Who’s on Tonight?
Community News for the Catskills and Northeast Pennsylvania Monday – Friday 6:30 p.m.
6/18/21
–Chris Rowley, Shawangunk Journal
“Live with Chris Rowley”
-Borders with Ron Bernthal
“Frank Lloyd Wright, Buffalo”
–Sally Wright, Catskill Art Society
“The Trout”
Community News and Interviews for the Catskills & Northeast Pennsylvania
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Past Shows
6/17/21
-Wayne County Dairy Princess & Court
-Tiffane Jones, Sullivan County NAACP
“Juneteenth Celebration in Monticello”
6/16/21
-Liam Mayo, The River Reporter
“Weekly Local News Roundup”\
-James B. Huntington, host, WJFF’s WorkShift Live!
“Local Economic Perspective”
6/15/21
-Steven Teague, TriVersity-The Pride Center
“Pride Month”
-Domingo Ramos, Hope Alive 845
“Missing, Kidnapped, Trafficked or Exploited Children and Adults”
6/14/21
-Dan Hust, Sullivan County Government
“Early Voting”
-Jaime Schmeiser, Sullivan County Chamber of Commerce President/CEO
“Business Outlook”
6/11/21
-Barry Lewis, Times Herald-Record
“Talks with Barry Lewis: Bethel Woods”
-Krystal Grow & Nick Clemente, Narrowsburg Union
“A New Lens on the Counterculture: Photographs by Mark Goff
6/10/21
-Vicky Wargo, Department of Military & Veterans Affairs Wayne County
“Flag Day Ceremony & Women Veterans Day”
–Sally Wright, Catskill Art Society
“CAS Pride”
6/9/21
-Liam Mayo, The River Reporter
Weekly Local News Roundup
-James B. Huntington, host, WJFF’s WorkShift Live!
“Local Economic Perspective”
6/8/21
–Isabel Braverman, Sullivan County Democrat
“Seeing Green: New Marijuana Law”
–Roberta Byron-Lockwood, Sullivan Catskills Visitors Association
“Summer Tourism”
6/7/21
–Lesia Snihura, Sullivan County Youth Bureau
“2021 Grant Opportunities”
–Jack Chastain, Mid-Hudson Astronomical Association
“Solar Eclipse”
-Eugene S. Thalmann, Farmer
“Nutrition & Wellness in the Catskills”
6/4/21
-Meaghan Mullally-Gorr Health and Wellness Director for Sullivan 180
“Coach to 5K”
Ellen Silberlicht & Phyllis Chekenian, Wayne County Arts Alliance Summer Arts Project
“YOU ARE HERE”
6/3/21
-Steve Price, Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
“Natural Disasters”
-Maria Ramirez, The Newburgh LGBTQ+ Center
“Pride 2021”
6/2/21
–Liam Mayo, The River Reporter
“Weekly Local News Roundup”
-James B. Huntington, host, WJFF’s WorkShift Live!
“Local Economic Perspective”
6/1/21
-The Kingfisher Project returns with guest Ulster County Sheriff Juan Figueroa.
Sheriff Figueroa will be talking about Ulster’s County’s newly implemented ORACLE (Opioid Response As County Law Enforcement) program.
5/31/21
A Special Memorial Day Edition. The Local Edition will rebroadcast The Veterans Service Agency Memorial Day Ceremony held at the Sullivan County Veterans Cemetery earlier today.
5/28/21
-Barry Lewis, Times Herald-Record
“Talks with Barry Lewis: Memorial Day”
-Emily Casey, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
“Bethel Woods is Back!”
5/27/21
–Ryanne Jennings, Executive Director of the Wayne County Community Foundation
“NEPA Gives Day”
-Domingo Ramos, Hope Alive 845
“Missing, Kidnapped, Trafficked or Exploited Children and Adults”
5/26/21
–Annemarie Schuetz, The River Reporter
“News Update”
-James B. Huntington, Host, WJFF’s WorkShift Live!
“Local Economic Perspective”
5/25/21
–Tyler Hutchens, Candidate for Sullivan County Sheriff
–Juanita Sarmiento, Rural & Migrant Ministry
“What is YEG?”
5/24/21
-Christina Haff, RN, Sullivan County Public Health
“Bringing the Vaccine…Home”
-Tasheca Medina, Capital Region Activist
“Policing/George Floyd, One Year Later”
5/21/21
-John Bank, DVAA
“Tactile”
-John Conway, Sullivan County Historian
“Doctors Say, ‘Go to the Mountains!’”
5/20/21
–Mary Ursich, Executive Director of Wayne County Area Agency on Aging
“Older Americans Month”
-Randy Resnick, Resnick Energy
“NY Carbon Tax”
5/19/21
-Owen Walsh, The River Reporter
“Weekly Local News Roundup”
-James B. Huntington, host, WJFF’s WorkShift Live!
“Local Economic Perspective”
5/18/21
–Lisa Grecco,RN, Wayne Memorial
“National High Blood Pressure Month”
–Lianna Booth, Food Bank of the Hudson Valley
“Increase Access to Personal Hygiene Products”
5/17/21
-Leelani Voigtland and Michael Osepowicz, Home Finders Sullivan County Foster Care
“Foster Care Awareness Month”
–Dr. Ivannette Juarbe Ramos, Sun River Health
“Vaccines”
5/14/21
–Isabel Braverman, Sullivan County Democrat
“Catskills Confidential”
–Nathaniel Lieb, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance
“Wad You Say?”
5/13/21
–Roz Burke, Executive Director of Wayne County Children & Youth Services
“Foster Care Month”
-Borders with Ron Bernthal
“Welsh Village of Crickhowell”
-Nadeen Manzoni, the Pike County Elections Director,
“Pike County Elections”
5/12/21
-Owen Walsh, The River Reporter
“Weekly Local News Roundup”
-Pedro Tweed, Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library
“Handling Our Emotions”
5/11/21
–Emelia Estep, Ellenville Public Library and Museum
“Invasive Species”
–John Hellman, TriVersity – The Pride Center
“Meet Your Pride Center! – A Virtual Town Hall”
5/10/21
-Adrienne Jensen, Human Rights Commission
-Eugene S. Thalmann, Farmer
“Nutrition & Wellness in the Catskills”
5/7/21
-John J. Lennon, Sullivan Correctional Facility
“Prison Journalism”
-Jenny Sanchez, Sullivan 180
“Mental Health Month”
5/6/21
-Jocelyn Cramer, Wayne County Commissioner
“Weekly Wayne County Government Update”
–Mario Cilento, President of the New York State AFL-CIO
“PRO Act”
5/5/21
-Owen Walsh, The River Reporter
“Weekly Local News Roundup”
-James B. Huntington, host, WJFF’s WorkShift Live!
“Local Economic Perspective”
5/4/21
-The Kingfisher Project returns with guest Graham Campbell.
Graham Campbell has spent his life in public safety. Starting with joining the NYPD after college and serving 5 years in Harlem, he then went on to work in emergency management for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts becoming the director of training for MEMA.
5/3/21
-Brian Scardefield, Sullivan County Parks & Recreation
Director
“Parks, Recreation and Beautification”
-Jaime Snow, Livingston Manor Rotary
“Livingston Manor Blood Drive”
4/30/21
-Chris Rowley, Shawangunk Journal
“Live with Chris Rowley”
-Dr. Bruce Ellsweig, Medical Director for Sullivan County Public Health.
“COVID-19 Update and Vaccines”
4/29/21
–Adam Baker, Wayne County Camp Alliance
“Summer Camps”
-Isabel Braverman, Sullivan County Democrat
“Legislature in Turmoil”
4/28/21
-Owen Walsh, The River Reporter
“Weekly Local News Roundup”
-James B. Huntington, host, WJFF’s WorkShift Live!
“Local Economic Perspective”
4/27/21
–Dr. John Moore, Weill Cornell Virologist
“COVID-19 Variants”
–Phillip Pantuso, The River Newsroom
“What to Know about New York’s Recreational Marijuana Law”
4/26/21
-Nancy McGraw, Sullivan County Public Health Services Public Health Director
“Vaccination Clinics”
-Carol Montana, Barb Ward-Blank & John Zimmerman
“Vaccine Volunteers”
4/23/21
-Lori Orestano-James, Monticello Central School
“Graduation”
-Dayna Halprin, Community Activist
“Hate Has No Home In Sullivan County: Liberty Edition”
4/22/21
-Molly Rodgers, Lackawaxen River Trails
“Trails Plan…Honesdale to Hawley and Beyond!”
-Isabel Braverman, Sullivan County Democrat
“Upper Delaware Council Litter Sweep ”
-Amy Kolakowski, Catholic Charities
“National Alcohol Awareness Month”
4/21/21
-Owen Walsh, The River Reporter
“Weekly Local News Roundup”
-James B. Huntington, host, WJFF’s WorkShift Live!
“Local Economic Perspective”
4/20/21
–Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre
“NatureSpeaks”
4/19/21
–John Liddle, New Commissioner of the Division of Health & Family Services
“What’s Next?”
-Katherine Nadeau, Deputy Director Catskill Mountainkeeper
“Waste, Worms, & Wonder”
4/15/21
–Michele Minor Wolf, Executive Director Wayne County Victims Intervention Program
“Sexual Assault Awareness Month”
-Nicole Vallance, Callicoon Business Association
“Callicoon Depot”
4/14/21
-Owen Walsh, The River Reporter
“Weekly Local News Roundup”
-James B. Huntington, host, WJFF’s WorkShift Live!
“Local Economic Perspective”
4/13/21
–Vanessa Garcia Polanco, National Young Farmers Coalition
“Immigrant and Workers’ Rights”
-Marjorie Linko & Denny Daniel, Liberty Library
“Eureka! The Invention Show”
4/12/21
-Delaware River Watershed Caucus
-Eugene S. Thalmann, Farmer
“Nutrition & Wellness in the Catskills”
4/9/21
-MacKenzie Bachar, Fearless! Hudson Valley
“RISE Program”
-Phyllis Bulkin Lehrer, Artist
“DVAA’s Inside Out Exhibition”
4/8/21
–Heather Miszler, Wayne County Director of Housing
“Emergency Rental Assistance Program”
4/7/21
The Kingfisher Project returns with guest Stephanie M. Campbell, Director, NYS Behavioral Health Ombudsman Program.
4/6/21
-Meaghan Mullally-Gorr Health and Wellness Director for Sullivan 180
“Empowering a Healthier Generation”
-Vincent Bruno, Rock Historian
“The Beatles: From Liverpool To Abbey Road”
4/5/21
-Freda Eisenberg, Planning, Community Development Commissioner
“Agricultural Districts”
-Tim Knapp, the Pike County Emergency Management Director
“Pike County Vaccination”
4/2/21
-Jay Quaintance, SUNY Sullivan President
“Reopening in the Fall”
-Paul Plumadore, Artist
“DVAA’s Paper Trail”
4/1/21
-Lisa Burns, Executive Director of the Greater Honesdale Partnership
“New Vision for Honesdale”
-Lori James, Co-Chair Sullivan County Covid-19 Task Force
“COVID-19 Task Force”
3/31/21
-Owen Walsh, The River Reporter
“Weekly Local News Roundup”
–Scott Conley, Operations Manager Roscoe Campsite Park
“Trout Season”
3/30/21
-U.S. Representative Antonio Delgado (NY-19)
“American Rescue Plan & American Democracy”
–Peggy Johansen Mamakating Library, Library Director
“Sullivan County Poet Laureate”
3/29/21
-Kristen Kitson, Healthy Families Program Manager Sullivan County
“Child Abuse Awareness Month”
Allie Dubois (COO), Sun River Health
“Vaccines”
3/26/21
-Congressman Matt Cartwright (PA-8th District)
“Vaccine help and Dark Money”
–Reporter’s Roundtable: Police Reform
Isabel Braverman, Sullivan County Democrat
Owen Walsh, The River Reporter
Chris Rowley, Shawangunk Journal
-Lori Galen, Mia Hubbert-Red Cross
“Red Cross Month”
3/25/21
–Carl Albright Wayne County Transportation Director
“Wayne County Transportation during COVID-19”
-Rabbi Fred Pomerantz, Agudas Achim Synagogue
“Passover during COVID-19”
3/24/21
-Laurie Ramie, Executive Director Upper Delaware Council
“Skinners Falls Bridge”
-Borders with Ron Bernthal Podcast
“Nicholas Swenson, Gothenburg Sweden”
-Owen Walsh, The River Reporter
Weekly Local News Roundup
3/23/21
–David Jett, VP of the Sullivan County Chapter of the NAACP
“Police Reform”
–Ken Korn, Ethelbert B Crawford Public Library
“West Side Story”
3/22/21
-Nancy McGraw, Sullivan County Public Health Services Public Health Director
“Vaccination Clinics”
-Dawn Hurley & Marjorie Linko, Liberty Public Library
“The Place Between Our Fears: Life in Congo and Beyond”
3/19/21
-Greg Speller, EVP, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East & Tamesha James, Certified Nursing Assistant, (C.N.A.) The Pines at Poughkeepsie
“Nursing Home Workers”
-Beat Keerl, Curator Cragsmoor Free Library
“Cragsmoor Women of the Past”
3/18/21
-Kelley Stewart, the Wayne County Conservation District’s Forest Specialist
“Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Area”
–Tri-Valley Football Coach Greg Botsford and Fallsburg Football Coach Dominick Scanna
“Sports during the Pandemic”
3/17/21
-Carol Ryan, Sullivan County NAACP Health Committee
“Community Forum COVID-19 Vaccination”
-Owen Walsh, The River Reporter
“Weekly Local News Roundup”
-James B. Huntington, host, WJFF’s WorkShift Live!
“Local Economic Perspective”
3/16/21
–SueAnn Boyd, Healthy Schools Coordinator at Cornell Cooperative Extension Sullivan
“Agriculture Literacy Week”
-Joe Abraham, Sullivan County Democrat
“Celebrate Life Half Marathon”
-Alisha Kohn, The Newburgh LGBTQAI+ Center
“HALT Solitary Confinement Act ”
3/15/21
A special Local Edition: Village of Jefferson Village Mayor Race
Debra Thony and William Chellis for the village’s next mayor.
3/12/21
-Susan Avery, Hudson Valley Philharmonic
“Hudson Valley Philharmonic String Competition”
-Jay Hostetler, Wayne County Arts Alliance
“Home”
3/11/21
–Roz Burke, Executive Director of Wayne County Children & Youth Services and Kelsey Fasshauer, Wayne County Children and Youth Caseworker
“Foster Care”
-Loreen Gebelein, Sullivan County, Director Center for Workforce Development
“Workforce during COVID”
3/9/21
–Robert Maier, Eagle’s Nest
“Wedding Venues during COVID-19”
-Sullivan County Democrat Special
“Inside the Vaccine Clinic at SUNY Sullivan”
–Diana McCarthy & Marjorie Linko, Liberty Public Library
“Virtual Lecture on Civil War Letters”
3/8/21
-The Local Edition’s “Women in Leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID 19 world”
-Lori A. Rivenburgh, Executive Director Wallkill Boys & Girls Club
“Summer Camps”
3/5/21
–Jessica Wisneski, New York Working Families Party
“Cuomo”
-Sariah Park, Artist
“DVAA’s Threadbare”
3/4/21
-Mary Beth Wood, Executive Director Wayne Economic Development Corporation
“Wayne County Hospitality Grant Program”
–Isabella Rossellini , Actor & Erin Dudley, Executive Director of The Hurleyville Performing Arts Center
“Sex and Consequences starring Isabella Rossellini ”
3/3/21
-Philippe Abraham, Secretary-Treasurer NYSUT
“Advancing Racial Justice in Education”
-James B. Huntington, host, WJFF’s WorkShift Live!
“Local Economic Perspective”
3/2/21
-Meaghan Mullally-Gorr Sullivan 180 Director of Health and Wellness
“Empowering a Healthier Generation”
-Jessica Barkl, SUNY Sullivan Associate Professor of Theater and Speech
“Shakespeare In Isolation”
3/1/21
-Bill Cutler, Sullivan County Recycling Coordinator
“Composting”
-On the Frontline: Part 3 with Denise Muise Wild, Laboratory Manager Middletown Medical
2/26/21
-State Senator Mike Martucci
“Cuomo”
-Paul Plumadore, Curator
“Great Wall of Honesdale”
2/25/21
-Brian Smith, Wayne County Commissioner
“Wayne Tomorrow”
–Dr. Abhishek Patel, Supervising Pharmacist The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy
“Vaccines in Liberty”
2/24/21
-Owen Walsh, The River Reporter
“Weekly Local News Roundup”
-James B. Huntington, host, WJFF’s WorkShift Live!
“Local Economic Perspective”
2/23/21
-Michael Frank, The River News
“Immigration under Biden”
-Brian Rose
“Rockin’ Hollywood at the Ethelbert B. Crawford Library”
2/22/21
-John Liddle, Sullivan County Social Services Commissioner
“Homeless in Sullivan County”
-Dr. John Moore, Weill Cornell Virologist
“COVID-19 Variants”
2/19/21
-On the Frontline: Part 3 with Denise Muise Wild, Laboratory Manager Middletown Medical
-Krissy Smith, Delaware Valley Arts Alliance Gallery Director
“Love in the Time of Covid-19”
2/18/21
-Jeff Zerechak, Wayne County Drug and Alcohol Director.
“Weekly Wayne County Government Update”
-Vanessa Green Executive Director, Call Blackline
“Police Reform”
2/17/21
-Owen Walsh, The River Reporter
“Weekly Local News Roundup”
-James B. Huntington, host, WJFF’s WorkShift Live!
“Local Economic Perspective”
2/16/21
–Nick Vallone, Rolling V Bus Corp
“Mobile Classrooms”
–Deb Bausenwein, The American Red Cross
“The Red Cross during the COVID-19 Pandemic”
2/15/21
-Nancy McGraw, Sullivan County Public Health Services Public Health Director
“Vaccination Clinics”
–Thomasina Petrus, Minnesota Jazz Icon
“Lady Days: The Best of Billie and Me”
2/11/21
–Dr. Ivannette Juarbe Ramos, Sun River Health
“COVID-19 vaccine in the community”
2/9/21
-Oliver King, Writer & Actor
“Frederick Douglass & James Baldwin”
-On the Frontline Part 2: On the Front Line, is a multi-part series where WJFF’s Patricio Robayo talks to nurses, doctors, and healthcare workers who are on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, we speak with Dr. Rajan Gulati Emergency & Internal Medicine Doctor with Middletown Medical.
2/8/21
-Lowell Feldman, Sunset Lake LDC Board Chair
“Care Center Update”
-WJFF’s Patricio Robayo reports on Hudson Valley Civil Rights Advocates critique of Gov. Cuomo’s Police Reform Order.
-Alisha Kohn, Director of Queer Justice Committee, The Newburgh LGBTQAI+ Center
“Orange County Political Power Analysis Part 1”
2/5/21
-Father Frank Alagna, Co-President, Ulster Immigrant Defense Network
“Ulster Immigrant Defense Network”
-WJFF’s Patricio Robayo speaks to Governor Andrew Cuomo on police reform and what happens after the April 1 deadline.
-Dr. Bruce Ellsweig, Medical Director for Sullivan County Public Health.
“COVID-19 Update and Vaccines”
2/4/21
Melinda Card, Wayne County Drug Court Administrator
“Weekly Wayne County Government Update”
Ray Donovan, Special Agent, DEA, New York
“Fentanyl Crisis in the Hudson Valley”
2/3/21
Owen Walsh, The River Reporter
“Weekly Local News Roundup”
James B. Huntington, host, WJFF’s WorkShift Live!
“Local Economic Perspective”
2/2/21
Amanda Langseder, Director for Sullivan 180
“What is Sullivan 180?”
On The Front Line: Part 1
Dr. Maryann Park: Critical Care, Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine doctor with Middletown Medical.
2/1/21
Nancy McGraw, Sullivan County Public Health Services Public Health Director
“Vaccination Clinics”
Gary Siegel – President Liberty Rotary Club
“Service Above Self in Sullivan County”
1/29/21
Dayna Halprin, Community Activist
“Police Reform in Fallsburg”
Isabel Braverman, Sullivan County Democrat
“Legislature Update”
1/28/21
Jocelyn Cramer, Wayne County Commissioner
“Weekly Wayne County Government Update”
Sandra Oxford, Community Activist
“What happened at the Legislature meeting today?”
1/27/21
Owen Walsh, The River Reporter
“Weekly Local News Roundup”
James B. Huntington, host, WJFF’s” WorkShift Live!
“Local Economic Perspective”
1/26/21
John Conway, Sullivan County Historian
“Borscht Belt In The Winter”
Jennifer Porter Tusten Energy Committee
“Tusten Food Digester”
Sarah Short, Financial Education Specialist
“Build a Better Budget”
1/25/21
Mike Brooks, Vice-Chair of the Legislature and Chair of the Sullivan Broadband Local Development Corporation
Lorne Green, Sullivan County Chief Information Officer and Commissioner of our Division of Information Technology Services.
“Broadband in Sullivan”
Gary Siegel – President Liberty Rotary Club
“Service Above Self in Sullivan County”
1/22/21
Randy Heller, Wayne County Recycling Director
“Wayne County Recycling”
Jay W. Walker, Activist
“Activism today”
1/21/21
Jen Metzger, Former NY State Senator for the 42nd District
“Presidential Inauguration”
James B. Huntington, host, WJFF’s WorkShift Live!
“Local Economic Perspective”
1/19/21
SUNY Sullivan President Jay Quaintance
“Vaccine Site and Spring Semester”
Vara Neverow, Professor of English and Women’s Studies at Southern Connecticut State University
“The Queen’s Gambit Book Discussion”
Monday 1/18/21
Nancy McGraw, Sullivan County Public Health Services Public Health Director
“COVID-19 and Vaccine Update”
Janus Adams from the Janus Adams Show
“MLK”
Friday 1/15/21
Fred Jackson, Executive Director of Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers
“COVID-19 Vaccinations”
Russell Reeves, Sullivan County Clerk
“DMV and COVID-19”
Wednesday 1/13/21
Dr. Ken Desa, Acting Chief Medical Officer of Sun River Health
“COVID-19 Vaccinations”
Owen Walsh, The River Reporter
“Weekly Local News Roundup”
James B. Huntington, host, WJFF’s WorkShift Live!
“Local Economic Perspective”
Tuesday 1/12/21
Show canceled due to House of Representatives vote.
Monday 1/11/21
Melissa Stickle, Sullivan County Community Services Director will talk about mental health, alcoholism and substance abuse services available in Sullivan County.
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that’s related to changes in seasons. We speak with the Owner and Coach of Pragmatic Spirit Meditation, Courtney Edwards about seasonal affective disorder and what we could do about it.
Friday 1/8/21
Sandra Johnson Fields, Sullivan County Branch NAACP President, returns to WJFF Radio Catskill to give us an update on how police reform in the county and her thoughts on what happened on Capitol Hill.
Steven Vegliante, Town of Fallsburg Supervisor, and Democratic Chair, Capitol Hill Reaction
Thursday 1/7/21
Yesterday’s events on Capitol Hill will certainly go down in history as a dark day, leaving four dead, police injured and dozens arrested.
We get local reactions from elected officials about yesterday’s riots on Capitol Hill.
Congressman Matt Cartwright, PA-8
Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther, 100th District
Wednesday 1/6/21
Show canceled due to Capitol Hill riots coverage
Tuesday 1/5/21
Wes Gillingham, Associate Director Catskill Mountainkeeper. Recently, Delaware River Basin Commission voted to approve the Gibbstown Fracking Terminal. How does that affect those living in the Delaware Valley?
Jennifer Holmes, Mamakating Trustee and Volunteer Every week, Jennifer Holmes can be found in Veteran’s Memorial Park in Wurtsboro reading, singing, and rhyming for young children. Find out why and how it can help during the pandemic.
Monday 1/4/21
Sullivan County Public Health Director, Nancy McGraw. With COVID-19 cases on the rise, Nancy McGraw discusses the latest developments of the county’s vaccine distribution plan and a look into Sullivan’s escalating COVID-19 cases.
Lisa Miller and Ed Grager, Delaware Valley Action With an upcoming historic US Senate election night in Georgia, Pike County’s Delaware Valley Action! is getting involved. Lisa and Ed from Delaware Valley Action! will tell us why this night matters? The Local Edition, Community News for the Catskills and Northeast Pennsylvania.