Chronogram Magazine this week as the designer of a Catskills retreat dubbed the "skylight house." Hann's assignment, according to the story, was to open up a "cramped and dark" hunting cabin. So she installed a... Read more
Apr. 4, 2011
According to a public notice posted on the Schoharie County website, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is planning a grand flood-mitigation project in the town of Blenheim, where the Schoharie Creek runs fast and wide right alongside Route 30.... Read more
Apr. 1, 2011
The Daily Star has the horrible news: An 83-year-old woman was killed yesterday when a car drove through the house in Sidney where she was waiting to get her hair done at an in-home hair salon:
An 83-year-old Unadilla woman waiting to have her hair done... Read more
Apr. 1, 2011
Note: This isn't an April Fool's joke. You can't make this stuff up. --Ed.
Rumors are flying in Delhi that the Tractor Supply Co. store on Main Street was hit by armed robbers on Wednesday. The stories vary, with some of the more extravagant ones... Read more
Apr. 1, 2011
A homemade fly dryer, invented by Paul Cowell, of Paul's Angling Journal. Photo used with permission.
Happy fishing season opener day! Despite that sunny-sounding news, today doesn't feel very springy, and the New York Department of Environmental... Read more
Mar. 31, 2011
Photo of organic seed packets by Flickr user LollyKnit.
Reuters reports that the Public Patent Foundation, a nonprofit organization located at Cardozo School of Law and dedicated to preserving "freedom in the patent system," has filed suit against the... Read more
Mar. 30, 2011
Watershed Post reader Sarah Mesh found evidence of spring, in defiance of the forecasts of snow for tomorrow, in Delhi last Saturday. (We spotted crocuses in Andes two weeks ago. But it wasn't enough to keep the snows away.)
If you'd like to share a... Read more