Lissa Harris
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Lissa Harris is the founder and publisher of the Watershed Post.
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Aug. 15, 2011
YouTube video of JRunners' 2010 Brooklyn-to-Catskills relay.
The journey from Brooklyn to the southern Catskills is a well-worn annual migration route for the city's Jewish community. But this week, the regular schlep up to the green hills of Sullivan... Read more
Aug. 15, 2011
The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a flood watch until 5pm today across western New England and eastern New York, including Greene, Schoharie and Ulster Counties:
Through This Evening * Locally Heavy Rain And Scattered Thunderstorms Are... Read more
Aug. 12, 2011
Photo of Perseid meteor shower by Flickr user Tommy Hyunh. Published under Creative Commons license.
On the off chance you're still on the Internet this fine evening, we suggest you get out, peer up at the sky, and get your fill of the August sky's most... Read more
Aug. 12, 2011
A 21-year-old man drowned yesterday afternoon in Mohican Lake, in the Sullivan County town of Lumberland, after jumping from a rowboat and attempting to swim to shore.
The Times Herald-Record reports:
The young man, who was with the group in the rowboat... Read more
Aug. 12, 2011
Image from U.S. Patent Application No. 12/566,756, filed by Susan Schieren of Leeds, NY on September 25, 2009.
For most of us, having to hold a hair dryer while using it is one of life's minor aggravations. For the disabled, it might not be possible at... Read more
Aug. 11, 2011
Photo from Riverkeeper's Facebook page.
Riverkeeper, a nonprofit environmental group that advocates for the Hudson River, recently announced the results of a five-year study of water quality in the Hudson. (See Scribd document below for the full study.)... Read more
Aug. 10, 2011
This just in from the Albany Times-Union: An explosion this morning on a gas main near Guilderland shut down a six-mile stretch of the Thruway, and nearby homes are being evacuated.
The Times-Union reports:
Emergency workers and firefighters rushed to a... Read more
Aug. 10, 2011
On Friday, August 19, the citizens of Andes will have the chance to weigh in on the controversial issue of hydraulic fracturing, at a town-sponsored public forum on the issue.
The forum will be held at 7pm at the Andes Central School. USGS... Read more
Aug. 10, 2011
According to a news report by Cyclists International, 20-year-old Colby Samstag, a junior at the University of Pennsylvania and a member of the university's cycling team, was severely injured in the Tour of the Catskills race on Sunday.
The website... Read more
Aug. 9, 2011
AT&T announced yesterday that they've just flipped the switch on a new cell tower on Route 23 between Prattsville and Ashland, in Greene County:
"More than ever before, customers look to wireless communications to stay in touch with family, friends... Read more
Aug. 9, 2011
Photo of twee chainsaw bear in front of the Margaretville Freshtown by Lissa Harris.
This week, Upstater -- a new blog about real estate and rural life, for downstate folks with upstate inclinations-- takes a look at the Delaware County village of... Read more
Aug. 8, 2011
A rash of weekend robberies in the town of Ulster has Ulster County Sherrif Paul van Blarcum warning residents to lock their car doors, the Daily Freeman reports.
It's pretty common for people in rural areas like ours to leave their cars and houses... Read more
Aug. 8, 2011
Video: Tour of the Catskills pro cyclists ride past the Thompson House in Windham this weekend.
Biking is big in the Catskills and Hudson Valley -- and getting bigger, says Adam Bosch of the Times Herald-Record. Bosch has a story in today's paper on the... Read more
Aug. 4, 2011
Tomorrow, some 800 cyclists will descend on Greene and Ulster Counties for the fourth annual Tour of the Catskills, a three-day road race that spans nearly 200 miles and draws both amateur and professional cyclists from far and wide. The race will kick... Read more
Aug. 4, 2011
This Saturday, August 6, the Ulster County town of Saugerties is celebrating the 200th anniversary of its incorporation. And what better way to show your Saugerties pride than donning a pair of pajamas and helping four of your best friends race a bed... Read more
Aug. 4, 2011
Photo of the Western Hotel in Callicoon by Flickr user dougtone. Published under Creative Commons license.
In the New York Post today, real estate writer Tina Traster takes a stroll down Callicoon's Main Street, in search of the powerful lure that draws... Read more
Aug. 4, 2011
Thanks to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and five other donors, who chipped in $250,000 each, schools in New York State will be able to hold January Regents tests this year. The tests were cut from the budget earlier this spring, when the state... Read more
Aug. 3, 2011
From the AP today: The Department of Environmental Conservation has announced that the 60-day period for public comment on the latest draft of gas drilling regulations -- scheduled to begin in early August -- has been pushed back to "late summer."
The... Read more
Aug. 2, 2011
Photo of the Zipper from the 2009 Ulster County Fair, by Flickr user emma.maria. Published under Creative Commons license.
Today, the 124th Ulster County Fair rolls into town, with the requisite smorgasbord of festive trappings: Carnival rides, country... Read more
Aug. 2, 2011
The Cairo-Durham High School was the scene of a horrific accident yesterday morning, when the car of two students on their way to summer school pulled into oncoming traffic on Route 145 and was hit by an SUV.
The accident claimed the life of 17-year-old... Read more