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Not Your Mother's Cigarette: Experts Warn of Vaping Risks This School Year
As students head back to school at the end of the month, advocates are warning about a new wave of e-cigarettes targeting kids, with some even disguised as everyday ob...
New Paltz Community Gardener Face Climate Challenges on Historic Plot
HOST INTROThe New Paltz Community Gardens for Nutrition has been a staple of local growing for 50 years. But now, gardeners are facing a new challenge: climate change....
Who Killed Shireen? Screening Brings Conversation about Palestine and The Future of Journalism to the Hudson Valley
A coalition in the Hudson Valley screened the documentary Who Killed Shireen? this past Sunday at the Old Dutch Church in Kingston, NY.Shireen Abu Akleh, the namesake ...
Job Corps Stuck in Limbo as Judges and Politicians Weigh Cuts
Well, it's true what they say: bureaucracy takes time. And while judges and politicians draft bills and weigh testimony, life still goes on. In this case, that means h...
Ryan Cronin Unveils Paintings for “We are Public Health” Campaign
On today’s show we’re taking you to the heart of New Paltz, the Water Street Market, where art meets public health on the side of the road.Artist Ryan Cronin has teame...
Back by Popular Demand: Pine Bush's UFO Club
Bill Wiand knows he was abducted by aliens. "Since I was a very, very young boy, they would come, take me out of the house, go through the window. I could actually fee...
Rap as Resistance: Sonita Alizada’s Journey to Freedom
Sonita Alizada was only 10 years old when her family sold her into marriage. When that deal collapsed, they nearly sold her again—for $9,000. Born in Afghanistan and r...
New Colors, New Canvas - A Conversation with Nya Reebe, Our 35th Anniversary T-Shirt Design Contest Winner
For the celebration of our 35th year bringing news, culture and NPR to Sullivan County, Radio Catskill put out a call to all local creatives back in May - help us desi...
Ulster County Clerk Sued by Texas AG Over Abortion Ruling, Cites Shield Law
Radio Catskill’s Patricio Robayo speaks to Acting Ulster County Clerk Taylor Bruck about a growing legal and political clash between two states with vastly different v...
NY FOCUS: Four Months After Guard Strike, Prison Staffing Crisis Persists
Radio Catskill’s Jason Dole speaks with New York Focus about New York’s deepening prison staffing crisis. Four months after a mass walkout led to over 2,000 firings, t...
Preventing Hot Car Tragedies: NHTSA’s Laura Dunn Urges Parents to “Stop. Look. Lock.”
As summer temperatures climb, safety experts are warning families about a persistent and deadly threat: pediatric heatstroke caused by children being left in hot cars....
TIMES UNION: Sullivan County undersheriff says long-running FBI probe is a ‘nothingburger’
Radio Catskill’s Patricio Robayo spoke with Times Union Hudson Valley Editor Philip Pantuso about his latest reporting into the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office. The c...
Prisoners’ Brain Trust is Working to Repeal New York's Felony Murder Law and Rethink Incarceration
In New York state, hundreds of individuals are currently incarcerated for second degree murder, even if they were not at the scene of the crime or had no proven intent...
Ghost Gun Seizure in Liberty: Two Arrested After Multi-Agency Investigation
Authorities in Sullivan County say a major cache of illegal weapons, including multiple “ghost guns,” was recovered during a multi-agency investigation that led to the...
Disability Pride Month: Patrick Cokley on the Impact of Medicaid Cuts
July is Disability Pride Month—a time to not only celebrate the contributions of disabled individuals, but also to examine the systemic challenges they continue to fac...
$15 Million Improvements Coming to Walton’s Dairy Factory, State Says Delaware County Will Benefit
Governor Hochul announced on June 30th that $75 million will be put into New York's dairy factories. Walton's branch of "Lactalis" is receiving $15 million from that f...
New York Libraries Highlight What’s at Stake in the Face of Federal Cuts
The Woodstock Library may have expanded into a bigger building, but they’re facing big cuts as part of the Trump Administration’s broader cuts to public services. The ...
Trump, Power & the Rule of Law: Michael Kirk on How the Presidency Is Testing American Democracy
Is the U.S. president above the law?That’s what Radio Catskill’s Patricio Robayo wanted to find out when he spoke to Michael Kirk, an award-winning filmmaker and found...
Wurtsboro Founders' Day Brings Summer Fun and Family Reunion
The Wurtsboro Founder’s Day Street Fair was held last Saturday, July 12th on Sullivan Street in Wurtsboro, NY. The annual celebration saw one of its biggest years yet ...
VOTEBEAT: Justice Department Presses Pennsylvania on Voter Roll Management
Votebeat PA reports that the U.S. Justice Department is asking Pennsylvania how it manages voter rolls. Several other states are also facing new scrutiny as the Trump ...