Julia Reischel
Articles
Oct. 29, 2012
Jay Fink, who runs the WRIP 97.9 radio station in Windham, tells us over the phone that power has been out since 2:45pm all over the Greene County mountaintop region. He notes that this is odd, because there hasn't been much weather disturbance in that... Read more
Oct. 29, 2012
This just in from Delaware County Emergency Services:
The Delaware County Emergency Operations Center opened at 1PM today in preparation for the potential impacts of Hurricane Sandy. The Emergency Operations telephone number is 607-746-9600.
On Tuesday... Read more
Oct. 29, 2012
According to a press release from Greene County Department of Emergency Services, Greene County will be under a state of emergency beginning at 5pm today. Residents are urged to stay at home.
Here's the full press release:
At 1:15 p.m. today, the... Read more
Oct. 29, 2012
Todd Pascarella, the mayor of the Village of Fleischmanns, which was devastated in Hurricane Irene a year ago, has issued a statement saying that he is poised to declared a state of emergency for Fleischmanns as soon as "tree limbs start falling or... Read more
Oct. 29, 2012
We just got a call from Margaretville Central School District announcing that school will be closed on Tuesday, October 30 because of Hurricane Sandy. Here's the voicemail that reached parents:
Due to the pending wather, we will be closed on Tuesday,... Read more
Oct. 29, 2012
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-- Lissa Harris and Julia Reischel
Oct. 28, 2012
Tonight, President Obama granted New York State's request for a federal emergency declaration. The declaration will release federal resources in advance of Hurricane Sandy's arrival in the Catskills on Monday, and allow the Federal Emergency Management... Read more
Oct. 28, 2012
From the Delaware Academy/Delhi Central School District website:
Early dismissal 11:30 AM
Delaware Academy CSD at Delhi will be closing early. We will be conducting early dismissal at 11:30am. The board meeting for Monday evening has been postponed to... Read more
Oct. 28, 2012
The SUNY New Palt alert system just informed students that there are no Monday classses. Here's the text of the alert that was emailed to New Paltz subscribers:
Monday classes are canceled. Offices are officially open. Non-essential employees are asked... Read more
Oct. 28, 2012
At 5pm today, Olive Town Supervisor Berndt J. Leifeld declared a state of emergency for the Ulster County town and urged residents in flood-prone areas to consider evacuating to higher ground if they feel threatened. Leifeld wrote that the Supervisor's... Read more
Oct. 28, 2012
According to the Onteora Central School District website, there will be no classes on Monday because of Hurricane Sandy:
Schools Closed due to Hurricane Sandy (Updated 10/28 at 6:45pm)
Based on concerns about potentially dangerous travel conditions and... Read more
Oct. 28, 2012
Arthur Snyder, the head of Ulster County Emergency Services, included a list of Ulster county shelters and states of emergency in an email this afternoon. The shelters will open Monday morning, as will the Ulster County Emergency Operations Center: ... Read more
Oct. 28, 2012
In an email sent this afternoon, Ulster County Emergency Services Director Arthur Snyder wrote that Ulster County is now under a "high wind warning," partially because the storm winds will be coming from the east, an unusual direction. That will "stress... Read more
Oct. 28, 2012
Arthur Snyder of Ulster County Emergency Services writes this evening that Ulster County Executive Mike Hein has declared a state of emergency for Ulster County beginning at 8am tomorrow morning. Here's Snyder's email:
County Executive Michael P. Hein... Read more
Oct. 28, 2012
Last night, the New York Office of Emergency Management, along with the National Weather Service offices in Albany and Binghamton, issued a high wind warning and a flood watch for the next 48 hours for all five counties in the Catskills region.
Arthur R... Read more
Oct. 28, 2012
Governor Andrew Cuomo just announced that he has mobilized 1,175 members of the National Guard to stand by at posts across the state to prepare for Hurricane Sandy. For the Catskills region, the deployment includes 200 soliders who will go on duty at... Read more
Oct. 26, 2012
Governor Andrew Cuomo just declared a state of emergency in New York as the region braces for the impact of Hurricane Sandy early next week. The move allows Cuomo to coordinate the emergency response effort.
In a long press release from Cuomo's office... Read more
Oct. 26, 2012
The forecast for Hurricane Sandy is still uncertain, but here at Watershed Post HQ we're preparing for the worst: A storm that dumps as much rain on us as Tropical Storm Irene did just over a year ago. Rainfall like that, coupled with the healthy levels... Read more
Oct. 24, 2012
In Delaware County, the chance to elect the county's highest judge only comes around once every ten years. (Just as cicadas burst from the ground every decade or so, so do county judicial candidates. Both spend their brief time in the sun making as much... Read more