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Collecting Memories from Woodstock: Dr. Neal Hitch, Senior Curator at the Museum of Bethel Woods
Throughout 2024, curators from the Museum at Bethel Woods are traveling the country and across New York State to capture unique Woodstock stories …with an overall goal of collecting 4,500 stories from…
NY State’s Annual Burn Ban Starts March 16
Since 2009, the DEC has put a stop to brush burning from March 16 to May 14 every year to help prevent wildfires and keep communities safe. This ban is important because…
NY Focus: What Are Industrial Development Agencies?
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 · March 6, 2024 These Local…
Radio Catskill’s Women in Business Podcast
To commemorate Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day, Radio Catskill is excited to launch a new podcast series titled “Women in Business.” This special series showcases local female entrepreneurs who share…
‘Forever Chemicals’: The Fight for Clean Water in Newburgh
Since 2016, Newburgh’s main water source, Washington Lake has been contaminated with PFAS chemicals, a group of chemicals that don’t break down naturally- coining the name ‘forever chemicals’. In Newburgh and across…
New Hope Community: Rally in the Valley: Advocate for Improved Pay for Direct Service Professionals Aiding 140,000 Vulnerable New Yorkers
On Friday, March 8th, the New Hope Community in Loch Sheldrake is set to join the “Rally in the Valley” at Letchworth Village in Stony Point, NY, to advocate for better compensation…
Sullivan West Central School District Advocates for Return of $2M in State Funds
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed budget would slash state aid for about half of all school districts in New York, but rural districts could bear the biggest burden, including the Sullivan West…
Sullivan County’s Leap into the Future: Harnessing A.I. in Government
Dan Hust, Sullivan County’s Director of Communication, discusses the county’s innovative adoption of A.I. through a chatbot named Saige, aimed at improving public service efficiency. By attending Google’s Public Sector Generative AI…