West Davenport
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Nov. 5, 2012 - 9:13 pm
Photo taken in Narrowsburg by Linda Slocum and Tony Ritter. Tony, a Tusten town councilman -- and Delaware River fishing guide -- tells us, "Those stumps with V-O-T-E were sawed from an 80 foot pine that snapped at the base during Sandy last Monday night... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 - 2:46 pm
As of Saturday, we are hearing reports and increasing social-media chatter about gas outages spreading north into Sullivan and Ulster County.
If you have first-hand information about a gas outage -- or, better yet, a photo of a local station where gas is... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012 - 11:53 am
Here's a list of dry ice locations in the Catskills today, compiled from Central Hudson's dry ice page, NYSEG's dry ice page, town websites, and our calls to several locations. Call if you can before you drive to make sure dry ice is there. We've provided... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 - 10:18 am
In Delaware County, thousands of homes are without power (mainly in Sidney and Roxbury) and there is a travel advisory issued for the roads. The county has lifted the state of emergency, however, and is not operating any shelters, has cut emergency... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 - 5:42 pm
From the Delaware County Emergency Services Facebook page:
Delaware County Chairman, James E. Eisel, Sr., has declared a State of Emergency for Delaware County. All roads in the county will be closed from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. when conditions will be... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 - 3:00 pm
This just in from Delaware County Emergency Services:
The Delaware County Emergency Operations Center opened at 1PM today in preparation for the potential impacts of Hurricane Sandy. The Emergency Operations telephone number is 607-746-9600.
On Tuesday... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 - 8:24 pm
Tonight, President Obama granted New York State's request for a federal emergency declaration. The declaration will release federal resources in advance of Hurricane Sandy's arrival in the Catskills on Monday, and allow the Federal Emergency Management... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 - 7:25 pm
In an email sent this afternoon, Ulster County Emergency Services Director Arthur Snyder wrote that Ulster County is now under a "high wind warning," partially because the storm winds will be coming from the east, an unusual direction. That will "stress... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 - 12:31 pm
Last night, the New York Office of Emergency Management, along with the National Weather Service offices in Albany and Binghamton, issued a high wind warning and a flood watch for the next 48 hours for all five counties in the Catskills region.
Arthur R.... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 - 12:09 pm
Governor Andrew Cuomo just announced that he has mobilized 1,175 members of the National Guard to stand by at posts across the state to prepare for Hurricane Sandy. For the Catskills region, the deployment includes 200 soliders who will go on duty at... Read more
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