Government
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Sep. 2, 2011 - 8:51 pm
The following press releases from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), one on the federal disaster declaration for New York State and one on available aid programs for the New York disaster, were issued on Wednesday, August 31. Also attached: A... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Sep. 2, 2011 - 7:48 pm
This release from the Small Business Administration was dated August 31. Also attached: An embedded PDF fact sheet from the SBA on how to apply for disaster loans. --Ed.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Karen G. Mills issued... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Sep. 2, 2011 - 12:10 pm
FEMA begins to set up shop at Belleayre. Photo by Fred Margulies.
9/2/11: Delaware County announced yesterday that the FEMA Delaware County Flood Recovery Center is open for business at Belleayre Ski Center today. Buses are running to take flood-affected... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Sep. 1, 2011 - 3:22 pm
CORRECTION, 9/3: It seems the CCCC's press release (posted below) was premature. Diane Galusha of CWC, now serving as public information officer for the town of Middletown, informs us that CWC offices sustained damage in the flood, and will not be hosting... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Sep. 1, 2011 - 8:51 am
Above: A resident stranded on Oliverea Road, and video of the ravine in Rte. 47/Oliverea Road carved by floodwaters.
Yesterday, emergency responders from Ulster County, the town of Shandaken, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011 - 10:37 pm
This afternoon, WIOX ran a segment with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, FEMA officials, and various other state and county officials and first responders. Listen to it here.
Call for volunteers! If anyone can transcribe this, please email us at editor@watershedpost.... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011 - 3:57 am
Above: Video of damage at the Frost Valley YMCA, created by stranded YMCA staffers up the blocked-off Oliverea Road.
Anyone with updates, please post them on our Hurricane Irene Catskills live blog.
4am, Wednesday, 8/31/11:
Frost Valley YMCA, the Full... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011 - 3:16 am
Top: Governor Cuomo's car drives through Main Street Margaretville this morning. Below, Cuomo inspects flood damage in Margaretville. Above: Video of flooding in Margaretville by Fred Margulies.
3am Wednesday, 8/31/11: Lots to report.
Cleanup begins at... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011 - 1:00 am
Watershed correspondent and veteran disaster reporter Marty Rosen visited Preston Hollow, New York, today. Preston Hollow is a town of about 250 in a westward corner of Albany County, just on the border of Schoharie and Greene counties on Route 145. The... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011 - 11:17 pm
11pm Tuesday, 8/30/11:
From Antidote News/Mountaintop Meteor reporter Paul Smart, who visited Prattsville - or tried to -- this afternoon:
In Windham, a town police officer notes that he's heard that Prattsville is toast ... Route 23 is closed between... Read more
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