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By WP Newsroom on Thursday, Sep. 15, 2011 - 10:18 am
Dear Editor: Phoenicia is open for business, and wants to welcome everyone back to our lovely town. But, to many who live far afield and read the New York Times, a recent article questioning Phoenicia’s location in a flood plain, may have served to... Read more
By wateradmin on Thursday, Sep. 15, 2011 - 10:05 am
Downtown Phoenicia. Photo by Daniel Case, via Wikimedia Commons. In this case “you” refers to anyone who periodically enjoys spending time -- and, preferably, a little money also -- inside Shandaken. With only a few exceptions, the town is open and ready... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Sep. 15, 2011 - 8:40 am
Above: Appliances ruined by flooding in Prattsville. Photo by Larry Dauer, from the Huntersfield Christian Training Center's website. On Wednesday, September 14, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the state has created a new fund to offset the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2011 - 6:01 pm
Lissa Harris in the WIOX studio. Photo by Julia Reischel. After two weeks of airing special hour-long, all-flooding-all-the-time episodes of our weekly radio show, the Watershed Post Half-Hour News Hour, today we're back to airing our standard 30-minute... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2011 - 11:52 am
The unofficial results from yesterday's primary elections around the Catskills are in -- and you can find them here. Schoharie County had no primary elections this year, which was a stroke of luck for them, as their own offices were hit hard by flooding... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2011 - 11:41 pm
Scrambling to react quickly to the devastation wrought by Tropical Storms Irene and Lee, the Catskill Watershed Corporation held a special meeting on Tuesday, September 13, to create a grant program to help flood-damaged businesses in New York City's west... Read more
By Rusty Mae Moore on Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2011 - 5:06 pm
Jody Rossitz, Big Indian/Oliverea Fire Chief, acknowledging applause at Monday's Shandaken Town Board Meeting, September 12, 2011: Photo by Rusty Mae Moore A crowd of 45 Shandaken residents told the Shandaken Town Board on Monday that they were concerned... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2011 - 12:17 pm
Just in case you're busy with flood-related work, here's a reminder: Today is primary day across the Catskills, so if you are a registered member of a political party, get out and vote. Here's our guide to the races. 
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Sep. 12, 2011 - 7:31 pm
A list of the primary contests in Ulster County, for both countywide and town/city offices. In some primaries, party members have the "opportunity to ballot," or write-in a candidate. Primary elections take place Tuesday, September 13, 2011. Check the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Sep. 12, 2011 - 4:37 pm
This just in from the New York City Department of Environmental Protection: The DEP is releasing water from the west basin of the Ashokan Reservoir through the release channel and into the Little Beaverkill and Lower Esopus Creek, as a precaution against... Read more

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