Gilboa dam
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 - 4:06 pm
The Schoharie County Emergency Management Office just sent out an updated briefing that includes info on the levels of the dams on the Schoharie Creek that played such a large role in the flooding of the Schoharie Valley last year. The statement reports... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Oct. 26, 2012 - 9:18 pm
Middleburgh mayor Matthew Avitabile posted about the village's storm preparations on the village's news blog on Friday:
The Village is preparing vital information to be released door to door. This will include where to go, evac urgency, routes, safety... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Oct. 26, 2012 - 4:56 pm
Governor Andrew Cuomo just declared a state of emergency in New York as the region braces for the impact of Hurricane Sandy early next week. The move allows Cuomo to coordinate the emergency response effort.
In a long press release from Cuomo's office... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012 - 2:57 pm
Matthew Avitabile, the mayor of the tiny Schoharie County village of Middleburgh, wants answers about last year's flood response from the powerful city and state agencies that operate two vast dams above the village.
Today, the village sent out a press... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jul. 6, 2012 - 5:58 pm
Above: Brian Handy and his DEP vehicle parked upstream of the Gilboa Dam off State Route 990V, where Handy spent Tropical Storm Irene. Photo by Christopher Auger-Domínguez.
Our next subject in the Faces of the Flood Project, a collaborative effort to tell... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Jul. 6, 2012 - 5:17 pm
Captain Brian HandyWest-of-Hudson Patrol DivisionPolice DepartmentBureau of Police and SecurityDepartment of Environmental ProtectionGilboa, Schoharie County
Brian Handy and his DEP vehicle parked upstream of the Gilboa Dam off State Route 990V, where... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, May. 8, 2012 - 10:04 am
At 12:30pm on Wednesday, May 9, the Gilboa Dam alert sirens will be tested.
Regular tests of the system will be held on the second Wednesday of the month henceforth, the Times Journal reports.
The sirens, which were heavily damaged during flooding from... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012 - 2:21 pm
Above: Chris Berry, a paleontologist at Cardiff University, examines the fossilized stump of a Gilboa tree in a quarry at the Gilboa Dam. Photo courtesy of Cardiff University.
Scientists around the world have been waiting for nearly a century to walk... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Sep. 27, 2011 - 11:42 am
This just in from the New York City Department of Environmental Protection: The DEP is putting $300,000 towards fixing Schoharie County’s emergency siren system for Gilboa Dam.
The sirens were functional during Hurricane Irene on August 38, and were... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011 - 6:35 pm
6:30pm: New photos from Gilboa, up by Nickerson campground, via Beth Anne on Facebook.
The Zambrano Clans site in the campground:
House perched on eroded ledge (Beaver's edge?):
Stryker Road:
12:15pm, Monday, 8/29/11: The latest from the NYC DEP: The... Read more
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