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Three Injured in Monticello Shooting Outside Nelly’s Sports Bar
Three people were wounded in a shooting outside Nelly’s Sports Bar on Broadway in the early hours of Monday morning, August 18. Village of Monticello Police responded at approximately 1:38 a.m. to…
Forgotten Woodstock With Scott Parker: Keep the Dream Flowing
Scott Parker is a lifelong Woodstock devotee and historian. In this conversation with the host of the long-running Woodstock podcast “Keep The Dream Flowing,” Jason Dole asks Scott about the overlooked era…
Joseph LeDoux Brings Science, Story, and Song to Callicoon Theater Screening of Theater of Thought
Joseph LeDoux is Professor of Neural Science and Psychology at NYU, and Professor of Psychiatry and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at NYU Langone. He’s one of the world’s leading neuroscientists, best known…
How Bazaar: Woodstock’s Hidden Marketplace Comes Alive at Bethel Woods
Tucked away on the east and west sides of the 1969 Woodstock Festival site was a lesser-known, but vital, part of that iconic weekend: the Bindy Bazaar. While most people picture the…
Woodstock Alum Returns After 56 Years for New Bethel Woods ‘Main Gate’ Tour
As part of Radio Catskill’s Woodstock anniversary week, Radio Catskill’s Jason Dole joined 1969 festival-goer Minna Traugott for a special trip back to the historic grounds where music history was made. At…
Rap as Resistance: Sonita Alizada’s Journey to Freedom
Sonita Alizada was only 10 years old when her family sold her into marriage. When that deal collapsed, they nearly sold her again—for $9,000. Born in Afghanistan and raised in Iran under…
NY Governor Hochul Declares State of Emergency Ahead of Heavy Rainfall and Flash Flood Threat
Governor Kathy Hochul is declaring a State of Emergency for parts of New York as heavy rain and the threat of flash flooding move into the region Thursday afternoon into Friday. The…
Ulster County Clerk Sued by Texas AG Over Abortion Ruling, Cites Shield Law
A legal clash between Texas and New York over reproductive rights is now centered in Ulster County, where Acting County Clerk Taylor Bruck is being sued by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton….