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By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 - 7:06 pm
7:45pm: A clarification is in order. The mandatory evacuation order is only for the village of Downsville -- particularly for parts of Downsville that are prone to flooding.
An astute reader wonders whether everyone in Downsville must leave, or only... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 - 6:26 pm
Delaware County Emergency Services sent out a press release an hour ago explaining the latest across the county.
The gist: Margaretville and Fleischmanns are underwater, and while helicopters have been called in to help with evacuations, going is slow.... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 - 5:03 pm
5pm: Olive correspondent Cindy Johansen has posted photos of flooding in West Shokan on Facebook. (Two of those photos are illustrating this post.) Here's her report:
"New Creek - many, many bridges with damages - including new bridge on 28A that replaced... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 - 10:29 pm
In another sign that Hurricane Irene is making history, President Barack Obama has granted Governor Andrew Cuomo's request to declare a federal emergency for the state of New York. Obama announced the decision, which frees up federal disaster aid dollars... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 - 10:28 pm
Sullivan County will officially be under a state of emergency starting at 12:01am on Sunday, county manager David Fanslau announced this afternoon:
(Monticello, NY 5:18 PM) – Sullivan County Manager David P. Fanslau declared a state of emergency in... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 - 5:42 pm
Greene County, Ulster County and Schoharie County on under flood watches for from Saturday night through Sunday, according to NY-Alert:
...Flood Watch Remains In Effect From Saturday Evening Through Late Sunday Night... The Flood Watch Continues For *... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 - 5:27 pm
The forecasts for Hurricane Irene are getting grim. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has ordered unprecedented evaucations of low-lying coastal areas in New York City. President Barack Obama has cut short his Massachusetts vacation to come home to... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 - 11:41 am
This just in from Eric Kight, the project manager at the NYC Department of Environmental Protection: The intersection of Rte. 28A and Monument Road in Olive will be closed for three days in September to make way for construction. The next of the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 - 9:09 am
As Hurricane Irene chugs offshore of Florida this morning, the state of New York is locking down in preparation for what could be widespread power outages and flooding caused by up to 10 inches of rain when the storm hits our region tomorrow night.
The... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011 - 11:24 am
Shandaken town supervisor Rob Stanley told the Watershed Post yesterday that flags throughout Shandaken will be at half-mast this week in honor of Pfc Douglas Cordo, who was killed last week in Afghanistan. The Daily Freeman had a nice tribute to Cordo... Read more
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