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…
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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: Owen Walsh, The River Reporter, PA State Politics in the Pandemic
PA Governor Tom Wolf and PA’s GOP lawmakers are at it again, and by “it”, we mean “at odds over state policy in the pandemic.” Owen Walsh of The River Reporter explains…
Listen: PA Secretary of the Commonwealth Kathy Boockvar on Election Security
Pennsylvania is a battleground state in the upcoming election and there are still questions around mail voting, absentee ballots, and more. Plus, PA was sued by both the Trump Administration and the…
Listen: James B. Huntington’s Work Shift – Local Unemployment and the Price of Gas
James B. Huntington has the latest unemployment numbers for the listening area and explains not only are way more people out of work now versus this time last year, but there are…
Public Assistance Forms Available from Sullivan County Family Services
Public Assistance applicants can use the E-2921 application form at mybenefits.ny.gov, or applicants can also apply by filing a paper version of the 2921 application and mailing it in to the Sullivan…
Listen: Work Shift with James B. Huntington – Interest Rates, Pandemic, and Employees without Kids
The Fed met Wednesday and agreed to keep interest rates super low for a super long time. Who thinks that’s good? Who disagrees? Politics makes for strange bedfellows and pandemic makes for…
Listen: Owen Walsh, The River Reporter on Court Challenges of PA Voting
Most weeks, when we check in with Owen Walsh of “The River Reporter,” he has an update on the ongoing battle between PA Governor Tom Wolf and PA’s GOP lawmakers over the…
Listen: Dr. Anjana Poonthota on Emotional Learning for Children During the Pandemic
We’ve covering every angle of education during the pandemic, but what about “emotional learning” for students? Are they getting it? What happens if they don’t? And, most importantly, what exactly is emotional…