The 24th Annual Great North River Tugboat Race and Competition which was to be held on Labor Day on the Hudson River has been postponed by the expected arrival on Monday of high winds and rain associated with Tropical Depression Hermine. The race and competition has been rescheduled to Sunday, October 9th, 2016.  Click here to learn more.

Hermine came ashore as a Category 1 hurricane in the Big Bend region of the Florida Gulf coast. The first hurricane to hit Florida in eleven years has resulted in significant flooding and wind damage. One death has been reported and 253,000 are reported to have lost power.  Hermine is now a Tropical Storm and is lashing Georgia and the Carolinas. The storm is expected to track up the Atlantic coast, arriving as Tropical Depression off New York City by Monday.