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By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2011 - 7:31 pm
Jenn Schuman, the host of the WIOX 91.3FM radio show Java with Jenn and Friends, made a visit to flood-ravaged Prattsville yesterday. She filed this report, which aired on WIOX this morning. Above: A damaged home in Prattsville. Photo by FEMA. -- Julia... Read more
By Rusty Mae Moore on Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2011 - 5:06 pm
Jody Rossitz, Big Indian/Oliverea Fire Chief, acknowledging applause at Monday's Shandaken Town Board Meeting, September 12, 2011: Photo by Rusty Mae Moore
A crowd of 45 Shandaken residents told the Shandaken Town Board on Monday that they were concerned... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2011 - 12:10 pm
To help our readers and neighbors navigate the confusing bureaucracy of flood recovery, we've uploaded the NY OEM's Disaster Assistance Handbook onto our site and Scribd, an online-document service. This is one of the most complete guides to disaster... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2011 - 9:34 am
Life is slowly returning to normalcy for residents and business owners in the flood-ravaged Delaware County town of Middletown. As of 7pm last night, according to Middletown public information officer Diane Galusha, the curfew for the villages of... Read more
By wateradmin on Monday, Sep. 12, 2011 - 4:20 pm
Above: Main Street Phoenicia during Tropical Storm Irene. Photo by Jay Conasa.
Tsunamis aren’t a concern here in the Catskills. Neither are forest fires, really, or major earthquakes. Hurricane storm surges will never threaten us, and hurricanes... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Sep. 12, 2011 - 10:53 am
This just in from Ulster County Emergency Communications: a list of road closures in the county, as of 9:30am on Monday, September 12.
DenningWatson Hollow RdPeekamoose Rd closed entire length due to floodingOliverea Rd bridge closed between Route 28 and... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Sep. 12, 2011 - 10:41 am
The Catskill Watershed Corporation will hold a special meeting at their office, at 905 Main Street, Margaretville, at 10am on Tuesday, September 13. The topic: Potential assistance programs for flood victims in New York City's Catskill-Delaware watershed... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Sep. 10, 2011 - 12:30 pm
Above: The Cheese Barrel's window on Bridge Street in Margaretville sported a message of hope in the first days after it was flooded by Tropical Storm Irene. Now the building faces demolition if its foundation is not stablilized. Photo by Julia Green... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 9, 2011 - 5:35 pm
The Watershed Post is hosting hour-long live blog sessions on Catskills flooding and its aftermath at 6pm on weekdays. Join us tonight for a general discussion below.
Catskills flooding/recovery liveblog September 9, 2011
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 9, 2011 - 5:14 pm
9/9/11 Update: According to a press released issued at 5pm on Friday by Delware County Emergency Services, the state of emergency is Deposit has been lifted. Airport Road is still closed, however:
DEPOSITThe Town of Deposit lifted their state of emergency... Read more
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