Julia Reischel
Articles
Aug. 26, 2011
This just in from Eric Kight, the project manager at the NYC Department of Environmental Protection: The intersection of Rte. 28A and Monument Road in Olive will be closed for three days in September to make way for construction. The next of the... Read more
Aug. 26, 2011
As Hurricane Irene chugs offshore of Florida this morning, the state of New York is locking down in preparation for what could be widespread power outages and flooding caused by up to 10 inches of rain when the storm hits our region tomorrow night.
The... Read more
Aug. 25, 2011
You might have missed the last appearance of the Delaware County Complaints Choir on August 6 -- they had to hightail it to a church basement when the skies opened over the Arts & Soul of the Catskills festival.
Luckily for you, the Complaints Choir... Read more
Aug. 25, 2011
Douglas Anthony Cordo, the father of Private First Class Douglas Cordo, a soldier who was killed in Afghanistan last week, called us today. After reading about the decision to dedicate Shandaken Day to the legacy of his son, he wanted to share his... Read more
Aug. 25, 2011
This Saturday, do as the pagans do and head to the hamlet of Palenville in Greene County to celebrate all things witchy. Organized by Palenville's resident priestess, Cathryn Platine, and her religious order, the Maetreum of Cybele, Pagan Pride Day will... Read more
Aug. 25, 2011
Shandaken town supervisor Rob Stanley told the Watershed Post yesterday that flags throughout Shandaken will be at half-mast this week in honor of Pfc Douglas Cordo, who was killed last week in Afghanistan. The Daily Freeman had a nice tribute to Cordo... Read more
Aug. 24, 2011
We've launched this Shandaken town page to give residents and businesses new tools for reaching their customers. One of them is our free classified ads, which any registered user of the Watershed Post can post. Check out our latest classified advertiser... Read more
Aug. 23, 2011
Just a quick reminder: The Conservative Party of Shandaken is holding its caucus tonight at 7pm at the Phoenicia Fish and Game club. The public is invited.
Anybody got a good idea for how to illustrate this post?
Aug. 22, 2011
Troop 163 getting ready for its closeup on Friday at the Ashokan Reservoir fountain. Photo by Diane Galusha.
This Saturday, a crew of 15 boy scouts from West Shokan will arrive triumphantly in Central Park after trekking the 120-mile path that New York... Read more
Aug. 22, 2011
The Delaware County Fair has packed up and gone home. Congrats to everyone who took home ribbons, incuding Lucas Walley, who won the title of Junior Champion in the 4-H competition with his Ayrshire spring calf. Photo by Christopher Auger-Dominguez.
Aug. 20, 2011
Bad news just in from CRISP -- the Catskill Regional Invasive Species Partnership: The dreaded giant hogweed plant has officially been found in Woodstock.
The invasive weed can grow up to 15 feet tall and its sap causes caustic burns on human skin. It's... Read more
Aug. 19, 2011
Avis Gebert insisted that she was not a natural storyteller. But “Grandma Avis,” as she was known to children throughout Woodstock, held generations of kids spellbound as she spun out her carefully crafted tales.
Gebert, who died on Wednesday at the age... Read more
Aug. 17, 2011
Linda Norris, Treadwell's resident expert on museums and Ukraine, has been running the Pickle Project, her travelling roadshow about Ukrainian foodways, ever since she secured seed funding for it earlier this year. (We interviewed Linda about the Pickle... Read more
Aug. 17, 2011
Members of Young Jean Lee's Theater Company in "UNTITLED FEMINIST MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY SHOW." Photo by Blaine Davis.
What do you expect from an edgy Brooklyn playwright who has gotten rave reviews for a play about black-white race relations, scathing... Read more
Aug. 16, 2011
Just a quick note to report that tonight is the Shandaken Democratic caucus. It's taking place at 7pm at Glenbrook Park on State Route 42. (In a hat tip to Tom Rinaldo, we're running the lovely photo of the donkey above to complement his photo on last... Read more
Aug. 15, 2011
Photo of the Fleischmanns theater in 2009 by Doug Kerr, via Flickr.
A dispute over the ownership of the Fleischmanns movie theater has finally been resolved, leaving the village of Fleischmanns in the movie business.
In a decision issued last week, U.S... Read more
Aug. 15, 2011
11:40am update: The flooding on Route 212 has been cleared, according to NY-Alert and Tony Fletcher, who tweeted us the good news.
Aug. 15, 2011
11:15am: Update from Kathleen Nolan, via Facebook:
When I drove by just before 9 am, the center Triangle formed by the intersection of Country Route 40 (Old Plank Road) and Route 212 was flooded -- I think that's the intersection you mean. A crew of... Read more
Aug. 13, 2011
Photo by Flickr user Skånska Matupplevelser.
A local farming couple is planning to build a creamery in Delaware County, and hoping to bring the future of Catskills dairy farming with them.
By building the Kortright Creek Creamery, goat farmers Tom and... Read more
Aug. 12, 2011
The Dancing Cat Saloon and the Catskill Distilling Company have been steadily building a distillery right across the street from Max Yasgur's historic Woodstock-hosting dairy farm in Sullivan County for about a year now. Tomorrow, owners Monte Sachs and... Read more