Updated: Gov. Kathy Hochul declares state of emergency after 2nd storm hammers Upstate New York
By Times Union
Utility crews work to restore power; some Adirondack towns facing long cleanup
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Long Lake agrees to purchase causeway, dam wrecked in storms last year
The town of Long Lake plans to buy and repair a causeway and dam breached during heavy rainfall last summer
UPDATE: Beryl’s impact: Adirondack Park towns reopen roads, millions of dollars in damage
By James Odato
One year after torrential rain flooded parts of the Adirondacks, the region is expected to receive another heavy downpour.
Flooding risk greater than estimates have shown
By Ry Rivard
Editor’s Note: This was originally published Tuesday as the Water Line newsletter. Sign up here to follow the reporting of Water Reporter Ry Rivard and to receive other Adirondack Explorer newsletters. By Ry RivardNew national maps suggest flood risk is far higher than most people realize, in New York and across the country. In some…
State opens assistance centers for flood victims
Each Disaster Assistance Service Center has representatives from the state Department of Financial Services, Office of Children and Family Services, Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, Department of Labor, Office of Mental Health, Department of Health, Office of People with Developmental Disabilities, and the Office for Aging.
Southern Adirondacks slammed by storm
The Halloween storm was the biggest rainstorm Hamilton County has endured – bigger even than what it experienced from Hurricane Irene in 2011, according to county Emergency Manager G.L. “Don” Purdy.
Dams and wilderness
DEC’s decision not to rebuild the structure at Duck Hole raises questions about the future of other artificial lakes in the Forest Preserve. By Phil Brown Before Tropical Storm Irene, hikers had urged the state to repair the old logging dam at Duck Hole to preserve its impoundment, a charming brook-trout pond ringed by mountains…
The big rain
Tropical Storm Irene closed Wilderness Areas, washed away roads, damaged hundreds of homes and businesses, changed the look the High Peaks—and brought people together. By Phil Brown Johns Brook rises deep in the High Peaks Wilderness, less than a mile from the summit of Mount Marcy. The stream is well known to hikers who cross…