Shandaken
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011 - 3:57 am
Above: Video of damage at the Frost Valley YMCA, created by stranded YMCA staffers up the blocked-off Oliverea Road.
Anyone with updates, please post them on our Hurricane Irene Catskills live blog.
4am, Wednesday, 8/31/11:
Frost Valley YMCA, the Full... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011 - 2:09 am
A raft rescue on Rte. 212 in Mount Tremper on Sunday morning, August 28, 2011. Photo taken by Jan Ryan and Ann Davies:
Mount Tremper Arts posted on its Facebook page on Tuesday that everyone at its organization is safe.
Below, a YouTube video with lots... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011 - 9:37 am
Got an idea for how to help with Catskills flood relief? Post it in the comments section here or email us at editor@watershedpost.com. We need to begin organizing to help our communities across the Catskills recover.
1) Start organizing a Catskills... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011 - 9:02 am
Just got this from Liz Higgins at the Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program. She is looking for documentation of flood damage from area residents to submit on behalf of county emergency responders to FEMA.
Higgins says, "It's going to be really... 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 - 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 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 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
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