Lissa Harris
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Lissa Harris is the founder and publisher of the Watershed Post.
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Aug. 6, 2012
Above: Bikers roll out for a men's pro event in the Tour of the Catskills race over the weekend. Via YouTube.
This weekend, road bikers from across the country descended on Greene County for the fifth annual Tour of the Catskills. The three-day race pits... Read more
Aug. 2, 2012
Dear WP reader,
We're on posting hiatus through the end of the week. We may post a few news items here and there, but for the most part, we'll be focusing on offline projects.
(Full disclosure: Some of those projects involve replacing the Watershed... Read more
Aug. 1, 2012
Tomorrow, the Phoenicia Festival of the Voice opens with "The Benefit," an operatic comedy starring Maria Todaro and Michelle Jennings.
But even before the show begins, all eyes will be on another VIP: Ted Blazer, president of the Olympic Regional... Read more
Jul. 31, 2012
Above: Some of the trash collected at this year's annual Delaware River cleanup, sponsored by Kittatinny Canoes in Milford, PA. Photo from Kittatinny's Facebook wall.
For over twenty years, a dedicated group of volunteers has been making an annual four-... Read more
Jul. 30, 2012
Above: The Schoharie Creek in Lexington, where the USGS recently found the invasive algae Didymosphenia geminata, also known as "rock snot." Photo by Flickr user Doug Kerr; published under Creative Commons license.
The invasive alga known as "rock snot"... Read more
Jul. 30, 2012
On a clear day, you can see for miles. Christopher Mooney took this shot from atop the fire tower on Mt. Utsayantha in Stamford, looking out over the northwestern edge of the Catskills.
In the early twentieth century, Utsayantha's spectacular view -- and... Read more
Jul. 30, 2012
Kimberly Searor. Photo from Kingston Police Department.
UPDATE, 8/1: Searor was found on Tuesday in Saugerties, the Freeman reports.
On Sunday, the Kingston Police Department reported 14-year-old Kimberly Searor missing from her home in Kingston:
she... Read more
Jul. 28, 2012
A flash flood watch is in effect across Eastern New York this morning, including Greene, Schoharie and Ulster counties:
Through Sunday Morning * Showers And Embedded Thunderstorms Will Become More Numerous Across Much Of Eastern New York And Adjacent... Read more
Jul. 26, 2012
Above: Rainbow over the Gypsy Wolf Cantina in Woodstock around 8pm this evening. Photo by Mara Dean; reproduced with permission.
Fast-moving thunderstorms tore across New York State like a freight train today. In the Catskills, the feared tornadoes never... Read more
Jul. 26, 2012
This just in via email from the Delaware County Sheriff's Office:
Per Steve Finch, Delaware County 911 Coordinator:
Hancock Telephone Company is experiencing a long distance telephone outage at this time.
Incoming and Outgoing long distance service is... Read more
Jul. 26, 2012
Dutchess and Ulster County under severe thunderstorm warning. Via NY-Alert, 5:36pm:
The National Weather Service In Albany Has Issued A * Severe Thunderstorm Warning For... Ulster County In East Central New York... Western Dutchess County In East Central... Read more
Jul. 26, 2012
Update: As of 5:40pm, there is now a tornado warning in effect for Sullivan County. Via the NWS:
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
540 PM EDT THU JUL 26 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN... Read more
Jul. 26, 2012
This just in from the National Weather Service: A tornado warning has been issued for Delaware and Broome counties.
The National Weather Service In Binghamton Has Issued A * Tornado Warning For... Southeastern Broome County In Central New York...... Read more
Jul. 26, 2012
With major storms -- and tornadoes -- rolling into upstate New York this afternoon and evening, a lot of people across the Catskills are anxious to keep tabs on the weather.
(Here in New Kingston, we've still got mostly blue skies for now.)
Here are a... Read more
Jul. 26, 2012
Much of New York State is under special weather warnings for this afternoon and evening, with forecasters predicting severe thunderstorms, high wind, large hail, and possibly even tornadoes.
The National Weather Service warns of the threat of severe... Read more
Jul. 25, 2012
Above: A bear in Roscoe, who would have a better shot at making international news headlines in the next county over. Photo by John Rosetti; shared in the Watershed Post's Flickr group pool.
Breaking news: Newspapers everywhere are unable to resist news... Read more
Jul. 25, 2012
Announced by the state Department of Environmental Conservation today: 60 tickets issued to 21 people, in a crackdown on the increasing problem of illegal, unsafe, and unbelievably gross use of Kaaterskill Clove by swimmers and picnickers.
Recently, the... Read more
Jul. 25, 2012
Above: Hunter Mountain, where snow machine operator Brian Mattice fell to his death in January. Photo by Flickr user Paul Everett; published under Creative Commons license.
The Hunter Mountain ski center has been cited for federal health and safety... Read more
Jul. 24, 2012
Above: Detail from a map showing the proposed route of the Constitution Pipeline. If built, the Constitution Pipeline will transport natural gas from northern Pennsylvania to existing pipelines that pass through Schoharie County. Source: Constitution... Read more
Jul. 24, 2012
Yesterday's thunderstorms delivered some much-needed rain to the region -- but they also knocked out a piece of local infrastructure.
The Daily Mail reports that the treatment plant that filters the water for the village of Coxsackie was struck by... Read more