Lissa Harris
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Lissa Harris is the founder and publisher of the Watershed Post.
Articles
Sep. 21, 2011
Photo of Catskills vista by Flickr user ohmann alianne. Published under Creative Commons license.
Last week, New York Post travel writer David Landsel took a spin up Route 28 to see what Irene hath wrought.
Landsel, a local boy whose grandmother had a... Read more
Sep. 20, 2011
Above: Video footage taken in Prattsville on August 29, the day after flooding from Tropical Storm Irene destroyed most of the town's Main Street.
In the New York Post on Sunday, September 18: A suspected scammer posing as a volunteer for Prattsville's... Read more
Sep. 19, 2011
FEMA recently announced the opening of a new Disaster Recovery Center in the region, and the moving of another.
Today at 12 noon, FEMA will be opening a new DRC for Delaware County at the Sidney Civic Center on 21 Liberty Street. Starting Tuesday,... Read more
Sep. 15, 2011
Aerial imaging of the village of Schoharie on Tuesday, August 30, courtesy of RIT researcher Jason Faulring. Cropped by the Watershed Post from the original, larger image.
Across the Catskills region (and beyond), Irene and Lee wreaked devastation on... Read more
Sep. 14, 2011
Via WCDO radio reporter Rob Ray on Facebook: The boil water alert for the village of Sidney has been lifted.
For more information on the Sidney flood recovery effort, check sidneyflood.org, a website set up recently to coordinate emergency and flood... Read more
Sep. 14, 2011
The unofficial results from yesterday's primary elections around the Catskills are in -- and you can find them here.
Schoharie County had no primary elections this year, which was a stroke of luck for them, as their own offices were hit hard by flooding... Read more
Sep. 14, 2011
Via Andes town councilman Shayne Moshier, on Facebook: The boil-water advisory in Andes has been lifted as of 11:00am today, September 14, 2011.
Sep. 13, 2011
Scrambling to react quickly to the devastation wrought by Tropical Storms Irene and Lee, the Catskill Watershed Corporation held a special meeting on Tuesday, September 13, to create a grant program to help flood-damaged businesses in New York City's... Read more
Sep. 13, 2011
Until flooding from Irene and then Lee pummelled the Middletown hamlets of Margaretville, Fleischmanns and Arkville, Jake Rosa -- a local sawmill operator who's currently the town's deputy supervisor -- had no intention of seeking the town's top elected... Read more
Sep. 13, 2011
Life is slowly returning to normalcy for residents and business owners in the flood-ravaged Delaware County town of Middletown. As of 7pm last night, according to Middletown public information officer Diane Galusha, the curfew for the villages of... Read more
Sep. 12, 2011
Photo by Flickr user Chapendra. Published under Creative Commons license.
New Yorkers registered with a political party take to the polls tomorrow, to pick the candidates that will represent their parties in the November elections.
In most of the... Read more
Sep. 12, 2011
Primary elections take place Tuesday, September 13, 2011. Check the Delaware County Board of Elections website to find your local polling place.
Andes
Republican Party
Candidates for Town Clerk (vote for 1): Kimberly A. Tosi, Janis L. Jacques
Bovina... Read more
Sep. 12, 2011
Primary elections take place Tuesday, September 13, 2011. Check the Sullivan County Board of Elections to find your local polling place.
Bethel
Democratic Party
Candidates for Town Justice (vote for 1): Howard Block, Cindy BarberCandidates for Town... Read more
Sep. 12, 2011
A list of the primary contests in Ulster County, for both countywide and town/city offices. In some primaries, party members have the "opportunity to ballot," or write-in a candidate.
Primary elections take place Tuesday, September 13, 2011. Check the... Read more
Sep. 12, 2011
This just in from the New York City Department of Environmental Protection: The DEP is releasing water from the west basin of the Ashokan Reservoir through the release channel and into the Little Beaverkill and Lower Esopus Creek, as a precaution against... Read more
Sep. 12, 2011
This just in from Ulster County Emergency Communications: a list of road closures in the county, as of 9:30am on Monday, September 12.
DenningWatson Hollow RdPeekamoose Rd closed entire length due to floodingOliverea Rd bridge closed between Route 28 and... Read more
Sep. 12, 2011
The Catskill Watershed Corporation will hold a special meeting at their office, at 905 Main Street, Margaretville, at 10am on Tuesday, September 13. The topic: Potential assistance programs for flood victims in New York City's Catskill-Delaware watershed... Read more
Sep. 9, 2011
Image: A Catskills map from 1903. From livingstonmanor.net, a website devoted to Livingston Manor history.
WXXI, a public radio station in Rochester, reported yesterday that New York State Assemblyman Kevin Cahill -- whose district, the 101st, includes... Read more
Sep. 9, 2011
On Saturday, August 27, 2011 the Watershed Post launched its coverage of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene and its expected impact on the Catskills region of upstate New York. Below is the text of our homepage as it appeared throughout the Catskills... Read more
Sep. 8, 2011
View from Overlook Mountain near Woodstock. Photo by Flickr user Miss K; published under Creative Commons license.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced today that because of dangerous conditions in the wake of widespread... Read more