Julia Reischel
Articles
Oct. 28, 2012
According to the Onteora Central School District website, there will be no classes on Monday because of Hurricane Sandy:
Schools Closed due to Hurricane Sandy (Updated 10/28 at 6:45pm)
Based on concerns about potentially dangerous travel conditions and... Read more
Oct. 28, 2012
Arthur Snyder, the head of Ulster County Emergency Services, included a list of Ulster county shelters and states of emergency in an email this afternoon. The shelters will open Monday morning, as will the Ulster County Emergency Operations Center: ... Read more
Oct. 28, 2012
In an email sent this afternoon, Ulster County Emergency Services Director Arthur Snyder wrote that Ulster County is now under a "high wind warning," partially because the storm winds will be coming from the east, an unusual direction. That will "stress... Read more
Oct. 28, 2012
Arthur Snyder of Ulster County Emergency Services writes this evening that Ulster County Executive Mike Hein has declared a state of emergency for Ulster County beginning at 8am tomorrow morning. Here's Snyder's email:
County Executive Michael P. Hein... Read more
Oct. 28, 2012
Last night, the New York Office of Emergency Management, along with the National Weather Service offices in Albany and Binghamton, issued a high wind warning and a flood watch for the next 48 hours for all five counties in the Catskills region.
Arthur R... Read more
Oct. 28, 2012
Governor Andrew Cuomo just announced that he has mobilized 1,175 members of the National Guard to stand by at posts across the state to prepare for Hurricane Sandy. For the Catskills region, the deployment includes 200 soliders who will go on duty at... Read more
Oct. 26, 2012
Governor Andrew Cuomo just declared a state of emergency in New York as the region braces for the impact of Hurricane Sandy early next week. The move allows Cuomo to coordinate the emergency response effort.
In a long press release from Cuomo's office... Read more
Oct. 26, 2012
The forecast for Hurricane Sandy is still uncertain, but here at Watershed Post HQ we're preparing for the worst: A storm that dumps as much rain on us as Tropical Storm Irene did just over a year ago. Rainfall like that, coupled with the healthy levels... Read more
Oct. 24, 2012
In Delaware County, the chance to elect the county's highest judge only comes around once every ten years. (Just as cicadas burst from the ground every decade or so, so do county judicial candidates. Both spend their brief time in the sun making as much... Read more
Oct. 22, 2012
Over a dozen people tried their hand at writing a caption for this awesome photo of an Eastern Screech Owl over the weekend.
Choosing a winner was hard, but not that hard, because Pat Guido went the extra mile by having the owl ask a critical question... Read more
Oct. 22, 2012
Online photos: Understanding copyright and finding photos to use for free
There are multiple ways to find fantastic photos online to use for free. You just have to know where to look, and how to take advantage of new open-source copyright licenses.
At... Read more
Oct. 19, 2012
On Wednesday, October 17, Doctor Wayne Longmore of Woodstock pled guilty to a federal drug charge that will cost him his medical license and his future at his cash-only Woodstock Walk-In Doctor's Office.
Longmore, a former emergency room doctor whose... Read more
Oct. 19, 2012
A 30-year-old woman who allegedly robbed a Citizens Savings Bank in Bloomingburg on Monday has been arrested, according to a New York State Police press release.
Erin Myers of Middletown reportedly walked into the bank wearing a disguise and left with a... Read more
Oct. 19, 2012
Frieda Suess, of Roxbury, snapped this shot of a severe-looking owl a few days ago. (If we had to guess, we'd say it's a Great Horned Owl. But we may be wrong.) [Update, 10/20/12: I was wrong. It's an Eastern Screech Owl, as many of you -- including the... Read more
Oct. 17, 2012
Above: A three-car accident resulted in a flipped-over pickup truck on Rte. 28 last night. Photo by Mike A., of the West Hurley Fire Department, via the department's Facebook page.
Sun glare and crowded traffic conditions caused a rear-end chain... Read more
Oct. 17, 2012
Last week, a majority of the Delaware County Board of Supervisors voted to approve a resolution that would support the construction of a natural gas pipeline through a portion of Delaware County. This letter is in response to that vote. -- Julia Reischel... Read more
Oct. 17, 2012
Watershed Post reader Cassie Perez sent us a video of a few baby bucks -- with miniature antlers -- play-fighting at dusk next to the Ashokan Reservoir last night. Yet another entry for the Wild Things Badge.
Cassie writes:
Here is a video I shot on 10... Read more
Oct. 15, 2012
The following is a user-submitted obituary.
Alonzo " Lonnie " Gale of Waterwork Road died Wednesday October 10, 2012 at the Benedictine Hospital. Lonnie, as he was known to all, was born in Tannersville on January 22, 1927 son of the late Lemuel... Read more