Hurricane Irene
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Sep. 1, 2011 - 2:52 pm
I talked on the phone with Bill Moon, the Comissioner of Delaware County Social Services, this morning. He told me that the county is tracking down vehicles to launch a bus service that will ferry Margaretville, Arkville and Fleiscmanns residents between... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Sep. 1, 2011 - 2:44 pm
This came in yesterday from Shandaken Supervisor Rob Stanley:
Town of Shandaken PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2011
Town Supervisor Robert A. Stanley reports that due to Hurricane Irene, Belleayre Mountain is still open as an... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Sep. 1, 2011 - 2:36 pm
Carol O'Beirne sent us this info yesterday. Our apologies for not being able to post until now:
Two sites are set up and open as of today, Wed, Aug. 31.
The Town of Middletown announced late yesterday that there will be two temporary Dumping Sites set up... Read more
By jes.vec on Thursday, Sep. 1, 2011 - 12:44 pm
Watershed Post contributor Jess Vecchione shot this video about the ongoing cleanup and rebuilding effort in Margaretville yesterday, where buildings on Main Street have been evacuated and may have to be taken down.
Officials and cleanup coordinators also... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Sep. 1, 2011 - 10:49 am
Correspondent Marty Rosen was on the ground in Schoharie County yesterday morning and early afternoon, and sent us these photos of Middleburgh, where -- to add insult to Irene's already devastating injury -- a barn fire broke out around 11am yesterday.... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Sep. 1, 2011 - 8:51 am
Above: A resident stranded on Oliverea Road, and video of the ravine in Rte. 47/Oliverea Road carved by floodwaters.
Yesterday, emergency responders from Ulster County, the town of Shandaken, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011 - 10:37 pm
This afternoon, WIOX ran a segment with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, FEMA officials, and various other state and county officials and first responders. Listen to it here.
Call for volunteers! If anyone can transcribe this, please email us at editor@watershedpost.... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011 - 8:03 pm
We did a special hour-long news segment today on WIOX in Roxbury, which has been broadcasting via livestream while their transmitter has been down. The segment has also been picked up by several other local radio stations, including WGXC in Catskill and... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011 - 3:57 am
Above: Video of damage at the Frost Valley YMCA, created by stranded YMCA staffers up the blocked-off Oliverea Road.
Anyone with updates, please post them on our Hurricane Irene Catskills live blog.
4am, Wednesday, 8/31/11:
Frost Valley YMCA, the Full... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011 - 3:40 am
3:30am Wednesday, 8/31/11:
Above: The Associated Press's report on Margaretville. Margaretville firefighters rescued 42 people from floodwaters this week, and caught the attention of the national media. Heartbreaking interview with "exhausted hero" Allan... Read more
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