Julia Reischel
Articles
Nov. 29, 2012
Above: The Hoos building in Livingston Manor on Wednesday, November 21, the day after it was destroyed by fire. Photo by Kurt Knuth.
Right before Thanksgiving, a devastating fire destroyed the historic Hoos building in the center of Livingston Manor. The... Read more
Nov. 29, 2012
Above: Firefighters from Olive helped a Long Beach firefighter gut his flood-damaged home after Hurricane Sandy. Photos contributed by Chris Winne.
Chris Winne, the chief of the Olive Fire Department, sent these photos last week of a trip five Olive... Read more
Nov. 27, 2012
Top: Bobbi Goldman cuts the ribbon at the MURAL Gallery's new Hobart location while Rhonda Harrow, Colin Hart, Joann Stupple, Tracy Jacknow, and Judy Thuss of the Mt. Utsayantha Regional Arts League watch. At right, Linda Stratigos, the executive... Read more
Nov. 23, 2012
We're hosting another edition of our popular "Facebook for Businesses" class on Wednesday, November 28 from 6:30pm to 8pm. Come by and work off your Thanksgiving pounds with ninja tricks for the biggest of all social media websites.
The class costs $35.... Read more
Nov. 22, 2012
Above: Livingston Manor's Main Street sporting Christmas decorations on Wednesday, November 21, the day after a fire destroyed four beloved local businesses. Photo by Lisa Lyons, via the Morgan Outdoors Facebook page.
Like the Whos down in Whoville, the... Read more
Nov. 21, 2012
Above: The 2012 USARA Adventure Race National Championship from the point of view of its second-place winners, Term Tecnu. Video by Aaron Johnson.
Most people you find biking uphill through sleet on a rainy October weekend in the Catskills are tough. The... Read more
Nov. 15, 2012
The race for Delaware County judge between Republican incumbent Carl Becker and Democratic challenger Gary Rosa is still too close to call, despite rumors that have been circling that Rosa is the winner after a count of absentee ballots.
On election... Read more
Nov. 14, 2012
We're continuing our WP class series this Monday, November 19, with a 90-minute workshop on how to use Google's powerful advertising program to promote your business on any budget. The class will begin at 5:30pm on Monday at the Delhi E-Center and run... Read more
Nov. 13, 2012
Above: Esopus Fire Department firefighters taking a break from volunteering for Sandy relief at the beach on Long Island last week. Photo by Randi Port, via the Esopus Fire Department Facebook page.
We asked our readers for photos of Catskills emergency... Read more
Nov. 13, 2012
The Binnekill Business Council (formerly ShopMargaretville) is organizing a toy drive to help re-stock the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation warehouse in Brooklyn, which lost 1,000 toys to Sandy floodwaters. Brand new toys are being accepted at locations... Read more
Nov. 7, 2012
Above: A pile of surplus donated clothing abandoned in a parking lot in Staten Island one week after Hurricane Sandy. Source: NY1's November 5 report, "Staten Island Donation Centers Taking In More Than They Can Give Out."
In the wake of a disaster like... Read more
Nov. 5, 2012
To the Editor:
The Catskill Mountain Club (CMC) views the Catskills as a region, not as a conglomeration of disparate counties and chambers of commerce competing for their own recognition among tourists.
We are trying to sponsor activities not only to... Read more
Nov. 5, 2012
Above: A gas station without gas in Fallsburg on Friday, November 2. Photo by Jason Dole.
Thousands of households are still without power today as a Nor'easter bearing six inches of snow heads for the Catskills on Wednesday.
The vast majority of those... Read more
Nov. 4, 2012
Jay Fink at WRIP 97.9FM in Greene County tells us this afternoon that Greene County's gas situation is improving, according to Wayne Speenburgh, the chairman of the Greene County Legislature. Speenburgh warns that there may be some "scattered shortages"... Read more
Nov. 2, 2012
Above: A poster for and video excerpts of "Walking Towards America," playing at the Open Eye Theater in Margaretville today through Sunday.
This Weekend in Margaretville, the Open Eye Theater is featuring "Walking Towards America," its original one-... Read more