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By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Sep. 28, 2011 - 12:10 pm
From NY-Alert:
The National Weather Service In Albany Has Issued A * Flood Warning For The Esopus Creek At Cold Brook. * From This Afternoon Until This Evening. * At 10 AM Wednesday The Stage Was...9.2 Feet. * Flood Stage Is 11 Feet. * Minor Flooding Is... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Sep. 28, 2011 - 10:07 am
Peter Wallace posts a message from a local eyewitness in Upstaters, a local Facebook group:
Travel Advisory (near Phoenicia, Wed. 9:30 am): Plank Rd. under a lot of water just north of the monastery. Rt. 212 between Woodstock and Phoenicia under a lot... Read more
By wateradmin on Tuesday, Sep. 27, 2011 - 10:14 pm
Several days ago I invited anyone who wanted to; to email me at the Watershed Post with Thank You’s to people in Shandaken who they wanted to acknowledge -- for what they did for others, during and after the flooding.
We received a few responses, but I... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Sep. 27, 2011 - 10:39 am
The Federal Emergency Management Agency recently announced that they will be opening a mobile disaster recovery center in Catskill, from Wednesday, September 28 through Friday, September 30.
The DRC will be located at the Catskill Community Life Church at... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 23, 2011 - 1:27 pm
This just in from Community Reporting Alliance director Barbara Gref: The Millbrook NY-based Dyson Foundation has established two hurricane relief grant programs for nonprofit organizations in several affected counties, including Greene and Ulster. Check... Read more
By wateradmin on Friday, Sep. 23, 2011 - 12:52 pm
Photo and video of flood damage in Mount Tremper after Hurricane Irene. By Laura Levine.
The wake of the flood is an uneven time. It was a very uneven flood. And it’s hard to strike the right balance between moving on with normal life and focusing on the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 23, 2011 - 12:44 pm
According to a poster we hear has been posted at the Phoenicia firehouse, all volunteers who helped out during and after Hurricane Irene are invited to a party at Belleayre Mountain Ski Center Friday, September 23 at 6pm. The poster promises that there... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 23, 2011 - 12:03 pm
Want to volunteer in Shandaken? Last call is this weekend. From the Town of Shandaken website:
FINAL VOLUNTEER CALL – We still have a lot of work to accomplish. The CERT Tent will be open on Main St., Phoenicia this coming weekend Sept. 24th & 25th... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Sep. 23, 2011 - 10:26 am
This just in from the Ulster County Sheriff's Office:
Deputies from the Ulster County Sheriff's Office report the arrest of Michael Planthaber age 26 of 482 Oliverea Road, Big Indian.
Michael Planthaber was charged with Strangulation in the 2nd degree (D-... Read more
By wateradmin on Friday, Sep. 23, 2011 - 10:01 am
Image by Monica Arellano-Ongpin, via Flickr.
A time comes when these Dispatches from Shandaken must move on from largely hurricane-related content, and that time I suppose is now. Which is only appropriate, since my last dispatch focused on Shandaken... Read more
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