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Sabrina Artel's Trailer Talk is a combination of live performance, community event and radio broadcast based in the New York's Catskills region. With her vintage 1965 Beeline travel trailer, Sabrina Arteltravels to festivals and events where she invites individuals to participate in what she calls a "public conversation" in a relaxed and comfortable setting. These conversations are broadcast live through speakers mounted outside the trailer, and many interviews are later aired on WJFF during ...
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Hosted by Chef Brett August, Cooking in the Catskills is a podcast (and forthcoming cookbook) that explores the history & current pulse of the Catskill Mountains through the lens of food. Chef August dives deep into modern cuisine, as well as the history of food & hospitality in the Catskills — from the "Borscht Belt" bungalow colonies of the 1950s/60s to contemporary farm-to-table. Cooking in the Catskills celebrates the Catskill Mountains and what makes them so uniquely beloved through con ...
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The Deep Water Literary Festival returns to Narrowsburg this weekend and Radio Catskill is proud to be a media partner. Every day this week we’re featuring authors and events from the festival. When Jennifer Kabat moved from London to the Catskills in 2005, she had no idea it was the site of the "Anti-Rent War," an 1840s episode of American rural p…
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Sabrina is joined in the trailer by Mimi McGurl, who is a director, performer, and landscape gardener. They sit at the kitchen table to talk about her recent project, The Queer Woods. Mimi asks, "What grows, what lives, what thrives in the space of uncultivated wildness? Queer spaces are most often conceived of as built environments; the bookstore,…
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On Thursday, June 20, at approximately 12:37 PM, a fire broke out at Russell Farm's barn located along Route 17B in Bethel, NY. The White Lake Fire Company received the call and promptly responded to the scene. According to Shane Cunningham of the White Lake Fire Company, the fire was triggered by a mechanical failure in the hay conveyor machine. D…
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Christopher Mele, a senior staff editor at the NY Times with nearly 40 years of experience in community newspapers in New York and Pennsylvania, has authored a new book. In "Goodwill's Secrets," restless teenager Raven vanishes from the Adirondack village of Goodwill. Reporter Alex Provetto, initially dismissive, is assigned to cover her story. As …
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In New York and across the country, insurers like Liberty Mutual, State Farm, and Allstate, among others, have stakes in both sides of the climate crisis. To make up some of the lost revenue, they have pared back coverage and hiked rates by more than 30 percent since 2019, in large part because the increasing frequency of storms and other extreme w…
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In August 1897, the first scientific expedition to Antarctica set sail from Antwerp. Nineteen young men from six countries were on board, among them was American physician and Sullivan County native, Frederick Cook, venturing into the frozen unknown for more than a year. To celebrate the 125th anniversary of this expedition, the Frederick Cook Soci…
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A record-breaking heat wave envelopes the northeast this week with temperatures approaching 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The duration of the heat wave is notable with blazing temperatures lasting several days. Tim Bruno spoke to Mark Pellerito a meteorologist with the National Weather Service's New York office and the heat wave.…
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Early Tuesday morning, a select circle of state senators began filing into the office of Senate Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris, on the fourth floor of the state capitol building in Albany. They were there for a meeting of the Senate’s Working Rules group, a body so secretive that even some of their fellow senators didn’t know it existed un…
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Penn State Health is discontinuing kidney and liver transplant programs, citing ‘ongoing challenges’ and federal scrutiny. The decision casts doubt on the success of the health system’s extensive efforts to rebuild the programs. Jason Dole talks to Wyatt Massey of Spotlight PA’s State College bureau and Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA.…
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Older adults are frequently seen as easy targets for scammers for a variety of reasons. They might be less familiar with modern technology and the methods employed by fraudsters. Additionally, factors such as loneliness or cognitive decline can increase their vulnerability to manipulation. Lise-Anne Deoul, the Director of the Office for the Aging f…
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NY FOCUS recently reported that The Push for Public Power in New York State has spread to the Hudson Valley. Local lawmakers have introduced a proposal for the public takeover of Central Hudson, the region’s scandal-plagued gas and electric utility. Radio Catskills Jason Dole speaks to Colin Kinniburgh of NY FOCUS about the issue.…
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Kevin Scot Graham has been named Sullivan County's fifth poet laureate, serving from 2024 to 2026. Graham's artistic talents span music, visual arts, and poetry, with the latter being a constant in his life. He plays multiple instruments, including the guitar and a six-string ukulele. After earning a music degree, he moved to New York City and work…
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According to an investigation by NY FOCUS, New York state prisons have prohibited access to articles from The New York Times, New York Magazine, and several local newspapers, often justifying these bans by claiming that the content could incite disobedience. Jason Dole interviewed NY FOCUS's Rebecca McCray to delve deeper into this issue.…
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At 12:33 AM on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, the Village of Monticello Police responded to a 911 call reporting a shooting at the Sleepy Hollow Apartment Complex, located on Terri Lane. Upon arrival, officers discovered two victims, an adult male and an adult female, inside a vehicle. The vehicle had been driven into a parking lot when it was fired upon, …
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Last month, when New York lawmakers passed the state budget, they included a significant win for the tenant movement: the Good Cause Eviction Law. This law grants many renters the right to renew their leases and protects them from substantial rent increases. However, the law has broad exceptions that will exclude many of the state’s landlords from …
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Literacy Volunteers of Sullivan County not only assist individuals in obtaining their GED or enhancing their reading skills, which have seen a significant increase since the pandemic, but they also manage a second-hand bookstore in Monticello. Angela Dutcher, the Executive Director of Literacy Volunteers of Sullivan County, recently joined Jason Do…
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Throughout May, Radio Catskill will feature weekly interviews with Astor Services, a nonprofit that offers services related to children’s mental health in the Hudson Valley and the Bronx. Radio Catskill’s Patricio Robayo spoke with Dr. Todd Karlin, the Chief Program Officer at Astor Services for Children & Fami…
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May is Foster Care Awareness Month, a dedicated time to raise awareness about foster care issues and recognize the vital contributions of foster parents, family members, child welfare professionals, mentors, policymakers, and other community members. These dedicated individuals play an essential role in helping children and youth in foster care fin…
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May 15, 2024, marks the 76th anniversary of the mass displacement of Palestinians known as "the Nakba" or "the Catastrophe" from what is now Israel. As the crisis unfolds in Gaza, Sabrina is joined by Lauren Seikaly, a Palestinian American who recently hosted a cultural event in Jeffersonville, NY, featuring Palestinian food, film, and poetry. Laur…
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Sarai Manuel from Astor Services, a leader in addressing mental health, child welfare, and early childhood development in Mid Hudson Valley and the Bronx. Mental Health Awareness Month provides a crucial opportunity to shine a light on mental health, a subject often shadowed by stigma and misunderstanding. Sarai Manuel, Chief Development Officer at…
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New York’s Equal Rights Amendment would enshrine the right to abortion in the state. A judge threw it off the ballot for the fall, but an appeal is expected. New York’s Equal Rights Amendment, which would enshrine the right to an abortion in the state, has been ordered off the November ballot, after a judge ruled that lawmakers didn’t follow the ap…
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The Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library in Monticello is launching its Community Art Series this month, featuring the works of local artist Hassina Brodie. Her exhibit, titled "The Re-Creation of Hassina Brodie," showcases a diverse range of paintings, including depictions of racial oppression, animals, and landscapes. The exhibition will be avail…
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to focus on the importance of mental health. In this episode, we talk with Megan York, the Regional Director of Outpatient Clinics for Astor Services in Liberty, about how to recognize if someone is struggling and how to start a conversation about mental health.…
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Town officials in Forestburgh, Sullivan County, are contesting allegations from the New York State Attorney General's Office that they implemented zoning regulations specifically to obstruct a housing development intended for Hasidic Orthodox Jews. The attorney representing Forestburgh asserts that their zoning laws allow religious uses across all …
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