Monthly Archives: May 2020

As the nation reels from the killing of George Floyd, Shannon Wong, Director of the Hudson Valley Chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union, returns to WJFF to talk about why people are rising up and the uphill struggle to pass policies for substantive police reform to prevent tragedies […]

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If people can’t safely gather in large numbers, they aren’t having big weddings or other parties in The Catskills. What does that mean for business? We talk to Hillary Smith of H.Smith & Co. about the impact on her Catskills wedding & event planning business and a wide array of […]

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How much does Jeffrey Wice like the Census? He’s currently working on his FIFTH census, this time with NY Counts. The Adjunct Professor and Senior Fellow at the New York Law School helps us “go deep” into the data to find out what really counts in the Census. May 27 […]

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Joel Rutkowski went to Equinunk as a teenager to work at camp one summer, and he never left! He met his wife there and now, 26 years later, they own Camp IHC. And for the first time ever, they’ve decided not to open as usual. Rutkowski tells us about their […]

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What risks are farm workers taking to feed their families while also keeping food on everyone else’s tables? Are their working conditions safe? How about living conditions? We ask Cristian Avila, Workers’ Rights Advocate for Worker Justice Center of New York. May 22.   https://wjff.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/COVID-19+News+Stories+and+Headlines/WORKER+JUSTICE+-+CHRISTIAN+AVILA.mp3    

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Usually at this time of year, Jill Wiener would be waist-deep in flower arrangements for weddings across the region. Now she tells WJFF her business Earthgirl Flowers is on hold but she plans to keep growing and selling arrangements to benefit those in need. May 22   https://wjff.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/COVID-19+News+Stories+and+Headlines/EARTH+GIRL+FLOWERS+-+JILL+WEINER.mp3    

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Governor Cuomo broke the news Saturday morning that Sullivan County, as part of the Mid Hudson Region, will be moving to “Phase 1” of the reopening process this Tuesday, May 26.   https://wjff.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/COVID-19+News+Stories+and+Headlines/BREAKING+NEWS+-+REOPENING+1+-+TIM.mp3    

Listen: Governor Cuomo announces “Phase 1” reopening for the ...

Want to go to a park this holiday weekend? Is it open? Sullivan County Communications Director joined Tim Bruno on Radio Chatskill to talk park openings and guidelines. They also cover Sullivan’s (since confirmed) reopening staus, and Public Health releasing info on “what is a camp.”   https://wjff.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/COVID-19+News+Stories+and+Headlines/SULLIVAN+UPDATE+MAY+23+-+HUST+CHATSKILL.mp3    

Listen: Sullivan County Communications Director Dan Hust on park openings ...

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