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By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Sep. 3, 2011 - 8:36 pm
This just in from Diane Galusha, public information officer for the town of Middletown (which contains the villages/hamlets of Margaretville, Arkville, Fleischmanns, New Kingston and Halcottsville): Governor Andrew Cuomo is coming to town. Again.
Galusha... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Sep. 3, 2011 - 7:31 pm
Muddy, but defiant, in post-Irene downtown Middleburgh. Photo by Flickr user Janice Dean; posted by permission. She's got more photos of Middleburgh on Flickr, some of lists of items needed posted around town.
We're collecting stories of Catskills... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Sep. 3, 2011 - 5:52 pm
FEMA has opened a mobile disaster recovery center in nigh-flattened Prattsville. Above: A FEMA photo of people lining up for help at the mobile DRC on August 31, 2011.
The Prattsville DRC is one of three opened in New York State to cope with the aftermath... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Sep. 3, 2011 - 2:27 am
Town supervisor Dennis Richards Friday at the command post in the Middleburgh village office: Photo by Marty Rosen.
Hurricane Irene plunged rural Schoharie County into a nightmare.
During the storm last Sunday, emergency sirens blasted. Emergency... Read more
By wateradmin on Friday, Sep. 2, 2011 - 11:07 pm
Burning Barn from wet hay spontaneous combustion in Schararie County. Photo credit Shannon VanKuren.
Ulla Kjarval of Spring Lake Farm in Delhi provides this report on the impact this week's flodding has had on our region's farms.
Many New York State farms... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Sep. 2, 2011 - 8:51 pm
The following press releases from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), one on the federal disaster declaration for New York State and one on available aid programs for the New York disaster, were issued on Wednesday, August 31. Also attached: A... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Sep. 2, 2011 - 7:48 pm
This release from the Small Business Administration was dated August 31. Also attached: An embedded PDF fact sheet from the SBA on how to apply for disaster loans. --Ed.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Karen G. Mills issued... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Sep. 2, 2011 - 4:23 pm
I was live on Amy Goodman's Democracy Now this morning, via the magic of Skype. It's a program with a huge national audience, and we're delighted they're helping us get the word out about what's happening here in the Catskills, even if they can't... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Sep. 2, 2011 - 12:48 pm
Incredible video from Accord of local residents building a temporary bridge to help neighbors escape from behind a washed-out road. (Hat tip to Kitty Sheehan, who posted this on Twitter. Not sure who the videographer is.)
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Sep. 2, 2011 - 12:10 pm
FEMA begins to set up shop at Belleayre. Photo by Fred Margulies.
9/2/11: Delaware County announced yesterday that the FEMA Delaware County Flood Recovery Center is open for business at Belleayre Ski Center today. Buses are running to take flood-affected... Read more
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