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By wateradmin on Monday, Sep. 12, 2011 - 4:20 pm
Above: Main Street Phoenicia during Tropical Storm Irene. Photo by Jay Conasa.
Tsunamis aren’t a concern here in the Catskills. Neither are forest fires, really, or major earthquakes. Hurricane storm surges will never threaten us, and hurricanes... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Sep. 12, 2011 - 10:53 am
This just in from Ulster County Emergency Communications: a list of road closures in the county, as of 9:30am on Monday, September 12.
DenningWatson Hollow RdPeekamoose Rd closed entire length due to floodingOliverea Rd bridge closed between Route 28 and... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Sep. 12, 2011 - 10:41 am
The Catskill Watershed Corporation will hold a special meeting at their office, at 905 Main Street, Margaretville, at 10am on Tuesday, September 13. The topic: Potential assistance programs for flood victims in New York City's Catskill-Delaware watershed... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 9, 2011 - 9:18 pm
Form the Onteora Central School District:
The Onteora Board of Education will hold a Regular Meeting on Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at 6:00 in the Woodstock Elementary School on Route 375, Woodstock, New York.
The Board will vote to enter into Executive... Read more
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
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