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Last FEMA trailer leaves Schoharie

By Lissa Harris
4/8/13 - 3:50 pm

Above: The last FEMA trailer in the village of Schoharie being towed away from Mary and Jim Bryant's front yard on Thursday, April 4. Photo by Alison Bryant; used by permission of Schoharie Area Long Term Recovery.

The flood-ravaged village of Schoharie reached a big milestone last week, when the last FEMA trailer was hauled out of town for good.

The news was announced recently by Schoharie Area Long Term Recovery (SALT), a regional coalition formed to help the Schoharie Creek Basin recover from the 2011 Irene and Lee floods. Jerrine Corallo writes that Mary and Jim Bryant, the last family in Schoharie still relying on a FEMA trailer, were able to get back into their flood-damaged house in time for Easter. Read more

Police hope to return burgled loot to rightful owners

By Lissa Harris
4/5/13 - 12:54 pm

Above: A Flickr slideshow of photos of items recovered from burglaries committed by Corey Hunt, a Schoharie man currently serving 3 to 9 years in prison for burglary. Photos by New York State Police Troop G.

State police in Princetown are looking for the rightful owners of a collection of loot from their evidence locker -- all traced back to a series of home burglaries committed in the summers of 2011 and 2012 by Corey Hunt, a 27-year-old Schoharie resident who is currently serving 3 to 9 years in state prison for burglary.

The objects seized are a motley collection: jewelry, coins, a Winnie-the-Pooh piggy bank, a Yankees wall clock, a guitar, and more.

Police say they do not know which objects came from which of Hunt's burglaries, which ranged across several counties.

All of the items are available for inspection and claim at the State Police Barracks in Princetown. People wishing to claim items should call the Bureau of Criminal Investigation at 518-630-1712 for an appointment. Read more

A sneak peek at the Gilboa Dam's $400 million upgrade

By Lissa Harris
4/4/13 - 11:47 am

Above: A Flickr slideshow of photos taken during a DEP-led tour of the Gilboa Dam for local officials and media. Photos by Lissa Harris.

Cross your fingers for good weather in Gilboa this summer.

Weather permitting, a $400 million reconstruction project at the Gilboa Dam is on track to be finished almost two years ahead of schedule, according to officials at the New York City Department of Environmental Protection. The project, begun in 2011 and originally slated for a 2016 completion date, is now likely to be finished in 2014.

Decades of wear have taken their toll on the 87-year-old dam, and constant freezing and thawing have eroded the dam's massive stone face. In 2005 and 2006, the DEP undertook some emergency stabilization work to strengthen the dam. The current -- and far more ambitious -- reconstruction project now underway at the dam adds dozens of post-tensioning anchors, several hundred million pounds of concrete, and a reconstructed spillway. Read more

Trout season kicks off in the Catskills

By Lissa Harris
4/1/13 - 12:34 pm

Above: Photo of a brown trout fresh from the Pepacton Reservoir on April 1, 2013, the first day of trout season, posted on Facebook by the Vineyard Wine Bar in Downsville.

From April 1 through October 15, it's open season on trout in New York State -- the time of year when that migratory species, Anglerus waderii, flocks to our clear, cold Catskills trout streams from far and wide.

This year, with snow and ice still clinging to the banks of many streams, the season kicked off chilly and damp. In a press release about the 2013 fishing season, the state Department of Environmental Conservation tells anglers that the fish will perk up when the weather gets more spring-like: Read more

Catskills skiing on Easter weekend -- and beyond

By Lissa Harris
3/29/13 - 5:30 pm

Above: A shot of "The Cliff" on Hunter Mountain, taken on March 27 -- in most years, a date when Catskills skiers are already putting their gear back in the attic.

Skiing on Easter Sunday? Yes indeed: All four Catskills mountains are open for business this weekend.

After last year's dismal winter, you've got to forgive local ski centers for being a little giddy about the prospect of skiing until April. Plattekill, a small family-owned ski center in Roxbury, was especially liberal with the exclamation points when they announced they'd be open March 29 through 31:

Isn't March for Spring Skiing??? It's confusing when April is next week, it's snowing like it's December and the conditions are comparable to mid-January. Now don't you just love mother nature, WE DO!!! YAY FOR SPRING!!! Read more

Stream team: Students join DEP for a day

By Lissa Harris
3/28/13 - 11:09 am

Above: Olivia Paetow, a student at Onteora High School, gets a lesson in microbiology from Donna Reynolds of the DEP. Photos courtesy of NYC DEP.

Students from Ulster County and the Bronx got a hands-on lesson in water science this week, as part of a watershed education program that paired aspiring young environmental scientists with mentors at the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's Kingston water quality lab.

On Tuesday, the eight teenagers of the "Stream Teams" crew -- a project run by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County, with funding from the Catskill Watershed Corporation -- were paired off with DEP employees to get one-on-one training in the tools of the trade, from digital mapping to microbiology to flood prevention. Three students from Onteora High School participated in the project: Olivia Paetow, Bailey Moskowitz and Nolan Bastianelli. The other five hailed from the Bronx Lab School downstate. Read more

Cobleskill Letters

Letter to the Editor: Assemblyman Pete Lopez on Rebuilding from Recent Hurricanes

11/19/2012 - 1:41pm

Letter to the Editor: James Blake for State Senate

08/27/2012 - 12:01pm

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