Lissa Harris
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Lissa Harris is the founder and publisher of the Watershed Post.
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Dec. 7, 2012
The National Weather Service in Albany warns that freezing rain is expected this afternoon and into the evening across the Catskills, especially at elevations above 1200 feet. From NY-Alert:
Elevations Above 1200 Feet Will Be Most Susceptible To These... Read more
Dec. 7, 2012
Above: Toy soldiers stand guard during the town-wide holiday Woodstock Open House in 2010. Photo by Julia Reischel.
Short notice, we know -- but if you're a fan of Christmas caroling, we suggest you head to Woodstock, where the team of internationally-... Read more
Dec. 7, 2012
Downtown Bloomingburg in August, 2008. Photo by Daniel Case; published on Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons license.
It seems Bloomingburg wants a little less government. About 100 residents of the Sullivan County village -- population 420, as of... Read more
Dec. 6, 2012
Above: MARK Project director Peg Ellsworth, who serves on the Southern Tier Regional Economic Council, presents Gov. Andrew Cuomo with a gift basket of Delaware County goodies during the Governor's visit to the Southern Tier on Wednesday. Photo courtesy... Read more
Dec. 6, 2012
Three Ulster County residents were arrested after the stabbing of a Palenville man on Tuesday, an assault police say occurred after an argument over a drug sale.
Around 11:30pm on Tuesday night, according to a New York State Police press release, a 23-... Read more
Dec. 5, 2012
Staten Island hunter James Sperring shot himself in the foot while hunting with his brother in the Sullivan County town of Lumberland on Tuesday -- and his problems don't end there, the Times Herald-Record reports.
James Sperring, 53, was using a rope to... Read more
Dec. 5, 2012
Schoharie County businesses have been hit by more than their fair share of crime over the last week.
At least eight businesses in towns around Schoharie County were burglarized over the weekend after Thanksgiving, the Times-Journal reports:
Burglars... Read more
Dec. 5, 2012
The Delaware County village of Hancock is under a boil-water advisory after a water main break on Tuesday afternoon, NY-Alert warns.
Water service was restored to the village quickly after the main break yesterday, according to village deputy clerk... Read more
Dec. 5, 2012
Above: The official trailer for "How To Survive a Plague," a documentary about AIDS activists in the '80s and '90s by filmmaker David France.
The Delaware County town of Middletown may get the chance to root for one of its own at the upcoming Oscars in... Read more
Dec. 4, 2012
The Federal Emergency Management Agency set up a Disaster Recovery Center at the Hudson River Maritime Musuem in Kingston on Monday. The center will be open every weekday through Friday, December 7 to help businesses and individuals who were affected by... Read more
Dec. 4, 2012
Winter has its grip on the Catskills, but nature is already laying plans for the return of life to the landscape next spring. Mark Zilberman snapped this shot of a luminous seed head against an early-winter sky in Andes recently. For a larger view, see... Read more
Dec. 3, 2012
Above: The Gilboa Dam. Photo by Flickr user mountain_man_ny_2, published under Creative Commons license.
In the coming weeks, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection will install two massive siphons in the Gilboa Dam, which has been... Read more
Dec. 3, 2012
Two stranded hikers were rescued from Slide Mountain on Sunday after the pair spent an unplanned night outdoors.
At 5:48am on Sunday, according to a New York State Police press release, troopers in Kingston received a 911 call from Ulster County about... Read more
Nov. 30, 2012
Photo courtesy of the Prattsville Great American. Used with permission.
Cheers to Prattsville's newest business, which opened its doors to the public today. Catskill Mountain Wine and Liquor celebrated its grand opening in low-key local style: No flashy... Read more
Nov. 30, 2012
On his way from Montreal to a sold-out show at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, Justin Bieber made an unscheduled stop in the Catskills. The Bieb tweeted:
when your bus breaks down in the middle of the catskill mountains... #notswaggy
— Justin Bieber... Read more
Nov. 30, 2012
On Thursday afternoon, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation unveiled its latest set of proposed regulations to govern hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. The new proposed regulations replace an earlier set of draft regulations,... Read more
Nov. 28, 2012
Above: An artist's rendering of the Catskill Interpretive Center, a long-planned -- and long-dormant -- project on Route 28 in Mount Tremper that has recently gotten some new wind in its sails. From the Catskill Interpretive Center website.
The proposed... Read more
Nov. 28, 2012
Above: Morning light shows off the early-winter snow on the flanks of Hunter Mountain today. From Hunter's Facebook page.
The Catskills high peaks got a pretty dusting of snow this week, and local ski resorts are poised to take advantage of it. The... Read more
Nov. 27, 2012
A head-on collision between two cars on Route 28 in Boiceville on Thanksgiving Day left three people injured, and may result in charges being filed, state police say.
The accident was called in to 911 at 7:17pm on Thursday, November 22. According to New... Read more
Nov. 26, 2012
A New Jersey man died in a one-car accident on Route 206 in the Delaware County town of Colchester on Sunday afternoon. County sheriff's deputies identified the man as 53-year-old George Swan, of Ridgewood, New Jersey.
The accident was investigated by... Read more