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By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Sep. 15, 2011 - 2:15 pm
When towns flood, all the household appliances, hay bales, and contents of grocery stores and pharmacies end up downstream. Riverkeeper has posted some proof of that axiom on its Facebook page today (see photo above), in a new feature it calls "Catch of... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Sep. 15, 2011 - 10:56 am
WGXC 90.7FM in Greene County had a reporter at Tuesday's emergency meeting for flood-ravaged farmers at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Agroforestry Resource Center in Acra. The full audio of the meeting is available by clicking here.
Earlier, on 9/13/... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Sep. 15, 2011 - 8:40 am
Above: Appliances ruined by flooding in Prattsville. Photo by Larry Dauer, from the Huntersfield Christian Training Center's website.
On Wednesday, September 14, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the state has created a new fund to offset the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2011 - 6:01 pm
Lissa Harris in the WIOX studio. Photo by Julia Reischel.
After two weeks of airing special hour-long, all-flooding-all-the-time episodes of our weekly radio show, the Watershed Post Half-Hour News Hour, today we're back to airing our standard 30-minute... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2011 - 11:52 am
The unofficial results from yesterday's primary elections around the Catskills are in -- and you can find them here.
Schoharie County had no primary elections this year, which was a stroke of luck for them, as their own offices were hit hard by flooding... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2011 - 11:41 pm
Scrambling to react quickly to the devastation wrought by Tropical Storms Irene and Lee, the Catskill Watershed Corporation held a special meeting on Tuesday, September 13, to create a grant program to help flood-damaged businesses in New York City's west... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2011 - 12:17 pm
Just in case you're busy with flood-related work, here's a reminder: Today is primary day across the Catskills, so if you are a registered member of a political party, get out and vote. Here's our guide to the races.
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Sep. 12, 2011 - 2:09 pm
This just in from Greene County at 2pm: School is in session for every Greene County school district except Windham-Ashland-Jewett. Here's the press release:
GREENE COUNTY PRESS RELEASE 9/12/11 at 2:00 P.M.
By order of the County of Greene, all Greene... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Sep. 12, 2011 - 10:41 am
The Catskill Watershed Corporation will hold a special meeting at their office, at 905 Main Street, Margaretville, at 10am on Tuesday, September 13. The topic: Potential assistance programs for flood victims in New York City's Catskill-Delaware watershed... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 9, 2011 - 12:12 pm
The following notices were released by Greene County on Thursday, September 8 and Friday, September 9:
Greene County Schools will remain closed until next Tuesday, September 13:
By order of the County of Greene, all Greene County school districts are... Read more
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