Each April, Sullivan County opens a brief but meaningful window for landowners who wish to include their property in one of the county’s Agricultural Districts. It’s a crucial time for local farmers,…
Author: Patricio Robayo
Behind the Screams: Basic Bitches Premiere New Music Video and Talk Punk, Port Jervis, and Creative Chaos
Radio Catskill’s Patricio Robayo sat down with Naomi Scott and Krystal Grow of the electrifying punk rock duo Basic Bitches. They’re here to talk about the world premiere of their brand-new music…
Open Space Institute Protects 3,100 Acres in Catskills for Conservation and Public Use
In a round of good news for hikers, the Open Space Institute recently protected thirty-one hundred acres in the Catskills, one of the largest parcels of privately-owned contiguous forestland remaining within the…
NY FOCUS: ‘An Open Secret’: Sackets Harbor ICE Raid Shows the ‘Reality’ of New York Dairy Country
This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. NEW YORK STATE · April 9, 2025 The detention…
Exploring Identity in a Changing China: NPR’s Emily Feng Speaks to Radio Catskill About Her New Book
In her debut book Let Only Red Flowers Bloom: Identity and Belonging in Xi Jinping’s China, NPR journalist Emily Feng offers a deeply human portrait of modern China under the rule of…
A Second Chance: Legal Advocates Push to Reshape Sentencing for New York’s Youth
In an effort to reshape how New York’s criminal justice system handles young people who commit serious crimes, two public defenders are making waves with an op-ed recently published in the Albany…
NY FOCUS: Trump’s Federal Cuts Push New York Mental Health Programs to Brink of Collapse
This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. Mental health providers are scrambling to prevent mass layoffs…
SPOTLIGHT PA: Man Charged in Arson Threatened to Beat Gov. Shapiro With Hammer, Police Say
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. This…
Curtain Call
Each week, we bring you engaging, in-depth interviews with the artists, directors, and creators shaping our local community theatres, alongside special guests from New York City and beyond. From hometown stages to Broadway lights, we uncover the stories, struggles, and triumphs behind the curtain. Between the conversations, enjoy handpicked Broadway show tunes that bring the magic of musical theatre straight to your ears.