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Shawangunk Journal: Cyanobacteria Surge Threatens Lipman Park Properties
Overgrowth of cyanobacteria, often mistaken for algae, in Lipman Park's pond has led to blocked outflows and rising water levels, threatening to spill onto nearby prop...
Times Union: Avian Flu Fears Prompt Tighter Controls on NY Dairy Cattle
This week, New York State announced temporary import requirements for dairy cattle entering the state following detections of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in dair...
PA 139th Election Overview, Wayne County Commissioner Jocelyn Cramer
Radio Catskill’s Jason Dole spoke to Wayne County Commissioner Jocelyn Cramer, who also chairs the Wayne County Board of Elections, about today’s primary and the speci...
Sullivan County's Head Start Programs Set to Reopen
The Sullivan County community is set to welcome back its essential Head Start services, with the announcement of the reopening of centers in Riverside, Waverly, and Wo...
Meet Amberly Jane Campbell, Assistant Deputy County Executive of Ulster County
Amberly Jane Campbell has been appointed as the new Assistant Deputy County Executive of Ulster County, as announced by Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger.In her newl...
Toxic Flow: Bloomingburg's Ongoing Battle with Wastewater Contamination
Radio Catskill’s reporter Marin Scotten uncovered the troubling details of how the Bloomingburg wastewater treatment plant has been discharging untreated wastewater—up...
NY Focus: How the New York State Budget Is Made
In the coming weeks, New York’s lawmakers will pass a budget that determines how the state will spend over $230 billion in public money. It’s a massive sum, bigger tha...
NY Burn Ban Starts March 16 2024 - Sullivan County Fire Coordinator: John Hauschild
Since 2009, the DEC has put a stop to brush burning from March 16 to May 14 every year to help prevent wildfires and keep communities safe. This ban is important becau...
NY Focus: What Are Industrial Development Agencies?
If you’ve ever stayed in a hotel, visited an aquarium, ordered something on Amazon, or paid your utility bill in New York, your life may have been impacted by a little...
‘Forever Chemicals’: The Fight for Clean Water in Newburgh
Since 2016, Newburgh’s main water source, Washington Lake has been contaminated with PFAS chemicals, a group of chemicals that don’t break down naturally- coining the ...
Debbie McGinness, New Hope Community
On Friday, March 8th, the New Hope Community in Loch Sheldrake is set to join the "Rally in the Valley" at Letchworth Village in Stony Point, NY, to advocate for bette...
NY Focus: How the Hospital Lobby Pummeling Hochul’s Budget Brought in a Billion Dollars
While the nonprofit Greater New York Hospital Association lobbied, a lucrative for-profit arm may have run up costs for hospitals.Two-thirds of New York hospitals and ...
Votebeat/Spotlight PA: A Deficit Of Experienced Voting Officials Could Mean Trouble For Pa.’S 2024 Election
Investigative reporter Carter Walker of Votebeat/Spotlight PA has uncovered a pressing concern within Pennsylvania's electoral framework: the significant turnover of e...
Young Driver from Ellenville Sees Early Career Success
Brock Pinkerous is a 13-year-old race car driver from Ellenville, New York. Despite racing competitors who are in their 30s and 40s, Pinkerous has done more than hold ...
NY Focus: Hochul’s Plan to Close Prisons Faces a Fight
Governor Kathy Hochul has made no secret of her goal to scale back state spending across agencies. But among some rural state lawmakers, her plan to save $77 million o...
A Century of Systemic Discrimination Towards Black Farmers
Making a living as a small-scale farmer in a system that supports mass-production isn’t easy. For Black farmers, a number of discriminatory barriers have made farming ...
NY FOCUS: As Overdoses Soar, Addiction Treatment Funding Stagnates
In recent reporting, New York Focus found that after the worst year on record for overdose deaths in New York, Governor Kathy Hochul wants to level off investment in a...
Sullivan County Mental Health Resources Expands
With the growing demand for mental health resources in New York State, Astor Services has taken a step forward in expanding access to essential care by extending its m...
Spotlight PA: Opioid Settlement Money Is Supposed To Expand Syringe Services. A PA Nonprofit Just Lost $150k Because Of Them
Kim Botteicher decided to speak out about her work offering syringe services in Westmoreland County, hoping to prompt change that she believes would help save lives.Ac...
NY Focus: Hidden Subsidies Prop Up New York’s Fossil Fuel Industry
New York state wants to phase out fossil fuels. Localities have given over a billion dollars in tax breaks to help keep them around.Across the state, IDAs enter into p...
King of the Ice 2024
Jay Mendels, a member of the Sullivan County Conservation Club and a key figure on the King of the Ice committee, discusses with Radio Catskill's Patricio Robayo the s...
Sullivan County Head Start Update: John Liddle and Laura Quigley
On Friday, February 2, Sullivan County Head Start announced on social media that they were closing until further notice, effective immediately.The sudden closure left ...
Making Farming more Accessible for Historically Underserved Farmers, with Taylor Adam
A new Beginner Farmer Program has started at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan County. The program aims to help historically underserved farmers enter the fie...
What to Know for Filing Taxes in Sullivan County This Year
The IRS has officially opened tax season on Monday and is now accepting and processing 2023 federal income tax returns.Locally, Sullivan County Treasurer Nancy Buck sp...
Radio Catskill Reaction to Gov. Hochul's State of the State for 2024
Radio Catskill Reaction to Gov. Hochul's State of the State for 2024Tim Bruno, host of Radio Chatskill, and Jason Dole, host of The Local Edition, share their reaction...
NYPNN - Karen DeWitt's Recap of the Gov. Hochul's 2024 State of the State
Karen DeWitt from the New York Public News Network provides a comprehensive recap of Governor Hochul's 2024 State of the State address.
New Year’s Resolutions: Understanding the Whys & Hows with Clinical Social Worker Wayne Brown
Wayne Brown, a clinical social worker with an advocacy driven by mental health, social justice, and community well-being, delves into the topic of New Year's resolutio...
Nadia Rajsz appointed as the new Chair of Sullivan County Legislature
In the first legislative meeting of the year, held on January 2, 2024, the new legislature nominated and elected District 2 Legislator, Nadia Rajz, as Chairperson for ...
Hard Harvest
HARD HARVEST – From early heat and a late freeze in the spring, to wildfire smoke and wet weekends in the summer, local farmers describe the challenges set by unpredic...
Martin Colavito: Addressing Hunger and Homelessness in Sullivan County
Addressing Hunger and Homelessness in Sullivan County: Martin Colavito Martin Colavito from Sullivan Allies Leading Together (SALT) and the Sullivan County branch of C...