Julia Reischel
Articles
Mar. 11, 2014
Above: An editorial meeting of the youth-run newspaper Manor Ink. Photo by Manor Ink.
How can we make community news in the Catskills better? Come by the first-ever Community News Summit in Livingston Manor this Sunday and tell us in person over a... Read more
Mar. 7, 2014
Above: Kim Darst racing in the 2009 Iditarod. Photo contributed by Morgan Outdoors.
The Iditarod, the 1,000-mile sled dog race that takes place annually in Alaska, kicked off on March 1 this year. Today, dog teams and mushers are about halfway through... Read more
Mar. 6, 2014
What happens when the perfect woman is a dog? A canine-human love triangle. At least, that's what happens in "Sylvia," a play about a childless Manhattan couple and the eponymous dog that comes into their lives, opening at the Shandaken Theatrical... Read more
Mar. 5, 2014
Left: James Krueger, the founder of Mons Nubifer Sanctus, a new Christian community launching in the Catskills.
A new retreat center that aims to bring contemplative Christian tradition of monasteries to secular laymen in the Catskills is holding its... Read more
Mar. 4, 2014
Top: The Aurora, an ice boat that spent the day on the frozen Hudson River on March 3, 2014. Above: More photos of ice boating on the Hudson. Photos by Julia Reischel.
This winter is special. Not only did it give us the Polar Vortex and more snow than... Read more
Mar. 3, 2014
Above: The Nevele resort in Ellenville, one of several Catskills sites jockeying for a casino. Photo by June NY and shared in the Watershed Post Flickr pool.
Would-be Catskills casino operators in Sullivan and Ulster county got a nasty shock last month... Read more
Feb. 28, 2014
Top: Bill Pullman with Jessica Vecchione, the founder of the Catskill Mountains Film Festival. Photo by Riikka Olson, via the CMFF Facebook page. Above: Bill Pullman explains his relationship to the Catskills. Video shot by festival founder Jessica... Read more
Feb. 26, 2014
Above: William Hrazanek. Courtesy of the NYS DEC.
State environmental officials have filed criminal charges against junkyard owner William Hrazanek, 68, after the discovery of leaky drums of oil and gas found last year on his properties in Fleischmanns... Read more
Feb. 25, 2014
Fleischmanns First
and
The Maple Bake Off Café, Saturday March 22nd, 4-6pm,
Invite all bakers to enter your most superb baked confection using a maple product
in the following categories:
Traditional
Gluten Free
Intergenerational
Full... Read more
Feb. 20, 2014
Above: Chelsea Goodwin (left) and Rusty Mae Moore in Pine Hill Books, which is closing this month. Photo courtesy of Goodwin and Moore.
Pine Hill Books, a used bookstore that opened on Main Street in Pine Hill in 2010, is closing its doors at the end of... Read more
Feb. 20, 2014
To the editor:
The Pine Hill Bookstore which has been located at 300 Main Street in Pine Hill since December 2010 is closing at the end of February. Business has been declining since the floods of 2011, and it has become impossible to continue to... Read more
Feb. 20, 2014
Flickr user A Man Called ACME was up at dawn on Presidents' Day to capture this view of a sunrise at the Landis Arboretum in Esperance.
Photo taken on February 17, 2014 and shared in the Watershed Post Flickr pool. Share your cold-weather photos with us... Read more
Feb. 19, 2014
Above: Snow falling thick and fast at 11:40 a.m. in Margaretville at the WP HQ.
This winter isn't over yet. The National Weather Service in Albany is predicting that a "quick burst" of 1 to 3 inches of snow will fall in the eastern Catskills this... Read more
Feb. 19, 2014
Fire destroyed the Delhi home of the Gerry and Lilly Breen on February 3. In response, The Angels of Delaware County have partnered with Jonah Shaw, owner of the Quarter Moon Café to sponsor a “pass-a-dish” dinner fund-raiser for the Breens at the... Read more
Feb. 18, 2014
Above: Hudson Bennett bobsledding in Oliverea. Photo by Aaron Bennett.
It's not Russia, but with multiple feet of snow on the ground, who cares?
Aaron Bennett sent photos of his kids, Hudson and Samuel Bennett, doing aerials and bobsled routines on the... Read more
Feb. 14, 2014
The worst is over. Yesterday's travel advisory for Delaware County was lifted at 11:51 a.m. today via email by Delaware County Sheriff Tom Mills:
Per Order of Delaware County Sheriff Thomas Mills:
Effective immediately, the travel advisory for Delaware... Read more
Feb. 14, 2014
Above: I love you, Catskills-style: A snowy branch in the shape of a heart. Photo by Barbara Small, who has really been rocking the photos this week. Share your Catskills Valentine's Day photos with us via Facebook, our Flickr group, or by old-fashioned... Read more
Feb. 13, 2014
Above: Route 30 south of Middleburgh in Schoharie County this afternoon. Photo used with permission.
Governor Andrew Cuomo just declared a state of emergency in a slew of additional counties affected by today's snow storm, including Schoharie County in... Read more
Feb. 13, 2014
At 2:15 p.m. today, Delaware County Sheriff Tom Mills issued a travel advisory via email warning motorists to stay off all roads in Delaware County:
Per Order of Delaware County Sheriff Thomas Mills:
Effective immediately, due to the current winter... Read more