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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 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 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 - 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 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 - 9:26 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 Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Sep. 7, 2011 - 5:24 pm
From the governor's office: Residents of Schoharie Valley and Catskills should be on alert tonight for more rain. Specific warnings are made for western Delaware County, particularly Unadilla -- see the highlighted areas in bold:
Governor Cuomo Orders... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Sep. 7, 2011 - 2:02 pm
From Diane Galusha, public information officer for the Town of Middletown.
[Additions: Andes School also closed early today, around 12:45: I know this for a fact, because my seventh-grade cousin is currently sitting at my kitchen table. Also, we have been... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Sep. 7, 2011 - 12:58 pm
We'll be doing another special flooding edition of our radio show at 1pm today. Listen live by clicking here.