Julia Reischel
Articles
Dec. 13, 2012
Above: Flood damage in Phoenicia caused by Tropical Storm Irene. Photo taken on September 4, 2011 by fixBufflao and posted to the Watershed Post Flickr pool.
Yesterday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced a plan to buy up to 33 properties... Read more
Dec. 12, 2012
Above: Dawn Ceeno, the owner of the Moose-Be-Morning Coffee Shop, behind the counter in happier days. Photo contributed by Carolyn Bivins.
Dawn Ceeno and her daughter Rain, the owners of the Moose-Be-Morning Coffee Shop, lost their entire business in a... Read more
Dec. 12, 2012
Dec. 12, 2012
The position of fire commissioner in Woodstock is a hot commodity these days.
Last night, 314 people turned out to choose among four candidates for an open seat on the five-member Board of Fire Commissioners, according to Judy Peters, the secretary and... Read more
Dec. 11, 2012
A man who allegedly shot himself in the backside after dropping his .22 revolver while hunting on Thanksgiving Day will be charged with a felony, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation announced in a press release today.
Timothy E. Kelly,... Read more
Dec. 11, 2012
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday that the deadline to register for federal aid in the wake of Hurricane Sandy has been extended past December 31 to January 28. Residents in counties hard-hit by the storm, including Ulster and Sullivan county in... Read more
Dec. 9, 2012
Photographer Ethan Myers took this photo of a wintery stream in Hunter on November 17, and shared it with us in the Watershed Post Flickr pool. Check out a closeup of the snow on the moss, below.
Dec. 6, 2012
Above: The original 1960s mechanical pin-setter machines and surface ball-returns of Margaretville Bowl. All photos by Julia Reischel.
Walking into Margaretville Bowl is walking onto the set of "Mad Men."The eight-lane alley opened in 1960 with brand-new... Read more
Dec. 5, 2012
Marcia Olenych (the owner of Mountain Flame in Arkville) sent us this photo of her commute this morning over Margaretville Mountain, right next to the Margaretville Mountain Inn, looking into the East Branch of the Delaware River Valley.
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