Barbara Reina reports in the Register Star Diane Argyle soundly defeated longtime Valatie Mayor Gary Strevell Tues., Mar. 19, to become the first woman elected as mayor of the village. Argyle’s victory ends Strevell's five consecutive two-year terms in the village's top spot. Incumbent Philip Bickerton and newcomer Frank Bevens won the two open village trustee seats. Argyle thanked supporters Tuesday night. She said, "Being chosen as the first woman mayor is something special." Argyle ran as an advocate for transparency and greater engagement by village government. She hopes to see the village board more involved in municipal decision-making. Read the full story in the Register Star.

Weather right now


[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 34F; low 12F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 39F; low 18F.[/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. High near 40. Tonight, mostly cloudy. Low around 19.

Forecast for the next three days:

Thursday: Mostly cloudy. High near 37. Mostly cloudy Thursday night. Low around 22.
Friday: A slight chance of snow showers. Partly sunny. High near 39. Partly cloudy overnight. Low around 25.
Saturday: Sunny. High near 41. Mostly clear, Saturday night. Low around 23.

Sunrise today: 6:56 a.m.
Sunset today: 7:08 p.m.

Length of the day: 12:11 hrs.

Town meetings

Today is the third Wednesday of the month.
(WGXC recommends calling ahead to confirm time and location.

CATSKILL at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill.
COLUMBIA COUNTY Human Services meeting at 4 p.m. at County Office Building, 401 State Street, Hudson.
GHENT Planning Board session at 7 p.m., at Town Hall, 2306 State Route 66, Ghent (392-4644).
GREENE COUNTY Legislature meeting at 6:30 p.m. at County Building, 411 Main St., Catskill (719-3270).
HUDSON Zoning Board of Appeals Public Hearing at 6 p.m., to accept and consider public comment on an application submitted by James Spoor and David R. Smith seeking a side yard variance to build a garage at 17 Aitken Avenue, Hudson, NY.Zoning Board of Appeals meeting (tentative) at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson (828-1030).

The day ahead on 90.7-FM

Midnight to 5:59 a.m.: Free103point9 Transmission Arts overnight

12 a.m. (midnight): Radio News: Near Earth Objects Excerpts from the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee today held a hearing titled, "Threats from Space: A Review of U.S. Government Efforts to Track and Mitigate Asteroids and Meteors."
2 a.m.: Vital Weekly: Alexandr Vatagin Episode 873 of weekly experimental new music show, by folks formerly behind Staalplaat. Click here for playlist 873:
3 a.m.: New Noise: Keith Fullerton Whiteman New tracks from noise bands are featured including Keith Fullerton Whitman live at Lilypad, Cambridge, MA, March 17, 2013 and an Oct., 2012 set from 2/5bz on the Istanbul Courthouse steps.
5 a.m.: Shortwave/Pirates: Last Man Standing First, "The RAIN Report," with John Amadeo, NN6JA, talking about producing "Last Man Standing," the ABC sitcom with an amateur radio angle. Then, "PiratesWeek," with host Ragnar Daneskjold from upstate New York. Pirates in the news this week include a pirate bust in Brockton Mass. Select postings from the Free Radio Network, HF Underground and note stations logged per the Free Radio Weekly. ‭Off Air Recordings include the stations of: The Crystal Ship, Wolverine Radio, the Euro pirate Radio City and another Blast from the past- WDRR. We listen to Allan Wiener describe some of his early pirate transmitters.

6 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.: WGXC Hands-On Community Radio

6 a.m.: Al Jazeera English
7 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show Hosted by Philip Grant. Morning news, music, interviews features and agriculture reporting. 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 continues with local news, events, music and more, with host Philip Grant.
10 a.m.: @Issue: Carole Osterink and Debby Mayer In this edition of @Issue the tables will be turned. Host Victor Mendolia will be questioned by Carole Osterink, author of The Gossips of Rivertown blog, and reporter Debby Mayer of the Columbia Paper. Mendolia recently stepped down as chairman of the Hudson City Democratic Committee and as 1st vice-chair of the Columbia County Democratic Committee. Mendolia will share his thoughts on the successes and disappointments that made up his five-year tenure, along with some ideas for the future.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show
6 p.m.: Al Jazeera English
6:30 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News

Kyle Adams reports in the Register Star the availability of on-campus housing for Columbia-Greene County Community College students is not a possibility anytime soon. The school's board of trustees were told Mon., Mar. 18, given the current low demand, the idea was economically impractical. President James Campion said based on what was learned from a recent feasibility study, Columbia-Greene could now reasonably support a 100-bed housing unit. But a unit that size would not generate enough initial revenue to support quality construction. The school's current enrollment is about 2,100 students; half attend full time. Campion said good material came out of the study that will help the board move forward, even if it is not in the direction of on-campus housing. Read the full story in the Register Star.

W.T. Eckert reports in The Daily Mail Cedar Terrace in Cairo is being offered a $40,000 loan for its anticipated rebirth. The new owners of the former resort, Steven and Julie Freemann, are expected to take possession of the property at the end of the month. The couple intends to open a retail shop, retirement rental units for individuals 55 years and older, a bed and breakfast, along with several of the already existing motel units. The goal is open the retail shop and several motel units in the first year. Financing is expected to come from the Quantum Fund, The Bank of Greene County and Freemanns, personally. The Quantum Fund loan will be secured by a second mortgage on the property. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.

L. Edward Moore was sworn in as Hudson's new police chief in a packed Central Firehouse on the city's northside, Mon., Mar. 18. With his wife Diane alongside, Moore took the ceremonial oath administered by his brother, Livingston Town Justice Robert Q. Moore. In the speech that followed, Moore spoke about the city and his goals for the department. PLAY Moore's remarks (3:41). Moore is a 32-year veteran police officer. He previously served as the First Sergeant of the State Police’s Troop K. He is a graduate of Germantown High School.

-- Philip Grant

Greene County

Cairo-Durham Central School District / Closing early: elementary 11 a.m.; middle school/high school 10 a.m.; no afternoon Pre-K
Catskill Central School District / Two-hour delay; no morning Pre-K.
Catskill Public Library / Closed. No Tiny Tots or NAAMP Program.
Circle Of Friends (Ravena) /
Coxsackie-Athens Central School District / Closing early; elementary 1:30 p.m.; middle school and high school 12:30 p.m.; no after-school programs; no after-school events. Board of Education meeting postponed to Mar. 26.
Early Childhood Learning Center / Two-hour delay.
Grapeville Christian School / Closed.
Greene County Nutrition Program /
Greenville Central School District / Closed.
Hunter-Tannersville Central School District / Three-hour delay.
Questar III, Catskill Academy / Two-hour delay.
Twin County Recovery Services Inc. / Closing at noon. No groups.
Ulster-Greene ARC (Catskill) / Open. No transportation.
UMC Daycare Norton Hill /
Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central School District / Closed. No after-school events.

Columbia County


Berkshire Union Free School District /
Chatham Central School District / Two-hour delay.
Chatham Kids Club / Two-hour delay. Opens at 8:30 a.m.
COARC Adult Transportation / Two-hour delay.
Columbia Christian Academy / Closed.
Columbia County Healthcare Consortium /
Columbia County Senior Meals / Closed.
Columbia-Greene Community College /
Germantown Central School District / Two-hour delay.
Hawthorne Valley School /
Hudson Area Library /
Hudson City School District / Two-hour delay. No morning Pre-K or Questar classes; no tutoring center; no breakfast will be served. No afternoon activities. All after-school activities canceled, including MCSIS ELA night.
Ichabod Crane (Kinderhook) Central School District / Two-hour delay.
Mountain Road School /
New Lebanon Central School District /
O.K. Kids, Inc. / Two-hour delay.
Questar III Columbia-Green Education Center / Two-hour delay. No morning BOCES.
Taconic Hills Central School District /
TLC Day Care / Two-hour delay.

Sources: WRGB-TV Channel 6 News and timesunion.com

The National Weather Service's Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 8 p.m., tonight throughout the WGXC listening area. Snow accumulation of an additional 2 to 4 inches, with a glaze of ice is expected. An intermittent wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain will continue this morning will likely mix with, or change to only rain for a period of time from late morning into the afternoon. Northeast winds of 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph are expected.

Weather right now


[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 37F; low 14F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 39F; low 14F.[/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:

The National Weather Service's Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 8 p.m., tonight, throughout the WGXC listening area. Snow accumulation of an additional 2 to 4 inches, with a glaze of ice is expected. An intermittent wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain will continue this morning will likely mix with, or change to only rain for a period of time from late morning into the afternoon. Northeast winds of 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph are expected.

Today: Rain, snow and sleet before 4 p.m., then rain and snow likely. High near 38. Chance of precipiation is 100 percent. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible. Tonight, a chance of rain and snow showers before 8 p.m., then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 25. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible..

Forecast for the next three days:

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 3 p.m., then a slight chance of rain showers between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., then a slight chance of rain and snow showers after 5 p.m. Partly sunny. High near 39. Mostly cloudy overnight. Low around 19.
Thursday: A slight chance of snow showers. Partly sunny. High near 36. Mostly cloudy Thursday night. Low around 19.
Friday: Partly sunny. High near 38. Partly cloudy overnight. Low around 23.

Sunrise today: 6:58 a.m.
Sunset today: 7:07 p.m.

Length of the day: 12:08 hrs.

Town meetings

Today is the third Tuesday of the month.
(WGXC recommends calling ahead to confirm time and location.

VILLAGE ELECTIONS noon to 9 p.m., today in Athens, Catskill, Chatham, Coxsackie, Hunter, Kinderhook, Philmont, Tannersville and Valatie.

COLUMBIA COUNTY Health/Medical Committee meeting at 4 p.m. at County Office Building, 401 State Street, Hudson.
GHENT Planning Board session at 7 p.m., at Town Hall, 2306 State Route 66, Ghent (392-4644).
GREENE COUNTY Legislature meeting at 6:30 p.m. at County Building, 411 Main St., Catskill (719-3270).
HUDSON Common Council Finance Committee meeting at 5:30 p.m.; regular meeting of the Common Council at 7 p.m., at City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson (828-1030).

The day ahead on 90.7-FM

The WGXC 90.7-FM Spring Pledge Drive continues this week. To make your tax-deductible donation, call (518) 828-0290, or visit wgxc.org/donate.

Midnight to 5:59 a.m.: Free103point9 Transmission Arts overnight

12 a.m. (midnight): Radio News: Headlines Media and radio headlines.
12:05 a.m.: Radio Stew: Double Identity Two times the sounds, and songs that struggle with identity from The Cure ("Why Can't I Be You?), The Replacements ("I'll Be You"), and others.
1 a.m.: Crank Sturgeon and Al Margolis Rebroadcast of March 8, 2013 live broadcast from Spotty Dog Books & Ale in Hudson, NY.
2 a.m.: Bob's Slacktime Funhouse: Ides of March In this episode, that powerhouse duo of Doc P. Ellis and Doktor Bugbladder analyze deadly political intrigue throughout the ages...and into the future. Beginning with the Julius Caesar hit, they trace a damning, bloody trail of conspiracy machinations from the marble floors of the Roman Senate all the way to the marble floors of the U.S. Senate. Kevlar togas recommended--and yeah.
3 a.m.: Zoom Rewind Two recent episodes of "Zoom," a new radio show from Tyson Hauf that airs at 11 a.m. Wednesdays on WGXC 90.7-FM.
5 a.m.: About Free Speech Radio News Interview with Nell Abram from "Free Speech Radio News," and segments from the weekday radio news show.
5:30 a.m.: PCJ Media Network Plus: 20130319

6 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.: WGXC Hands-On Community Radio

The WGXC 90.7-FM Spring Pledge Drive continues this week. To make your tax-deductible donation, call (518) 828-0290, or visit wgxc.org/donate.

6 a.m.: Al Jazeera English
7 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show Hosted by Philip Grant. Morning news, music, interviews features and agriculture reporting. 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 continues with local news, events, music and more, with host Philip Grant.
10 a.m.: The World According to Lawrence: Premiere The World According to Lawrence is a blend of commentary, guests, local call-ins, sound clips of politics, pop culture, current events and science. You will hear the views or take on the news and events that surround us as a a local community, with news about Greene and Columbia counties.
11 a.m.: The Classic Country Show: Curtis Dean This week on the show we'll have a few words from musician Curtis Dean on the life and career of Charlie Pride. Hosted by Tanya B.
2 p.m.: The Hudson Valley Tap Show Tune in for the premiere of The Hudson Valley Tap Show hosted by Crossroads Brewery owner Ken Landin. He will be interviewing various brew masters in the Hudson Valley.
3 p.m.: Social Graces: Maya Greene Host Nan Marron will have a discussion on communication with Maya Greene, Communication Professor at Columbia Greene Community College, on WGXC's etiquette show.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show
6 p.m.: Al Jazeera English
6:30 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News

Some of the stories that made the news, Mar. 15 to 18:

Nathan Mayberg reported in the Register Star Mike Winnie, a former Albany County Sheriff’s Department sergeant and Stockport Police Chief, has announced his intention to run for Columbia County Sheriff. He will seek endorsement by the Columbia County Democratic Committee. Current Sheriff David Harrison will retire at the end of the year. Winnie is a 30-year veteran of law enforcement. As sheriff, Winnie said, he would expand the D.A.R.E. program to more grades in schools, to educate students about the dangers of drugs and substance abuse. He said that drugs are still an issue. He said expanding DWI enforcement was also a priority. Winnie also said he believes the NY SAFE Act went too far. Read the full story in the Register Star.

Kyle Adams reported in The Daily Mail the town of Cairo is moving forward with plans to drill a new well in the Angelo Canna Town Park to allow for future commercial development. Town Supervisor Ted Banta said the current water source is a shallow well system. An initial estimate puts the cost of the project at $29,000. Banta hopes the new well will expand water coverage to commercial areas along Routes 23 and 32 and expand the business district on Main Street. Once the State Environmental Quality Review is complete, test wells will be drilled. If all goes well, work should be underway in the next few months. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.

The Associated Press reported Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York legislative leaders met Sun., Mar. 17, in preparation of what they hope will be an announcement Monday of an on-time budget. The parties, however, claim they are a good distance apart in the closed-door talks. Sticking points include whether to raise the minimum wage, whether to adopt business tax cuts and the proposal to extend a so-called temporary income tax increase for the second time. The budget would increase state spending just under two percent. The 2013-14 state budget is due April 1. Read the full Associated Press story in the Wall Street Journal.

More than 100 people filled Shiloh Baptist Church on Warren St., in Hudson Sat., Mar. 16, to hear presenters offer their views on the current state of the Black community in Columbia County. The forum was the inaugural event organized by the newly established Staley B. Keith Social Justice Center. Among the information presented: Blacks represent 4 percent of the county's workforce and 13 percent of city's; and, the Hudson City School District graduated less than half of its black students in 2010. Staley B. Keith was a former Hudson supervisor and alderman, and past president of the Columbia/Green NAACP. He died in August. The center's mission is to help eliminate persistent poverty and to provide leadership opportunities for black males. Dr. Alice Green, Executive Director of the Center for Law and Justice in Albany, was the keynote speaker at the event.

PLAY excerpts (10:00) (Speakers (in order): Alexis Keith, the Rev. Ronald Grant, Quintin Cross, Alan Skerrett, Cedrick Fulton, Selha Graham-Cora, Larissa Parks, Kamal Johnson, Pamela Badila, Daniel Grandinetti and Green.) NOTE: Skerrett and Badila are members of the WGXC Radio Advisory Council. Cross is a WGXC volunteer.)

PLAY Green's full keynote address (24:08)

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning from 6 p.m., Monday to 8 p.m., Tuesday for the eastern Catskills, Mid-Hudson Valley, central and southern Taconics and the Berkshires. Snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches, along with one tenth to one quarter inch of ice is expected. Snow is forecast to fall around one inch per hour Monday night and Tuesday morning. Wind gusts up to 30 mph expected. A Winter Storm Watch means there is a potential for significant snow, sleet or ice accumulations that may impact travel.

Weather right now


[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 34F; low 28F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 37F; low 28F.[/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:

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning from 6 p.m., Mon., to 8 p.m., Tues. Snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches, along with one tenth to one quarter inch of ice is expected. Snow is forecast to fall around one inch per hour Monday night and Tuesday morning. Wind gusts up to 30 mph expected.

Today: A chance of snow, mainly after 5 p.m. Increasing clouds. High near 35. Snow tonight, mainly after 8 p.m. Low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent.

Forecast for the next three days:

Tuesday: Rain, snow, freezing rain and sleet, becoming all rain after 4 p.m. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 9 p.m., then a slight chance of snow showers after 3 a.m. Mostly cloudy. Low around 25.
Wednesday: A slight chance of snow showers. Partly sunny. High near 42. Mostly cloudy overnight. Low around 20.
Thursday: Partly sunny. High near 37. Mostly cloudy Thursday night. Low around 19.

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

Length of the day: 12:06 hrs.

Town meetings

Today is the third Monday of the month.
(WGXC recommends calling ahead to confirm time and location.)

ATHENS Town meeting at 6:45 p.m. at Town Hall, 2 First Street, Athens (734-3636).
AUSTERLITZ Comprehensive plan meeting at 7 p.m., at 812 Route 203, Austerlitz (392-3260).
CANAAN Planning board meeting at 7 p.m., at Town Hall, 1647 Route 5 South, Canaan (781-3144).
GERMANTOWN Town Board meets at 7 p.m., at Town Hall, 50 Palatine Park Road, Germantown (537-6687).
GREENE COUNTY 6 p.m. meetings of Government Ops and Finance committees, plus party caucuses at County Building, 411 Main St., Catskill (719-3270).
GREENVILLE Town Board meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Town Offices, corner of routes 32 and 81, Greenville (966-8276).

The day ahead on 90.7-FM

The WGXC 90.7-FM Spring Pledge Drive continues this week. To make your tax-deductible donation, call (518) 828-0290, or visit wgxc.org/donate.

Midnight to 5:59 a.m.: Free103point9 Transmission Arts overnight

12 a.m. (midnight): Radio News: Headlines News from radio and media worlds.
12:05 a.m.: Radio Stew: Radio Theatre Shorts Short radio theatre works from Gregory Whitehead, 31 Down, Anna Friz, and others.
1 a.m.: Human Machine: Sexbot Rebroadcast of Max Goldfarb's "Sexbot" episode.
2 a.m.: U.S. Senate FCC Oversight Hearing The Tues., Mar. 12, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing “Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission.”
5 a.m.: This Week in Radio News: 20130318 Free Speech Radio News reports on the radio-controlled drone wars: First, the ACLU wins a transparancy lawsuit over drone inf; and a report shows the unpopularity of drone strikes in Pakistan. Plus highlights of U.S. Senate Commerce Committee's "FCC Oversight" hearing. Plus news about radio pledge drives, the financial problems at "Free Speech Radio News," and local amateur radio meetings.

6 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.: WGXC Hands-On Community Radio

The WGXC 90.7-FM Spring Pledge Drive continues this week. To make your tax-deductible donation, call (518) 828-0290, or visit wgxc.org/donate.

6 a.m.: Al Jazeera English
7 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show Hosted by Philip Grant. Morning news, music, interviews features and agriculture reporting. 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 continues with local news, events, music and more, with host Philip Grant.
10 a.m.: Law and Disorder: Bradley Manning, James Steele A 15-month investigation and documentary film by the Guardian and BBC Arabic has revealed how U.S. colonel James Steele, a veteran of American proxy wars in El Salvador and Nicaragua, played a key role in training and overseeing U.S.-funded special police commandos who ran a network of torture centers in Iraq. Steele and another special forces veteran retired Colonel James Coffman reported directly to General David Petraeus. Petraeus as listeners may know was tasked with organizing Iraqi security services.Bradley Manning Plea Update: Freedom of the Press Foundation and Bradley Manning Audio. Michael Ratner On The Bill Keller's Bradley Manning/Wikileaks NYT Op Ed.
2 p.m.: Eat Food or Die: 20130218 Host Hugh Horner, live, for pledge drive, talks about food.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show
6 p.m.: Al Jazeera English
6:30 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News

W. T. Eckert in The Daily Mail reports that Greene County volunteer fire companies can take free classes from the Greene County Amateur Radio Club to pass a test for an amateur radio license from the Federal Communications Commission. The classes are already up and running, but interested parties can still sign up for the homework assignments, email assistance, and two days of in-person training, followed by the exam. “Several days after the course you are an amateur radio operator,” Radio Amateur Communication Emergency Radio Officer Len Signoretti told The Daily Mail, “and you can keep the license from the FCC in your pocket for 10 years and you become a HAM [amateur radio operator] and then hopefully become a member of the Greene County Amateur Radio Club and then of course Greene County Aries and RACES.” Read the full story in The Daily Mail.

In related news, the Rip Van Winkle Amateur Radio Club holds their monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Mon., March 18 at Noecker66 Auto Dealership, at Rt. 66 and Graham Ave. in Hudson, NY.

St. Patrick's Day
March 17 is St. Patrick's Day.

Local audio for WGXC Morning Show
News Report about March 14, 2013 Cairo-Durham School Board Meeting. (4:51)
Movie review of "Oz The Great and Powerful" by Echo Roe (3:45)

Weather right now


[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 39F; low 21F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 39F; low 30F.[/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 Acra, in Greene County:

Today: A slight chance of snow showers before 3 p.m. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 30, and a low around 11.

Forecast for the next two days:

Monday: A 30 percent chance of snow after 5 p.m., with a high near 31. Overnight, snow, mainly after 8 p.m. Low around 28.
Tuesday: Snow and sleet before 11 a.m., then rain and snow likely between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., then a chance of rain after 2 p.m. High near 38. Tuesday night there is a chance of snow showers, with a low around 17.

Sunrise today: 7:01 a.m.
Sunset today: 7:05 p.m.

Length of the day: 12:03 hrs.

Town meetings

Today is the third Sunday of the month, and there are no town meetings.
(WGXC suggests you call ahead to confirm time and location.)

The day ahead on 90.7-FM
midnight – 12:05 a.m.: "Radio News: Local Amateur Radio Meetings"
News about the Rip Van Winkle Amateur Radio Club's meeting Mon., March 18, and the Greene County Amateur Radio Club teaching local fir fighters amateur radio.
12:05 a.m. – 1 a.m.: "Irish Garage Bands"
Irish garage bands from the 1960s including Andwellas Dream, Greenbeats, Luvin Kind, Pregnant Insomnia, Dr. Strangely Strange, The Bats and more from "Lost DIscs Radio Show" broadcast live on March 17, 2007.
1 a.m. – 2 a.m.: "St. Patrick's Day and the Irish Experience"
Survey of Pacifica Radio’s Irish collection, including audio of Nell McCafferty, Bernadette Devlin McAliskey, William Butler Yeats and other Irish authors featured in program called “Six Variations On A Theme of Blarney,” and excerpts from Padraigin McGillicuddy's “Feminist View of St. Patrick’s Day.”
2 a.m. – 3 a.m.: "Paddy Maloney"
A Piper Piping Away: An Interview with Paddy Maloney, founder and leader of the traditional Irish music group The Chieftains. The Chieftains are instrumental in popularizing traditional Irish music that was in danger of being lost forever. In Early 1979 Michael Huston traveled to Dublin Ireland to meet with Paddy Maloney: piper and founding member and frontman for The Chieftains.
3 a.m. – 4 a.m.: "San Patricio"
The Chieftains and Ry Cooder present the history behind their collaboration inspired by The St Patrick's Battalion of Irish-born soldiers in the Mexican War. Chieftains' Paddy Maloney, Cooder, Irish-American historian Peter F. Stevens and members of the Mexican-American band Los Cenzontles discuss the history of the San Patricio Battalion, the kinship between Irish and Mexican cultures, and how they relate to the music from the San Patrico album, plus one exclusive live track from a Jan 2010 Dublin concert.
4 a.m. – 5 a.m.: "The Dead"
The Dead, from James Joyce's classic 1914 book The Dubliners. This short story is read by the classic Irish American actress Geraldine Fitzgerald. We also have actor Alec Baldwin reading a selection for Pacifica's 30th Anniversary Radio Bloomsday special celebrating James Joyce
5 a.m. – 5:30 a.m.: "Radio Wonderland"
Rebroadcast of March 16, 2013 edition of "Radio Wonderland," with Joshua Fried remixing NYC radio.
5:30 a.m. – 6 a.m.: "CounterSpin: Yousaf Butt, Mary Bottarii"
Yousaf Butt on Iran, Mary Bottari on Fix the Debt.
9 a.m. - 11 a.m.: "WGXC Morning Show"
Hosted by Tommy Sharp.
6 p.m. – 8 p.m.: "The Tiki Bar: Cheryl K, The Beatles"
Special guest Cheryl K of the Jazz Disturbance drops in to The Tiki Bar for an evening of conversation, original recordings and peculiar covers of classics by the fab four.
8 p.m.: The Irish Show hosted by Tony Fallon.

Cairo teacher Timothy Fisher recorded the Cairo-Durham School Board meeting Thu., March 14. School Superintendent Mary Fassett spoke about the March 7 public forum about the split of the Cairo and Durham elementary schools, rather than closing Durham Elementary. She said further meetings would be held at 6 p.m. March 18 at the high school. Click here to play or download the entire meeting, or here for a brief report with an excerpt of the meeting
PLAY FULL MEETING (1:33:37)
PLAY REPORT (4:51)

WGXC audio clips for Saturday, March 16
• News Report about March 14, 2013 Cairo-Durham School Board Meeting. (4:51)

Weather right now


[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 28F; low 19F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 25F; low 18F.[/caption]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 Acra, in Greene County:
Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34, and a low around 18.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 32, and a low around 16.
Monday: A slight chance of snow before 2 p.m., then a chance of rain and snow, with a high near 36. A chance of rain and snow before 8 p.m., then snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 28.

Sunrise today: 7:03 a.m.
Sunset today: 7:03 p.m.

Length of the day: 12 hrs.

WGXC Programming

On Saturdays free103point9 Online Radio airs on WGXC 90.7-FM, bringing transmission arts to the airwaves in the Hudson Valley, in New York. Tune in Sat., March 16:

Midnight – 12:05 a.m.: "Radio News: Radio-Controlled Drones"
Two reports about radio-controlled drones from Free Speech Radio News, and a report about the Cairo-Durham School Board meeting of March 14, 2013.

12:05 a.m. – 1 a.m.: "Radio Stew: Welcome to the Ice Box"
Show ends with a performance from Joshua Fried, and starts with radio pledge drive theatre.

1 a.m. - 5 a.m.: "Saturday Morning Serial Marathon"
Four hours of "Saturday Morning Serial," on themes of sound effects, Western Union, cell phones, and the month of March.

5 a.m. – 7 a.m.: "Shortwave Hours: Velveeta"
Two hours of shortwave radio-oriented programming, starting with solar weather, news on meteor showers and ham radio, and other reports. This week: China is accused of jamming VOA and BBC shortwave broadcasts, we tune in clips. Other reports include:
5 a.m.: "The RAIN Report" "14-year-old Danny McReynolds/KD4ILX reads his paper "Writing Your Own Radio Control Software" from the 2012 Dayton Hamvention Youth forum."
5:30 a.m., "The Shortwave Report" with host Dan Roberts and international news via shortwave radio.
6 a.m.: "Glenn Hauser's World of Radio"
6:30 a.m.: "Amateur Radio Newsline" This week: Dayton announces Hamvention 2013 award winners; 2013 will see two Global Simulated Emergency Tests in April; France approves digital voice for its ham community; Review of Canada’s ham radio examination questions is underway; Comments to FCC on WRC 2015 close on March 22; Legendary CBS World News Roundup turns 75.

7 a.m. – 8 a.m.: "Saturday Morning Serial: Radar Love"
Songs and sounds of radar. Includes documentary information about military applications and speed detection, as well as songs by Britney Spears ("Radar"), Golden Earring ("Radar Love"), Big Joe Turner ("Radar Blues"), Link Wray ("Radar"), Holy Modal Rounders ("Radar Blues"), The Bottle Rockets ("Radar Gun"), and others.

8 a.m. – 10 a.m.: "Open Air: Pledge Drive"
Anyone can contribute, in many ways, to "Open Air." Matt Bua hosts live from the Catskill Community Center. This is a live transmission art show about local transmissions. As many local frequencies, signals, and transmissions will be mixed in. Check in on CB radio, weather radio, shortwave, scanners, cell phones, strings-and-cups, or whatever else we can tune in. You make up the show with stories, phone calls, messages, requests, further information, and more. WGXC Program Director Shannekia McIntosh will call in and explain the new WGXC program schedule after 9 a.m. Please help be a part of the show. Stop by the Catskill Community Center in person. Call in at 518-219-WGXC. Tweet requests @WGXC. Skype calls at WGXCfm. Talk on Channel 6 on CB radio, we are tuning in.
NOTE: This week is the WGXC Pledge Drive. To donate to the pledge drive call 518-828-0290.

10 a.m. - 11 a.m.: "Özge Dayan Mair, Maria Herold"
International network of radio art stations in 13 countries interested in new and forgotten ways of making radio. Each week, one station makes a show for all the others. This week: What is Radio? by Özge Dayan Mair and Maria Herold for Radio Orange for the "Radia" network.

10:30 a.m. - 11 a.m." "Radio Wonderland"
Joshua Fried remixes New York City radio from his Brooklyn apartment every Saturday on 90.7-FM in the Hudson Valley.

11 a.m. – noon: "Framework: Jason Kahn"
This edition of framework:afield has been produced by Jason Kahn and is the first of two new edition in his ongoing series, Unheard Cities. This one is titled Unheard Kyoto. For more information see http://www.jasonkahn.net.

Noon – 1 p.m.: "Other Music: Shannekia McIntosh"
Pledge Drive edition, with music and sounds from Shannekia McIntosh.

2-3 p.m.: "Distract and Disable: 20130316"
Monthly edition of show curated by Jonny Farrow.

3 p.m. - 4 p.m.: "Human Machine: Sexbot"
Max Goldfarb curates.

4 p.m. – 6 p.m.: "Saturday Afternoon Show: Pledge Drives"
This show will tune in some history about pledge drives, and bits of pledge drives of other radio stations. Nell Abram from Free Speech Radio News" will explain about their latest financial woes. Currently, WGXC, WFMU, and other radio stations have pledge drives, and Resonance FM and others just finished their spring pledge drives. Tune in to other radio news, headlines, solar weather, and more. Hosted by Tom Roe live from Wave Farm.

6 p.m. – 7 p.m.: "PiratesWeek: Boston Pirate for Mayor"
After the Weekly Presidential Radio Address, pirates in the news this week include a Boston Radio Pirate Runs for Mayor and we take a look at the FCC Activities. Chris Smolinski writes on his blog about the 2012 pirate activities. Select postings from the Free Radio Network, HF Underground and note stations logged per the Free Radio Weekly. ‭Off Air Recordings include the stations of: Man in the Moon Radio, Boombox Radio, Voice of Alix and another blast from the past- WSRR Solid Rock Radio. Radio confiscation in Zimbabwe and the pirate forum from the fest with George Zeller.

7 p.m. – 8 p.m.: "What's the Frequency, Kenneth: Drones"
Host Paul Fischer's weekly musical news mash-up. This week: Progressives (and others) might've thought Washington gridlock could soon break. There was a drone filibuster and President Obama's been meeting with congressional members. But a closer listen to events surrounding the filibuster and the new GOP budget plan show the reality beyond the illusion....thru narration, music and soundbites.

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Jim Planck reports in The Daily Mail the Catskill Teachers Association and the Catskill Board of Education have agreed on a new contract. The two-year agreement will run through June 2014. District teachers had been working without a contract since June. The compact included a one percent salary increase and changes to the benefits package. CTA President James Maccaline said teachers agreed to the elimination of some of the more costly health plans. Maccaline said the CTA believes the agreement is fair. Superintendent Dr. Kathleen Farrell said the contract benefits both the staff and the district. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.

Patricia Doxsey reports in the Daily Freeman a multimillion-dollar lawsuit has been filed against Four Brothers Pizza, a chain of nine pizza restaurants with locations in Dutchess and Columbia counties. The case was brought by the Workers Justice Center of New York in federal court on March 6. It seeks upwards of $2 million for workers denied proper compensation by the company. It is alleged the company forced some of their employees to work long hours, refused to pay minimum wage, denied workers overtime and used threats and intimidation to prevent workers from reporting the violations to authorities. A representative of the Justice Center called the claims made by the workers, "extremely strong." Read the full story in the Daily Freeman.

Barbara Reina reports in the Register Star voters in the village of Valatie will choose between incumbent Gary Strevell and challenger Diane Argyle in the race for mayor next week. Strevell is running on the Valatie Experience Party line, while Argyle is the Open Door Party candidate. Voters will also choose between Lisa Hill, Philip Bickerton and Frank Bevens for two open seats on the village board. Argyle has been a resident of the village for 40 years. She is a retired technician and shop steward for Verizon. Argyle is the former chair of the Valatie Zoning Board of Appeals and former member of the Town of Kinderhook Trails Committee. Strevell is a five-term incumbent. He is the president of A-magine Business Services Inc., Strevell served as a village trustee from 1999 to 2003 before becoming mayor. Voting is noon to 9 p.m., Tues., Mar. 19 at the village hall, located at 3053 Main St. Read the full story in the Register Star.

Weather right now


[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 43F; low 23F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 43F; low 25F.[/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: Snow showers likely, mainly after 5 p.m. Mostly cloudy. High near 38. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. A chance of snow showers, mainly before 11 p.m. Mostly cloudy. Low around 21.

Forecast for the next three days:

Saturday: Partly sunny. High near 38. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear overnight. Low around 19.
Sunday: Sunny. High near 37. Partly cloudy overnight. Low around 22.
Monday: A chance of snow before 3 p.m., then a chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny. High near 37. Monday night, snow likely, possibly mixed with rain. Cloudy. Low around 34.

Sunrise today: 7:05 a.m.
Sunset today: 7:02 p.m.

Length of the day: 11:57 hrs.

Town meetings

Today is the third Friday of the month.
WGXC is unaware of any town meetings scheduled for today.

The day ahead on 90.7-FM

The WGXC 90.7-FM Spring Pledge Drive continues all week. To make your tax-deductible donation, call (518) 828-0290, or visit wgxc.org/donate.

Midnight to 5:59 a.m.: Free103point9 Transmission Arts overnight

12 a.m. (midnight): Radio News: Headlines News of radio and media.
12:05 a.m.: Radio Stew: Ghosts in the Machine Tune in to ghosts in the machine, sounds in the ether, noises from nanotechnology, and other electronic sounds on this show. An excerpt of Hari Kunzru interviewing Joe Banks, author of the book "Rorschach Audio," talking about the use of radio noise and electromagnetic interference in the installation art and electronic music project Disinformation, for Sky TV show "The Lounge" in 1999 will be played. We'll listen to Alan Lamb's recordings of Australian electrical wires, 147 layers of "Call Me Maybe," and Scanner's recorded-and-remixed radio signals, and hear "Haunted Radio" by Dymaxion, and more.
1 a.m.: Taran's Free Jazz Hour: 20130322 Weekly free jazz show aired on eight European radio stations and free103point9/WGXC. Click for playlist for Episode 05/2012.
5 a.m.: Dizzy Gillespie, McCoy Tyner, Charles Mingus Three legends of jazz, Dizzy Gillespie, McCoy Tyner and Charles Mingus and poets Amina and Amiri Baraka live from The Village Gate, New York City as broadcast live on Pacifica Station WBAI, 99.5 FM in 1977, "From the Archives" of Pacifica Radio.

6 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.: WGXC Hands-On Community Radio

The WGXC 90.7-FM Spring Pledge Drive continues all week. To make your tax-deductible donation, call (518) 828-0290, or visit wgxc.org/donate.

6 a.m.: Al Jazeera English
7 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show Hosted by Philip Grant. Morning news, music, interviews features and agriculture reporting. 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 continues with local news, events, music and more, with host Philip Grant.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show
6 p.m.: Al Jazeera English
6:30 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News