Lissa Harris
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Lissa Harris is the founder and publisher of the Watershed Post.
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Nov. 6, 2012
Local developer Dean Gitter is selling his stake in Shandaken's Emerson Hotel to co-owner Emily Fisher.
In a press release issued Tuesday by the Emerson, Gitter said that the sale would allow him to focus on building the Belleayre Resort:
“Emily and I... Read more
Nov. 6, 2012
Mahwah Patch reported on Sunday that two men from Ulster County -- 41-year-old Richard Rothe of Saugerties and 22-year-old Andrew Eberhart of West Shokan -- were arrested over the weekend in Mahwah, New Jersey.
The two were found with 200 gallons of gas... Read more
Nov. 6, 2012
For weeks, the Ulster County Department of Public Works has been working on a bridge on County Road 45/Wittenberg Road in Woodstock, subjecting residents in the area to a lengthy detour.
The Town of Woodstock announced Tuesday that the road had been... Read more
Nov. 6, 2012
Shokan residents James and Eva Stapleford were found dead in their Black Road home on Monday night by a Town of Olive police officer, after their daughter in Pennsylvania called Ulster County police to check on her parents.
According to an announcement... Read more
Nov. 5, 2012
Photo taken in Narrowsburg by Linda Slocum and Tony Ritter. Tony, a Tusten town councilman -- and Delaware River fishing guide -- tells us, "Those stumps with V-O-T-E were sawed from an 80 foot pine that snapped at the base during Sandy last Monday night... Read more
Nov. 3, 2012
From WRIP radio host Jay Fink, via the station's Facebook group:
The Greene County NY Code Red system was activated a short while ago to inform residents of anticipated short-term shortages of some grades of gasoline in and around Greene County. Supplies... Read more
Nov. 3, 2012
As of Saturday, we are hearing reports and increasing social-media chatter about gas outages spreading north into Sullivan and Ulster County.
If you have first-hand information about a gas outage -- or, better yet, a photo of a local station where gas is... Read more
Nov. 2, 2012
Gas shortages have been spreading across New Jersey and the greater New York City area, sending frantic drivers ever further north in search of a fuel-up. The Times Herald-Record reported earlier today that shortages have begun to affect parts of Orange... Read more
Nov. 1, 2012
Headed downstate? Gas up before you go.
On Wednesday afternoon, local filmmaker Jessica Vecchione captured footage for this sped-up film of a drive from upstate New York to New Jersey, via the New York State Thruway, NJ-17 and the Garden State Parkway.... Read more
Nov. 1, 2012
With much of Sullivan County still without power and looking at another few days of power outages, warm shelter and hot showers are becoming more critical.
Sullivan County radio station WJFF announced on Facebook Thursday afternoon that several local... Read more
Oct. 31, 2012
Above: A tree fallen onto power lines on Route 212 in Woodstock on Tuesday. Photo from the Town of Woodstock's Facebook page.
The emergency shelter at Belleayre -- the only one still operating in Ulster County as of Wednesday -- sent its last few... Read more
Oct. 30, 2012
Route 28 in Shokan near Winchell's Corners reopened this afternoon, after being shut down during Monday night's storm.
We got the news via a tweet from the office of Ulster County executive Mike Hein, who has become quite a social media maven during... Read more
Oct. 30, 2012
Above: Flooding on Water Street in Athens. Photo by Lila Lobdell. Reproduced by permission.
The swollen Hudson River poured into the Greene County waterfront village of Athens at high tide in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, prompting evacuations along... Read more
Oct. 30, 2012
Although a few roads remain closed in Schoharie County, the region was spared much of Sandy's wrath. The county Emergency Management Office reports that a shelter set up at the Middleburgh Elementary School will close at noon on Tuesday.
Roads that are... Read more
Oct. 30, 2012
Above: NYSEG workers and the Fleischmanns Fire Department working on Wagner Avenue, where a tree fell on a transformer Monday night. Photo taken around 8:30am by village mayor Todd Pascarella.
The village of Fleischmanns has lifted its state of emergency... Read more
Oct. 29, 2012
Hunter resident Paul Whitman died in an early-morning fire that broke out in his bungalow at 8 Joval Court on Monday, state police announced today.
The fire was reported to Greene County 911 around 6am. According to a press release from New York State... Read more
Oct. 29, 2012
Throughout the weekend, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection has been making emergency releases from three of its upstate reservoirs -- the Schoharie, the Ashokan and the Neversink -- in an effort to create voids that can absorb some... Read more
Oct. 29, 2012
The Ulster County town of Woodstock declared a state of emergency at 10am on Monday.
A press release issued by the town declares that there are no road closures at the moment, and urges residents to tune into WDST for updates:
Pursuant to Woodstock's... Read more
Oct. 29, 2012
The Delaware County Town of Hancock declared a state of emergency effective 6pm on Sunday evening, WBNG-TV reports:
Due to the anticipation of Hurricane Sandy, the town will remain in a State of Emergency until notified by the Chief Executive of the Town... Read more
Oct. 29, 2012
Above: Sandbags surrounding the Boiceville IGA Supermarket. Photo by Jen Dragon.
Last year, Irene's floods tore through the heart of the Boiceville commercial district -- and the supermarket at the center of it. The Boiceville IGA Supermarket suffered... Read more