FEMA
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011 - 8:38 pm
Updated 10/3/11:
On Saturday, August 27, 2011, the aftermath of Hurricane Irene brought devastating flooding to the Catskills. The Watershed Post is keeping track of relief resources and information on this page and in Google Document spreadsheets, which... Read more
By Timothy Knight on Tuesday, Mar. 22, 2016 - 6:58 am
Above: A schematic of the proposed flood wall slated to be built around Schoharie County's official buildings with FEMA money.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has agreed to give Schoharie County an additional $800,000 to breathe new life... Read more
By Timothy Knight on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015 - 9:35 am
Above: The FEMA trailer that has housed the Schoharie County Corrections Office since Tropical Storm Irene flooded the Catskills in August 2011. FEMA trailers are intended to serve as temporary housing for up to 18 months. Photo by Timothy Knight.
It’s... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014 - 6:12 pm
Above: The Route 23 bridge over the Schoharie Creek in Prattsville. Photo by Doug Kerr.
The steel truss bridge that carries Route 23 over the Schoharie Creek in the Greene County town of Prattsville is slated for replacement in 2016, according to the New... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014 - 4:14 pm
Above: The interior of the Blenheim Bridge in 2006, in a photo by Flickr user paraflyer. The bridge was washed away by floodwaters in 2011.
The Old Blenheim Bridge, which was the longest open-span covered bridge in the world before it was destroyed by... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014 - 6:33 pm
The VW Parts building owned by infamous Fleischmanns junkyard operator William Hrazanek caught fire around 5 p.m. on Tuesday, August 26. The former junkyard, located at 717 Wagner Avenue, is in the process of being purchased with federal disaster funds as... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jul. 18, 2013 - 11:04 pm
An employee of the Shandaken highway department has been charged with embezzling over $20,000 from the town, some of it allegedly from FEMA funds meant for Irene flood relief.
On Wednesday, state police arrested 46-year-old Florence Sullivan of Chichester... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Apr. 8, 2013 - 3:50 pm
Above: The last FEMA trailer in the village of Schoharie being towed away from Mary and Jim Bryant's front yard on Thursday, April 4. Photo by Alison Bryant; used by permission of Schoharie Area Long Term Recovery.
The flood-ravaged village of Schoharie... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Mar. 27, 2013 - 12:41 pm
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that the deadline for registering for individual FEMA aid in 13 Sandy-affected counties will be extended, from March 29 to April 13, 2013.
Among the 13 counties eligible for individual FEMA aid for Sandy storm losses... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 - 11:01 am
Above: Flood damage in Phoenicia caused by Tropical Storm Irene. Photo taken on September 4, 2011 by fixBufflao and posted to the Watershed Post Flickr pool.
Yesterday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced a plan to buy up to 33 properties in... Read more
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