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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…
Listen: DEC on deer virus
Last month, people started finding dead white-tailed deer in the Mid Hudson Valley. Now, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is testing remains of deer from Orange, Ulster, and Dutchess…
Listen: How the pandemic is affecting children & families: Dr. Vergenia Simpkins, Hudson River Healthcare
(SEPT 21) During the COVID-19 pandemic, low-income families with children have faced reduced work hours, lower household incomes, and food insecurity. Dr. Vergenia Simpkins of Hudson River Healthcare in Monticello talks about…
Listen: Check-in with Sullivan County Gov Sustainability Coordinator
(SEPT 21) It’s our weekly check-in with the Sullivan County Government. This time we’re talking to Heather Brown, Sustainability Coordinator. She discusses how her office has been doing during COVID and fills…
Listen: Mental Health Matters: Dr. Karla Vermeulen on the stress of the pandemic
(SEPT. 21) Many psychologists are calling the anxiety, stress, and sadness of the COVID-19 pandemic a collective grief. Dr. Karla Vermeulen, Deputy Director of the Institute for Disaster Mental Health at SUNY…
Listen: The Monologue Show (from Hell)
Who needs more Hell in 2020? Theater kids! At least, that’s what they’re getting, because the Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop is putting on a virtual production of “The Monologue Show (From Hell),”…