Lissa Harris
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Lissa Harris is the founder and publisher of the Watershed Post.
Articles
Oct. 10, 2011
Photo of Pelikan fountain pen by Flickr user David Blackwell. Published under Creative Commons license.
We are pleased to announce a new regular feature on our website: The Watershed Post News Poem. Every week, we'll be bringing you some form of ode,... Read more
Oct. 8, 2011
Italian street artist Paolo Buggiani rides a flaming bicycle down Main Street in front of the Andes Hotel on Friday, October 7, 2011.
Diners on the porch of the Andes Hotel on Friday evening got a little spectacle along with their supper: A brief but... Read more
Oct. 7, 2011
Video: New York State senator John Bonacic inspects flooding at the Amphenol manufacturing facility in Sidney on September 9, 2011. From Bonacic's YouTube channel.
After sustaining major damage from flooding twice in five years, Amphenol -- one of... Read more
Oct. 7, 2011
Dana Elizabeth Rice
Ulster County detectives are searching for 54-year-old Kingston resident Dana Elizabeth Rice, missing since September 29, 2011.
From a press release from the Ulster County Sheriff's Office:
On 10/4/11, this agency began examining... Read more
Oct. 6, 2011
A century or two ago, country doctors were likely to take a good portion of their pay in things like chickens and vegetables.
Today, the idea of bartering for healthcare is alive and well in our own backyard -- and attracting a lot of attention, thanks... Read more
Oct. 5, 2011
The New York State Police report that 24-year-old Jason Wells of Rosendale was arrested on Tuesday, October 4, on charges that he assaulted and injured a 7-month-old baby that was left in his care.
A press release from New York State troopers:
On... Read more
Oct. 5, 2011
Joseph M. Platt
Update, 11:20am: The Daily Freeman reports that Platt was found around 10am this morning.
Police are searching for 71-year-old Athens resident Joseph M. Platt, last seen in the area of Greenlake Road on Monday, October 3.
A release from... Read more
Oct. 4, 2011
Catskill resident Harry Carr, 52, was struck by a car and killed around 7:30 pm on Monday, October 3, near a rest area off Route 23 in the town of Catskill. The incident is still under investigation.
A press release issued today by the New York State... Read more
Oct. 4, 2011
Video: Part 1 of A Pickup Load of Pigs: The Feral Swine Pandemic, a three-part series produced by the Mississippi State University Extension Service. More from the series available here.
Feral pigs are gaining a foothold in western Sullivan County and... Read more
Oct. 3, 2011
A fire that broke out at the Brooklyn Bottling Co. in Milton in the early evening on Sunday, October 2 has damaged the building and temporarily shut down the factory, the Times Herald-Record reports.
[Milton fire chief Stephen] Kneeter said 15 fire... Read more
Oct. 3, 2011
Photo by Flickr user D. Sharon Pruitt. Published under Creative Commons license.
The Associated Press reports that although the recent flooding has stirred up New York City's water system considerably, and required the city to do some extra chlorination... Read more
Sep. 29, 2011
Have you seen flooding in your area? Readers, you are our eyes and ears; we rely on you to help get the word out to your neighbors. Send eyewitness accounts, photos and video to editor@watershedpost.com, or post to our Facebook wall: facebook.com/... Read more
Sep. 29, 2011
Above: DEP employees cleaning up flood debris in downtown Margaretville on September 13, 2011. Photo by Lissa Harris.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection announced this morning that they will donate $1 million to a fund to help... Read more
Sep. 29, 2011
Posted on NY-Alert at 4:45am:
The National Weather Service In Albany Has Issued A * Flash Flood Warning For... Greene County In East Central New York... This Includes The City Of Hunter... Central Ulster County In East Central New York... This Includes... Read more
Sep. 28, 2011
The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Rondout Creek in Rosendale, effective through the evening of Thursday, September 29.
Posted on NY-Alert at 6:19pm:
At 5 PM Wednesday The Stage Was...17.5 Feet. * Flood Stage Is 18 Feet. *... Read more
Sep. 28, 2011
A stretch of Route 209 in the Ulster County town of Rochester is closed in both directions due to flooding.
Posted on NY-Alert at 2:43pm:
N/S US Hwy 209 between Main St & Whitfield Rd closed due to flooding until further notice - Rochester - Ulster... Read more
Sep. 28, 2011
Photo of evacuation on Watson Hollow Road, September 28, 2011, by Jeanette Giuliano Kahil. From Facebook album.
Earlier today, we reported that a man had fallen into the creek on Watson Hollow Road in West Shokan after trying to cross a temporary... Read more
Sep. 28, 2011
From NY-Alert:
The National Weather Service In Albany Has Issued A * Flood Warning For The Esopus Creek At Cold Brook. * From This Afternoon Until This Evening. * At 10 AM Wednesday The Stage Was...9.2 Feet. * Flood Stage Is 11 Feet. * Minor Flooding Is... Read more