Lissa Harris
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Lissa Harris is the founder and publisher of the Watershed Post.
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Apr. 25, 2011
Tragedy struck in Esopus this afternoon when 22-year-old Thomas Heil was struck and killed by a CSX train. His brother, 20-year-old Christopher Heil, was also on the tracks, and sustained a shoulder injury.
The press release from the Ulster County... Read more
Apr. 25, 2011
Photo from the PHCC's Facebook page.
The Pine Hill Community Center is holding a volunteer work day this Saturday, April 30. From an email they sent out today:
Hello friends. Please lend a hand to the Pine Hill Community Center this Saturday April 30... Read more
Apr. 25, 2011
In the Albany Times-Union today: The Irish American Heritage Museum, which has been a summer fixture in the Catskills town of Durham for 25 years, is moving to Albany and will be open year-round.
It's an exciting move for the museum, which up til now has... Read more
Apr. 24, 2011
The Daily Freeman reports that a fire in Samsonville, in the town of Olive, has displaced its occupant and claimed the life of his dog.
Olive Fire Chief Chris Winne said the fire started in the kitchen of the single-family home at 30 Ravenwood Road... Read more
Apr. 22, 2011
Congressman Maurice Hinchey put out a press release today announcing that he's being treated for a curable form of colon cancer. From Hinchey's website:
Congressman Maurice D. Hinchey (D-NY) today announced that he is being treated for a curable form of... Read more
Apr. 22, 2011
The Daily Freeman shared an annual report about the quality of Kingston's drinking water today, and it's pretty good news:
Water Superintendent Judith Hansen said Kingston residents will be receiving the 2010 report about the quality of the city’s water... Read more
Apr. 21, 2011
Two employees of the Sullivan County town of Neversink resigned this week in the wake of an incident on Monday in which a handgun was allegedly fired in the town hall.
According to several sources that declined to give their names on the record, town... Read more
Apr. 21, 2011
Image from Sabrina Artel's Facebook wall; illustration by Heather Carson.
As of last Sunday, Sullivan County has its own patron (matron?) saint: Sabrina Artel. She's the one-woman powerhouse behind Trailer Talk, a traveling radio show produced from... Read more
Apr. 19, 2011
Politicians say the weirdest things.
From today's Times Herald-Record: In Sullivan County, Highland's town board recently passed a couple of resolutions calling on New York State to allow more local control over gas drilling. (Such resolutions don't have... Read more
Apr. 19, 2011
This may be upstate New York, but getting drunk and waving a shotgun still gets you arrested around here. From the Daily Freeman:
A 50-year-old man was in custody after police responded to a report of an “intoxicated man armed with a shotgun” in Port... Read more
Apr. 18, 2011
A Napanoch man is in critical condition today, after being stabbed by his sister during a domestic dispute. A press release from the Ulster County Sheriff's Department:
Detectives from the Ulster County Sheriff's Office report the arrest of a Napanoch... Read more
Apr. 15, 2011
Hats off to local parents Marc and Jessica Caserto, who had to make some minor adjustments to their birthing plan on Wednesday when their son couldn't wait long enough to be born in the hospital. From the Daily Freeman:
HIGHLAND — “It was quite a day.”... Read more
Apr. 14, 2011
Image: "Screech Owl," egg tempera painting by Gail Bunting, whose paintings will be on display in the Erpf Gallery in Arkville from April 16 through June 17. Opening reception April 16, 2-4pm.
With the weather warming up, fine art galleries are beginning... Read more
Apr. 13, 2011
This just in: The state Department of Environmental Conservation has granted the town of Shandaken a permit to dredge the Stony Clove Creek to alleviate flooding in Phoenicia. The Times Herald-Record reports:
The state Department of Environmental... Read more
Apr. 13, 2011
The State Police in Middletown report that Derek Winnie, proprietor of Winnie's Auto Sales in Saugerties, has been arrested and charged with various crimes related to the furnishing of fraudulent documents in the sale of a vehicle.
Here's the press... Read more
Apr. 13, 2011
The Daily Star has the story:
A 27-year-old East Branch man died Monday evening when he lost control of his motorcycle, state police in Binghamton said.
Tony C. Eggler, 27, was driving west shortly after 8 p.m. on state Route 206, just east of Ackerman... Read more