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By wateradmin on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010 - 11:10 am
We're happy to introduce a new weekly editorial cartoon. "Potshots," by Bovina artist Gary Mayer, will run every Sunday.
Gary Mayer is an artist who's lived in Bovina for the past seven years. Originally hailing from Detroit, he lived for many years in... Read more
By Simona David on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010 - 3:57 pm
Margaretville Hospital representatives face several dozen irate Roxbury residents at a town meeting about the closing of the Roxbury Family Health Center on Sept. 30. Seated at table, left to right: Edmond Morache, executive director of Margaretville... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010 - 2:46 pm
We were hoping yesterday's widespread flooding didn't claim any lives, but it seems that's not the case.
A body of a woman was found around noon today in the Neversink reservoir, said Zone Sergeant James Rafferty out of the State Police barracks in... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010 - 9:46 am
According to a press release issued by the Delaware County Sheriff's Office at 6:30 this morning, the state of emergency has been lifted in all towns in the county, and the roads are open. But they do caution:
Some roads remain affected within the county... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Oct. 1, 2010 - 9:29 pm
The town of Hamden is still in a state of emergency tonight, according to the Delaware County Sheriff's Office, with which we just got off the phone.
The National Weather Service is reporting that fields in Delancey are flooded, and a bridge is... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Oct. 1, 2010 - 9:10 pm
Beth Adams of Hobart caught an entire field of pumpkins making a break for it in Davenport this morning. (Just in time. The Halloween hordes are about to descend, carving knives in hand.)
Go free, pumpkins!
As of 4pm, Davenport was still under a state of... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Oct. 1, 2010 - 5:16 pm
This properly belongs in our Shandaken flooding roundup, but it's so awesome we gave it its own post. Our hats are off, to you, O pseudonymous videographer goCatskills, for this epic footage of flooding all around Phoenicia. Set to Beethoven's Fifth, no... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Oct. 1, 2010 - 4:26 pm
10/2, 10am update: The state of emergency was lifted in all towns, as of 6:30 this morning.
10/1, 10:30pm update: The Delaware county Sheriff's Office announced tonight that Delhi, Hamden, Walton and Davenport remain under a state of emergency, and all... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Oct. 1, 2010 - 3:45 pm
A 62-year-old who decided to drive on washed-out Cauterskill Rd. in the town of Catskill was rescued by the Greene County Sheriff's Office this morning, according to the Daily Freeman:
Deputies said Natale Scaramuzzino of Leeds was hanging onto his... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Oct. 1, 2010 - 3:22 pm
Kirkside Park in Roxbury, photographed by Chris O'Shaughnessy. Below, O'Shaughnessy's dog in her flooded backyard:
Click on people's faces in the photo to tag them.
Rte. 30, the road leading to Roxbury from Margaretville, was reportedly... Read more
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