hurricane irene disaster relief

By Timothy Knight on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016 - 5:53 pm
Above: A widely-circulated photo of the flooded Schoharie Valley during Tropical Storm Irene in 2011, as seen from the top of the cliffs of Vroman’s Nose. Photo by Amy Colyer Fogerty. The air was perfectly calm in the late hours of Saturday, August 27,... Read more
By Timothy Knight on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015 - 9:35 am
Above: The FEMA trailer that has housed the Schoharie County Corrections Office since Tropical Storm Irene flooded the Catskills in August 2011. FEMA trailers are intended to serve as temporary housing for up to 18 months. Photo by Timothy Knight. It’s... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Oct. 31, 2011 - 9:52 am
If you were affected by Tropical Storm Irene and live in the Catskills, today -- October 31, 2011 -- is your last chance to apply for federal disaster aid through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Phone lines will close at 10pm tonight. Call 800-... Read more
By Carol La Monda on Thursday, Sep. 22, 2011 - 9:40 pm
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Sep. 20, 2011 - 9:44 am
Randy Creamer, a disaster expert with the Southern Baptist Convention's North American Mission Board, was in Prattsville last week to tell homeowners and first responders how to rebuild and clean up after flooding. Middletown videographer Fred Margulies... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 16, 2011 - 12:16 pm
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 16, 2011 - 11:45 am
The New York Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman, has set up meetings for flood victims in each county in the Catskills in the coming weeks. During these "office hours," all consumers are welcome to walk in and ask questions about flood-related issues.... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 16, 2011 - 11:27 am
The IRS is giving you a break if you live in Sullivan, Ulster, Greene, Delaware or Schoharie county this year, with a special Hurricane-Irene tax deadline extension. Normally, third-quarter estimated tax payments would have been due yesterday. Now they... Read more
By wateradmin on Thursday, Sep. 15, 2011 - 3:38 pm
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

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