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By Julia Reischel on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011 - 9:07 am
Above: Cuomo tours flooded-out Middleburgh on September 3, 2011. Via the GovernorAdnrewCuomo Flickr page.
Governor Andrew Cuomo, who announced a new package of relief funds earmarked for flooded-out communities two weeks ago, will be talking about... Read more
By Rusty Mae Moore on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011 - 12:14 pm
Cobblestone Motel owner Kimberly Wendt with a wrecked fuel oil tank, which was lifted by floodwaters and wedged between two walls of the motel. Photo by Rusty Mae Moore.
After 62 years in operation, the Cobblestone Motel in Phoenicia closed down during... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011 - 4:47 pm
Painting by local artist Alix Travis. One of several dozen items donated by local artists and craftspeople via the Catskill Mountain Artisans' Guild for a raffle to raise funds for flood relief.
It all started with a quilt. On September 4, with... Read more
By wateradmin on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011 - 9:39 am
Photo from Prattsville Museum website.
Beginning Friday, November 4, and continuing through Sunday, November 6, workshops will be held to develop long term recovery plans for Prattsville. Residents are completing a survey (available online as well) and... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011 - 11:26 am
Today, Governor Andrew Cuomo's office announced more stops on his administration's ongoing tour of flood-damaged communities in upstate New York.
This afternoon, Environmental Facilities Corporation CEO Matthew Driscoll will visit Sidney and Margaretville... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Oct. 24, 2011 - 10:16 am
Governor Andrew Cuomo's office announced this morning that several members of his administration will be touring flood-damaged communities in upstate New York this week, beginning this afternoon.
Today, Lieutenant Governor Bob Duffy and Environmental... Read more
By Carol La Monda on Friday, Oct. 21, 2011 - 8:09 pm
Photo of the Bushkill Creek in Olive by Ed Ostapczuk.
I remember more vivid autumns. Then again, I don't remember mowing the grass in the middle of October. I think all this rain caused the leaves to drop before they turned their bright colors. Mother... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Oct. 21, 2011 - 12:52 pm
This just in from the Town of Shandaken Police: 68-year-old Algernon Reese, of Old Plank Road in Mount Tremper, has been arrested on charges that he used an excavator to dig a trench through a neighbor's property without permission, and disturbed a stream... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011 - 9:42 am
FEMA will be running a mobile disaster recovery center in Cobleskill from Friday, October 21 through Monday, October 24, from 8am to 8pm each day.
A press release from the agency:
A Mobile Disaster Recovery Center (MDRC) will open for four days in... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011 - 2:24 pm
Several TV news crews reported yesterday from the demo site in Prattsville that used to be Pam Young's family home. Built in 1947, the house was home to four generations of Young's family until August 28, when Tropical Storm Irene flooded the house and... Read more
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