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Irene: Thursday photos
Lester Edgar of Schenectady, cools off with a bottle of water given to him by the Empire Allstar Cheer squad on Washington Avenue Thursday, September 1, 2011.
Owner of Jumpin Jack's Drive In in Scotia Mark Lansing, left, talks with State Canal Corporation director Brian U. Stratton Thursday, September 1, 2011.
A handpainted drawing placed on a pole by a Mr. Scribble at the Fonda Fair takes a light look at recent flooding conditions in the region.
Members of the Tiny Tots Cheerleaders Taylor Austro, 12, left, Lexi Sajdak, 12, and Angelica Cook, 10, give one of the Schenectady sanitation workers a bottle of water on Washington Street in Scotia Thursday, September 1, 2011.
As of Thursday afternoon, Rt. 5S continued to be closed to eastbound traffic at Auriesville.
As rain falls Thursday afternoon, clean-upwork is underway in Amsterdam at Lock 11 and the historic Guy Park Manor, both heavily damaged in Sunday's storm.
A photo of the Chihuahua that was brought to the Animal Protective Foundation in Glenville after being found wandering in Schenectady during the flood earlier this week.
The Larry Van Aller Farm located on Clauverwie Rd. in Middleburgh on Thursday morning.
Schoharie Valley Farms owner, Richard Ball, far right, was visited by New York State Agriculture and Markets Commissioner Darrel J. Aubertine,left, and Farm Bureau President Dean Norton,center, during a tour of Schoharie County Farms damaged by Hurricane Irene on Thursday morning.
Schoharie Valley Farms owner, Richard Ball, far left, was visited by New York State Agriculture and Markets Commissioner Darrel J. Aubertine,center, and Farm Bureau President Dean Norton,right, during a tour of Schoharie County Farms damaged by Hurricane Irene on Thursday morning.
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand walks along Main St. in the village of Middleburgh on Thursday morning.
