Today is Day 13 of the WGXC Radios in Motion 2017 Spring Pledge Drive. WGXC programmers, volunteers and staff must raise $20,000 to keep WGXC Hands-on Radio on the air, live and local during the coming months. Your support will make all the difference. Call (518) 697-7400 or go online to wgxc.org [slash] donate. Thank you for supporting creative community radio in New York's Greene and Columbia counties.

Local weather forecast:
TODAY: A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for the WGXC listening area from Monday afternoon through late Monday night. The National Weather Service in Albany is forecasting widespread showers and thunderstorms with gusty winds and areas of torrential rain during the afternoon and evening. The threat of heavy rainfall could continue well into the overnight hours. High near 82. Low around 63.

FORECAST FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS
TUESDAY: A chance of showers. Partly sunny. High near 81. Tuesday night, a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy. Low around 58.
WEDNESDAY: Partly sunny. High near 80. Wednesday night, partly cloudy. Low around 56.

Sunrise today: 5:18 a.m.
Sunset today: 8:35 p.m.
LENGTH OF THE DAY: 15:16 hrs.

PUBLIC MEETINGS
Today is the third Monday of the month.

WGXC suggests calling ahead to confirm time and location.
All numbers are in the 518 area code unless otherwise noted.

ATHENS Town Board meeting, 5:45 p.m. at community center, 2 First Street, Athens (945-1052).
GREENE County Legislature Alternatives to Incarceration Jail Sub-committee meeting, 4 p.m.; Economic Development and Tourism, Government Operations and Finance committee meetings, Republican and Democratic caucuses, 6 p.m. at 411 Main Street, Caucus Room, Catskill (719-3270).
GREENVILLE Town Board meeting, 7 p.m. at town hall, 11159 Route 32, Greenville (966-5055). NEW BALTIMORE Town Board meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 3809 Co. Route. 51, Hannacroix (756-6671).
STUYVESANT Planning Board meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 5 Sunset Drive, Stuyvesant (758-6248).
TAGHKANIC Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 909 Route 82, Taghkanic (851-7638).

POLITICAL EVENTS
Weekly events:
Citizen Action HV Action Night, 5:30 p.m., every Tuesday at 7 Grand Street, Kingston. Information at hudsonvalley@citizenactionny.org, or facebook.com/HVCitizenActionNY.
New Paltz Climate Action Coalition, 5 p.m., every Thursday at New Paltz Village Hall, 23 Plattekill Ave., New Paltz. Information at (845) 399-247 or newpaltzclimateaction@gmail.com.
Faso Friday, 12 p.m., every Friday at U.S. Rep. John Faso's District Office, 2 Hudson Street, Kinderhook. Information at erinpersists@gmail.com.

Jazz Funeral for Progressive Legislation in New York, 1 p.m., Jun. 21 at the State Capitol, Albany. A New Orleans Style funeral march on the last day of the legislative session to mourn the death of progressive legislation.
Community Speakout on Real News / Fake News, 2 p.m., Jun. 24 at Morris Memorial, Chatham. Scheduled to participate: Victor Navasky, former editor, The Nation; Elaine Salisbury, journalism professor, SUNY Albany; Tom Palmer, journalist, Times Union; Joel Simon, director, Committee to Protect Journalists. Moderated by Michael Singer. Sponsored by Indivisible Chatham.