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Thursday, November 17, 2011  Boaters stranded in New York's canals by damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Irene will be able to get their vessels home when sections of the Erie and Oswego canals reopen for two weeks starting Sunday.

Sunday, October 23, 2011  Water levels are down on the storied Erie Canal after tropical storms Irene and Lee and there is a lot to be done to clean up the waterway, but stretches of the canal are navigable.

Thursday, October 13, 2011  The head of the New York state canal system is resuming his inspection tour of the waterway, parts of which remain closed because of flood damage caused by Tropical Storm Irene.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011  Tropical Storm Irene put a major damper on attendance at New York state parks and historic sites going into the unofficial last week of the summer.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011  A local Red Cross volunteer is on his way downstate to help those affected by the recent storms and floods.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011  Tropical Storm Irene put a $1 billion whipping on New York, most of it upstate where heavy rains spawned flash floods that shredded roads, washed out bridges and knocked buildings from their foundations, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday.

Tuesday, August 30, 2011  State police say they've recovered the body of an upstate New York man whose pickup was swept off a road by a fast-moving flood of water the morning after Tropical Storm Irene.

Monday, August 29, 2011  State officials are urging New Yorkers to take pictures or video of damage from Tropical Storm Irene to prepare to make insurance claims.

Sunday, August 28, 2011  Oneida County Emergency Response officials have issued evacuation notices for various neighborhoods and streets due to flooding.

Sunday, August 28, 2011  Firefighters rescued dozens of people from flooded homes on Staten Island, residents removed garbage and debris from clogged sewer gates and once-quiet roads became busier soon after Irene crossed New York as a powerful tropical storm.