Sullivan County
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Oct. 4, 2010 - 10:58 am
As if flash floods and the emerald ash borer weren't enough to deal with, the Sullivan County Democrat reports that Sullivan County is the next frontier of a national plague of feral swine. The Democrat interviewed the grandson of farmers in Long Eddy,... 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 Julia Reischel on Friday, Oct. 1, 2010 - 10:22 pm
We're covering today's flooding across the Catskills with lists of closings, photos, and your reports as fast as we can type them. Help us out: Email us photos or information about road closures and flooding, or post your info in the comments section... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Oct. 1, 2010 - 3:06 pm
Above: Big Tree Field at the Frost Valley YMCA in Claryville this morning. Photo by Frost Valley YMCA. Below: Photo of Claryville Fire Dept. by Jennifer Grimes.
County Bridge 364 is washed out, says the Catskill Chronicle.
"The County will send a bridge... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Oct. 1, 2010 - 10:42 am
The villages of Livingston Manor and Roscoe in the Town of Rockland are experiencing significant flooding, according to the Sullivan County website, and the town of Rockland has declared a state of emergency, according to County Manager David Faslau:
The... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Sep. 28, 2010 - 11:38 am
The National Weather Service just issued a Tornado Watch for most of eastern New York, including the Catskills region:
Tornado Watch issued September 28 at 9:57AM CDT expiring September 28 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Storm Prediction Center
Activation Time: 09/... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Sep. 28, 2010 - 8:46 am
It must be election season, because the earmarks are pouring in to the Catskills and the Hudson Valley Region.
Yesterday, US Representative Maurice Hinchey announced that he got $205,000 from House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services for... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Saturday, Sep. 25, 2010 - 9:44 am
Smoked eels and other Catskills-area specialties will enjoy 15 minutes of farm market fame at the New Amersterdam Market in lower Manhattan tomorrow. The market is featuring our local foods, those collected by the eel philosopher of Delaware County, Ray... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Sep. 24, 2010 - 4:07 pm
Illustration and caption of gas drilling infrastructure from the DEC's draft "Strategic Plan for State Forest Management," August 27, 2010.
The giant report on state forest management released by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation didn'... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Sep. 23, 2010 - 12:16 pm
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration announced that it would give the Sullivan County Industrial Development Agency $800,000 in funds to build a slaughterhouse in Liberty, according to the Times Herald-Record and... Read more
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