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By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011 - 5:06 pm
Dana Elizabeth RiceThe body of 54-year-old Dana Rice, a Kingston resident who has been missing since September 29, was found at the bottom of a steep embankment in the town of Ulster on Friday night, according to a press release issued by the Ulster... Read more
By wateradmin on Friday, Oct. 7, 2011 - 1:35 pm
Above: A sinkhole on southbound Rte. 145 in Middleburgh. Photo by Martin Rivas.
Martin Rivas, a New York City-based singer-songwriter, has been sending us updates about Middleburgh after Irene. (Rivas owns a house in Middleburgh.) Here's his latest... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011 - 3:04 pm
It looks like the fast-growing Occupy Wall Street movement will come to the Catskills on October 29. Above, a poster making the rounds on Facebook advertises a Delaware County protest planned for the last weekend of the month in Delhi. There's a meet-up... Read more
By wateradmin on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011 - 2:46 pm
Above: The Pine Hill Sewage Treatment plan on Rte. 28 in Shandaken. Photo via Google.
In news from Shandaken, the Watershed Post reports the following:
"The Town Board agreed to hold a public meeting for a presentation by the Catskill Watershed... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011 - 10:01 am
Eugene E. Gundelach, the owner of the Margaretville building on Main Street that burned down on September 17, is no longer being accused of starting the fire, according to the Catskill Mountain News.
Gundelach was arrested on September 17 after the blaze... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 - 8:04 am
Above: Flooding in Ulster County in September. Photo from the New Paltz Flood Aid website.
Ulster County was hit hard during the flooding caused by the double whammy of Tropical Storms Irene and Lee at the beginning of September. New Paltz Flood Aid, an... Read more
By Rusty Mae Moore on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011 - 4:09 pm
“We are now 36 days after Irene, and recovery efforts continue,” was the opening comment of Shandaken Town Supervisor Rob Stanley at last night's Town Board meeting.
Stanley pointed out that there are a number of sources out there to help residents and... Read more
By wateradmin on Monday, Oct. 3, 2011 - 3:46 pm
Photo of temporary housing units in North Carolina by FEMA.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced last week that they are delivering temporary housing units to Cobleskill, to be distributed to flood victims in New York State who cannot find... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Oct. 3, 2011 - 9:03 am
Photo by Flickr user D. Sharon Pruitt. Published under Creative Commons license.
The Associated Press reports that although the recent flooding has stirred up New York City's water system considerably, and required the city to do some extra chlorination,... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011 - 11:29 am
Above: The main shopping district in Middleburgh one month ago. The water rose almost 6 feet high in the street-level buildings. Photo by Marty Rosen.
Matt Avitabile, the volunteer coordinator (and village trustee) for the village of Middleburgh in... Read more
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