Julia Reischel
Articles
Apr. 26, 2011
The Daily Mail reports that Bailiwick Ranch, a zoo in the town of Catskill in Greene County, lost a bunch of animals in a fire in the property's reptile house last night:
“It’s upsetting,” said Garry Koschitzki, the facility’s owner. “You come home and... Read more
Apr. 26, 2011
There's something about Rte. 17 and egregious speeding.
Sean Flaherty: Photo via NYSPAccording to the State Police, 21-year-old Sean E. Flaherty of New Hampshire was caught doing 121 mph on the highway in a brand-new Audi on Sunday. The police think that... Read more
Apr. 26, 2011
A car carrier loaded with nine vehicles burned for hours on the Thruway just south of Kingston yesterday, closing traffic in both directions for much of the afternoon, according to a press release from the State Police.
Several of the cars being hauled... Read more
Apr. 25, 2011
Greek-style yogurt with cinnamon. Photo by Flickr user thepinkpeppercorn.
On Saturday, the Daily Star ran a story about the odd phenomenon of yogurt companies taking our region by storm.
Chenango County, the paper reported, is home to not one, but two... Read more
Apr. 24, 2011
Watershed Post reader Maxanne Resnick sent us this fabulous poster advertising the apron sale that will be happening at Mama's Boy in Phoenicia next weekend, with proceeds going towards supporting a K-2 cooking class done by Robin Chess at Phoenicia... Read more
Apr. 24, 2011
Finally, today feels like spring. The photo above by Dawn Synan of Delhi is the documentation to prove it.
Apr. 24, 2011
"Potshots," by Bovina artist Gary Mayer, runs every Sunday. You can see Gary's collected Sunday cartoons by clicking here. For some context for this week's cartoon, click here.
Mayer is an artist who's lived in Bovina for the past seven years.... Read more
Apr. 22, 2011
New Paltz's election day is hurtling towards us, and the race is unusually lively this year with four candidates for village mayor and nine for three village trustee posts.
There have been a number of opportunities for villagers to meet their slate of... Read more
Apr. 22, 2011
A farmer in the Schoharie County town of Seward was arrested by State Police out of Cobleskill this week after dead cows and malnourished horses were found on his farm last Saturday, according to a State Police press release. But according to a press... Read more
Apr. 21, 2011
Susan Marino on an Oprah segment that was aired last year.
The Times-Union broke the story yesterday: People for the Ethical Treatment of animals has released an uncover investigation of Angel's Gate Animal Hospice that accuses the Delhi operation of... Read more
Apr. 21, 2011
The latest news in the glacial saga of the maybe-someday-to-be-built Belleayre Resort happened yesterday -- the resort's developer, Crossroads Ventures, filed its revised environmental impact analysis of the proposed Shandaken resort project with the New... Read more
Apr. 20, 2011
Temple Grandin, the renowned animal behaviorist who is also the world's most famous autistic person, will be in Stone Ridge this week to talk about her twin passions: livestock handling and autism.
Grandin will be giving two lectures at SUNY Ulster, the... Read more
Apr. 20, 2011
The Times-Union reports this morning that the most wanted bear in Greene County has escaped its death sentence.
After the bear held down a Cairo women with its paw while riffling throgh garbage bags in her driveway last week, New York Department of... Read more
Apr. 19, 2011
Spring hunting season for turkey is almost upon us, according to a New York Department of Environmental Conservation press release.
The official season starts on May 1, but this weekend the kids get an early start during "Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend,"... Read more
Apr. 19, 2011
Prompted by the end of the public comment period for the Delaware River Basin Commission's proposed regulations for hydraulic fracturing, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced yesterday that he will sue the federal government if it... Read more
Apr. 18, 2011
After we posted our weekend cartoon about ramps, that coveted wild leek so loved by the foodie crowd, Watershed Post reader Leigh Melander shared a link to a post on Chefs Collaborative on our Facebook page that is quite sobering on the subject.
The post... Read more
Apr. 18, 2011
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce has released its study of the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, and it reports that energy companies have injected instant coffee, walnut hulls, and the highly toxic cancer-causing... Read more
Apr. 16, 2011
A trailer containing three horses slid off the road and partially overturned on Rte. 28 in Andes this afternoon, leading to a dramatic equine rescue by the Andes Fire Department, state troopers, a Delhi veterinarian, and multiple volunteers who rushed to... Read more
Apr. 15, 2011
This weekend is the last time you'll be able to catch Walter Putrycz, flanked by fidders above, playing John Burroughs, the famous naturalist, at the Open Eye Theater in Margaretville. "Pepacton," the theater's multimedia tribute to one of Roxbury's most... Read more