It was only last week that SUNY Sullivan President Jay Quaintance spoke to WJFF enthusiastically about welcoming students back to campus. Then, this week, the school announced it won’t be opening its…
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Listen: Committee for Equity and Justice members Pastor Ryan Tinsley and Martin Colavito
Committee for Equity and Justice members Pastor Ryan Tinsley and Martin Colavito tell us about their partnership with Hurleyville Performing Arts Center for next week’s live-streaming Panel Discussion on Race at HPAC….
Listen: Sally Wright of the Catskill Art Society tells us about the “Art Under Quarantine”
When the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns began in March, local art and music nonprofit organizations closed their doors and found creative ways to serve the public, like online concerts, panels, or art classes…
NPR’s Online Coverage of the Republican National Convention
Photo: A shower of balloons drops from the top of the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit where the Republican National Convention heard Ronald Reagan accept the nomination for president by his party,…
Listen: Adam Baker, co-head of the Wayne County Camp Alliance
Summer camps in New York State were not allowed to open this year, but in Pennsylvania they were, with conditions. So, out of 33 camps in the Wayne County Camp Alliance (WCAA),…
Listen: Weekly news update with the River Reporter’s Owen Walsh
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was in Orange County, NY today and Rep. Matt Cartwright held a virtual press conference, both to advocate for the US Postal Service. Plus, what Wayne County…
Listen: WJFF’s James B. Huntington on permanent changes the pandemic is having on the workforce
The stock market is up, but what does that mean for workers? Wealth is accumulating instead of creating, but who wants to invest in projects now? Weekly unemployment claims dropped below a…
Listen: Emily Casey gives us all the details on Woodstock’s 51st at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts.
This weekend marks the 51st Anniversary of Woodstock. The music festival was held August 15–18, 1969, on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm in Bethel. There may not be a big concert at the…
Listen: Ryanne Jennings, Executive Director of Wayne County Community Foundation
Even though it’s summer and regional COVID-19 infections are relatively low, the pandemic is still having a devastating impact and families still need food. Ryanne Jennings, Executive Director of Wayne County Community…