Callicoon
By Jason Dole on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 - 12:42 pm
Above: Loch Sheldrake resident Della Weekes, who stopped by the Red Cross shelter at the Sullivan County Community College Field House on Friday to warm up and have a shower before going to work. All photos by Jason Dole.
Every day, electricity returns... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 - 9:51 pm
Gas shortages have been spreading across New Jersey and the greater New York City area, sending frantic drivers ever further north in search of a fuel-up. The Times Herald-Record reported earlier today that shortages have begun to affect parts of Orange... Read more
By Jason Dole on Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 - 9:28 pm
Hurricane Sandy shook up many aspects of public and private life in Sullivan County, but the elections will go on much the same as always. Only two polling places will be changed due to complications following the storm, a Board of Elections official told... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 - 3:18 pm
Sullivan County posted its latest update on warming stations, power outages and road closures today at 1pm. Read the report in full below:
SULLIVAN COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGMENTHURRICANE SANDY RESOURCE UPDATE: November 2, 2012 | 1:00pm
• NYSEG Dry Ice... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 - 12:52 pm
Update: Sullivan County issued another update about warming stations and shelters at 1pm. See it by clicking here.
At 10am today, Sullivan County manager David Fanslau issued an update about conditions in Sullivan County, where power outages and road... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 - 10:58 am
Update: Two more locations for dry ice have been added in Sullivan County (Claryville FD and Highland Town Hall). Source: 1pm update from Sullivan County.
Update: Two locations for dry ice have been added in Sullivan County. Source: Sullivan County's... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012 - 6:07 pm
With much of Sullivan County still without power and looking at another few days of power outages, warm shelter and hot showers are becoming more critical.
Sullivan County radio station WJFF announced on Facebook Thursday afternoon that several local... Read more
By Jason Dole on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012 - 9:26 pm
Above: Betty Knack lights a candle and tries to stay warm in the hamlet of Callicoon on October 31. Photos by Jason Dole.
As another post-Sandy night descended on Sullivan County, thousands were still without power.
The Town of Fremont, in the northwest... 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 Adam Bosch on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 - 5:30 pm
Sullivan County Manager David Fanslau is urging residents to stay off the roads as fallen trees and electric wires become more of a widespread problem.
“We don't have any road closures, but basically we're trying to get people off the roads,” Fanslau told... Read more