Julia Reischel
Articles
Sep. 16, 2011
The New York Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman, has set up meetings for flood victims in each county in the Catskills in the coming weeks. During these "office hours," all consumers are welcome to walk in and ask questions about flood-related issues.... Read more
Sep. 16, 2011
The IRS is giving you a break if you live in Sullivan, Ulster, Greene, Delaware or Schoharie county this year, with a special Hurricane-Irene tax deadline extension. Normally, third-quarter estimated tax payments would have been due yesterday. Now they... Read more
Sep. 15, 2011
The Watershed Post thanks the following sponsors for their generous support of local news in the Catskills:
The Nicholas B. Ottaway Foundation
Amy and Dennis Metnick (Support for the Middletown Town Page)
Ken McCarthy (Support for the Faces of the... Read more
Sep. 15, 2011
When towns flood, all the household appliances, hay bales, and contents of grocery stores and pharmacies end up downstream. Riverkeeper has posted some proof of that axiom on its Facebook page today (see photo above), in a new feature it calls "Catch of... Read more
Sep. 15, 2011
WGXC 90.7FM in Greene County had a reporter at Tuesday's emergency meeting for flood-ravaged farmers at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Agroforestry Resource Center in Acra. The full audio of the meeting is available by clicking here.
Earlier, on 9/13/... Read more
Sep. 15, 2011
According to the Schoharie County Emergency Services Facebook page, there will be a meeting for Schoharie County farmers who have suffered flood damage today in Cobleskill. Details below:
Cornell Cooperative Extension Schoharie County and Schoharie... Read more
Sep. 15, 2011
9/15/11: The boil water order in Downsville was lifted on Wednesday, September 14, according to Delaware County Emergency Services.
9/9/11: Below: Anne Flannery sent us these photos of Downsville this morning.
According to Delaware County Emergency... Read more
Sep. 15, 2011
Above: Appliances ruined by flooding in Prattsville. Photo by Larry Dauer, from the Huntersfield Christian Training Center's website.
On Wednesday, September 14, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the state has created a new fund to offset the... Read more
Sep. 14, 2011
Lissa Harris in the WIOX studio. Photo by Julia Reischel.
After two weeks of airing special hour-long, all-flooding-all-the-time episodes of our weekly radio show, the Watershed Post Half-Hour News Hour, today we're back to airing our standard 30-minute... Read more
Sep. 14, 2011
This just in from the Middletown Flood Recovery website: Representatives from a variety of agencies will be onhand in Grand Gorge and Delhi today to help farmers navigate the many emergency aid programs available in the wake of flooding. Info below:... Read more
Sep. 14, 2011
This just in from Diane Galusha, the public information officer for the town of Middletown: A large mudslide -- 200 feet high and 100 feet wide -- has blocked portions of Hog Mountain Road in Fleischmanns and the Denver/Vega Valley.
Here's the report... Read more
Sep. 14, 2011
Yesterday, the MARK Project sent out a press release announcing that it will begin accepting applications for flood relief funding from individuals and families in Margaretville, Arkville, and Fleischmanns starting this Thursday, September 15.
The non-... Read more
Sep. 13, 2011
Jenn Schuman, the host of the WIOX 91.3FM radio show Java with Jenn and Friends, made a visit to flood-ravaged Prattsville yesterday. She filed this report, which aired on WIOX this morning. Above: A damaged home in Prattsville. Photo by FEMA. -- Julia... Read more
Sep. 13, 2011
Just in case you're busy with flood-related work, here's a reminder: Today is primary day across the Catskills, so if you are a registered member of a political party, get out and vote. Here's our guide to the races.
Sep. 13, 2011
To help our readers and neighbors navigate the confusing bureaucracy of flood recovery, we've uploaded the NY OEM's Disaster Assistance Handbook onto our site and Scribd, an online-document service. This is one of the most complete guides to disaster... Read more
Sep. 12, 2011
This just in from Greene County at 2pm: School is in session for every Greene County school district except Windham-Ashland-Jewett. Here's the press release:
GREENE COUNTY PRESS RELEASE 9/12/11 at 2:00 P.M.
By order of the County of Greene, all Greene... Read more
Sep. 11, 2011
The Hurricane Irene Holistic Outreach Clinic will take place for the next 4 Sundays (9/11-10/2) fro m 3-6pm at Parish Hall in Phoenicia. There is no fee for treatments. No appointments required. There will be a mix of different practitioners each... Read more
Sep. 11, 2011
Above: Ascent, a sculpture by Mark Pilato.
The little hamlet of Halcottsville in Delaware County is hosting a 9/11 ceremony today from 1pm to 3pm. The hamlet's fire department is now the permanent home of "Ascent," a sculpture by Halcottsville volunteer... Read more
Sep. 10, 2011
Video of Arkville flooding, by YouTube user mathewpaul2000.
Joe Moskowitz, the proprietor of Casey Joe's Coffeehouse and Arkville-Bikeville in Arkville, is throwing a huge flood-relief benefit concert at 7pm Saturday night in the space usually occupied... Read more