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By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2011 - 12:17 pm
Just in case you're busy with flood-related work, here's a reminder: Today is primary day across the Catskills, so if you are a registered member of a political party, get out and vote. Here's our guide to the races.
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2011 - 12:10 pm
To help our readers and neighbors navigate the confusing bureaucracy of flood recovery, we've uploaded the NY OEM's Disaster Assistance Handbook onto our site and Scribd, an online-document service. This is one of the most complete guides to disaster... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Sep. 13, 2011 - 9:34 am
Life is slowly returning to normalcy for residents and business owners in the flood-ravaged Delaware County town of Middletown. As of 7pm last night, according to Middletown public information officer Diane Galusha, the curfew for the villages of... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Sep. 12, 2011 - 8:31 pm
Photo by Flickr user Chapendra. Published under Creative Commons license.
New Yorkers registered with a political party take to the polls tomorrow, to pick the candidates that will represent their parties in the November elections.
In most of the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Sep. 12, 2011 - 8:18 pm
Primary elections take place Tuesday, September 13, 2011. Check the Delaware County Board of Elections website to find your local polling place.
Andes
Republican Party
Candidates for Town Clerk (vote for 1): Kimberly A. Tosi, Janis L. Jacques
Bovina... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Sep. 12, 2011 - 7:55 pm
Primary elections take place Tuesday, September 13, 2011. Check the Sullivan County Board of Elections to find your local polling place.
Bethel
Democratic Party
Candidates for Town Justice (vote for 1): Howard Block, Cindy BarberCandidates for Town... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Sep. 12, 2011 - 7:31 pm
A list of the primary contests in Ulster County, for both countywide and town/city offices. In some primaries, party members have the "opportunity to ballot," or write-in a candidate.
Primary elections take place Tuesday, September 13, 2011. Check the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Sep. 12, 2011 - 4:37 pm
This just in from the New York City Department of Environmental Protection: The DEP is releasing water from the west basin of the Ashokan Reservoir through the release channel and into the Little Beaverkill and Lower Esopus Creek, as a precaution against... Read more
By wateradmin on Monday, Sep. 12, 2011 - 4:20 pm
Above: Main Street Phoenicia during Tropical Storm Irene. Photo by Jay Conasa.
Tsunamis aren’t a concern here in the Catskills. Neither are forest fires, really, or major earthquakes. Hurricane storm surges will never threaten us, and hurricanes... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Sep. 12, 2011 - 2:09 pm
This just in from Greene County at 2pm: School is in session for every Greene County school district except Windham-Ashland-Jewett. Here's the press release:
GREENE COUNTY PRESS RELEASE 9/12/11 at 2:00 P.M.
By order of the County of Greene, all Greene... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Sep. 12, 2011 - 10:53 am
This just in from Ulster County Emergency Communications: a list of road closures in the county, as of 9:30am on Monday, September 12.
DenningWatson Hollow RdPeekamoose Rd closed entire length due to floodingOliverea Rd bridge closed between Route 28 and... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Sep. 12, 2011 - 10:41 am
The Catskill Watershed Corporation will hold a special meeting at their office, at 905 Main Street, Margaretville, at 10am on Tuesday, September 13. The topic: Potential assistance programs for flood victims in New York City's Catskill-Delaware watershed... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Sep. 11, 2011 - 10:53 am
The Hurricane Irene Holistic Outreach Clinic will take place for the next 4 Sundays (9/11-10/2) fro m 3-6pm at Parish Hall in Phoenicia. There is no fee for treatments. No appointments required. There will be a mix of different practitioners each Sunday... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Sep. 11, 2011 - 10:26 am
Above: Ascent, a sculpture by Mark Pilato.
The little hamlet of Halcottsville in Delaware County is hosting a 9/11 ceremony today from 1pm to 3pm. The hamlet's fire department is now the permanent home of "Ascent," a sculpture by Halcottsville volunteer... Read more
By wateradmin on Saturday, Sep. 10, 2011 - 4:09 pm
Photo of a model of the proposed Belleayre Resort on the Crossroads Ventures LLC website.
After a delay of over two years, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli has approved the purchase of 1,200 acres of mountaintop land in Ulster County from... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Sep. 10, 2011 - 1:10 pm
Video of Arkville flooding, by YouTube user mathewpaul2000.
Joe Moskowitz, the proprietor of Casey Joe's Coffeehouse and Arkville-Bikeville in Arkville, is throwing a huge flood-relief benefit concert at 7pm Saturday night in the space usually occupied by... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Sep. 10, 2011 - 12:30 pm
Above: The Cheese Barrel's window on Bridge Street in Margaretville sported a message of hope in the first days after it was flooded by Tropical Storm Irene. Now the building faces demolition if its foundation is not stablilized. Photo by Julia Green... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 9, 2011 - 9:18 pm
Form the Onteora Central School District:
The Onteora Board of Education will hold a Regular Meeting on Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at 6:00 in the Woodstock Elementary School on Route 375, Woodstock, New York.
The Board will vote to enter into Executive... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 9, 2011 - 9:07 pm
From Margaretville Hospital:
Margaretville Hospital will be posting their medical van on Main Street in Phoenicia on Sunday, Sept. 11 from 12am to 4pm. They will provide health screenings and services that will include wound care... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 9, 2011 - 5:35 pm
The Watershed Post is hosting hour-long live blog sessions on Catskills flooding and its aftermath at 6pm on weekdays. Join us tonight for a general discussion below.
Catskills flooding/recovery liveblog September 9, 2011
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