Irene Anniversary
By Rebecca Andre on Saturday, Sep. 3, 2016 - 3:37 pm
On August 28, 2011, Irene, downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm, arrived in the Catskills region of New York. The storm killed three people, destroyed entire towns and caused millions of dollars in damage.
In the days, weeks, months and years... Read more
By Michael Ryan on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016 - 11:25 am
Above: The ruined Victorian house owned by David Rikard that became an international symbol of the destruction of Tropical Storm Irene. Photo provided by Larry Gambon.
An internal resolve: That is what unites five people who endured the historic flooding... Read more
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 Andrea Girolamo on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012 - 9:58 am
