Julia Reischel
Articles
Oct. 31, 2012
This just in from the Town of Olive: The phones don't work at Town Hall, so the town is using the cell phone of Susan Horner, the secretary to town supervisor Berndt Leifeld, as its information line. You can call Horner at 845-657-9639.
Dry ice will be... Read more
Oct. 31, 2012
Power is still out in many Shandaken neighborhoods, according to Joyce Grant, Shandaken's town clerk, who just called us with an update. NYSEG crews are working to replace poles and the town hopes to see the electricity on again this afternoon, Grant... Read more
Oct. 31, 2012
Intrepid Daily Freeman reporter Tania Barricklo in Shokan filed this thorough report about how Shandaken fared during Sandy yesterday. Freeman editor Ivan Lajara posted it to the Freeman's live Sandy blog, and you can watch it above.
Barricklo... Read more
Oct. 30, 2012
Above: 95 Dwyer Ave. in Liberty, New York after the storm. Photo by Angela Page.
The storm that Hurricane Sandy became when it made landfall last night hit the village of Liberty especially hard.
High winds and heavy rains plunged Liberty into darkness, ... Read more
Oct. 30, 2012
Above: Dwyer Avenue in Liberty this morning. Photo by Angela Page.
We're getting reports that the town of Liberty, in Sullivan County, endured considerable damage during the storm last night. Here is one photo of a neighborhood in Liberty that has... Read more
Oct. 30, 2012
In Delaware County, thousands of homes are without power (mainly in Sidney and Roxbury) and there is a travel advisory issued for the roads. The county has lifted the state of emergency, however, and is not operating any shelters, has cut emergency... Read more
Oct. 29, 2012
Videographer Jessica Vechione has teamed up with Bob Cairns of the Walton Reporter to do a micro-news report on Hurricane Sandy preparedness in the town of Walton. Check it out above -- it has footage of Walton's emergency planning meeting today and an... Read more
Oct. 29, 2012
From the Delaware County Emergency Services Facebook page:
Delaware County Chairman, James E. Eisel, Sr., has declared a State of Emergency for Delaware County. All roads in the county will be closed from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. when conditions will be... Read more
Oct. 29, 2012
An hour ago, Ulster County Emergency Management director Arthur Snyder sent an update explaining that ten towns in Ulster County are under states of emergency, and that county workers will be working to clear downed trees until it gets dark tonight. ... Read more
Oct. 29, 2012
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
Oct. 29, 2012
Jay Fink, who runs the WRIP 97.9 radio station in Windham, tells us over the phone that power has been out since 2:45pm all over the Greene County mountaintop region. He notes that this is odd, because there hasn't been much weather disturbance in that... Read more
Oct. 29, 2012
This just in from Delaware County Emergency Services:
The Delaware County Emergency Operations Center opened at 1PM today in preparation for the potential impacts of Hurricane Sandy. The Emergency Operations telephone number is 607-746-9600.
On Tuesday... Read more
Oct. 29, 2012
According to a press release from Greene County Department of Emergency Services, Greene County will be under a state of emergency beginning at 5pm today. Residents are urged to stay at home.
Here's the full press release:
At 1:15 p.m. today, the... Read more
Oct. 29, 2012
Todd Pascarella, the mayor of the Village of Fleischmanns, which was devastated in Hurricane Irene a year ago, has issued a statement saying that he is poised to declared a state of emergency for Fleischmanns as soon as "tree limbs start falling or... Read more
Oct. 29, 2012
We just got a call from Margaretville Central School District announcing that school will be closed on Tuesday, October 30 because of Hurricane Sandy. Here's the voicemail that reached parents:
Due to the pending wather, we will be closed on Tuesday,... Read more
Oct. 29, 2012
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-- Lissa Harris and Julia Reischel
Oct. 28, 2012
Tonight, President Obama granted New York State's request for a federal emergency declaration. The declaration will release federal resources in advance of Hurricane Sandy's arrival in the Catskills on Monday, and allow the Federal Emergency Management... Read more
Oct. 28, 2012
From the Delaware Academy/Delhi Central School District website:
Early dismissal 11:30 AM
Delaware Academy CSD at Delhi will be closing early. We will be conducting early dismissal at 11:30am. The board meeting for Monday evening has been postponed to... Read more
Oct. 28, 2012
The SUNY New Palt alert system just informed students that there are no Monday classses. Here's the text of the alert that was emailed to New Paltz subscribers:
Monday classes are canceled. Offices are officially open. Non-essential employees are asked... Read more
Oct. 28, 2012
At 5pm today, Olive Town Supervisor Berndt J. Leifeld declared a state of emergency for the Ulster County town and urged residents in flood-prone areas to consider evacuating to higher ground if they feel threatened. Leifeld wrote that the Supervisor's... Read more