Lissa Harris
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Lissa Harris is the founder and publisher of the Watershed Post.
Articles
Dec. 27, 2012
A skier in fresh powder on the slopes of Windham this morning. Last night's snowstorm added 14 to 18 inches on the mountain, and has added 10 trails to Windham's open territory.
The other Catskills ski mountains are rejoicing in fresh powder, too.... Read more
Dec. 26, 2012
Above: A map showing snow forecasts for Central New York, the Southern Tier and northeast Pennsylvania from the National Weather Service in Binghamton.
Snow is already falling across much of New York State, and is expected to keep falling throughout the... Read more
Dec. 24, 2012
Local photographer Mark Zilberman's house all decked out for Christmas, Catskills style. Photo taken in Andes on Christmas Day, December 25, 2011, and shared in the Watershed Post Flickr group pool.
Whatever holidays you celebrate, we hope you have a... Read more
Dec. 20, 2012
Above: Video of the Gilboa Dam's newly installed siphon in operation. Video by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection announced on Wednesday that they had just finished... Read more
Dec. 19, 2012
New York State is currently accepting public comments on its latest draft of gas drilling regulations. Helen Slottje, a lawyer who has been prominent in the movement to pass town bans on gas drilling, is hosting a series of public forums this week on the... Read more
Dec. 18, 2012
In the Catskills, we do have partridges -- not to mention pear trees.
But here at the WP, we thought we'd put a more local spin on a favorite carol. While we're at it, we'd like to wish a very Happy Holidays and a Merry Christmas to our readers across... Read more
Dec. 12, 2012
A Schoharie resident is charged with committing three separate burglaries in Schenectady County, the most recent of which involved the theft of an ATM machine and the vandalization of a jukebox at a Quaker Inn in Duanesburg.
On Sunday night, state police... Read more
Dec. 12, 2012
The Daily Freeman has dug up a shocking new piece of information about the Sunday arrest of 42-year-old Matthew DiDonna, a social studies teacher at Kingston High School and Hurley resident, on felony drug charges: DiDonna was arrested after a neighbor's... Read more
Dec. 10, 2012
The Delaware County Sheriff's Office reports that two men were arrested in Downsville on Friday, December 7, after they tried to sell 73 bags of heroin to an undercover police informant.
Arrested were 29-year-old Patrick Ladd and 30-year-old Walter Lewis... Read more
Dec. 9, 2012
A Hurley man, 42-year-old Matthew DiDonna of Wayside Drive, was arrested on felony drug charges early Sunday morning after state police got a tip that DiDonna had sold drugs from his house the previous day.
A search warrant executed at DiDonna's house... Read more
Dec. 7, 2012
The National Weather Service in Albany warns that freezing rain is expected this afternoon and into the evening across the Catskills, especially at elevations above 1200 feet. From NY-Alert:
Elevations Above 1200 Feet Will Be Most Susceptible To These... Read more
Dec. 7, 2012
Above: Toy soldiers stand guard during the town-wide holiday Woodstock Open House in 2010. Photo by Julia Reischel.
Short notice, we know -- but if you're a fan of Christmas caroling, we suggest you head to Woodstock, where the team of internationally-... Read more
Dec. 7, 2012
An investigation into drug activity in and around Ellenville, which has been underway for thirteen months, has paid off in the form of 23 arrests by the Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement Narcotics Team (URGENT) and the Ellenville police.
Most of the... Read more
Dec. 7, 2012
Downtown Bloomingburg in August, 2008. Photo by Daniel Case; published on Wikimedia Commons under Creative Commons license.
It seems Bloomingburg wants a little less government. About 100 residents of the Sullivan County village -- population 420, as of... Read more
Dec. 6, 2012
Above: MARK Project director Peg Ellsworth, who serves on the Southern Tier Regional Economic Council, presents Gov. Andrew Cuomo with a gift basket of Delaware County goodies during the Governor's visit to the Southern Tier on Wednesday. Photo courtesy... Read more
Dec. 6, 2012
Three Ulster County residents were arrested after the stabbing of a Palenville man on Tuesday, an assault police say occurred after an argument over a drug sale.
Around 11:30pm on Tuesday night, according to a New York State Police press release, a 23-... Read more
Dec. 5, 2012
Staten Island hunter James Sperring shot himself in the foot while hunting with his brother in the Sullivan County town of Lumberland on Tuesday -- and his problems don't end there, the Times Herald-Record reports.
James Sperring, 53, was using a rope to... Read more
Dec. 5, 2012
Schoharie County businesses have been hit by more than their fair share of crime over the last week.
At least eight businesses in towns around Schoharie County were burglarized over the weekend after Thanksgiving, the Times-Journal reports:
Burglars... Read more
Dec. 5, 2012
The Delaware County village of Hancock is under a boil-water advisory after a water main break on Tuesday afternoon, NY-Alert warns.
Water service was restored to the village quickly after the main break yesterday, according to village deputy clerk... Read more
Dec. 5, 2012
Above: The official trailer for "How To Survive a Plague," a documentary about AIDS activists in the '80s and '90s by filmmaker David France.
The Delaware County town of Middletown may get the chance to root for one of its own at the upcoming Oscars in... Read more