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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
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 - 1:41 pm
Photo by Flickr user Dvortygirl. Published under Creative Commons license. Rich Muellerleile, captain of the Shandaken Ambulance Service (and author of the Watershed Post's safety column, Stayin' Alive), has a message for Catskills residents: If you need... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Oct. 26, 2012 - 4:56 pm
Governor Andrew Cuomo just declared a state of emergency in New York as the region braces for the impact of Hurricane Sandy early next week. The move allows Cuomo to coordinate the emergency response effort.  In a long press release from Cuomo's office... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Oct. 26, 2012 - 3:45 pm
A press release sent out by the Schoharie County Board of Supervisors, 1pm, Friday, October 26: SCHOHARIE, NY – The Schoharie County Board of Supervisors encourages all residents tokeep themselves updated as to the upcoming weather events.  The County is... 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 Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 - 12:07 pm
Other images: 5-Day track on – 3-Day track on – 3-Day track off – InteractiveNew!   Above: The five-day forecast for Hurricane Sandy from the National Hurricane Center. The NHC has also posted an interactive Google map tracking the hurricane's progress... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012 - 5:02 pm
Tonight, the candidates for New York's 19th Congressional District, Julian Schreibman (Democrat) and Chris Gibson (Republican incumbent), will hold their second debate at 8pm at WMHT-TV in Troy. The station will be broadcasting the debate live on... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012 - 2:54 pm
Above: Tuthilltown's microdistilled gin and vodka made with New York State apples, on display at a recent cider tasting for the media at the Stockade Tavern in Kingston. Photo by Lissa Harris. The spirit of Johnny Appleseed is alive and well in New York's... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012 - 12:44 pm
New York and Pennsylvania state environmental agencies are imposing emergency rules on hunters, after a captive deer in New Oxford, Pennsylvania was found to be infected with chronic wasting disease. Today, the New York State Department of Environmental... Read more

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