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By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 9, 2011 - 5:14 pm
9/9/11 Update: According to a press released issued at 5pm on Friday by Delware County Emergency Services, the state of emergency is Deposit has been lifted. Airport Road is still closed, however:
DEPOSITThe Town of Deposit lifted their state of emergency... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 9, 2011 - 4:34 pm
K-Mart in Sidney is filling prescriptions out of its darkened store in Sidney today, according to a press release from the Delaware County Public Health Nursing Service:
Kmart Pharmacy will be operating a pharmacist station out of the Kmart store. They... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 9, 2011 - 4:26 pm
The Delaware County Board of Elections has just let us know that thanks to this week's flooding in Sidney, the polling place for Tuesday's primary election has been moved from the Fireman's Training Center to the Civic Center. Here's the full press... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 9, 2011 - 1:41 pm
This just in from Tina Moshier, the assessor for the Town of Andes: There is a boil water alert on in the Andes water district until futher notice. We'd love more information. Email editor@watershedpost.com.
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 9, 2011 - 12:34 pm
The Phoenicia Rotary, which has taken on the Herculean task of coordinating clean-up throughout Shandaken, is hosting its annual fundraiser on Friday, September 9, at 7pm at The Pavilion, also known as Al's Restaurant. Buy a ticket and support their... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 9, 2011 - 12:12 pm
The following notices were released by Greene County on Thursday, September 8 and Friday, September 9:
Greene County Schools will remain closed until next Tuesday, September 13:
By order of the County of Greene, all Greene County school districts are... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 9, 2011 - 11:17 am
Accurate as of 9:15am this morning, from the Ulster County Emergency Services news blog:
Road Closures September 9, 2011
ROAD CLOSURE LISTUpdated 9/9/11 09:15
Denning: Watson Hollow RdPeekamoose Rd closed entire length due to floodingOliverea Rd bridge... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Sep. 9, 2011 - 10:11 am
Image: A Catskills map from 1903. From livingstonmanor.net, a website devoted to Livingston Manor history.
WXXI, a public radio station in Rochester, reported yesterday that New York State Assemblyman Kevin Cahill -- whose district, the 101st, includes... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Sep. 9, 2011 - 8:42 am
On Saturday, August 27, 2011 the Watershed Post launched its coverage of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene and its expected impact on the Catskills region of upstate New York. Below is the text of our homepage as it appeared throughout the Catskills flooding... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Sep. 8, 2011 - 10:56 pm
View from Overlook Mountain near Woodstock. Photo by Flickr user Miss K; published under Creative Commons license.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced today that because of dangerous conditions in the wake of widespread... Read more
By wateradmin on Thursday, Sep. 8, 2011 - 10:05 pm
Above, trucks haul dredging debris out of the Stony Clove in Phoenicia. Photo by Janet Klugiewicz.
Tom Rinaldo, who writes the Dispatches from Shandaken column for the Watershed Post, filed this story on September 6. We couldn't post it before now,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Sep. 8, 2011 - 6:37 pm
Belleayre Ski Center will no longer be operating a shelter at the upper lodge, as of tomorrow morning. FEMA and other agencies will continue to operate the disaster recovery center at the lower lodge.
From the Middletown Flood Recovery website:
Belleayre... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Sep. 8, 2011 - 5:29 pm
This news just in via a press release from State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's office. Stay tuned for a more in-depth story by our correspondent. --Ed.
Press release:
State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the approval of a contract for the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Sep. 8, 2011 - 2:05 pm
2pm: At 1pm, the Walton Reporter announced on Facebook that its Walton offices were back up and running:
The Walton Reporter office in Walton is now open, with phones and electricity. No damage, we're relieved to say.
1pm: The state of emergency in Walton... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Sep. 8, 2011 - 11:57 am
From Delaware County Emergency Services at noon:
Press Release
09/08/11~ 1200 hrs
By order of James Eisel, Chair of the Delaware County Board of Supervisors,all Delaware County offices, buildings and courts are closed however there isnot a countywide... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Sep. 8, 2011 - 11:33 am
11:30am: Here are some photos taken in Sidney today.
The American Legion in Sidney today. Photo by Kathi Tim Shackelton on Facebook:
The Amphenol parking lot in Sidney. Photo by Kathi Tim Shackelton on Facebook:
8pm, 9/7/11: From Rob Ray, radio reporter... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Sep. 8, 2011 - 10:12 am
9/10/11: West Hubbell Hill Road is open again, according to the Middletown Flood Recovery website.
9/8/11: First heard on the Delaware County scanner, and then confirmed by the Middletown Flood Recovery website: There has been a road bank failure on West... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Sep. 8, 2011 - 9:55 am
Reposted from the Ulster County Emergency Services News website. Accurate as of 8:30am:
ROAD CLOSURE LISTUpdated 9/8/11 08:30
Denning: County Line – Sundown between Grassy Rd and Ridge Ln- 1 LANE OPENSundown/Greenville 1 LANE OPENWatson Hollow RdOliverea... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Sep. 8, 2011 - 9:26 am
Here's the latest from Delaware County Emergency Services, sent at 8am this morning:
Press Release
09/08/11~ 0800 hrs
By order of James Eisel, Chair of the Delaware County Board of Supervisors,all Delaware County offices, buildings and courts are closed.... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Sep. 7, 2011 - 11:01 pm
Above: Flooding at SUNY Cobleskill, from YouTube user theryman1992.
Flooding in Cobleskill today had students from the local public school district sheltering in the school buildings, and shut down classes at SUNY Cobleskill, according to a YNN report... Read more
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