TRR photo by David Hulse Swinging Bridge Plant Manager Elliot Neri and Mirant-New York Vice-president Lee Davis hold a map of the Mongaup River hydroelectric projects.

Fixed, not by a dam site

By DAVID HULSE

FORESTBURGH, NY—They’re feeling better about it and they have a plan for repairs, but Mirant managers are still worrying about the impact of a major rainfall on the Swinging Bridge dam. They have suspended all recreational activities on or near their three Mongaup River reservoirs until further notice.

Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther hosted an informational session on May 25 with Mirant officials, their contractors and regulatory officials. More than 50 people jammed the bay of the Forestburgh Fire House, many of them Swinging Bridge property owners wondering if they would have a lake this summer.

The short answer was no.

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And it will flood again

By DAVID HULSE

HAWLEY, PA—Flooding can be expected along the Delaware but local officials say the levels and crests of April flooding didn’t jibe with official predictions.

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War and remembrance

By DAVID HULSE

LIBERTY, NY—Eric Nystrom’s voice broke as he thanked the audience for attending the Monday afternoon Memorial Day service at the Liberty Veteran’s Cemetery. “I’m just overwhelmed by the turnout,” the Sullivan County Veterans Services Director told an audience of about 150 people.

With ongoing warfare in Iraq and Afghanistan, it was an emotional service as new service widows joined Gold Star mothers of earlier wars in making floral presentations.

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Other stories in this issue:

• Spectacular track accident
• Towns seek defense against sexual predators
• Delaware greenway legislation to go before state committees
• Analysis: Flooding in the Delaware Valley
• Why fixing the roads takes so long
• Councilman pans hunt law
• County exec for Sullivan?

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