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By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011 - 6:18 pm
NYS Assemblyman Peter Lopez breaks down about his Schoharie-County-based family losing everything. while talking to reporter Terry Doyle today. Listen here.
Facebook resource for Schoharie County photos.
6pm Monday, 8/29/11: Photographic proof that the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011 - 4:56 pm
5pm Monday 8/29/11: Jessica Vecchione, Hamden-based videographer extraordinaire and Watershed Post correspondent, has compiiled two reports about the flooding in Hamden, which has affected Lucky Dog Farm. See the Sunday report below and the Monday report... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011 - 4:51 pm
Town-by-town information, sorted by county:
Ulster CountyShandaken:Mount TremperPhoeniciaBig IndianOlivereaOlive- Boiceville
Delaware County
Middletown:- Arkville - Margaretville- FleischmannsRoxburyWaltonDelhiColchester (Downsville)Delancey/Hamden... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011 - 4:39 pm
4:30pm Monday 8/29/11: Palenville photos are coming in from Flickr user Leslie1910:
Rte 32:
Damaged bridge over Kaaterskill:
More photos in slideshow:
4:41pm Sunday 8/28/11: Sketchy reports from Daily Mail reporter Daily Mail reporter Doron Tyler... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011 - 4:15 pm
Above: Photo of CVS building in Margaretillve before it reportedly collapsed today. Photo by Julia Green Marks. More on Facebook.
4:10pm: The state of emergency has been lifted across Delaware County except for the towns of Middletown (Margaretville,... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011 - 3:52 pm
Circles in green indicate shelters; impassable roads and bridges are in red and orange. For the full legend, click the link to bigger map.
Link to bigger map.
Map maintained by Don Meltz; reach him on Twitter at @DonMeltz.
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011 - 1:22 pm
1:25pm Monday, 8/29/11: In Walton, it seems that things were better than expected. Our correspondent Leslie Kaufman took a stroll around town today to investigate and submitted these photos.
Above, the bridge over the West Branch of the Delaware River,... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011 - 1:07 pm
1:30pm: From Peter Applebome at the New York Times:
Readying helicopter rescue of about 20 people trapped in vacation lodge in Catskills town of Jewett...Roads impassable.
If you have info, please post it on our live blog or comment on this post.
1pm... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011 - 12:45 pm
12:25pm Monday 8/29/11:
Above: Raw video of Governor Andrew Cuomo's helicopter ride over flooded-out Prattsville, Middleburgh, and Schoharie. Widespread, dramatic flooding. Footage via StateofPolitics on YouTube. Here's a still from the video of where... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011 - 9:37 am
Got an idea for how to help with Catskills flood relief? Post it in the comments section here or email us at editor@watershedpost.com. We need to begin organizing to help our communities across the Catskills recover.
1) Start organizing a Catskills... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011 - 9:02 am
Just got this from Liz Higgins at the Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program. She is looking for documentation of flood damage from area residents to submit on behalf of county emergency responders to FEMA.
Higgins says, "It's going to be really... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011 - 7:34 am
Numbers to call:
Greene County Town and Village Supervisors numbers to use if Central County emergency numbers (518/622-3643 or 635-5115) don't work:
Greene County Town and Village Supervisors numbers to use if Central County emergency numbers (518/622-... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 - 8:35 pm
This just in from Delaware County Emergency Services:
Subject: Red Cross Shelters open in Delaware County
Shelter for Delaware County residents is available at any of the following locations:
Walton, New York -- Walton High School at 47-49 Stockton Avenue... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 - 8:30 pm
Photos of Bridge Street Bridge in Delhi around 7pm by Fred Harris, Jr, via Facebook.
8:30pm: Over the phone, Watershed Post contributor Fred Harris on Bridge Street in Delhi reports that the West Branch of the Delaware River is rising in Delhi, but is not... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 - 8:23 pm
8:45pm: Clarification from Terry Doyle: WIOX didn't go off the air because of floodwaters in its studio, but because of the power outage in Roxbury. In an email, Doyle writes:
WIOX stopped broadcasting when the hamlet of Roxbury lost power. Though the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 - 7:06 pm
7:45pm: A clarification is in order. The mandatory evacuation order is only for the village of Downsville -- particularly for parts of Downsville that are prone to flooding.
An astute reader wonders whether everyone in Downsville must leave, or only... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 - 6:26 pm
Delaware County Emergency Services sent out a press release an hour ago explaining the latest across the county.
The gist: Margaretville and Fleischmanns are underwater, and while helicopters have been called in to help with evacuations, going is slow.... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 - 5:03 pm
5pm: Olive correspondent Cindy Johansen has posted photos of flooding in West Shokan on Facebook. (Two of those photos are illustrating this post.) Here's her report:
"New Creek - many, many bridges with damages - including new bridge on 28A that replaced... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 - 10:41 am
11:28am: Spruce Street Tannersville is a raging river, according to Sean Mahoney, who snapped this photo above. His latest tweet:
Spruce Street in Tannersville is now a raging river. #Catskills #Irene
10:41am: Sean Mahoney in Tannersville reports that... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 - 9:23 am
10:15am: Photos of flooding in Livingston Manor taken by the Liberty Independent added to this post. Go to the Liberty Independent page for continuous updates, or see our live blog coverage of the storm, to which they are contributing.
9:30am: A state of... Read more
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