Delaware County
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011 - 4:56 pm
5pm Monday 8/29/11: Jessica Vecchione, Hamden-based videographer extraordinaire and Watershed Post correspondent, has compiiled two reports about the flooding in Hamden, which has affected Lucky Dog Farm. See the Sunday report below and the Monday report... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011 - 4:15 pm
Above: Photo of CVS building in Margaretillve before it reportedly collapsed today. Photo by Julia Green Marks. More on Facebook.
4:10pm: The state of emergency has been lifted across Delaware County except for the towns of Middletown (Margaretville,... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011 - 1:22 pm
1:25pm Monday, 8/29/11: In Walton, it seems that things were better than expected. Our correspondent Leslie Kaufman took a stroll around town today to investigate and submitted these photos.
Above, the bridge over the West Branch of the Delaware River,... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 - 8:35 pm
This just in from Delaware County Emergency Services:
Subject: Red Cross Shelters open in Delaware County
Shelter for Delaware County residents is available at any of the following locations:
Walton, New York -- Walton High School at 47-49 Stockton Avenue... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 - 8:30 pm
Photos of Bridge Street Bridge in Delhi around 7pm by Fred Harris, Jr, via Facebook.
8:30pm: Over the phone, Watershed Post contributor Fred Harris on Bridge Street in Delhi reports that the West Branch of the Delaware River is rising in Delhi, but is not... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 - 8:23 pm
8:45pm: Clarification from Terry Doyle: WIOX didn't go off the air because of floodwaters in its studio, but because of the power outage in Roxbury. In an email, Doyle writes:
WIOX stopped broadcasting when the hamlet of Roxbury lost power. Though the... Read more
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 Lillian Browne on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 - 10:02 am
Photo by Lillian Browne.
The Delaware County Grand Jury handed down an indictment on Friday, August 26th, charging LeJuan Wainwright with Manslaughter in the First Degree. Delaware County District Attorney Richard Northrup Jr., stated that the case was... Read more
By Jack McShane on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 - 12:43 pm
Photo of Catskills forest by Flickr user Scott Dexter. Published under Creative Commons license.
We're delighted to bring you the Field Notes column by Andes resident Jack McShane, who writes regularly about the green hills and hollows of the Catskills... Read more
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