Sullivan County
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Sep. 19, 2012 - 12:53 pm
Above: Flood damage in front of a house at 66 Main Street in Livingston Manor. Photo by Chris Andreola; courtesy of Livingston Manor Ink. Manor Ink writes: "This photo is of Main Street in front of old ADC Studio, also known as Chris Andreola's place,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Sep. 18, 2012 - 9:49 pm
The Times Herald-Record reports that flash flooding rose quickly in downtown Livingston Manor earlier this evening, and a hazard was issued by the county around 6:30pm.
Here's a photo shared on Facebook by Michael Ortiz:
A reader on our Facebook wall... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Sep. 18, 2012 - 8:43 pm
High winds are taking out power lines across upstate New York tonight, leaving tens of thousands of people without power.
As of this post, Central Hudson is reporting that 29,961 of its upstate New York customers have power outages. NYSEG has 22,056... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Sep. 18, 2012 - 6:26 pm
Heavy rainfall across the region today has streams and creeks rising, and a few spots are predicted to flood later this evening.
The Beaverkill near Cooks Falls is predicted to reach minor flood stage later tonight. The river should crest at 11.5 feet... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Sep. 18, 2012 - 1:02 pm
Update, 5pm: Ulster and Greene County are under a flash flood warning:
Locations In The Warning Include But Are Not Limited To Windham And Prattsville Radar Estimates And Actual Gage Readings Indicating 2 To 4 Inches Of Rain Has Fallen Across Portions Of... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Sep. 18, 2012 - 12:36 pm
Above: Cannabis sativa, ready for its closeup. Photo by Flickr user Sandra Nahdi, published under Creative Commons license.
With the local marijuana crop getting ready for harvest, it's also the season for big pot busts.
For three days last week, the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Sep. 18, 2012 - 11:05 am
The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a wind advisory for the western Catskills region, from 11am until 8pm. Forecasts are calling for sustained winds of 20 to 30 miles per hour, with gusts up to 40 or 50 miles per hour, possibly greater... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Sep. 13, 2012 - 12:13 am
Above: Photo by Flickr user Ann Douglas. Published under Creative Commons license.
If you're registered to a political party in New York State, you may be eligible to vote in a primary election on Thursday, September 13. Most towns in the Catskills region... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Sep. 12, 2012 - 11:20 am
Above: Before (well, during) and after photos of Jeanne Sager's cancer-fighting 'do. Photos courtesy of Jeanne Sager; reproduced with permission.
How far would you go to fight cancer?
Jeanne Sager, the Sullivan County writer and mom behind the blog Inside... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Sep. 7, 2012 - 11:19 am
There's only two things money can't buy: True love and home-grown tomatoes. Above, photographer Mark Zilberman proves that you can grow gorgeous tomatoes in the high-altitude Catskills town of Andes. Shared in the Watershed Post Flickr group.
It's... Read more
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