Lissa Harris
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Lissa Harris is the founder and publisher of the Watershed Post.
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Jul. 8, 2011
Photo of red fox by Flickr user digitalprimate. Published under Creative Commons license.
The Sullivan County Democrat reports:
On July 4, Town of Liberty Animal Control Officer Joanne Gerow received a call that an unidentified animal had attacked... Read more
Jul. 1, 2011
Above: A photo of John Lennon, taken in 1972 by Lou Gaudiosi, from a series to go on exhibit this weekend at Andes Art and Antiques.
Tomorrow, a set of photographs taken of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, which apparently have been languishing unseen for... Read more
Jun. 29, 2011
Photo by Flickr user David Chess. Published under Creative Commons license.
By law, a school contingency budget has to spend less than the failed budget it is adopted to replace.
So, after having two budget proposals shot down by voters this year, the... Read more
Jun. 28, 2011
Good news for Wawarsing homeowners sitting atop the leaky Delaware Aqueduct: Last week, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection has agreed to set $3.7 million aside to bail out homeowners whose houses have been damaged by leaks from the... Read more
Jun. 27, 2011
The national debate over hydraulic fracturing and the future of shale gas in America's energy future is getting hotter all the time.
The good news: Investigators from well-respected institutions dedicated to ferreting out facts are taking a close look at... Read more
Jun. 27, 2011
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The Daily Show's Jon Stewart took a swipe at the New York... Read more
Jun. 23, 2011
At least three, in the Sullivan County village of Woodridge, which just celebrated the opening of its new $11 million wastewater treatment plant last Friday by cutting a ceremonial roll of toilet paper.
The Sullivan County Democrat reports that it was a... Read more
Jun. 22, 2011
In today's Daily Freeman: Ulster County will be passing on $1.3 million in state welfare funding to its towns, who had to shoulder extra Safety Net costs this year:
Legislators voted unanimously to use additional state funding the county will receive... Read more
Jun. 20, 2011
Photo of swarming bees by Flickr user Francis Chung. Published under Creative Commons license.
Hats off to Daily Mail reporter Hilary Hawke, who had a ripping yarn in last Wednesday's paper about a swarm of more than 10,000 bees that moved into the walls... Read more
Jun. 18, 2011
You never know who's going to show up at Jay and Molly's house.
Last Sunday, we were lucky to catch the second-ever performance of the Silver Hollers, at the Ashokan Center in Olivebridge, and we took some video at the show.
The Silver Hollers, who only... Read more
Jun. 17, 2011
At 3:34pm, the National Weather Service in Albany issued a flood advisory for an area that includes parts of Greene and Ulster Counties, including the city of Catskill, until 9:30pm:
* UNTIL 930 PM EDT
* AT 332 PM EDT SCATTERED SLOW MOVING HEAVY SHOWERS... Read more
Jun. 17, 2011
Photo of pianist Rafal Lewandowski performing Chopin at a Friends of Music concert at the Cyr Center in Stamford, May 15, 2011. By Kevin Wilson; reproduced with permission.
This weekend, the spirit of Tanglewood descends on Stamford, with an outdoor... Read more
Jun. 16, 2011
The boards of the Otsego County towns of Springfield and Middlefield both voted this week to ban gas drilling and heavy industry within town borders. From today's Daily Star:
The Springfield Town Board unanimously adopted a local law Monday night that... Read more
Jun. 16, 2011
Photo of the Phoenicia Pharmacy by Flickr user Lori_NY. Published under Creative Commons license.
In today's NY Post: An homage to Phoenicia, celebrating the little Shandaken hamlet's "frontier feel" and "rough edges" while giving a nod to the growing... Read more
Jun. 16, 2011
Arcadia Aviation, a NYC-based company hired by Sullivan County to operate the Sullivan County International Airport in Bethel, has shut down abruptly, leaving $10,000 in unpaid lease fees and $25 million in broken promises in its wake. The Times Herald-... Read more
Jun. 16, 2011
Gunshots were exchanged during a fight last night on Broadway in Monticello, scattering nearby pedestrians, says the Times Herald-Record:
The fight broke out around 7 p.m. near the intersection of west Broadway and Forestburgh Road. One of the men... Read more
Jun. 15, 2011
If you're invested in the future of farming and local food in upstate New York, you'll want to seize the chance to catch a local screening of "The Greenhorns," a documentary about young farmers out to reclaim American agriculture from the roots up. The... Read more
Jun. 15, 2011
9:30pm update, by Julia Reischel:
The early-morning fire that destroyed part of the former Fleischmanns School today was probably sparked by an electrical problem in the basement of the building, Fleischmanns fire chief Todd Wickham said this evening.... Read more
Jun. 14, 2011
Harpo, a White Crested Polish chicken, is just two weeks old, but already practicing the patented Inscrutable Chicken Face. Thanks to Bovina resident Lynne Resch (also the proprietor of Two Stones Realty) for the photo.