Lissa Harris

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Lissa Harris is the founder and publisher of the Watershed Post.

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Aug. 8, 2013
The principal of the Phoenicia Elementary School, who was removed from her post without explanation in February, has been reinstated by the Onteora School District. A letter was sent to parents in the Onteora district today by superintendent Phyllis... Read more
Aug. 7, 2013
Above: Protesters at a fundraiser for local Republican Congressman Chris Gibson on Tuesday, at which House Speaker John Boehner was the featured guest. Detail from a larger image posted on Facebook by Citizens Action of New York, whose members took part... Read more
Aug. 6, 2013
A crew of employees from the Sportsman's Alamo Cantina gets Davy Crockett settled into his new home at Mystery Spot Antiques, next door to the Cantina on Phoenicia's Main Street. Photo from the Mystery Spot's Facebook page. There were plenty of weighty... Read more
Aug. 5, 2013
Above: The three top finishers in the men's pro category take the podium on Sunday at Tour of the Catskills, a three-day pro/am cycling race that ranges over some of the Catskills' most grueling road terrain in Greene and Ulster Counties. Left to right:... Read more
Aug. 2, 2013
Kingston welcomed the Two Row Wampum Renewal Campaign yesterday, as a supporting contingent of Dakota Unity Riders rode down Broadway and a flotilla of paddlers arrived at the Rondout waterfront, accompanied by a replica of a Dutch fur-trading ship... Read more
Aug. 1, 2013
Meet Nemo, a 730-pound pig currently being treated at Cornell University for B-cell lymphoma. According to a recent television news report from CNY Central, Nemo may be the first of his species to be treated for lymphoma; Cornell vets are using a... Read more
Jul. 31, 2013
Phoenicia's larger-than-life Davy Crockett gets a bath, in preparation for his big move. On August 17, the statue -- which has stood for decades on Phoenicia's Main Street, in front of the Sportsman's Alamo Cantina -- is moving down the street to his new... Read more
Jul. 30, 2013
The fate of casinos in New York State must still be decided at the ballot box this November -- but the effort to build casinos in upstate New York took a step forward today, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a piece of legislation that will authorize four "... Read more
Jul. 30, 2013
This week, Ulster County lets its country roots show at the annual county fair, an old-timey festival featuring carnival rides, livestock shows, country music and more.  The Ulster County Fair opens at 4pm today -- Tuesday -- at the fairground in New... Read more
Jul. 29, 2013
Chop wood, carry weeds: Practitioners at work at the garden of the Zen Mountain Monastery in Mount Tremper, which grows food for the monastery's kitchen and flowers for the altar. For more photos of the monastery garden at the peak of the summer season,... Read more
Jul. 25, 2013
Above: A scene from Tannersville's Crazy Race, an annual Main Street tradition gearing up for its sixth run this weekend. The trout are running, the weather is glorious, and the last weekend in July is packed from one end to the other with Catskills... Read more
Jul. 25, 2013
A Cairo man was recently charged with off-season poaching for shooting a 150-pound black bear near his house on May 29, according to officials from the Department of Environmental Conservation.  Joseph Budz, 40, admitted to shooting the bear, and agreed... Read more
Jul. 25, 2013
Above: Taking the plunge at Fawn's Leap, a popular swimming hole on Kaaterskill Creek. It's not uncommon for a few of those who brave the 24-foot drop from the cliff each summer to end up with serious injuries -- so if you must leap, leap with care.... Read more
Jul. 24, 2013
It's blueberry season in the Catskills, as this recent Delaware County crop can attest. Photo by the folks at Maple Shade Farm, who run stands in Margaretville and Franklin as well as on their 200-acre farm in Delhi. Meet the Catskills' new favorite... Read more
Jul. 24, 2013
Photo from Town Tinker Tube Rental. In the summertime, Catskills life revolves around the weekend. That goes for the Esopus Creek, too -- a Class II/III whitewater that draws tubers and kayakers to the Catskills year after year. Recreational water... Read more
Jul. 23, 2013
Above: Kevin and Donovan Monahan of Big Kev's BBQ. Since 2010, the brothers have been slinging barbecue on the road and at local festivals. Last Friday, Big Kev's celebrated the opening of a new roadside stand in White Lake, on the corner of Royce Road... Read more
Jul. 22, 2013
Above: Rip Van Winkle awakening from his twenty-year nap. The eight-ton sculpture on Hunter Mountain, carved from native bluestone, is the work of stone sculptor Keven VanHentenryck, who worked on Rip for 14 years before finishing him in 2009.... Read more
Jul. 19, 2013
Above: Wolf Lake in Sullivan County, looking pretty spectacular in this recent photo by John of Catskills Photography. If you've got one of these handy, you may want to get in it today. Thank God it's Friday, Catskills. The weekend is almost upon us --... Read more
Jul. 18, 2013
An employee of the Shandaken highway department has been charged with embezzling over $20,000 from the town, some of it allegedly from FEMA funds meant for Irene flood relief. On Wednesday, state police arrested 46-year-old Florence Sullivan of... Read more
Jul. 18, 2013
Above: Image from a Fox13 newscast that aired Wednesday in Salt Lake City, where Grandpa and Grandma Woodstock -- two legendary characters from our own Woodstock, NY -- were stranded in an airport for a few hours, along with their dog Hector. The problem... Read more

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