Julia Reischel
Articles
Aug. 29, 2011
1:30pm: From Peter Applebome at the New York Times:
Readying helicopter rescue of about 20 people trapped in vacation lodge in Catskills town of Jewett...Roads impassable.
If you have info, please post it on our live blog or comment on this post.
1pm... Read more
Aug. 29, 2011
12:25pm Monday 8/29/11:
Above: Raw video of Governor Andrew Cuomo's helicopter ride over flooded-out Prattsville, Middleburgh, and Schoharie. Widespread, dramatic flooding. Footage via StateofPolitics on YouTube. Here's a still from the video of where... Read more
Aug. 29, 2011
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
Aug. 29, 2011
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
Aug. 29, 2011
Numbers to call:
Greene County Town and Village Supervisors numbers to use if Central County emergency numbers (518/622-3643 or 635-5115) don't work:
Greene County Town and Village Supervisors numbers to use if Central County emergency numbers (518/622-... Read more
Aug. 28, 2011
This just in from Delaware County Emergency Services:
Subject: Red Cross Shelters open in Delaware County
Shelter for Delaware County residents is available at any of the following locations:
Walton, New York -- Walton High School at 47-49 Stockton... Read more
Aug. 28, 2011
Photos of Bridge Street Bridge in Delhi around 7pm by Fred Harris, Jr, via Facebook.
8:30pm: Over the phone, Watershed Post contributor Fred Harris on Bridge Street in Delhi reports that the West Branch of the Delaware River is rising in Delhi, but is... Read more
Aug. 28, 2011
7:45pm: A clarification is in order. The mandatory evacuation order is only for the village of Downsville -- particularly for parts of Downsville that are prone to flooding.
An astute reader wonders whether everyone in Downsville must leave, or only... Read more
Aug. 28, 2011
Delaware County Emergency Services sent out a press release an hour ago explaining the latest across the county.
The gist: Margaretville and Fleischmanns are underwater, and while helicopters have been called in to help with evacuations, going is slow.... Read more
Aug. 28, 2011
5pm: Olive correspondent Cindy Johansen has posted photos of flooding in West Shokan on Facebook. (Two of those photos are illustrating this post.) Here's her report:
"New Creek - many, many bridges with damages - including new bridge on 28A that... Read more
Aug. 28, 2011
11:28am: Spruce Street Tannersville is a raging river, according to Sean Mahoney, who snapped this photo above. His latest tweet:
Spruce Street in Tannersville is now a raging river. #Catskills #Irene
10:41am: Sean Mahoney in Tannersville reports that... Read more
Aug. 28, 2011
10:15am: Photos of flooding in Livingston Manor taken by the Liberty Independent added to this post. Go to the Liberty Independent page for continuous updates, or see our live blog coverage of the storm, to which they are contributing.
9:30am: A state of... Read more
Aug. 27, 2011
Attention Delaware, Sullivan and Otsego County residents: You should expect seriously high winds tomorrow that will cause large-scale power outages that may last for several days.
According to an NY-Alert issued this afternoon, forecasters are expecting... Read more
Aug. 27, 2011
We're covering Hurricane Irene live all weekend long on the main Watershed Post site. To see the very latest hurricane updates, click here.
Aug. 27, 2011
According to Michele Proper-Conley, the triumphant arrival of the Olive Boy Scouts in Central Park has been understandably cancelled thanks to Hurricane Irene. From Proper-Conley's Facebook page:
Our trip to NYC to welcome our boys into Central Park is... Read more
Aug. 27, 2011
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
Aug. 26, 2011
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
Aug. 26, 2011
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
Aug. 26, 2011
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
Aug. 26, 2011
Above: Natalie Martin as Andromache and Kathryn Saffell as Helen of Troy.
"The Trojan Women," an ancient play about the horrors of the Trojan War, isn't exactly a gut-buster. The story opens with the great citadel of Troy lying in ruins (after our pal... Read more