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By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 - 7:06 pm
7:45pm: A clarification is in order. The mandatory evacuation order is only for the village of Downsville -- particularly for parts of Downsville that are prone to flooding.
An astute reader wonders whether everyone in Downsville must leave, or only... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 - 6:26 pm
Delaware County Emergency Services sent out a press release an hour ago explaining the latest across the county.
The gist: Margaretville and Fleischmanns are underwater, and while helicopters have been called in to help with evacuations, going is slow.... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 - 5:03 pm
5pm: Olive correspondent Cindy Johansen has posted photos of flooding in West Shokan on Facebook. (Two of those photos are illustrating this post.) Here's her report:
"New Creek - many, many bridges with damages - including new bridge on 28A that replaced... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 - 10:41 am
11:28am: Spruce Street Tannersville is a raging river, according to Sean Mahoney, who snapped this photo above. His latest tweet:
Spruce Street in Tannersville is now a raging river. #Catskills #Irene
10:41am: Sean Mahoney in Tannersville reports that... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011 - 9:23 am
10:15am: Photos of flooding in Livingston Manor taken by the Liberty Independent added to this post. Go to the Liberty Independent page for continuous updates, or see our live blog coverage of the storm, to which they are contributing.
9:30am: A state of... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 - 6:04 pm
Attention Delaware, Sullivan and Otsego County residents: You should expect seriously high winds tomorrow that will cause large-scale power outages that may last for several days.
According to an NY-Alert issued this afternoon, forecasters are expecting... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 - 5:43 pm
We're covering Hurricane Irene live all weekend long on the main Watershed Post site. To see the very latest hurricane updates, click here.
By wateradmin on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 - 12:28 pm
From outside appearances, Phoenicia at least appears calm. To be more accurate it appears fully festive, with Shandaken Day opeining at 10:00 AM under a sunny and windless sky. The event started on a somber note with a deeply respectful moment of silence... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 - 11:00 am
According to Michele Proper-Conley, the triumphant arrival of the Olive Boy Scouts in Central Park has been understandably cancelled thanks to Hurricane Irene. From Proper-Conley's Facebook page:
Our trip to NYC to welcome our boys into Central Park is... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 - 10:53 am
According to the Town of Shandaken's Facbook Page, Shandaken Day is still on, at least while the sun still shines. Expect the hurricane's rains to begin tonight:
Latest: Shandaken Day still on. Rain due in evening. Storm is continuing on track toward... Read more
By Lillian Browne on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011 - 10:02 am
Photo by Lillian Browne.
The Delaware County Grand Jury handed down an indictment on Friday, August 26th, charging LeJuan Wainwright with Manslaughter in the First Degree. Delaware County District Attorney Richard Northrup Jr., stated that the case was... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 - 10:29 pm
In another sign that Hurricane Irene is making history, President Barack Obama has granted Governor Andrew Cuomo's request to declare a federal emergency for the state of New York. Obama announced the decision, which frees up federal disaster aid dollars... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 - 10:28 pm
Sullivan County will officially be under a state of emergency starting at 12:01am on Sunday, county manager David Fanslau announced this afternoon:
(Monticello, NY 5:18 PM) – Sullivan County Manager David P. Fanslau declared a state of emergency in... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 - 5:42 pm
Greene County, Ulster County and Schoharie County on under flood watches for from Saturday night through Sunday, according to NY-Alert:
...Flood Watch Remains In Effect From Saturday Evening Through Late Sunday Night... The Flood Watch Continues For *... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 - 5:27 pm
The forecasts for Hurricane Irene are getting grim. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has ordered unprecedented evaucations of low-lying coastal areas in New York City. President Barack Obama has cut short his Massachusetts vacation to come home to... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 - 1:56 pm
Don't let the currently-blue skies fool you: We may be in for it. This just in from Art Snyder at the Ulster County Department of Emergency Services:
At 8 AM this morning, County Executive Michael Hein declared a state of emergency for Ulster County. This... Read more
By Jack McShane on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 - 12:43 pm
Photo of Catskills forest by Flickr user Scott Dexter. Published under Creative Commons license.
We're delighted to bring you the Field Notes column by Andes resident Jack McShane, who writes regularly about the green hills and hollows of the Catskills... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 - 12:10 pm
Above: Natalie Martin as Andromache and Kathryn Saffell as Helen of Troy.
"The Trojan Women," an ancient play about the horrors of the Trojan War, isn't exactly a gut-buster. The story opens with the great citadel of Troy lying in ruins (after our pal... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 - 11:41 am
This just in from Eric Kight, the project manager at the NYC Department of Environmental Protection: The intersection of Rte. 28A and Monument Road in Olive will be closed for three days in September to make way for construction. The next of the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 - 9:09 am
As Hurricane Irene chugs offshore of Florida this morning, the state of New York is locking down in preparation for what could be widespread power outages and flooding caused by up to 10 inches of rain when the storm hits our region tomorrow night.
The... Read more
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