Middletown
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 Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 - 3:57 pm
Above: A poster for and video excerpts of "Walking Towards America," playing at the Open Eye Theater in Margaretville today through Sunday.
This Weekend in Margaretville, the Open Eye Theater is featuring "Walking Towards America," its original one-woman... 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 Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 - 10:17 am
Above: NYSEG workers and the Fleischmanns Fire Department working on Wagner Avenue, where a tree fell on a transformer Monday night. Photo taken around 8:30am by village mayor Todd Pascarella.
The village of Fleischmanns has lifted its state of emergency... Read more
By Adam Bosch on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 - 6:36 pm
Above: Protective "aqua-berm" barriers being inflated with water at the Margaretville Freshtown this morning. Photo by Joe Moskowitz. Used with permission. The berms were later emptied after a Middletown code enforcement officer warned the store that it... 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 Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 - 1:19 pm
Todd Pascarella, the mayor of the Village of Fleischmanns, which was devastated in Hurricane Irene a year ago, has issued a statement saying that he is poised to declared a state of emergency for Fleischmanns as soon as "tree limbs start falling or... Read more
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