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[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 29F; low 16F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 28F; low 16F.[/caption]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

READ TEMPERATURE IN HUDSON: On thermometer in Studio A.

FAR LEFT: The temperature on the far left is from the Hawthorne Valley Farm Weather Page.
MIDDLE TEMP: Cairo from Weather Underground page.
FAR RIGHT: Catskill from Weather Underground page.

Local weather forecast
Today’s forecast is specific to Catskill, in Greene County:
Today: Sunny. High near 27. Wind chill values as low as -2. Thursday night, increasing clouds. Low around 15.

Forecast for the next three days:
Friday: Mostly cloudy. High near 38. Friday night, a slight chance of snow showers after 1 a.m. Cloudy. Low around 23.
Saturday: A slight chance of snow before 1 p.m., then a chance of rain. Cloudy. High near 39. Saturday night, a chance of rain before 1 a.m., then a chance of snow. Cloudy. Low around 32.
Sunday: A chance of snow showers before 10 a.m., then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 44. Sunday night, mostly cloudy. Low around 21.

Sunrise today: 7:09 a.m.
Sunset today: 5:08 p.m.

Length of the day: 9:58 hrs.

Town meetings

Today is the fifth Thursday of the month.
WGXC suggests calling ahead to confirm time and location

COLUMBIA COUNTY Board of Supervisors Airport Committee Meeting, 7 p.m. at the West Ghent Firehouse, 74 Bender Boulevard, Columbia County Commerce Park, West Ghent (828-1527).

The day ahead on 90.7-FM

5 a.m.: Off The Hook: 20140130 Do not call during rebroadcast. Off The Hook, from the hacker zine 2600, airs every Wednesday night at 7 p.m. ET in New York City on WBAI 99.5 FM, and is rebroadcast the next morning at 5 a.m. on WGXC and free103point9 Online Radio. It is simulcast online via streaming MP3 and via shortwave on WBCQ The Planet at 5110 KHz. Join #offthehook on irc.2600.net to chat during the show. Email show at oth [at] 2600.com. Do not call during the rebroadcast. Rebroadcast from Jan. 29, 2013.

6 a.m.: Background Briefing with Ian Masters Inside breaking international and national news. A radio program featuring international and national news, expert guests, policy makers and critics with analysis and insight on national security, foreign and domestic policy, political, cultural and social issues. This program goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard in the American media.
7 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show Morning news, music, interviews features and agriculture reporting. Hosted by Phil Grant. Call in with your views at 518-828-0290.
8 a.m.: Democracy Now! hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
9 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show The Morning Show continues with local news, weather and events.
10 a.m.: We the People: Diane Argyle, Dan Spilman, Phillip Musegaas A discussion about the Dewey Loeffel Superfund site in Nassau, the EPA's decision to discharge treated toxins into the Valatie Kill and the agency's failure to notify local municipalities about its plans. Guests include Valatie Mayor Diane Argyle, Dan Spilman of UNCAGED (United Neighbors Concerned About the GE Dewey Loeffel Landfill) and Phillip Musegaas, Riverkeeper's Hudson River Program Director. Hosted by Tom DePietro.
11 a.m.: One Size Fits All: 20140130 An hour-long investigation into the idea of amplified sound with Your Host. Beginning with Chvrches and concluding with Espers. Full playlist found at www.Facebook.com/OneSizeWGXC.
2 p.m.: Sound Forms: Christopher Bono "Sound Forms: Conversations with Composers" returns to the airwaves. This January episode features the music of Christopher Bono. Currently based in Woodstock, the former Seattle Mariners baseball player turned classical/world music composer will perform "Nous: A Musical Rite" at Basilica Hudson, Feb. 1. Host composer, Peter Wetzler, interviews Bono, plays works from Bono's soon to be released CD "Bardo," and earlier orchestral and choral pieces.
3 p.m.: Radio Theatre: What It Was Was Football Andy Griffith, Bill Cosby, and others have thoughts on American football.
3:30 p.m.: Kids' Brain Radio Hosted by Matt Bua and Sam Sebren. Live from the Catskill Community Center.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show
6 p.m.: Feature Story News

The Daily Freeman is reporting unemployment rates in all local counties were lower in December than in November, the state Department of Labor reported Tues., Jan. 28. The December 2013 jobless rates also were lower than the December 2012 rates. Greene County unemployment last month was 7 percent, down from 7.3 percent in November and 9.6 percent in December 2012. Columbia County's jobless rate was 5.4 percent, down from 5.5 percent a month earlier and 7.3 percent one year before. Unemployment also declined in Delaware, Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan and Ulster counties during the same period. The statewide jobless rate in December was 6.6 percent. Read the full story in the Daily Freeman.

Laura Nahmias is reporting at Capital New York insurer EmblemHealth will pay a $100,000 civil penalty and offer reinstated health insurance to more than 8,000 people as part of a settlement with the state’s attorney general. The settlement came following an investigation into the company’s improper termination of thousands of health plans in recent years. More than 3.4 million New York residents have plans through Emblem. A New York state law enacted in 2009 requires insurers to extend health coverage to children of its plan members until they reach age 30, four years longer than the extension of coverage authorized under the federal Affordable Care Act in 2010. The attorney general's investigation showed Emblem failed to follow the state’s law. Read the full story at Capital New York.

Adam Clayton is reporting in the Register Star the state Department of Transportation will replace the superstructure of the Route 66 bridge over Claverack Creek in Greenport. Claverack Supervisor Clifford Weigelt expressed dismay Tues., Jan. 28, after learning the bridge would be closed, limiting access for emergency personnel, as well as county residents. The construction is expected to begin next winter with an expected completion date of spring 2016. The state-funded project is slated to cost $4.5 million. Read the full story in the Register Star.

Julie Pace is reporting for the Associated Press President Barack Obama vowed Tues., Jan. 28, in his State of the Union address to sidestep Congress "whenever and wherever" necessary to narrow economic disparities between America's rich and poor. He unveiled an array of modest executive actions to increase the minimum wage for federal contract workers and make it easier for millions of low-income people to save for retirement. Obama pressed Congress to revive a stalled immigration overhaul, pass an across-the-board increase in the federal minimum wage and expand access to early childhood education. Another legislative proposal calls for expanding an income tax credit for workers without children. Read the full Associated Press story in the Times Union.

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[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 21F; low 8F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 22F; low 7F.[/caption]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

READ TEMPERATURE IN HUDSON: On thermometer in Studio A.

FAR LEFT: The temperature on the far left is from the Hawthorne Valley Farm Weather Page.
MIDDLE TEMP: Cairo from Weather Underground page.
FAR RIGHT: Catskill from Weather Underground page.

Local weather forecast
Today’s forecast is specific to Catskill, in Greene County:
Today: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny. High near 20. Wind chill values as low as -2. Wednesday night, clear. Low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -3.

Forecast for the next three days:
Thursday: Sunny. High near 26. Wind chill values as low as -3. Thursday night, a slight chance of snow showers. Increasing clouds. Low around 15.
Friday: A chance of snow showers. Cloudy. High near 35. Friday night, partly cloudy. Low around 20.
Saturday: A chance of snow before 1 p.m., then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy. High near 40. Saturday night, a chance of snow. Cloudy. Low around 28.

Sunrise today: 7:10 a.m.
Sunset today: 5:06 p.m.

Length of the day: 9:56 hrs.

Town meetings

Today is the fifth Wednesday of the month.
WGXC is unaware of any recurring town meetings.

The day ahead on 90.7-FM

12 a.m. (midnight): Radio News: Pete Seeger Feature Story News looks back at the life of musician Pete Seeger.
1 a.m.: Vital Weekly: Tim Feeney
2 a.m.: Bob's Slacktime Funhouse: Night Lights OUT, seekers! Through the velvet darkness, in the midnight hour, in that darkest dark before dawn, Doc and Bugsy plumb the mysteries of that universally experienced state of suspended light: the NIGHT. The Doktors throw a million-candlepower spotlight on the effects of negative brain stimulus as they tickle your rods, *twup* your cones, and otherwise reset your circadian rhythms to something more dissyncopated. The treatment includes Tedman's cover of the Kiss anthem "King of the Night Time," Tom Waits, Scott Chapin, Invisible Touch, Deerhoof, the Misfits, the Cowboy Junkies, Hendrix, Perry & Kingsley, the Cockroaches, Jack Kerouac & Steve Allen, Hank Williams, John Cale, Faith No More, Fugazi, Sun Ra...and a dramatic reading of the immortal ode "(Feel the Beat of the) Rhythm of the Night" by DeBarge. It's enough to scare that ghostly monster legcatcher under your bed into swearing off ankle grabbing forever. From WREK in Atlanta.
5 a.m.: Shortwave/Pirates: Power Line Noise This week's "The RAIN Report," from Hap Holly, KC9RP, in suburban Chicago. This week: "Ed Hare, W1RFI's 2013 Hamvention talk on power line noise." Plus other radio art, and sound art news and sounds.

6 a.m.: Background Briefing with Ian Masters Inside breaking international and national news. A radio program featuring international and national news, expert guests, policy makers and critics with analysis and insight on national security, foreign and domestic policy, political, cultural and social issues. This program goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard in the American media.
7 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show Morning news, music, interviews features and agriculture reporting. Hosted by Phil Grant. Call in with your views at 518-828-0290.
8 a.m.: Democracy Now! hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
9 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show The Morning Show continues with local news, weather and events.
10 a.m.: @Issue: Parry Teasdale, Victor Meyers A discussion of the town of Copake's efforts to stop Salvatore Cascino from Illegal dumping and unpermitted building on the property he owns there. Guests include Parry Teasdale, editor and publisher of the "Columbia Paper," and Victor Meyers, attorney for the town of Copake. Hosted by Victor Mendolia with Debora Gilbert.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show
6 p.m.: Feature Story News

John Mason is reporting in the Register Star the Galvan Initiatives Foundation is buying the Promenade Hill Center Day Habilitation facility, located on lower Warren Street in Hudson. Galvan Board President T. Eric Galloway confirmed the foundation is under contract to buy the property, Mon., Jan. 27. Galloway told the paper Galvan does not have a specific plan for the parcel, but "it is unlikely that we will keep the structure as it is in the long run." The 22,000-square-foot building was built in 1975. The space has been used by Coarc to provide daily programs for developmentally disabled adults since the early 1980s. Those clients will now be served at Coarc's other day habilitation pograms. The sale is expected to be finalized by Sept. 15. Read the full story in the Register Star.

Kyle Adams is reporting in The Daily Mail the Catskill Democratic Committee Mon., Jan. 27, nominated its candidates for two open village positions in March 8 elections. Incumbent Village Trustee Joseph Kozloski was nominated to run for a fourth term on the village board. Lillian Johnson was nominated to run for village justice. Kozloski has been a trustee for nine years and was elected to represent Catskill in the Greene County Legislature last year. He will be opposed by Republican nominee Rick Paolino. Lillian Johnson is the owner of Imagine That! pottery studio and a longtime resident of the village. She ran for village trustee in the last election. She is challenging GOP incumbent one-term Justice Maria LaRosa. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.

Mike Goodwin is reporting in the Times Union Pete Seeger, the banjo-picking troubadour who sang for migrant workers, college students and star-struck presidents in a career that introduced generations of Americans to their folk music heritage died Mon., Jan. 27, at the age of 94. Seeger’s grandson said his grandfather died peacefully in his sleep around 9:30 p.m. at New York Presbyterian Hospital, where he had been for six days. Family members were with him. Seeger's musical career was always intertwined with his political activism, in which he advocated for causes ranging from civil rights to the cleanup of his beloved Hudson River. In 2011, a month before his 92nd birthday, Seeger spoke with WGXC volunteer Tanya Blue about community radio and offered some thoughts about the future PLAY (1:12). That full interview, along with a recording of Seeger leading a rally outside the 2013 State of the State address, can be found in the WGXC archives, located at wgxc.org.

Weather right now


[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 17F; low 5F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 16F; low 6F.[/caption]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

READ TEMPERATURE IN HUDSON: On thermometer in Studio A.

FAR LEFT: The temperature on the far left is from the Hawthorne Valley Farm Weather Page.
MIDDLE TEMP: Cairo from Weather Underground page.
FAR RIGHT: Catskill from Weather Underground page.

Local weather forecast
Today’s forecast is specific to Catskill, in Greene County:
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 13. Wind chill values as low as -13. Tuesday night, mostly cloudy. Low around 4.

Forecast for the next three days:
Wednesday: Sunny. High near 19. Wind chill values as low as -6. Wednesday night, clear. Low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -2.
Thursday: Sunny. High near 26. Thursday night, a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 15.
Friday: Mostly cloudy. High near 37. Friday night, mostly cloudy. Low around 22.

Sunrise today: 7:12 a.m.
Sunset today: 5:04 p.m.

Length of the day: 9:51 hrs.

Town meetings

Today is the fourth Tuesday of the month.
WGXC suggests calling ahead to confirm time and location.

COLUMBIA Economic Development Corporation (CEDC) Board Meeting, 8:30 a.m. at 4303 Route 9, Greenport (828-0901).
COLUMBIA COUNTY Board of Supervisors Fiscal Oversight Committee Meeting, 6 p.m. at 401 State Street, Hudson (828-1527).
GREENPORT Planning Board meeting, 7:30 p.m. at Greenport Town Hall, Town Hall Drive, Hudson (828-4656).
HUDSON Common Council Economic Development Committee meeting, 6 p.m. at City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson (828-1030).

The day ahead on 90.7-FM

12 a.m. (midnight): Radio News: Headlines Radio news about radio waves.
12:05 a.m.: Radio Stew: Classical Riot Classical music that inspired riotious responses.
5 a.m.: PCJ Media Network Plus: 20140128 International radio and media show. The show is produced jointly by PCJ in Taiwan and Canada. Producer/Presenter: Keith Perron.

6 a.m.: Background Briefing with Ian Masters Inside breaking international and national news. A radio program featuring international and national news, expert guests, policy makers and critics with analysis and insight on national security, foreign and domestic policy, political, cultural and social issues. This program goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard in the American media.
7 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show Morning news, music, interviews features and agriculture reporting. Hosted by Phil Grant. Call in with your views at 518-828-0290.
8 a.m.: Democracy Now! hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
9 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show The Morning Show continues with local news, weather and events.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show
6 p.m.: Feature Story News

Some of the stories that made the news Jan. 24 to Jan. 27:

Cairo-Durham Central School District Superintendent Mary Fassett addressed the public at a meeting of the full Board of Education, Thurs., Jan. 23 on the subject of the district's Facilities Usage Survey. Fassett said the focus of the survey is still in process and promised the process will be lawful and transparent. She made no reference to the possible closure of the former Durham Elementary School. Rumors have circulated in the past weeks that plans are underway to close the school after portions of a December 2013 report were posted on Facebook. During her remarks Thursday night, Fassett acknowledged the presence of Town Supervisor William A. Carr at the meeting. At a Durham Town Board meeting earlier in the week, Carr expressed concerns about the impact the school closure would have on the town. PLAY (1:48) A recording of the full Board of Education meeting is available online at wgxc.org/archives.

James Odato reported at Capitol Confidential state senators Liz Krueger and Cecilia Tkaczyk Thurs., Jan. 23, introduced legislation that would require communities to approve of a casino in their midst. The bill provides for home-rule rights of municipalities and goes beyond requirements negotiated last year between Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and the Legislature. The bill would require that local support for the siting of a casino in a specific municipality be demonstrated through the passage of a local law or resolution in support of the siting.

Joe Gentile reported in the Register Star the $9 million renovation of the Columbia County Courthouse is near completion. Construction on the courthouse's interior is expected to be finished by March 31. The weather has delayed exterior improvements, such as landscaping until April or May, according to Public Works Commissioner David Robinson. Hard construction costs now stand at nearly $8.2 million. Robinson said overall the projects is $50,000 under budget at present.

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="229"] State Sen. John J. Flanagan, Chairman of the Senate Education Committee
(Courtesy nysenate.gov)[/caption]

Rick Karlin reported in the Times Union state Education Commissioner John B. King Jr. was called before the Senate Education Committee, Thurs., Jan. 23, over the rollout of Common Core standardized tests. Committee members told King if he did not slow or delay implementation of some of the testing lawmakers may have to come up with a legislative solution. King said he will try to respond to the concerns, but said he does not want to abandon the program. He said the exams provide valuable input into how teachers and students perform, and in some cases they are federally mandated.

Kyle Adams is reporting in The Daily Mail the Heart of Catskill Association’s eighth annual “Cat’n Around Catskill” kicked off Sun., Jan. 26, with its artist and sponsor reception at the Washington Irving Senior Center in Catskill. The walls of the senior center were covered with 84 original designs for the fiberglass cat statues that will go out on the streets on Memorial Day, and eventually be sold at a fundraising auction the last weekend in September. Sponsors have until Feb. 15 to pick a cat.

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[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 36F; low -1F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 36F; low 2F.[/caption]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

READ TEMPERATURE IN HUDSON: On thermometer in Studio A.

FAR LEFT: The temperature on the far left is from the Hawthorne Valley Farm Weather Page.
MIDDLE TEMP: Cairo from Weather Underground page.
FAR RIGHT: Catskill from Weather Underground page.

Local weather forecast
Today’s forecast is specific to Catskill, in Greene County:
Today: A chance of snow showers, mainly before 4 p.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny. High near 30. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent. Monday night, partly cloudy. Low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -12.

Forecast for the next three days:
Tuesday: Sunny. High near 14. Wind chill values as low as -15. Tuesday night, increasing clouds. Low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -5.
Wednesday: Sunny. High near 17. Wednesday night, mostly clear. Low around 4.
Thursday: Mostly sunny. High near 29. Thursday night, mostly cloudy. Low around 16.

Sunrise today: 7:12 a.m.
Sunset today: 5:04 p.m.

Length of the day: 9:51 hrs.

Town meetings

Today is the fourth Monday of the month.
WGXC suggests calling ahead to confirm time and location.

CATSKILL Village board meeting at 7 p.m. at Firehouse near Catskill Commons (Wal Mart) (943-3830).
HALCOTT Town meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 813 Route 3, Halcott Center (845-254-9920)
HUDSON Common Council Police Committee Meeting, 6 p.m. at City Hall; Fire Committee Meeting at 6:45 p.m., at City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson (828-1030).
PHILMONT Local Development Corp meeting at 7 p.m., Village Hall, 124 Main St., Philmont (672-7032).
STUYVESANT Planning Board meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 5 Sunset Drive, Stuyvesant (758-6248).

The day ahead on 90.7-FM

12:05 a.m.: Radio Stew: Tuning In Various radio art is featured.
5 a.m.: This Week in Radio News: 20140127 Radio news about radio waves.

6 a.m.: Background Briefing with Ian Masters Inside breaking international and national news. A radio program featuring international and national news, expert guests, policy makers and critics with analysis and insight on national security, foreign and domestic policy, political, cultural and social issues. This program goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard in the American media.
7 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show Morning news, music, interviews features and agriculture reporting. Hosted by Phil Grant. Call in with your views at 518-828-0290.
8 a.m.: Democracy Now! hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
9 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show The Morning Show continues with local news, weather and events.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show
6 p.m.: Feature Story News

Many Hudson Valley communities are faced with the expansion of high-power transmission lines.

Local coverage:
• Click here to hear Will Yanik and Ian Solomon from Farmers and Families for Claverack and Livingston interviewed by Tom DiPietro on "WGXC Afternoon Show" Thu., Jan. 23. PLAY AUDIO (28:53)
• "A plan for ‘monster’ power lines is put on hold in Capital" New York.
• "Power line expansion opposition groups form coalition" in the Register Star.
• "Controversial plan to run power lines, possibly needing residents' properties, now faces delay" in Poughkeepsie Journal.
• "State deadline for power line comments extended indefinitely" in The Daily Freeman.
• New York Public Service Commission documents.

Scott Waldman at Capital New York reports that the state has indefinitely extended a Feb. 21 deadline for comments on a $600 million plan for a major upgrade to transmission lines from upstate through the Hudson Valley to provide more electricity for New York City. Governor Andrew Cuomo calls the proposals the blueprint for the "New York State Energy Highway. Sen. Terry Gipson of Poughkeepsie and others prefer a costlier option of burying the infrastructure improvement. “It's definitely a victory, it's certainly not complete,” he told Waldman. “They're looking more seriously at putting this underground.” Gipson is also advocating the lines follow existing routes. Currently, some of the proposed power lines would expand the existing footprint by up to 160 feet, and eminent domain and aesthetic conerns, along with environmental issues, are causing community groups in towns throughout the Hudson Valley to form in opposition to the expansion of the transmission lines. In Churchtown Sat., Jan. 25, Farmers and Families for Claverack and Livingston, a group opposed to the project in its present form, hosted a meeting with many local officials, including State Senator Kathleen Marchione and Assemblywoman Didi Barrett. Throughout the Hudson Valley, more groups such as this are forming to address the issue. This Thursday, Jan. 30 at 5:30 p.m. at Clinton Town Hall at 1215 Centre Road is the next community forum on the issue. Adam Clayton in the Register-Star reports that locally, the Columbia County Board of Supervisors and the towns of Claverack, Stuyvesant, Stockport, and Livingston have all passed resolutions against the current plans for upgrades in Columbia County. The line also passes through parts of Greene, Albany, and Dutchess counties, and crosses the Hudson River locally. Pam Kline, who is the head of Farmers and Families for Livingston, says the local groups have more power banding together, and have formed a coalition with Scenic Hudson, the town of Clinton, Clinton Concerned Citizens, Dutchess County, Dutchess Land Conservancy, the town of Milan, the Olana Partnership, Omega Institute, the Preservation League of New York State, the town of Pleasant Valley and Winnakee Land Trust, and others. “The PSC has not to-date – either in its Energy Highway Blueprint or in any public setting – articulated a convincing need for the new transmission capacity based on the most current data about electricity supply and demand. The potential for energy conservation, demand-side management, local green power generation and distributed generation to reduce the need for new transmission lines has not been examined,” the group wrote in a letter to local and state officials.


Recent stories about this issue:
• Click here to hear Will Yanik and Ian Solomon from Farmers and Families for Claverack and Livingston interviewed by Tom DiPietro on "WGXC Afternoon Show" Thu., Jan. 23. PLAY AUDIO (28:53)
• "A plan for ‘monster’ power lines is put on hold in Capital" New York.
• "Power line expansion opposition groups form coalition" in the Register Star.
• "Controversial plan to run power lines, possibly needing residents' properties, now faces delay" in Poughkeepsie Journal.
• New York Public Service Commission documents.

The second so-called "Arctic Vortex" has descended on the Eastern United States, bringing bitter cold temperatures to the mountain ski resorts. Saturday, the National Weather Services predicts a warm-up to the upper 20s, with snow predicted. At Catamount Ski in Hillsdale, 19 of 34 trails and four of six lifts are running over 18-36" of snow. At Windham Mountain, there are 23 groomed trails open, with six lifts running over 10-60" of snow. Hunter Mountain has 42 trails open, with six lifts running over 14-62" of snow. Hunter hosts a fundraiser to benefit visually impaired skier and Paralympic hopeful Staci Mannella of the Windham Mountain Adaptive Sports Foundation race team Sat., Jan. 25 at 9:30 a.m. Click here to listen to an audio version of this report. PLAY AUDIO (1:11)

Local News
Local news from Wave Farm‘s WGXC 90.7-FM in the Hudson Valley, New York for Sun., Jan. 26. PLAY AUDIO (4:30)

Ski Report
WGXC Ski Report: The cold descends. PLAY AUDIO (1:10)

Local weather forecast
Today's forecast is specific to Acra, in Greene County.

• Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -16. Sunday night there is a chance of snow showers, mainly after 9 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values as low as -4.

• Monday: A chance of snow showers, mainly before 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25, and a low around -2.

• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 15.

Sunrise 7:13 a.m.
Sunset 5:02 p.m.
Other celestial rises/sets
Moon 2:48 A.M. 12:48 P.M.
Mercury 8:08 A.M. 6:29 P.M.
Venus 5:27 A.M. 3:33 P.M.
Mars 11:13 P.M. 10:36 A.M.
Jupiter 2:53 P.M. 6:03 A.M.
Saturn 1:53 A.M. 11:56 A.M.
Uranus 9:53 A.M. 10:19 P.M.
Neptune 8:33 A.M. 7:19 P.M.
Pluto 5:39 A.M. 3:09 P.M.

WGXC Programming

5:30 a.m. – 6 a.m.: CounterSpin: Alfred McCoy
This is the 20th year of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting's media analysis radio show, hosted by Janine Jackson, Steve Rendall, and Peter Hart. This week: "Alfred McCoy on NSA and surveillance history."
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.: Mambo Italiano: Bobby Darin
The January episode of "Mambo Italiano" is dedicated to the career of Walden Robert Cassotto, better know as Bobby Darin, a tough Italian kid from the Bronx who, after a short stint singing pop rock, became one of the last great nightclub entertainers. From "Splish Splash" to "If I Were A Carpenter," we will survey the many styles explored by this man in a hurry, who knew he would not live long.

Local News
Local news from Wave Farm‘s WGXC 90.7-FM in the Hudson Valley, New York for Sat., Jan. 18. PLAY AUDIO (4:27)

Ski Report
WGXC Ski Report: The cold descends. PLAY AUDIO (1:10)

Local weather forecast
Today's forecast is specific to Acra, in Greene County.

• Saturday: Snow likely with areas of blowing snow all day and possibly through 3 a.m. Sunday. High near 26. Wind chill values as low as -5. Total new snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

• Sunday: A slight chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -11. Sunday night the chance of snow showers continues. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.

• Monday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21.

Sunrise 7:14 a.m.
Sunset 5:01 p.m.
Other celestial rises/sets
Moon 1:43 A.M. 12:00 P.M.
Mercury 8:09 A.M. 6:25 P.M.
Venus 5:32 A.M. 3:38 P.M.
Mars 11:16 P.M. 10:39 A.M.
Jupiter 2:57 P.M. 6:07 A.M.
Saturn 1:57 A.M. 12:00 P.M.
Uranus 9:57 A.M. 10:23 P.M.
Neptune 8:37 A.M. 7:23 P.M.
Pluto 5:43 A.M. 3:12 P.M.

WGXC Programming

12:05 a.m. – 4 a.m.: Radio Stew: Listening In
Tune in to radio art from Scanner, experimental composition from Stockhausen, 12-string guitar playing by Alexander Turnquist, radio talk from David Galbreath, and more.
4 a.m. – 5 a.m.: Low-Power Hour: Building a Radio Transmitter
Episode No. 83 - Historic NBC -- Part 2 of NBC At 30, originally broadcast in 1956. From 1936 comes Orphan Annie, "Building a Radio Transmitter." Hosted by Carl Blare.
5 a.m. – 7 a.m.: Shortwave Hours: Nicholas Garner/N3WG
Two hours of shortwave radio-oriented programming, starting with solar weather, news on meteor showers and ham radio, and other reports. Other reports include:
5 a.m., "The RAIN Report" from Hap Holly/KC9RP outside of Chicago, IL. This week: "Nicholas Garner, N3WG, talks about controlling ham radio from a smart phone." Then, "ARRL Audio Report." This week: "In this week's report: Kay Craigie, N3KN, Wins A Third Term as ARRL President; Repeater Owners Now May Submit Repeater Directory Updates Directly to ARRL; February 2014 QST ‘s Delivery has been Delayed to Some Destinations."
5:30 a.m.: "Glenn Hauser's World of Radio" DX and station news countries all over the world.
6 a.m.: "Amateur Radio Newsline" This week: "Two meter DXCC comes to a ham in South Africa; a ham radio news service takes issue with UK licensing figures; a Canadian newspaper says ham radio is the right fit for emergency communications; the Northern California DX Foundation announces a major grant to the upcoming Tromlin Island DXpedition; the ARRL releases its 100th anniversary video and Russia ends an era of long-wave broadcasting."
6:30 a.m.: "This Week in Radio News" from host Tom Roe at Wave Farm's WGXC with radio news about radio waves. This week in radio history, and more.
7 a.m. – 8 a.m.: Saturday Morning Serial: Hang Ups
Don't hang up your phone. Operators are standing by. Sounds and songs of hang ups from The Orlons ("Don't Hang Up"), Johnny Wyatt ("Hang Up The Phone"), Jimmy Cliff ("Pack Up Hang Ups"), Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty ("As Soon As I Hang Up The Phone"), Stonewall Jackson ("Can't Hang Up The Phone"), Leroy Dyke ("If A Woman Answers [Hang Up The Phone]"), Guided By Voices ("Hang Up and Try Again"), The Wailers ("Hang Up"), Britney Spears ("Don't Hang Up"), 10cc ("Don't Hang Up"), Tom Brosseau ("Cradle Your Device"), and Herbie Hancock ("Hang Up Your Hang Ups"). Plus, Del Close's "Hang Up" skit, and more.
8 a.m. - 10 a.m.: Open Air
A radio show about radio transmissions and local communications. Tune in on Ch. 6 on your CB to join the fun, or Skype or call. Live from the Catskill Community Center.
10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.: Radia: Hotel Europa
Radia show 460: "Hotel Europa" from Kanal103 (Skopje, MK). "Radia" is an international network of stations, including Wave Farm's WGXC, interested in new and forgotten ways of making radio. Each week, one station makes a show for all the others. This week: "Evropa (Europe) was the main hotel in Oteshevo tourist complex, built around 90s at the end of the socialist era. Rated 5 stars, it was one of the most luxurious hotels in former Yugoslavia and was promising that this region will continue to attract tourists from all over the world. Sadly after just couple of years the circumstances (crushing of the socialist system, corrupted privatization process…) led to closure of the entire complex and today it is just a ghost town. This place brings old memories to lots of people who remember the time when Oteshevo was a big tourist attraction. A sound recordist, a singer and a photographer gathered and entered this haunted building with an intention. They were capturing photographs and the sound of the space and the surrounding. Did recordings of the beautiful voice of Genoveva singing, catching the natural reverb of the large halls, but also the sound of the huge broken windows scattered around the floors. This is a picture of the atmosphere of that abandoned hotel, corresponding with the current atmosphere of the land with the same name. Close your eyes and try to feel the energy of the environment and the crush of the civilization of the new era."
vocals: Genoveva Kachurkova photos: Petar Petkovski sound/concept/editing: Toni Dimitrov
11 a.m. – noon: What's the Frequency, Kenneth?: NSA Surveillance
New proposals from Pres. Obama on NSA surveillance and data collection are out. Now what? Told through narration, music and soundbites. Hosted by Paul Fischer, through Pacifica Radio.
noon – 12:15 p.m.: Noon News: Transmission Lines
Report on the proposed expansion of transmission lines through the Hudson Valley to provide more electricity to New York City.
2 p.m. – 3 p.m.: Radius Sketchpad: Jesse Eric Schmidt
Sketchpad is an ongoing monthly radio program produced for Wave Farm. Wave Farm is a non-profit arts organization that celebrates creative and community use of media and the airwaves. Wave Farm provides access to transmission technologies and support artists and organizations that engage with media as an art form. The Sketchpad program features a re-broadcast of previous Radius episodes. Each episode is followed by a playlist of works selected by that episode’s artist. The series seeks to highlight the peripheral work that influences the research and production of the episode. This month: Jesse Eric Schmidt. Jesse Eric Schmidt is a process-oriented conceptualist who uses actions and objects to interrogate and reconfigure methodologies surrounding art. He makes art in and about everyday situations in order to deconstruct, provoke, and rearrange ideas about our behavioral lures and their implicative consequences. He uses art practice to keep curiosity rigorous through designing projects that advance questions.
6 p.m. – 7 p.m.: Off The Hook: 20140125
Do not call during rebroadcast. Off The Hook, from the hacker zine 2600, airs every Wednesday night at 7 p.m. ET in New York City on WBAI 99.5 FM, and is rebroadcast the next morning at 5 a.m. on WGXC and free103point9 Online Radio. It is simulcast online via streaming MP3 and via shortwave on WBCQ The Planet at 5110 KHz. Join #offthehook on irc.2600.net to chat during the show. Email show at oth [at] 2600.com. Do not call during the rebroadcast. Rebroadcast from Jan. 22, 2013.
7 p.m. – 8 p.m.: Framework: Ernst Karel
"Framework" is a show about field recordings, acoustic ecology, natural sounds, and more. "This edition is the first of a three part series produced by Ernst Karel in the United States, in collaboration with the students from the Sonic Ethnography course he teaches at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For more information see his website at http://ek.klingt.org, or the Sensory Ethnography Lab website at http://sel.fas.harvard.edu."
8 p.m.: Saturday Night Special: Tom Roe and Sam Sebren
Tom Roe and Sam Sebren present a live broadcast performance in preparation for their presentation at Earlids the following week. Organized by The New School’s Sound Research Group, Earlids will be at the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, January 17 - February 5, 2014. The exhibition showcases multimedia projects, papers, sound installations, live performances, and workshops by educators, artists, and scholars; seeking to facilitate a transdisciplinary dialogue about and through the medium of sound.
8 p.m. – 11 p.m.: Liv Carrow, Matt Heckler
Live webstream for this, and most, shows at Spotty Dog Books & Ale available from free103point9 and WGXC at http://comm.free103point9.org:8000/spottydog.mp3.m3u. This show will be broadcast live on free103point9 Online Radio and will be broadcast live on WGXC 90.7-FM once the Tom Roe/Sam Sebren performance ends.
Fiddler and banjoist Matt Hecker (Deep Chatham) will perform a solo set. Liv Carrow explores the shadowy terrain of Appalachian melody and traditional balladry in its many forms, crafting songs both strange and familiar that invoke American roots music, the British folk revival of the 60s, pop crooners of the 70s, and freak folk of the ages, with a sprinkling of 90s alt-indie earnestness.

Joe Gentile is reporting in the Register Star the Copake Town Board Thurs., Jan. 23, passed legislation to regulate slaughterhouses in the small farming community. Board members unanimously adopted the law following a public hearing where local residents debated the environmental costs and economic benefits of amending the local zoning law to permit farmers to commercially slaughter poultry and rabbits on their own farms. Local regulations apply to any facility that slaughters between 1,000 and 8,000 poultry birds and rabbits, or 256 to 2,000 turkeys, per year. The animals must be raised for at least 75 percent of their lifespan on the property before being slaughtered, according to the law. Town Supervisor Jeff Nayer said he believed the law effectively balanced the interests of residents and farmers, alike. Read the full story in the Register Star.

Barbara Reina is reporting in the Register Star the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thurs., Jan. 24, effective immediately, treated toxins will be released into the Valatie Kill from a newly completed water treatment plant at the Dewey Loeffel Landfill federal Superfund site in Nassau. The release of treated discharges is part of a $2.5 million water treatment plant project at the site to collect and remove contaminated groundwater and leachate by treating the contaminants and discharging them into the water. Kinderhook Town Supervisor Pat Grattan and Valatie Village Mayor Diane Argyle both told the paper they did not receive any information on the EPA decision. The EPA has ignored multiple requests by state and local officials for a comprehensive public health study to be conducted before the treated toxins were discharged into the kill, Grattan said. Read the full story in the Register Star.

Weather right now


[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 18F; low 11F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 17F; low 11F.[/caption]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

READ TEMPERATURE IN HUDSON: On thermometer in Studio A.

FAR LEFT: The temperature on the far left is from the Hawthorne Valley Farm Weather Page.
MIDDLE TEMP: Cairo from Weather Underground page.
FAR RIGHT: Catskill from Weather Underground page.

Local weather forecast
Today’s forecast is specific to Catskill, in Greene County:
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 16. Wind chill values as low as -16. Friday night, a chance of snow showers, mainly after 5 a.m. Mostly cloudy. Low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -7. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Forecast for the next three days:
Saturday: Snow likely, mainly after 8 a.m. Cloudy. High near 28. Wind chill values as low as -5. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible. Saturday night, a chance of snow showers, mainly before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy. Low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -5. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent.
Sunday: A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny. High near 23. Sunday night, a chance of snow showers. Cloudy. Low around 14.
Monday: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 29. Monday night, partly cloudy. Low around -4.

Sunrise today: 7:15 a.m.
Sunset today: 5 p.m.

Length of the day: 9:45 hrs.

Town meetings

Today is the fourth Friday of the month.
WGXC suggests calling ahead to confirm time and location.

CLERMONT Zoning Board of Appeals, 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 1795 Route 9, Clermont (537-6868).
HUDSON Historic Preservation Commission Public Hearing to receive public comment on an application submitted by Galvan Initiatives for new construction at 215 Union Street in the city, followed by the Commission's regular meeting at 10 a.m. at City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson (828-1030).

The day ahead on 90.7-FM

12 a.m. (midnight): Radio News: Headlines Radio news about radio waves.
12:05 a.m.: Radio Stew: Prince's Computers Matthew Hall at The Awl notes Prince's long-term relationship with computers. Tune in "Computer Blue," "Something in the Water (Does Not Compute)," "My Computer" (with Kate Bush), "Emale," "Batdance," Plus clear reference points: Funkadelic's "No Compute," and Afrika Bambaata’s "Looking For The Perfect Beat." Plus The Time's "777-9311."
1 a.m.: Taran's Free Jazz Hour: Alan Purves Episode 1 of 2014 of two-hour free jazz show that airs on eight European radio stations and free103point9 Online Radio and WGXC 90.7-FM in the Hudson Valley, in New York, in the United States. Click on title to access the playlist.
5 a.m.: What's the Frequency, Kenneth?: NSA Surveillance New proposals from Pres. Obama on NSA surveillance and data collection are out. Now what? Told through narration, music and soundbites. Hosted by Paul Fischer, through Pacifica Radio.

6 a.m.: Background Briefing with Ian Masters Inside breaking international and national news. A radio program featuring international and national news, expert guests, policy makers and critics with analysis and insight on national security, foreign and domestic policy, political, cultural and social issues. This program goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard in the American media.
7 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show Morning news, music, interviews features and agriculture reporting. Hosted by Phil Grant. Call in with your views at 518-828-0290.
8 a.m.: Democracy Now! hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
9 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show The Morning Show continues with local news, weather and events.
10 a.m.: ¿Qué cocinaré hoy?: Manuel Castro, Fanny Prizant Peruvian-born journalist and activist Fanny Prizant discusses her life as an immigrant, and her local television show. Also Manuel Castro, from the New York Immigration Coalition, talks about the campaign to provide driver licenses for undocumented immigrants in New York. Hosted by Mariel Fiori and Antonio Flores Lobos.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show: Chris Freeman Multi-media artist Chris Freeman will be in the Hudson studio to talk about his work as a painter, photographer and production designer. Plus, news, weather, music and more! Hosted by Mark Bailey, Gregor Trieste and Jack Ross-Pilkington.

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="256"] Cairo-Durham Elementary School
located in Durham.
(Courtesy cairodurham.org)[/caption]

Jessica Mosier is reporting in The Daily Mail members of the Durham community came out Tues., Jan. 21, to voice concerns to the town board over allegations plans are underway to close the former Durham Elementary School building. Talk of the closure has been circulating since a released Dec. 2013 report was posted on Facebook. The document included reports from various school personnel, including Superintendent Mary Fassett, building principals and the transportation department. Town Supervisor William A. Carr said Tuesday said that while the town board has no jurisdiction over the building's fate, there is an element of overlap between the Town Board and the Board of Education on this issue. Carr said any decision to re-purpose or close the school will have a significant impact on the town, including a negative effect on property values. Carr suggested those concerned find out what action the school board is actually considering. He said, "...I have to believe they are conscientious people,...and I have to believe they have the kids best intentions [in mind]." The Cairo-Durham Board of Education meets 7 p.m., Thurs., Jan. 23. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.