Hurricane Sandy
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 - 3:00 pm
This just in from Delaware County Emergency Services:
The Delaware County Emergency Operations Center opened at 1PM today in preparation for the potential impacts of Hurricane Sandy. The Emergency Operations telephone number is 607-746-9600.
On Tuesday... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 - 2:34 pm
According to a press release from Greene County Department of Emergency Services, Greene County will be under a state of emergency beginning at 5pm today. Residents are urged to stay at home.
Here's the full press release:
At 1:15 p.m. today, the National... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 - 1:19 pm
Todd Pascarella, the mayor of the Village of Fleischmanns, which was devastated in Hurricane Irene a year ago, has issued a statement saying that he is poised to declared a state of emergency for Fleischmanns as soon as "tree limbs start falling or... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 - 12:39 pm
The Ulster County town of Woodstock declared a state of emergency at 10am on Monday.
A press release issued by the town declares that there are no road closures at the moment, and urges residents to tune into WDST for updates:
Pursuant to Woodstock's... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 - 11:36 am
We just got a call from Margaretville Central School District announcing that school will be closed on Tuesday, October 30 because of Hurricane Sandy. Here's the voicemail that reached parents:
Due to the pending wather, we will be closed on Tuesday,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 - 10:08 am
The Delaware County Town of Hancock declared a state of emergency effective 6pm on Sunday evening, WBNG-TV reports:
Due to the anticipation of Hurricane Sandy, the town will remain in a State of Emergency until notified by the Chief Executive of the Town... Read more
By Adam Bosch on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 - 9:12 am
Above: A screenshot from NYSEG's power outage map taken around 8:30am, showing outages in Sullivan County.
Some Catskills residents are already waking up to power outages, even before the storm hits in full force.
Central Hudson's outage map shows that... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012 - 12:18 am
Above: Sandbags surrounding the Boiceville IGA Supermarket. Photo by Jen Dragon.
Last year, Irene's floods tore through the heart of the Boiceville commercial district -- and the supermarket at the center of it. The Boiceville IGA Supermarket suffered... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 - 8:24 pm
Tonight, President Obama granted New York State's request for a federal emergency declaration. The declaration will release federal resources in advance of Hurricane Sandy's arrival in the Catskills on Monday, and allow the Federal Emergency Management... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 - 8:14 pm
From the Delaware Academy/Delhi Central School District website:
Early dismissal 11:30 AM
Delaware Academy CSD at Delhi will be closing early. We will be conducting early dismissal at 11:30am. The board meeting for Monday evening has been postponed to... Read more
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