Julia Reischel
Articles
Sep. 1, 2010
The chairman of the board of the Greene Country Industrial Development Agency has resigned in the midst of a scandal over the $175,000 bonus the IDA gave to its executive director last year. According to today's story in the Daily Mail, Paul Slutzky's... Read more
Aug. 31, 2010
The Re-Store Design Challenge in Roxbury is finally open, and the identities of the stories have been revealed. Get a tour in the video above.
Aug. 31, 2010
WGXC reports that the Daily Mail's newly-purchased Greene County News -- formerly the Greene County Local Courier -- now has a website.
The new site looks great, as you can see above. But there is one odd bug:
That photo appeared on the front photo... Read more
Aug. 31, 2010
The Mountain Biking World Cup held over the weekend in Windham was a blast, reports Catskills Cycling, which was there to watch the whole thing. Not only did the proprietor of the local cycling website have videos and finish-line photos of the winners of... Read more
Aug. 31, 2010
It might not sound like a big deal, but today's dedication of the Catskill Interpretive Kiosk in Mt. Tremper is a cause for celebration, because it's a concrete step towards getting a long-desired Catskills Interpretive Center built on the same spot.... Read more
Aug. 31, 2010
It's clear that Big Chuck D'Imperio meant well when he penned this column for the Daily Star yesterday. But man, what a misbegotten headline for a story:
Area had its fair share of female "crack makers"
So, what's the article about? Not, as you might... Read more
Aug. 30, 2010
Erica Goldson. the valedictorian of Coxsackie-Athens High School's 2010 graduating class, didn't give your standard valedictory speech in June. Instead, she decried the educational system for its flaws and called herself a "slave" of the system, a move... Read more
Aug. 30, 2010
Another ATV mishap, although so far, this one isn't fatal: 19-year-old Matthew Sanok was riding in the town of Thompson on Saturday when he hit a pile of rocks and was thrown from the vehicle, reports the Times Herald-Record.
Earlier: Catskill 15-year-... Read more
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