Storm Alert: Projected Snowfall Totals Increase Dramatically For Nor'easter That Will Slam Area Storm Alert: Projected Snowfall Totals Increase Dramatically For Nor'easter That Will Slam Area
Storm Alert: Projected Snowfall Totals Increase Dramatically For Nor'easter That Will Slam Area Click here for an updated story: Here Are Latest Projected Snowfall Totals For Nor'easter That Will Slam Area Projected snowfall totals have dramatically increased for a major Nor'easter that will slam the region as the calendar changes from November to December. Winter Storm Watches, in effect from 7 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 1 until 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 2, now cover Northern Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Rockland, Orange, Ulster and Sullivan counties in New York and Northern Fairfield and Litchfield counties in Connecticut. After a dry and partly cloudy day on Saturday, Nov. 30 wit…
Winter Weather Advisory Issued For Parts Of Region As Storm Approaches Winter Weather Advisory Issued For Parts Of Region As Storm Approaches
Winter Weather Advisory Issued For Parts Of Region As Storm Approaches As a strong storm system nears the Northeast, a Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for parts of the region far north and inland. Mixed precipitation including snow, sleet and freezing rain is expected for areas where the advisory is in effect, including western Ulster and Sullivan counties in the Hudson Valley and northern Litchfield in Connecticut. (See second image above.)  Total snow and sleet accumulations of 2 to 4 inches and ice accumulations of a light glaze to up to a tenth of an inch is possible in those areas. The advisory is in effect from 10 p.m. Saturday, N…
Eye On The Storm: Here's Latest As Nor'easter Nears Eye On The Storm: Here's Latest As Nor'easter Nears
Eye On The Storm: Here's Latest As Nor'easter Nears As a Nor'easter that will bring rain and wind to the entire region and sleet, freezing rain and ice farther inland approaches, a Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for parts of the area. Areas south of I-84, including Westchester, Rockland, Nassau, Suffolk and Fairfield counties, as well as most of Putnam County, could see a bit of sleet mixed with rain when the potent storm arrives between midnight and 3 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 18, but is expected to be all rain after that time frame. Rain will continue at times throughout the day on Monday. Though the high temperature will climb to arou…
Nor'easter Nears: Winter Weather Advisory Issued For Parts Of Area Nor'easter Nears: Winter Weather Advisory Issued For Parts Of Area
Nor'easter Nears: Winter Weather Advisory Issued For Parts Of Area As a Nor'easter that will bring rain and wind to the entire area and sleet, freezing rain and ice farther inland approaches, a Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for parts of the area. The Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for the counties shown in purple in the first image above, including Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan and Ulster in New York and Litchfield in Connecticut. Areas south of I-84, including Westchester, Rockland, Nassau, Suffolk and Fairfield counties, could see a bit of sleet mixed with rain when the potent storm arrives between midnight and 3 a.m. on Monday, but is ex…
Bridgeport Man's Murder Conviction Overturned After 33 Years In Prison Bridgeport Man's Murder Conviction Overturned After 33 Years In Prison
Bridgeport Man's Murder Conviction Overturned After 33 Years In Prison A 62-year-old Fairfield County man who spent 33 years in prison in New York for the murder of a teenager had his day in court and his conviction has been overturned on Long Island. Keith Bush of Bridgeport, who has maintained his innocence for 44 years since his arrest in 1975, had his conviction overturned this week after a case review found new evidence that proved his innocence. When he was a 17-year-old student at Bellmore High School, Bush was arrested and charged with killing 14-year-old Sheresa Watson, who was found strangled to death by someone who attempted to rape her on Jan.…
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Extended To More Counties In Area Severe Thunderstorm Watch Extended To More Counties In Area
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Extended To More Counties In Area This story has been updated. A round of strong thunderstorms is moving toward the area from the south and west, with some parts of the region expected to see potentially severe weather Sunday night, May 19. Areas north and west of New York City will be the most affected. Look for storms sometime between 8 p.m. Sunday and midnight north of the I-84 corridor in New York and Connecticut. (See second image above.) Some parts of the area are under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch, including Rockland, Orange Dutchess, Sullivan and Ulster counties in the Hudson Valley. Farther south, including in New…
Snow Way! Parts Of Region Will See White Stuff Just Days From Start Of May Snow Way! Parts Of Region Will See White Stuff Just Days From Start Of May
Snow Way! Parts Of Region Will See White Stuff Just Days From Start Of May Are you sitting?  OK. Here goes. Just days away from the start of May, some residents in the region, including a large part of New York State, may be seeing some snow this weekend. (See image above.) Snow showers could bring a coating of accumulation as far south as the northwestern Hudson Valley, including Sullivan County. The white stuff is expected early Sunday morning, April 28 as a round of precipitation moves west to east. It's the same storm that is bringing up to 6 inches of snowfall to some states in the northern Plains and Great Lakes regions early in the weekend. In this …
Second Woodstock 50th Anniversary Celebration Scheduled, This One At Watkins Glen Second Woodstock 50th Anniversary Celebration Scheduled, This One At Watkins Glen
Second Woodstock 50th Anniversary Celebration Scheduled, This One At Watkins Glen Music lovers will have two ways to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the legendary 3-day 1969 Woodstock festival on the same weekend. Bethel Woods announced last month that they will host a 50th-anniversary celebration at the original site of the renowned groove fest Aug. 16-18, 2019, at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, a concert venue built on the original Woodstock site in the Hudson Valley's Sullivan County. The latest event to be announced is Woodstock 50 at Watkins Glen in Schuyler County, running from Friday, August 16 through Sunday, August 18, announced co-p…
Save These Dates: Woodstock Site To Hold Concert Marking 50th Anniversary Save These Dates: Woodstock Site To Hold Concert Marking 50th Anniversary
Save These Dates: Woodstock Site To Hold Concert Marking 50th Anniversary You don't have to be a "baby boomer" or old timer to groove to the three days of music that are planned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Woodstock at the original site of the festival. The festival, scheduled for Aug. 16-18, 2019, will be held at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, a concert venue built on the original Woodstock site in the Hudson Valley's Sullivan County. Festival organizers say the event will offer three days of memorable experiences including live performances from "prominent and emerging artists" spanning multiple genres and decades, and TED-style talks …