Lissa Harris
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Lissa Harris is the founder and publisher of the Watershed Post.
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Sep. 7, 2011
10:15am: The order to evacuate Prattsville immediately has been taken down a notch, according to Shaun Groden, the Greene County administrator, who was just on WRIP in Windham again a moment ago. Groden is now saying that Prattsville residents should be... Read more
Sep. 7, 2011
As of around 7:30am, Marty Finch at the Roxbury Fire Department said there were no evacuations underway in Roxbury, although the fire department had already been called out to rescue someone in the Denver Vega valley this morning.
At the time, he said... Read more
Sep. 7, 2011
Several area stream gauges show that flooding is underway, or forecast within the next 48 hours. Click links for details.
Minor flooding, as of 6am:
Pepacton
Esopus at Cold Brook
Moderate flooding forecast in next 48 hours:
Pepacton
East Branch at... Read more
Sep. 6, 2011
From the Middletown Flood Recovery website:
Margaretville Central WILL NOT OPEN for students on Wednesday September 7th as previously scheduled. (Updated):
MCS will delay the opening of school to students until Tuesday September 13th.
Faculty is to... Read more
Sep. 5, 2011
Yesterday, Governor Andrew Cuomo visited flood-ravaged Margaretville, for the third time since flooding began. A week ago, Cuomo and his aides were snapping cell phone pictures from his SUV while it forged through several feet of water in downtown... Read more
Sep. 5, 2011
Just received from FEMA:
Water, Meals Available at 5 Points of Distribution in Schoharie County; 1 Shelter Open for Local Victims
SCHOHARIE COUNTY – Disaster survivors can now pick up water and ready-to-eat meals at five Point of Distribution (POD)... Read more
Sep. 5, 2011
Through Tuesday morning. Other Eastern New York counties included in flood watch. From NY-Alert:
A Slow Moving Cold Front Will Approach The Region From The Northwest Today And Tonight...As A Series Of Low Pressure Systems Travel Along The Frontal... Read more
Sep. 5, 2011
20-year-old Brett Barnett of Stamford was struck by a car and killed early yesterday morning, while lying in the road on Route 10 in the town of Harpersfield. From the Press & Sun Bulletin:
Brett A. Barnett, 20, of Stamford, was lying on Route 10 in... Read more
Sep. 4, 2011
From the Daily Freeman: As of 4pm, most of Central Hudson's customers had power, but over 4,000 outages remained, mostly in Ulster County.
Central Hudson’s outage total at 3:59 p.m. was 3,607. Of those, 3,293 were in Ulster County and 267 were in Greene... Read more
Sep. 3, 2011
This just in from Diane Galusha, public information officer for the town of Middletown (which contains the villages/hamlets of Margaretville, Arkville, Fleischmanns, New Kingston and Halcottsville): Governor Andrew Cuomo is coming to town. Again.
Galusha... Read more
Sep. 3, 2011
Muddy, but defiant, in post-Irene downtown Middleburgh. Photo by Flickr user Janice Dean; posted by permission. She's got more photos of Middleburgh on Flickr, some of lists of items needed posted around town.
We're collecting stories of Catskills... Read more
Sep. 3, 2011
FEMA has opened a mobile disaster recovery center in nigh-flattened Prattsville. Above: A FEMA photo of people lining up for help at the mobile DRC on August 31, 2011.
The Prattsville DRC is one of three opened in New York State to cope with the... Read more
Sep. 2, 2011
The following press releases from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), one on the federal disaster declaration for New York State and one on available aid programs for the New York disaster, were issued on Wednesday, August 31. Also attached:... Read more
Sep. 2, 2011
This release from the Small Business Administration was dated August 31. Also attached: An embedded PDF fact sheet from the SBA on how to apply for disaster loans. --Ed.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Karen G. Mills issued... Read more
Sep. 2, 2011
I was live on Amy Goodman's Democracy Now this morning, via the magic of Skype. It's a program with a huge national audience, and we're delighted they're helping us get the word out about what's happening here in the Catskills, even if they can't... Read more
Sep. 2, 2011
Incredible video from Accord of local residents building a temporary bridge to help neighbors escape from behind a washed-out road. (Hat tip to Kitty Sheehan, who posted this on Twitter. Not sure who the videographer is.)
Sep. 2, 2011
FEMA begins to set up shop at Belleayre. Photo by Fred Margulies.
9/2/11: Delaware County announced yesterday that the FEMA Delaware County Flood Recovery Center is open for business at Belleayre Ski Center today. Buses are running to take flood-affected... Read more
Sep. 1, 2011
Our correspondent Marty Rosen took these photos yesterday in flood-ravaged Schoharie.
SCHOHARIE, NY - Shaun Bevins shows the water level from Sunday's flood. The top of the hydrant marked the flood level from the previous flood in 1996.
Residents here... Read more
Sep. 1, 2011
This just in from the New York City Department of Environmental Protection:
DEP will activate the Ashokan Reservoir Release Channel tomorrow, following a request from Ulster County, and with the agreement of the State Department of Environmental... Read more
Sep. 1, 2011
CORRECTION, 9/3: It seems the CCCC's press release (posted below) was premature. Diane Galusha of CWC, now serving as public information officer for the town of Middletown, informs us that CWC offices sustained damage in the flood, and will not be... Read more