Mount Tremper News

More than two months after Hurricane Irene swept through the region, residents around Shandaken in Ulster County still are dealing with its aftermath, trying to return their lives to a sense of normalcy.

The Catskills is a three-seasons vacation destination in upstate New York. In summer, wildflowers brighten the Catskills landscape and warm, sunny days make creek-swimming a pleasure.

Some elected officials in Ulster County want the regional director of the state Department of Environmental Conservation fired.

As of 10:10 a.m., flooding has shut Route 212 in both directions between Route 28 and Plank Road.

Destructive floods have knocked one of Ulster County's fall tourism destinations off the tracks, but an all-volunteer crew will keep the scenic train rolling on a shortened route.