Lissa Harris
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Lissa Harris is the founder and publisher of the Watershed Post.
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Jan. 17, 2013
With a midnight deadline just hours away, four New York State school districts risk losing large chunks of state aid if they fail to submit new state-mandated teacher evaluation plans today. The districts are Fallsburg, Harrison, Pine Plains, and the... Read more
Jan. 17, 2013
You've got to feel for New York State's 46th Senate District. Like the rest of the state, the 46th -- a rural district that snakes from Montgomery County, through the more rural parts of Schenectady and Albany Counties, across all of Greene County and... Read more
Jan. 16, 2013
On a chilly morning last week, Watershed Post reader Frieda Suess snapped this photo of a coyote near the Darling dairy farm in Roxbury, New York.
"His fur is a red/gray mix, and the tall pointed ears determines it's a coyote and not a wolf," Suess... Read more
Jan. 16, 2013
Not content to ban "fracking" for natural gas within town borders, Woodstock's town board has voted to petition New York State to make hydraulic fracturing a criminal offense.
According to an account in the Daily Freeman, the Woodstock town board voted... Read more
Jan. 16, 2013
A man who was arrested in April for dumping hundreds of gallons of raw sewage into Catskill Creek from his three-unit rental property in Leeds has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge, and will be fined $15,000 for the dumping.
James Sheerin, a resident of... Read more
Jan. 15, 2013
The Daily Star is reporting that an employee at Covidien's Hobart plant, which manufactures pharmaceuticals, is suspected of smuggling oxycodone powder out of the plant. The employee, who is not named in the Daily Star article, is expected to face... Read more
Jan. 15, 2013
After a five-hour debate, the Democratic-led New York State Assembly passed a new gun control bill Tuesday afternoon that includes stricter definitions of banned "assault weapons" and new reporting requirements for mental health professionals. In passing... Read more
Jan. 15, 2013
It's hot chocolate weather out there, folks. Photo by Flickr user snorlax's cafe; published under Creative Commons license.
After last weekend's downright unseasonable warm spell, it's almost a relief to see the snow clouds rolling back in. Tonight, the... Read more
Jan. 15, 2013
A new package of gun laws that includes a stricter definition of banned "assault weapons" and new provisions on gun ownership and mental illness is making its way through the New York State Legislature. Late on Monday night, the Republican-controlled... Read more
Jan. 14, 2013
Photo published under Creative Commons license.
For decades, small dairy farms have been disappearing from the rural upstate New York landscape, as rising costs outpace milk prices and farmers struggle to stay in business.
Last week, in a column... Read more
Jan. 14, 2013
Photo of flu shot being administered by Indiana Public Radio. Published under Creative Commons license.
With flu cases skyrocketing across the state and the nation, Governor Andrew Cuomo has declared an official public health emergency for the state of... Read more
Jan. 14, 2013
After nearly two weeks of investigation, state police have made an arrest for the murder of 40-year-old Scott Myer, who was found dead in his Greenville home on New Year's Day.
Poughkeepsie resident Maurice L. Pratt, 30, was arrested Saturday and charged... Read more
Jan. 11, 2013
A Harpersfield man is facing felony drug charges after a search warrant turned up five ounces of oxycodone powder, with a street value of about $50,000.
Delaware County police arrested 40-year-old Robert J. Wilsey on December 21, 2012. The police did not... Read more
Jan. 11, 2013
The Daily Freeman reports that the Saugerties Key Bank was robbed at gunpoint at 11:44am this morning by a man who left on foot and remains at large.
Update: The Ulster County Sheriff's Office has released a photo of the robber (above). He is described... Read more
Jan. 11, 2013
Photo of rescued deer posted on Facebook by the Lumberland Fire Department on Friday, January 4.
From the river edge of Sullivan County comes a dramatic rescue story: Last Friday, the Lumberland Fire Deparment rescued a doe who had fallen through the... Read more
Jan. 11, 2013
Deputies from the Sullivan County Sheriff's Department say they have made a major strike against local drug trade with the Thursday arrest of Angel Mulero, a 24-year-old Monticello resident. Mulero is charged with two counts of criminal sale of a... Read more
Jan. 10, 2013
Image from "How To Survive A Plague" Facebook page.
"How To Survive A Plague," the first film by documentary filmmaker David France, was announced Thursday as an Oscar nominee, making the cut with four other documentary films vying for Best Documentary... Read more
Jan. 10, 2013
Hot off the (proverbial) press: Watershed Post reader Steven Kurlander took this shot of the rising sun illuminating Broadway in Monticello this morning.
Local photographers, if you'd like to see your work on the Watershed Post, email it to us at editor@... Read more
Jan. 10, 2013
Above: The Cannonsville Reservoir looking serene, if a bit low on water, in July of 2012. Photo by Flickr user mountain_man_ny_2; published under Creative Commons license.
The agency that manages New York City's water -- and its vast upstate watershed... Read more
Jan. 9, 2013
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Above: Video of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 'State of the State' address on Wednesday afternoon.
In his 2013 'State of the State' address, Gov. Andrew Cuomo laid out an ambitious... Read more