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By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Sep. 15, 2011 - 10:56 am
WGXC 90.7FM in Greene County had a reporter at Tuesday's emergency meeting for flood-ravaged farmers at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Agroforestry Resource Center in Acra. The full audio of the meeting is available by clicking here.
Earlier, on 9/13/... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Thursday, Sep. 15, 2011 - 10:51 am
To the Editor:
We’re now hearing there will soon be a second indictment of a Kingston Police Department (KPD) officer, this time a retired one.
It looks like getting to the bottom of KPD corruption will require a full investigation, and it ought to be... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Thursday, Sep. 15, 2011 - 10:47 am
To the Editor:
It’s almost been a year since we learned that Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency’s chief executive was fired after employees complained about bullying, sexual harassment, documents being falsified, improper storage of waste materials... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Thursday, Sep. 15, 2011 - 10:44 am
To the editor:
I was elated to hear that Jon Sennett is running for Ulster County District Attorney. I am a partner in a large Mid-Hudson law firm, but years ago as Assistant DA in the Bronx, it was Sennett who trained me, on-the-job in one of the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Sep. 15, 2011 - 10:34 am
According to the Schoharie County Emergency Services Facebook page, there will be a meeting for Schoharie County farmers who have suffered flood damage today in Cobleskill. Details below:
Cornell Cooperative Extension Schoharie County and Schoharie... Read more
By WP Newsroom on Thursday, Sep. 15, 2011 - 10:18 am
Dear Editor:
Phoenicia is open for business, and wants to welcome everyone back to our lovely town. But, to many who live far afield and read the New York Times, a recent article questioning Phoenicia’s location in a flood plain, may have served to... Read more
By wateradmin on Thursday, Sep. 15, 2011 - 10:05 am
Downtown Phoenicia. Photo by Daniel Case, via Wikimedia Commons.
In this case “you” refers to anyone who periodically enjoys spending time -- and, preferably, a little money also -- inside Shandaken. With only a few exceptions, the town is open and ready... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Sep. 15, 2011 - 9:16 am
9/15/11: The boil water order in Downsville was lifted on Wednesday, September 14, according to Delaware County Emergency Services.
9/9/11: Below: Anne Flannery sent us these photos of Downsville this morning.
According to Delaware County Emergency... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Sep. 15, 2011 - 8:40 am
Above: Appliances ruined by flooding in Prattsville. Photo by Larry Dauer, from the Huntersfield Christian Training Center's website.
On Wednesday, September 14, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the state has created a new fund to offset the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2011 - 6:01 pm
Lissa Harris in the WIOX studio. Photo by Julia Reischel.
After two weeks of airing special hour-long, all-flooding-all-the-time episodes of our weekly radio show, the Watershed Post Half-Hour News Hour, today we're back to airing our standard 30-minute... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2011 - 12:07 pm
Via WCDO radio reporter Rob Ray on Facebook: The boil water alert for the village of Sidney has been lifted.
For more information on the Sidney flood recovery effort, check sidneyflood.org, a website set up recently to coordinate emergency and flood... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2011 - 11:52 am
The unofficial results from yesterday's primary elections around the Catskills are in -- and you can find them here.
Schoharie County had no primary elections this year, which was a stroke of luck for them, as their own offices were hit hard by flooding... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2011 - 11:40 am
Via Andes town councilman Shayne Moshier, on Facebook: The boil-water advisory in Andes has been lifted as of 11:00am today, September 14, 2011.
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2011 - 11:27 am
This just in from the Middletown Flood Recovery website: Representatives from a variety of agencies will be onhand in Grand Gorge and Delhi today to help farmers navigate the many emergency aid programs available in the wake of flooding. Info below:... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2011 - 9:09 am
This just in from Diane Galusha, the public information officer for the town of Middletown: A large mudslide -- 200 feet high and 100 feet wide -- has blocked portions of Hog Mountain Road in Fleischmanns and the Denver/Vega Valley.
Here's the report... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2011 - 8:46 am
Yesterday, the MARK Project sent out a press release announcing that it will begin accepting applications for flood relief funding from individuals and families in Margaretville, Arkville, and Fleischmanns starting this Thursday, September 15.
The non-... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2011 - 11:41 pm
Scrambling to react quickly to the devastation wrought by Tropical Storms Irene and Lee, the Catskill Watershed Corporation held a special meeting on Tuesday, September 13, to create a grant program to help flood-damaged businesses in New York City's west... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2011 - 7:46 pm
Until flooding from Irene and then Lee pummelled the Middletown hamlets of Margaretville, Fleischmanns and Arkville, Jake Rosa -- a local sawmill operator who's currently the town's deputy supervisor -- had no intention of seeking the town's top elected... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2011 - 7:31 pm
Jenn Schuman, the host of the WIOX 91.3FM radio show Java with Jenn and Friends, made a visit to flood-ravaged Prattsville yesterday. She filed this report, which aired on WIOX this morning. Above: A damaged home in Prattsville. Photo by FEMA. -- Julia... Read more
By Rusty Mae Moore on Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2011 - 5:06 pm
Jody Rossitz, Big Indian/Oliverea Fire Chief, acknowledging applause at Monday's Shandaken Town Board Meeting, September 12, 2011: Photo by Rusty Mae Moore
A crowd of 45 Shandaken residents told the Shandaken Town Board on Monday that they were concerned... Read more
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