Local Drought Officially Over

The region’s drought is officially over, according to the National Drought Mitigation Center.But portions of Orange, Sullivan and Ulster counties are still considered abnormally dry, meaning there are still some areas with water shortages, or pastures and crops have not fully recovered from the drought yet.Last week, 30.28 percent of Ulster County and 3.1 percent of Orange County were still under moderate drought conditions, the first of four stages of drought on [...]