Julia Reischel
Articles
Mar. 11, 2011
According to a 5am email from Ulster County Emergency Communications Management Director Arthur Snyder, the town of Shandaken has declared a state of emergency, and there have been several rescues on Rte. 209. Here's the email in full, which includes a... Read more
Mar. 10, 2011
On February 27, 50-year-old Timothy Shields, a photographer, was found dead in his cabin in a Big Indian housing complex on Oliverea Road.
Although a medical examiner's report would show that Shields died of a pulmonary embolism, the flurry of police... Read more
Mar. 10, 2011
The remains of Overlook Mountain House. Photo by Flickr user bryanu35. Used with permission.
Overlook Mountain has a certain mysterious charm, as the above photo of the ruins of its once-grand mountaintop hotel show. But 19th-century resorts aren't the... Read more
Mar. 10, 2011
To help track flooding across the Catskills today, we're launched a new feature: an interactive flood report map. Help us keep track of trouble spots! File a report, and we'll put a pushpin into the map. To file a report, click here.
Mar. 9, 2011
Robert Cairns at the Walton Reporter published a story on Facebook today about the outlook for Thursday's flooding in Delaware County. In short, it's looking bad.
Cairns reports that Delaware County Emergency Services Coordinator Richard Bell is... Read more
Mar. 9, 2011
If you thought the rivers and streams got high earlier this week, you haven't seen anything yet.
The National Weather Service has issued flood watches for all five Catskills counties -- Delaware, Greene, Schoharie, Sullivan, and Ulster -- from tomorrow... Read more
Mar. 9, 2011
According to the Schoharie County Sheriff's Office, snow and ice from the uncleared roof of a U-Haul truck severely injured a 50-year-old woman in Middleburgh yesterday.
A press release states that Gloria Spiers was driving south on State Route 30 as 30... Read more
Mar. 9, 2011
The arrest of a Loch Sheldrake woman on Saturday for endangering the welfare of a child is making headlines, thanks to the unhappy circumstances of her alleged crime. According to the Associated Press report in the Daily Freeman:
Police in Loch Sheldrake... Read more
Mar. 8, 2011
In a blog post published last month, Martha Stewart (yes, the Martha Stewart) posted a snapshot-filled account of her drive through the towns of Rockland and Andes, both of which she found "charming."
The prompt for Stewart's journey was a lunch date... Read more
Mar. 8, 2011
Watershed Post contributor (and advertiser) Jessica Vecchione chronicled yesterday's freak, record-setting Delaware County snowfall in a short video that reminds us that it ain't over 'til it's over:
It Ain't Over - Snow 03 07 11 from VeccVideography on... Read more
Mar. 8, 2011
The Times Herald-Record and the Daily Freeman are reporting that two people who drove into the Wallkill River's floodwaters in New Paltz yesterday morning had to be rescued by boat.
The Wallkill routinely floods the stretch of Libertyville Road and... Read more
Mar. 8, 2011
The State Police are reporting that a Schoharie County death that happened either late on Sunday or early on Monday is being investigated as suspicious. Brian J. Ives, a 21-year-old from Broadbain, died in a residence in the town of Fulton on the night... Read more
Mar. 7, 2011
This Saturday, the Roxbury Arts Group is hosting a one-woman show of tales about growing up in a Texan beauty shop. As you can see above, Faye Lane's "Beauty Shop Stories" revolve around moon pies, deep-fried southern accents, and warm memories of old... Read more
Mar. 7, 2011
The Daily Star reports that four river conservancy groups are boycotting a meeting with the New York City Department of Environmental Protection that is being held in Grahamsville today. Their grievance? Flooding:
The groups said the plan fails to... Read more
Mar. 7, 2011
The Delaware County Department of Emergency Services sent out a press at 10:30am announcing that all roads in the town of Deposit are closed until 3pm this afternoon. Here's the release:
Thomas Axtell, Town of Deposit Supervisor, has declared a State of... Read more
Mar. 7, 2011
A recent study in the journal Science has shown that a little bottom-feeding Hudson River fish has evolved to resist one of humankind's most potent pollutants: toxic polychlorinated biphenyls, poisonous dioxins commonly known as PCBs.
Both the Times... Read more
Mar. 7, 2011
The rain from yesterday combined with a surprise snowstorm last night have made for a bit of nutsiness this morning. There are multiple school delays, road closures, car accidents, and a travel advisory issued for Delaware County until noon today. Via... Read more
Mar. 6, 2011
Thanks to the combination of rain and snowmelt that's expected to last all day today, the National Weather Service has issued a flood watch throughout the Catskills for today and tomorrow.
But in Walton, the flooding has already started, according to a... Read more
Mar. 5, 2011
Ice rescue practice on the Ashokan Reservoir. Photo via the NYC Water/NYC DEP website.
Adam Bosch of the Times Herald-Record spent Thursday on the ice at the Ashokan Reservoir watching NYC Department of Environmental Protection police officers don bright... Read more
Mar. 4, 2011
Another Kind, an independent horror movie, has just finished shooting in the Catskills, according to the website Shock Till You Drop:
Another Kind follows four unprepared hikers from New York City on a winter camping expedition in the Catskills. Their... Read more