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By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 9, 2011 - 11:17 am
Accurate as of 9:15am this morning, from the Ulster County Emergency Services news blog:
Road Closures September 9, 2011
ROAD CLOSURE LISTUpdated 9/9/11 09:15
Denning: Watson Hollow RdPeekamoose Rd closed entire length due to floodingOliverea Rd bridge... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Sep. 9, 2011 - 10:11 am
Image: A Catskills map from 1903. From livingstonmanor.net, a website devoted to Livingston Manor history.
WXXI, a public radio station in Rochester, reported yesterday that New York State Assemblyman Kevin Cahill -- whose district, the 101st, includes... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 9, 2011 - 9:18 am
This just in from the Delaware County Sheriff's Office: Twenty-four-year-old Aaron J. Scudder of Arkville was arrested yesterday for allegedly assaulting another person in a domestic dispute with a metal baseball bat and a big wooden cross. A child was... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Sep. 9, 2011 - 8:42 am
On Saturday, August 27, 2011 the Watershed Post launched its coverage of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene and its expected impact on the Catskills region of upstate New York. Below is the text of our homepage as it appeared throughout the Catskills flooding... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Sep. 8, 2011 - 10:56 pm
View from Overlook Mountain near Woodstock. Photo by Flickr user Miss K; published under Creative Commons license.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced today that because of dangerous conditions in the wake of widespread... Read more
By wateradmin on Thursday, Sep. 8, 2011 - 10:05 pm
Above, trucks haul dredging debris out of the Stony Clove in Phoenicia. Photo by Janet Klugiewicz.
Tom Rinaldo, who writes the Dispatches from Shandaken column for the Watershed Post, filed this story on September 6. We couldn't post it before now,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Sep. 8, 2011 - 6:37 pm
Belleayre Ski Center will no longer be operating a shelter at the upper lodge, as of tomorrow morning. FEMA and other agencies will continue to operate the disaster recovery center at the lower lodge.
From the Middletown Flood Recovery website:
Belleayre... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Sep. 8, 2011 - 5:29 pm
This news just in via a press release from State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's office. Stay tuned for a more in-depth story by our correspondent. --Ed.
Press release:
State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the approval of a contract for the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Sep. 8, 2011 - 2:05 pm
2pm: At 1pm, the Walton Reporter announced on Facebook that its Walton offices were back up and running:
The Walton Reporter office in Walton is now open, with phones and electricity. No damage, we're relieved to say.
1pm: The state of emergency in Walton... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Sep. 8, 2011 - 11:57 am
From Delaware County Emergency Services at noon:
Press Release
09/08/11~ 1200 hrs
By order of James Eisel, Chair of the Delaware County Board of Supervisors,all Delaware County offices, buildings and courts are closed however there isnot a countywide... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Sep. 8, 2011 - 11:33 am
11:30am: Here are some photos taken in Sidney today.
The American Legion in Sidney today. Photo by Kathi Tim Shackelton on Facebook:
The Amphenol parking lot in Sidney. Photo by Kathi Tim Shackelton on Facebook:
8pm, 9/7/11: From Rob Ray, radio reporter... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Sep. 8, 2011 - 10:12 am
9/10/11: West Hubbell Hill Road is open again, according to the Middletown Flood Recovery website.
9/8/11: First heard on the Delaware County scanner, and then confirmed by the Middletown Flood Recovery website: There has been a road bank failure on West... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Sep. 8, 2011 - 9:55 am
Reposted from the Ulster County Emergency Services News website. Accurate as of 8:30am:
ROAD CLOSURE LISTUpdated 9/8/11 08:30
Denning: County Line – Sundown between Grassy Rd and Ridge Ln- 1 LANE OPENSundown/Greenville 1 LANE OPENWatson Hollow RdOliverea... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Sep. 8, 2011 - 9:26 am
Here's the latest from Delaware County Emergency Services, sent at 8am this morning:
Press Release
09/08/11~ 0800 hrs
By order of James Eisel, Chair of the Delaware County Board of Supervisors,all Delaware County offices, buildings and courts are closed.... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Sep. 7, 2011 - 11:01 pm
Above: Flooding at SUNY Cobleskill, from YouTube user theryman1992.
Flooding in Cobleskill today had students from the local public school district sheltering in the school buildings, and shut down classes at SUNY Cobleskill, according to a YNN report... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Sep. 7, 2011 - 7:53 pm
This just in via WCDO radio reporter Rob Ray, on Facebook:
UNADILLA VILLAGE RESIDENTS ON THE RIVER SIDE OF MAIN STREET, YOU ARE TO EVACUATE BY 9:00 PM TONIGHT. THIS INCLUDES ALL WHOLE LENGTH OF THE VILLAGE FROM ROUTE 357 TO MILL STREET
A flash flood... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Sep. 7, 2011 - 6:48 pm
Flooding fears aren't over in Sullivan County. The takeaway, according to a new alert on the county website, is that "the Delaware River at Callicoon and near Barryville, the Beaverkill River, and the Neversink River are either flooding or are expected... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Sep. 7, 2011 - 6:36 pm
6:35pm: According to the Middletown Flood Recovery website, most road in Margaretville are passable, and things seem to be returning to normal:
Road and Street Report — Sept. 7
Margaretville firefighters are once again pumping basements in the Swart... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Sep. 7, 2011 - 6:03 pm
Above: A crayfish found in a basement on Wagner Ave. this week. Photo by Judy Sugar, sent to us yesterday.
The Middletown Flood Recovery blog reports that Fleischmanns evacuees have come back home:
Road and Street Report — Sept. 7
Fleischmanns evacuees... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Sep. 7, 2011 - 5:24 pm
From the governor's office: Residents of Schoharie Valley and Catskills should be on alert tonight for more rain. Specific warnings are made for western Delaware County, particularly Unadilla -- see the highlighted areas in bold:
Governor Cuomo Orders... Read more
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