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By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 9, 2011 - 12:34 pm
The Phoenicia Rotary, which has taken on the Herculean task of coordinating clean-up throughout Shandaken, is hosting its annual fundraiser on Friday, September 9, at 7pm at The Pavilion, also known as Al's Restaurant. Buy a ticket and support their... Read more
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 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 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 - 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 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
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Sep. 7, 2011 - 12:58 pm
We'll be doing another special flooding edition of our radio show at 1pm today. Listen live by clicking here.
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Sep. 7, 2011 - 11:04 am
Update, 11:00am: The shelter currently operating at the upper lodge at Belleayre is still open, although the FEMA office at the lower lodge is closed for the day. From the Town of Middletown recovery website:
The Belleayre Mountain Recovery Center is open... Read more
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