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By Lissa Harris on Friday, Oct. 26, 2012 - 9:18 pm
Middleburgh mayor Matthew Avitabile posted about the village's storm preparations on the village's news blog on Friday:
The Village is preparing vital information to be released door to door. This will include where to go, evac urgency, routes, safety... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Oct. 26, 2012 - 3:53 pm
A press release issued by Greene County Emergency Services, Friday, October 26:
Greene County residents should prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy.Residents are encouraged to complete a household inventory and be prepared to beself-sufficient for a... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Oct. 26, 2012 - 2:35 pm
The forecast for Hurricane Sandy is still uncertain, but here at Watershed Post HQ we're preparing for the worst: A storm that dumps as much rain on us as Tropical Storm Irene did just over a year ago. Rainfall like that, coupled with the healthy levels... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Oct. 26, 2012 - 1:13 pm
Ulster County Emergency Communications director Art Snyder wrote about Ulster County's storm preparations on Thursday afternoon. It's not too early to start laying plans for a potential disaster, Snyder writes:
Hurricane Sandy is getting a lot of media... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012 - 1:11 pm
To the Editor:
As our local weather gets stranger and stranger, I think that more people are becoming aware how dependent we are on the natural world. We need politicians who understand the necessity to protect our farmland and other open space, who... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012 - 1:03 pm
To the Editor:
On November 6, Delaware County voters will choose who will serve as our next County Court Judge. Our civil justice system is one based on the rule of law, and the aim of that system should always be to “do good, seek justice, correct... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012 - 10:01 am
Tonight's federal scoping hearing for the proposed Constitution Pipeline, slated for 7pm to 10pm at the Foothills Performing Arts Center in Oneonta, is expected to draw a crowd. The hearing was scheduled by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012 - 9:04 am
In Delaware County, the chance to elect the county's highest judge only comes around once every ten years. (Just as cicadas burst from the ground every decade or so, so do county judicial candidates. Both spend their brief time in the sun making as much... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012 - 11:24 am
Prattsville lost a lot more than bricks and mortar in the Irene floods.
The Daily Mail reports that most of the town's financial records for the 2011 fiscal year were destroyed in last year's epic flooding, making a proper audit of the town's books... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012 - 12:23 pm
In a lot of local elections, it's a challenge to find enough people to run to have a contested election. But not in the Delaware County town of Sidney, where five people are running for two seats on the town council in the November 6 election.
Sidney,... Read more
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