On Sunday, Judy Balaban resigned from the Sullivan County Human Rights Commission, saying that the body has lost commissioners that have not been replaced and there has been no executive director since…
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Listen: HVALF President and Middletown NY Alderman, Sparrow Tobin talk to WJFF on current events
The Hudson Valley Area Labor Federation released a statement saying “labor will not allow ourselves to be divided along racial lines.” HVALF President and Middletown NY Alderman, Sparrow Tobin, told WJFF why…
Listen: Shannon Wong, Director of the Hudson Valley Chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union on current events
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…
Listen: Hillary Smith of H.Smith & Co. on the impact on her Catskills wedding & event planning business
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…
Listen: New York Law School’s Professor Jefferey Wice on what really counts in the Census
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…
Listen: Camp IHC owner Joel Rutkowski on his summer plans
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….
Listen: Cristian Avila, Workers’ Rights Advocate for Worker Justice Center of New York on farm workers risks
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’…
Listen: Jill Wiener owner of Earthgirl Flowers checks in with WJFF
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…
Listen: Governor Cuomo announces “Phase 1” reopening for the Mid Hudson Region
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. …