Because COVID hotspots keep popping up in New York State, Governor Cuomo announced new restrictions for businesses and private residences alike. Now bars, restaurants, and gyms will be required to close from…
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Listen: Legislature Update with Isabel Braverman/Sullivan County Democrat
The Adult Care Center is still a hot issue in Sullivan County. The Legislature’s Executive Committee met on Thursday and Isabel Braverman was there, reporting for the Sullivan County Democrat. She runs…
Listen: Boys and Girls Club The Giving Tree
Have you heard of The Giving Tree Program? Every year the Boys and Girls Club of Wallkill puts it on in Orange and Sullivan Counties. It’s like an all-request toy drive for…
Listen: Police Reform and the NAACP
In June, as Americans rose up in protest of police killings of unarmed African-Americans, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed The New York State Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative. This executive order said every…
Listen: COVID-19 Travel Advisory
Travel restrictions to New York state have changed. Again. This time, it’s possible to arrive and not have to quarantine for 14 days, but it requires two negative COVID tests. Ron Bernthal,…
Listen: Wayne County Housing Program
So far this year, the Wayne County Housing Program has helped find places to live for five times as many people as any other year. And the wave of evictions because of…
Listen: Owen Walsh of The River Reporter – House Candidate Bognet (PA 8th) Wouldn’t Concede?
“This seems to be the year of the non-concession,” reports Owen Walsh. He’s talking about the race for PA’s 8th Congressional District. The votes show Congressman Matt Cartwright has won re-election, but…
Listen: James B. Huntington’s Work Shift – Covid and Unemployment
The most recent employment report for October shows the unemployment rate down to 6.9%. James B. Huntington says this is good news in and of itself, but the unemployment rate is still…
Listen: Doug Sandberg on “Moral Injury” to Veterans
Do you know what a “moral injury” is? If not, you have to listen to this interview. We spoke with Doug Sandberg, host of WJFF’s Let’s Talk Vets for Veteran’s Day 2020….