Lissa Harris
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Lissa Harris is the founder and publisher of the Watershed Post.
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Oct. 6, 2012
Update: Autumn Fitzpatrick was found late Saturday night and is home safe.
An Accord girl who attends Coleman High School in Kingston, 14-year-old Autumn Fitzpatrick, was reported missing earlier today. According to the Ulster County Sheriff's Office,... Read more
Oct. 5, 2012
Above: Roger Waters, Joe Walsh, Mavis Staples, Jakob Dylan and others, performing The Band's iconic song "The Weight" at the Izod Center. Video by YouTube user clubdoc.
How many great roots-rockers does it take to save a barn? At least a few dozen -- or... Read more
Oct. 5, 2012
Above: A furry replica of the Cohoes Mastodon, whose skeleton was discovered in 1866 in Cohoes Falls, NY. The Cohoes Mastodon's bones are a jewel in the New York State Museum's display collection; the furry reconstruction in the photo above is on display... Read more
Oct. 5, 2012
Early on Thursday morning, 22-year-old Noel Polanco was shot and killed in the front seat of his car by an NYPD officer, while pulled over for a traffic stop on the Grand Central Parkway. Polanco was a member of the Army National Guard assigned to the... Read more
Oct. 4, 2012
Rising drug abuse is putting a tremendous strain on Delaware County's foster care system, according to a county official.
Delaware County DSS Commissioner William Moon minced no words in describing the county's drug problems at last week's regular board... Read more
Oct. 3, 2012
On Monday afternoon, in the Saratoga County town of Ballston, 11-year-old Lane Rowe died while trying to stop the family minivan -- in which his young siblings were sitting -- from rolling into a busy street. Rowe is being lionized as a hero in media... Read more
Oct. 2, 2012
Above: A photo of a bear taken by a trail cam in Margaretville. Courtesy of Adam Varsano.
Last week, we urged you to send us your bear photos -- and did you ever. Thanks to Adam Varsano, whose furry subject appears to have noticed that his cover has been... Read more
Oct. 2, 2012
Photo of Aedes aegypti mosquito in action by James Gathany. Published under Creative Commons license.
First measles, now West Nile? Ulster County seems to be a hotbed of rare diseases lately.
The Ulster County Health Department announced today that a... Read more
Oct. 1, 2012
Ulster County drama, thy name is URGENT: A public dustup between county comptroller Elliott Auerbach and Sheriff Paul Van Blarcum is unfolding over the fate of about $200,000 in cash seized in drug busts by the multi-agency Ulster Regional Gang... Read more
Oct. 1, 2012
Photo of Muzzy arrows by Flickr user Justin D. Miller. Published under Creative Commons license.
Early October is usually prime time for leaf-peeping in the Catskills. This year, it's time for deer-hunting too, thanks to a rule change by the state... Read more
Oct. 1, 2012
The Ulster County town of Olive got a freak hailstorm on Sunday. Reader Jo Ostrander got video evidence. (Thanks for the video, Jo!) She writes, "I'm so glad I didn't start painting the cottage."
Sep. 28, 2012
John of Catskills Photography surprised this fellow in his Monticello backyard a few days ago:
Lately I have seen a number of deer in my neighborhood and today I caught this one contemplating a nap in my hammock under our apple trees. He posed for this... Read more
Sep. 28, 2012
Above: A three-bedroom ranch house on 14 acres in Hancock that local realtor Leonard Piorkowski hasn't been able to get a bite for, despite a tempting $107,000 sticker price. Photo from listing on Klimchok Real Estate's website.
For some upstate New York... Read more
Sep. 27, 2012
The Associated Press reports today that the Angel's Gate animal hospice in Delhi is facing legal action from the state Attorney General's office for improperly documented finances, and that owner Susan Marino has decided to shut the hospice down.
Angel's... Read more
Sep. 26, 2012
Last week, Watershed Post reader Steve Messina got a few shots of a mama bear and her three cubs from a surveillance camera at his camp on Perch Lake Road, near the Pepacton reservoir in Andes. Great picture, if a little close for comfort.
Got bears?... Read more
Sep. 25, 2012
Above: A section of Opus 40 in Saugerties that was damaged in heavy rains on September 18. Photo by Tad Richards.
On September 18, heavy rains swept across the region, causing widespread electrical outages and severe flooding in several Catskills towns.... Read more
Sep. 25, 2012
A fire broke out at the Tuthilltown distillery in Gardiner yesterday morning, leaving the roof and upstairs portion of the building damaged.
According to a release from the Ulster County Sheriff's Office, the fire was discovered by an employee:
A lone... Read more
Sep. 25, 2012
Shandaken's zoning enforcement officer, Richard Stokes, is in the hot seat after his arrest last week on charges that he groped several waitresses at Rocco's Speakeasy in April. Amid the controversy, Stokes has stepped down from his job.
In an emergency... Read more
Sep. 25, 2012
Leaf-peeper season is getting underway in the Catskills, as the green hills of summer begin to blaze with rich reds and vibrant yellows. Photographer Ethan Myers spied some delicious autumn color in Denning over the weekend -- and got a great view of... Read more
Sep. 23, 2012
A Hudson Valley-wide measles alert was announced over the weekend after a child at the private Mountain Laurel Waldorf School in New Paltz was confirmed to have a case of the measles, the Times Herald-Record reports.
A press release issued by the New... Read more