(OCT 5) For this week’s update from the Sullivan County government, Robert Doherty, Chairman, Sullivan County Legislature joined us to talk about the budget (it’s tricky), the census (it’s incomplete and the…
Year: 2020
Listen: It’s National Midwifery Week
(OCT 5) Patricia Konzman, Certified Nurse Midwife at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale, PA, tells us that this year’s theme is “Midwives for Equity,” making the case that every person has a…
COVID-19 Check-Up on Risks from the NYS Office of Aging
The New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) has launched “CV19 Check-Up”, an anonymous, personalized online tool that evaluates an individual’s risks associated with COVID-19 based on their life situation and…
Listen: Lisa Caloro and Abigail Allen, Wurtsboro Arts Writers
Next Saturday, October 10, the Wurtsboro Art Alliance “Catskill Talks” Facebook Live series returns with its final talk of the season, “An Evening of Literature.” We talk to two of the three…
Listen: Sanaz ArJomand, Young Farmers Relief
The National Young Farmers Coalition says that the $14 Billion in aid for farmers being released by the USDA is timely, available to a wider range of farmers, and easier to apply…
Listen: Owen Walsh, The River Reporter on Naked Ballots, Cartwright, and Covid
It’s the ongoing ballad of the Naked Ballot. Owen Walsh explains why mail-in ballots in PA will need two envelopes to be counted and “naked” ballots will be counted out. Plus, Rep….
Listen: Newly-elected Village of Monticello Mayor George Nikolados
The Village of Monticello has a new Mayor. George Nikolados defeated incumbent Garry Sommers by 192 votes earlier this month in a village election that had been delayed since March. The Mayor…
Listen: James B. Huntington’s Work Shift – Unemployment, Airlines, Disney. Plus Falling Rents in NYC
The latest numbers say, 870,000 Americans filed for jobless benefits two weeks ago. James B. Huntington goes over what this means. He also explains why he has little sympathy for the airline…
Listen: Interview with Marian Keegan, (D) nominee for PA 139th house district
(SEPT 28) We’re keeping you connected this election season with continuing coverage of the local issues, the local races and the people behind the politics. Owen Walsh from The River Reporter spoke…