flooding
By Lillian Browne on Wednesday, Sep. 28, 2011 - 12:24 pm
In the aftermath of Irene and then Lee, Town of Colchester Supervisor Robert Homovich, is breathing a sigh of relief that Downsville, Horton, Harvard, Corbett and Shinhopple were spared serious damage from the flood waters.
But Homovich is angry with... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Sep. 28, 2011 - 12:10 pm
From NY-Alert:
The National Weather Service In Albany Has Issued A * Flood Warning For The Esopus Creek At Cold Brook. * From This Afternoon Until This Evening. * At 10 AM Wednesday The Stage Was...9.2 Feet. * Flood Stage Is 11 Feet. * Minor Flooding Is... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Sep. 28, 2011 - 10:07 am
Peter Wallace posts a message from a local eyewitness in Upstaters, a local Facebook group:
Travel Advisory (near Phoenicia, Wed. 9:30 am): Plank Rd. under a lot of water just north of the monastery. Rt. 212 between Woodstock and Phoenicia under a lot... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Sep. 28, 2011 - 9:01 am
The National Weather Service at Binghamton has issued a flash flood watch, effective through Thursday morning, for south central New York and northern Pennsylvania, including Delaware and Sullivan counties.
Posted on NY-Alert at 2:43am:
An Upper Low... Read more
By wateradmin on Tuesday, Sep. 27, 2011 - 8:47 pm
Preparing for opening day. Photo from the WAJCS website.On Monday, September 26, 2011, after a 12-day delay, the Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School opened its doors to students.
After receiving approval from the New York State Education Department, ONC... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Sep. 27, 2011 - 6:07 pm
After the flooding of Irene and Lee, NYC food blogger Liza de Guia, who makes short behind-the-scenes documentary films about food from field to fork, visited Maple Downs Farm in Middleburgh. What she found was a landscape that has become all too familiar... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Sep. 27, 2011 - 10:39 am
The Federal Emergency Management Agency recently announced that they will be opening a mobile disaster recovery center in Catskill, from Wednesday, September 28 through Friday, September 30.
The DRC will be located at the Catskill Community Life Church at... Read more
By Carol La Monda on Friday, Sep. 23, 2011 - 12:24 pm
Above: A view of the Boiceville business district on Route 28, taken on Sunday, August 28, 2011. From Jan Ryan and Ann Davies.
Like 9/11 or the assassination of JFK, people in the Catskills will also remember the details of the hurricane and flood. ... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Sep. 22, 2011 - 8:15 pm
The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the New York Office of Emergency Management announced today that all Disaster Recovery Centers currently operating in New York State will now be open six days a week.
A joint press release from the agencies... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Sep. 22, 2011 - 8:22 am
The New York Times visited the the flood-ruined remains of the Prattsville Tavern this week, and reported yesterday that owner Ken Cox is keeping the bar going:
Happy hour at the Prattsville Tavern is still going strong. The catch? There is no bartender... Read more
Pages
