Schoharie County
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Mar. 29, 2011 - 3:30 pm
Black bear cub. Photo by Alan Vernon, via Flickr.
According to the New York State Department of Conservation's 2010 hunting numbers for bear and deer, which were released yesterday, the Catskills are the place to go if you're hunting black bear. Three... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2011 - 12:25 pm
Today's the day for village elections, and while many races across the Catskills have candidates for various village boards and mayors who are running unopposed, there are a few real contests out there. Here's a list of the heated challenges:
Sullivan... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Mar. 14, 2011 - 2:38 pm
According to a press release issued by the Schoharie County Sheriff's Office this morning, 19-year-old Timothy M. Clemons, from Fort Plain, was arrested on March 8 for allegedly raping an underage girl. The press release is skimpy on the details, but... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Mar. 9, 2011 - 5:20 pm
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
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Mar. 9, 2011 - 10:43 am
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
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011 - 10:54 am
The Schoharie County Sheriff's Office is reporting that 26-year-old Tara Valhos fell off a snowmobile in the village of Richmondville and into the path of an oncoming car yesterday.
According to a press release, Valhos was airlifted to Bassett Medical... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011 - 2:58 pm
On Friday afternoon, 42-year-old Thomas J. Berger of Gilboa was killed in an automobile accident in Grand Gorge. Also injured in the crash was Richard Lewis, an 87-year-old from Gilboa, who is being treated at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown.... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Feb. 4, 2011 - 11:58 am
Above: Some of the 100 starving llamas rescued by Wes Laraway in Schoharie County last week. Photo from the Northeast Llama Rescue blog.
A massive cross-country llama rescue operation coordinated by a Schoharie-county "llama whisperer" is making headlines... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011 - 8:45 am
Tragic news coming out of Jefferson in Schoharie County: On Sunday, 2-year-old Joshua Falconio, who would have turned three later this month, died on Sunday after a small yellow ball became lodged in his throat.
According to a press release from the State... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Jan. 3, 2011 - 11:52 am
Hate Crime in NYS 2009 Annual Report:
Last week, we reported that a gay artist in the sleepy hamlet of Pine Hill was possibly the victim of a hate crime when his house was torched on Thanksgiving. If it turns out that the arson was attacking... Read more
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