Lissa Harris
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Lissa Harris is the founder and publisher of the Watershed Post.
Articles
Apr. 8, 2013
A Prattsville home coated in ankle-deep mud after the 2011 Irene floods. Photo by All Hands Volunteers; published on Flickr under Creative Commons license.
In August of 2011, flooding from Tropical Storm Irene wreaked incredible damage on the Greene... Read more
Apr. 5, 2013
Above: Amphenol's Sidney manufacturing plant on September 9, 2011, after back-to-back floods from Irene and Lee caused heavy damage at the plant. Screenshot from video shot by state Senator John Bonacic.
Aerospace manufacturer Amphenol, whose Sidney... Read more
Apr. 5, 2013
Above: The Times Herald-Record's office in Middletown, Orange County. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
The News Corp-owned media group that publishes the Times Herald-Record may soon be on the market, according to a story this week in the Wall Street Journal (... Read more
Apr. 4, 2013
Above: A Flickr slideshow of photos taken during a DEP-led tour of the Gilboa Dam for local officials and media. Photos by Lissa Harris.
Cross your fingers for good weather in Gilboa this summer.
Weather permitting, a $400 million reconstruction project... Read more
Apr. 1, 2013
Above: Photo of a brown trout fresh from the Pepacton Reservoir on April 1, 2013, the first day of trout season, posted on Facebook by the Vineyard Wine Bar in Downsville.
From April 1 through October 15, it's open season on trout in New York State --... Read more
Mar. 29, 2013
Above: A shot of "The Cliff" on Hunter Mountain, taken on March 27 -- in most years, a date when Catskills skiers are already putting their gear back in the attic.
Skiing on Easter Sunday? Yes indeed: All four Catskills mountains are open for business... Read more
Mar. 29, 2013
Spring is taking its sweet time getting to the Catskills this year. The raw March weather might be taking its toll on fingers and toes, but it's also doing a fine job of preserving the cathedral-like ice formations on Kaaterskill Falls, as photographer... Read more
Mar. 29, 2013
A Gilboa man was arrested recently and charged with committing two home burglaries in November of 2011, after police matched him to a fingerprint taken during the investigation.
On Monday, March 18, New York State Police arrested 29-year-old Josh... Read more
Mar. 28, 2013
A motorcycle rider was killed when he drove through a red light and collided with a pickup truck on Route 23 in Cairo early Wednesday evening, police say.
According to a statement from the New York State Police, 56-year-old Donald Parkinson of Cairo was... Read more
Mar. 28, 2013
Above: A sign at the entrance to Belleayre Mountain, a state-owned ski resort whose management was transferred from the Department of Environmental Conservation to the Olympic Regional Development Authority in 2012. Source: Belleayre Mountain's Facebook... Read more
Mar. 28, 2013
Above: Olivia Paetow, a student at Onteora High School, gets a lesson in microbiology from Donna Reynolds of the DEP. Photos courtesy of NYC DEP.
Students from Ulster County and the Bronx got a hands-on lesson in water science this week, as part of a... Read more
Mar. 27, 2013
Snowdrops are beginning to bloom in the Catskill mountains -- which means crocuses can't be far behind. Photo taken in front of the New Kingston Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, March 27.
Got a keen eye for backyard biology? By watching when the plants... Read more
Mar. 27, 2013
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that the deadline for registering for individual FEMA aid in 13 Sandy-affected counties will be extended, from March 29 to April 13, 2013.
Among the 13 counties eligible for individual FEMA aid for Sandy storm losses... Read more
Mar. 26, 2013
A man has been found dead at the scene of a fire on Route 28 in Shokan that forced the closing of Route 28, and drew hundreds of police and first responders, on Tuesday afternoon.
According to a statement released by New York State Police late Tuesday... Read more
Mar. 26, 2013
Police, firefighters and other first responders rushed to the scene of a blaze at 3358 Route 28 in Shokan that broke out shortly before 4pm.
Shots have been heard from within the building, according to a post on Ulster County Fire/Rescue Incidents, a... Read more
Mar. 26, 2013
In upstate New York's smallest villages, every vote really does count.
The Delaware County village of Hancock got a potent reminder of the power of the ballot box in last Tuesday's election, when incumbent mayor John Martin squeaked to victory over... Read more
Mar. 26, 2013
Above: A tractor in Monticello waits patiently for snowmelt. Photo taken March 23 by Catskills Photography; shared in the Watershed Post's Flickr group pool.
It's been officially spring for a week, but nobody seems to have alerted Mother Nature. Much of... Read more
Mar. 25, 2013
Above: Delaware County's newest healthcare facility, a 2,800-square-foot health clinic in Andes. Photo courtesy of Bassett Healthcare Network.
The doctor is officially in. Today, Bassett Healthcare announced the opening of its new health clinic on South... Read more
Mar. 25, 2013
Photo: Langan Funeral Home website.
A Schoharie man studying at SUNY Oneonta was found dead in his off-campus apartment on Thursday evening, according to several local news accounts.
22-year-old Mark de Roziere was found around 9pm in his East Street... Read more
Mar. 25, 2013
View Route 17 Construction - Spring 2013 in a larger map
Two bridges carrying the exit and entrance ramps for westbound Route 17 in Liberty, at Exit 100, will be closed for an extensive $1 million construction project beginning Monday, March 25.
A press... Read more