Kyle Adams writes in The Daily Mail the Cairo-Durham Central School District is looking at a budget shortfall of $430,000 for the 2013-14 school year. According to the district's business manager, the numbers are still preliminary and there are still a number of unknown variables pending. The final budget must be adopted by the Board of Education by April 18. The funding gap will most likely come from spending cuts, unless the state increases aid to schools. The district is still awaiting details on employee benefit costs and final figures for salaries and debt service. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.

William J. Kemble reports in the Daily Freeman state and federal officials have delayed approval of a retaining wall along a 100-foot stretch of the Kaaterskill Creek in Palenville. Design changes are now required before the project can be advertised for bids. Town Supervisor Joseph Leggio said after a Town Board meeting Tues., Mar. 5, the $1.5 million project could still be under way by June, but that engineering plans will require approval by the state Department of Environmental Conservation and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers before work can begin. The wall is planned along the stream bank near Woodstock Avenue behind the Palenville fire station. Read the full story in the Daily Freeman.

Nathan Mayberg reports in the Register Star Philmont Mayor Clarence Speed and trustees Douglas Cropper and Larry Ostrander will run unopposed in village elections, March 19. All three are seeking two-year terms. Speed has served on the Village Board for more than 15 years, and took the reins as mayor in 2005. Speed is the owner of Speed’s Garage in Mellenville. Ostrander is employed by Ed Herrington Inc. as a location manager. Cropper is a retired Taconic Hills school district teacher. Plans for the village include no tax increase in this year's budget, completion of a new highway barn and the continued repair and replacement of sidewalks. Speed told the paper, “I think I’ve got the village on the right track.” Read the full story in the Register Star.

Weather right now


[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 41F; low 28F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 41F; 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 Catskill, in Greene County:

The National Weather Service has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook Wed. through Fri. A developing coastal storm will pass the New England coast Thurs. into Fri., bringing moderate snowfall across portions of east central New York and western New England through Friday morning. There remains some uncertainty as to the intensity of the storm at this time.

Today: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before noon, then a chance of rain and snow. Cloudy. High near 40. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. A chance of rain and snow before 7 p.m., then a chance of snow. Cloudy. Low around 26. North wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Forecast for the next three days:

Thursday: Snow likely, mainly after 9 a.m. Cloudy. High near 36. North wind 13 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. Periods of snow overnight. Mostly cloudy. Low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent.
Friday: Snow likely before noon, then a chance of rain and snow showers between noon and 3 p.m., then a chance of rain showers after 3 p.m. Cloudy. High near 41. Mostly clear Friday night. Low around 26.
Saturday: Sunny. High near 50. Partly cloudy Saturday night. Low around 31.

Sunrise today: 6:22 a.m.
Sunset today: 5:52 p.m.

Length of the day: 11:30 hrs.

Town meetings

Today is the first Wednesday of the month.
(WGXC suggests you call ahead to confirm time and location.)


CAIRO Planning Board meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 512 Main Street, Cairo (622-3120).
GHENT Planning Board meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, P.O. Box 98, Ghent (392-4644).
GREENE COUNTY Meetings for Human Services, Health, and Education Committees at 6 p.m. at County Building, 411 Main St., Catskill (719-3270).
GREENPORT Town Board meeting at 7 p.m. at Greenport Town Hall, 600 Town Hall Drive, Hudson (828-4656).
HUDSON Hudson Common Council Youth & Aging Committee meeting, 6 p.m., and Arts, Entertainment & Tourism Committee meeting at 6:45 p.m. at City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson (828-1030).
LIVINGSTON Planning Board meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, County Rte. 19, Livingston (851-9441).

The day ahead on 90.7-FM

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

12 a.m. (midnight): Radio News: Holder Says Obama Can Use Drone Strikes On Americans U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder sent a letter to Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) saying the President can take out Americans with radio-controlled drones. "The U.S. Attorney General's refusal to rule out the possibility of drone strikes on American citizens and on American soil is more than frightening," Paul told Mother Jones Tues., Mar. 5. "It is an affront the constitutional due process rights of all Americans."
12:05 a.m.: Radio Stew: Japanther Japanther is live at Wave Farm in Acra in Greene County, NY for this broadcast. The show will originate from the Remote Audio Outpost Japanther built last year in the Wave Farm forest.
1 a.m.: Vital Weekly: Derek Plotr Episode 871 of weekly experimental new music show, by folks formerly behind Staalplaat. Click here for playlist 871.
2 a.m.: Tabs Out: March 2013 In Episode #21 of cassette show, Dave discovers, and becomes utterly obsessed with, the ZX Spectrum computer console that loads video games from cassette tapes (mind blown). We also played a few tapes by David Lackner, Kayaka, Keith Fullerton Whitman, Datashock, Winter Line, Time Life, Rough Fields, Keep Sheila on Acid, Sean Connolly, Nigro, White Reeves, Dads Against Vietnam, Ambrosia(@), and Moulttrigger.
5 a.m.: Shortwave/Pirates: The Chrystal Ship This week, just "PiratesWeek" airs in this spot. Robert Mugabe's government in Zimbabwe shuts down pirate radio station, according to the International Radio Report and the show also takes a look at Federal Communications Commission activities in the United States. ‭Off Air Recordings include the stations of: The Crystal Ship, Wolverine Radio, Undercover Radio, Black Arrow Radio, Southern Music Radio. We look at the Solar Max update. Plus reports on LPFM, and Chinese jamming of English language broadcasts. And, at Winterfest Saturday the inductees for 2013 were announced for the NAPRHOF.

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.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show
6 p.m.: Al Jazeera English
6:30 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News

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Mary Esch reported for the Associated Press opponents of the process of hydraulic fracturing are pleased at a report Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo will wait for a Pennsylvania health study before deciding whether to allow drilling. Cuomo is expected to announce a formal decision after the Department of Environmental Conservation completes its five-year environmental impact study. DEC Commissioner Joe Martens has said that study will be finished after Health Commissioner Nirav Shah makes recommendations based on his own review, which will include a look at the new $1 million Geisinger Health System study recently launched in Pennsylvania. Preliminary results are expected within the year, but final conclusions could be years off. In the meantime, landowners hoping to lease to gas-drilling companies and earn royalties on gas production are preparing a lawsuit against the state because of the state's ongoing moratorium. The lawsuit to be filed by the Joint Landowners Coalition of New York, will allege the state has taken property rights in violation of the state and federal constitutions. Read the full Associated Press story in The Daily Mail.

Diane Valden writes in the Columbia Paper the town of Ancram is looking to take away the special use permits for wind turbines located on Carson Road. The town is taking the action based on misrepresentations of the amount of noise created by the turbines. According to Supervisor Art Bassin, information was initially presented that claimed the turbines were almost silent, but since August neighbors have complained to the Town Board about the high level of noise. The volume of the noise is related to how fast the wind is blowing, neighbors say. Mike Bergey, co-founder of Bergey WindPower, which made the machines, calls the issue, "a tempest in a teapot." The 120-foot-high wind turbines in question are used to power an alpaca farm. The owners will now be asked to voluntarily shut the turbines down. If they do not comply, the town will hold a public hearing. Read the full story in the Columbia Paper.

Weather right now


[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 48F; low 28F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 41F; low 32F.[/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 39. North wind around 10 mph. Mostly cloudy tonight. Low around 27.

Forecast for the next three days:

Wednesday: A slight chance of snow showers before 11 a.m., then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., then a chance of rain showers after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy. High near 40. North wind up to 11 mph. A chance of snow overnight. Cloudy. Low around 28. Blustery, with a north wind up to 21 mph, and gusts as high as 31 mph.
Thursday: A chance of snow before 1 p.m., then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy. High near 38. A chance of snow overnight. Mostly cloudy. Low around 30.
Friday: A chance of snow before 9 a.m., then a chance of rain and snow showers between 9 a.m. and noon, then a chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly cloudy. High near 44. Partly cloudy Friday night. Low around 31.

Sunrise today: 6:23 a.m.
Sunset today: 5:51 p.m.

Length of the day: 11:28 hrs.

Town meetings

Today is the first Tuesday of the month.
(WGXC suggests you call ahead to confirm time and location.)


CATSKILL Town Board meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 439 Main St., Catskill (943-2141).
COPAKE Park Commission meets at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 230 Mt. View Road, Copake (329-1234).
DURHAM Town Board meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Town Building, 7309 State Rt. 81, East Durham (239-8260).
LEXINGTON Town Board meeting at 7 p.m., at Municipal building, 3542 Route 42, Lexington, (986-6303).
LIVINGSTON Zoning Board of Appeals meeting at 7 p.m., at Town Hall, County Rte. 19, Livingston (851-9441).
COLUMBIA COUNTY Finance Committee meets at 5 p.m. at County Office Building, 401 State St., Hudson.

The day ahead on 90.7-FM

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

12 a.m. (midnight): Radio News: Cell Phone Unlocking The White House says "It's time to legalize cell phone unlocking." More than 114,000 Americans signed an online petition to legalize cell phone unlocking, and the White House agreed it is a good idea.
12:05 a.m.: Radio Stew: Dialing Int Turn your dial, or dial in your phone, to this show about the sounds and songs of dialing. We'll learn "How to Dial a Rotary Phone," "Dial M for Murder," and order a dial wand. Songs from The Kinks ("Around The Dial"), The Replacements ("Left of the Dial"), Morrissey ("Dial-A-Cliche"), Scanner ("Turning The Dial"), and others. "Deal Dial Tone" radio play from 31 Down is also included.
1 a.m.: Jason Sloan "Saturday Afternoon Show" rebroadcast from Oct. 27, 2012 with Baltimore-based artist Jason Sloan, and his project "Whiteout," a new series of live FM transmission performances exploring and questioning the aesthetic of noise on the radio. These new textural works are created live and in the moment through the use of multiple analog electronic instruments and a transmitter.
3 a.m.: Static Experiments with static, songs about static, and the concept of stasis is discovered here. With Glenn Branca, Barbara Ess, and Christine Hahn's "Static" recorded live at Riverside Studios, London, Feb. 24, 1979. Also, works by Ultaista, Beck, The Roots, Stereolab, Man or Astroman?, Minutemen, 3rd Bass, and others.
5 a.m.: PCJ Media Network Plus Weekly international radio and media show. The show is produced jointly by PCJ in Taiwan and Canada. Producer/Presenter: Keith Perron.

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. "Democracy Now!" broadcasts live from Freedom to Connect, and hosts a live webstream of the event both days on the DN! website. The conference brings people together to promote internet freedom and preserve internet values such as universal connectivity. Aaron Swartz, the late Internet freedom advocate who took his own life earlier this year, gave the keynote address in 2012. This year’s event is "dedicated to the work Aaron still had left to do." Tune in to "Democracy Now!" from 8-9 a.m. ET from Silver Springs, Maryland at the conference for the regular show each day, which will feature guests at Freedom to Connect. Afterward democracynow.org will livestream the panels and speeches, including an address by Aaron’s partner, Taren Stinebrickner-Kauffman. On Tuesday Glenn Greenwald gives the keynote address.
9 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show continues with local news, events, music and more, with host Philip Grant.
10 a.m.: Economic Update: Economics and Family Values Updates on the "sequester," the US auto industry, and lessons from South Africa. Interview with psychotherapist Dr. Harriet Fraad on capitalism, family, and "family values." Comments on a coop cafe and bookstore business, on banks using bailout money to evade taxes, and on social versus private investment.
2 p.m.: The Mort Report (Premiere): The Mort Report is about getting into the edges and cracks of reality via acting and comedy. We'll deal with real events that are typically reserved for fiction (think movies and books about Zombies, ET's, conspiracies, Mayan Calendars), but that are very "real". It's all really about transitioning back to the magical world from the overly rationalized we're forced into.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show
6 p.m.: Al Jazeera English
6:30 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News

Rick Karlin reported in the Times Union the sequestration order signed by President Barack Obama, Fri., Mar. 1, should have little, if any, immediate effect on New Yorkers, at least for the first few weeks. Sequestration is the imposition of automatic, across-the-board cuts amounting to $85 billion. It was triggered when the president and Congress failed to reach a deal on reducing the federal deficit by the self-imposed deadline. For New York, the White House estimates the cuts will mean the loss of more than $275 million in federal funding this year in areas such as health care, education and public safety. "It's not a March 1 impact," said Dave Albert, spokesman for the state School Boards Association, which estimates that schools across the state could lose $102 million starting next fiscal year, which begins in July. And while sequestration may not sink the state budget, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said it is nonetheless "destabilizing." Read the full story in the Times Union.

Nathan Mayberg reported in the Register Star more than 300 people attended a forum Sat., Mar. 2, on the NY SAFE Act held at Columbia-Greene Community College. The event was organized and hosted by Columbia County Clerk Holly Tanner. The panel included Congressman Chris Gibson, state Senator Kathleen Marchione and Assembyman Pete Lopez. The panel discussed gun control and the Bill of Rights. Marchione announced her plans to introduce new legislation to overturn the state's new gun control law. Gibson expressed the opinion the NY SAFE Act will be overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, and said he would oppose similar gun control measures at the federal level. He said the law “steps on our Bill of Rights.” Read the full story in the Register Star.

Melanie Lekocevic reported in The Daily Mail voters in the village of Athens this month will decide if the mayoral and Village Board terms should be extended from two years to four. If approved, the change would go into effect with the 2014 elections. Village voters will vote for mayor and two village trustee seats on March 19. The term question will appear on the ballot twice, once for mayor, the second for village trustees. Democrat Chris Pfister is running unopposed for mayor, and Trustees Robert June and Anthony Patsky will face off against independent candidate Rick Surrano for the two open trustee positions. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.

Weather right now


[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 34F; low 27F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 37F; low 27F.[/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 slight chance of snow showers before 9 a.m. Mostly cloudy. High near 34. Tonight, mostly cloudy. Low around 23.

Forecast for the next three days:

Tuesday: Partly sunny. High near 41. Mostly cloudy overnight. Low around 28.
Wednesday: A slight chance of snow showers before 10 a.m., then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., then a chance of rain showers after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy. High near 40. A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 10 p.m., then a slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 29.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy. High near 42. Partly cloudy overnight. Low around 33.

Sunrise today: 6:25 a.m.
Sunset today: 5:50 p.m.

Length of the day: 11:25 hrs.

Town meetings

Today is the first Monday of the month.
(WGXC suggests you call ahead to confirm time and location.)


ANCRAM Conservation Advisory Council at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 1416 County Rte. 7, Ancram (329-6512).
ATHENS Town meeting at 7 p.m. at 2 First Street, Athens (734-3636).
CLAVERACK Planning Board meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, Church Street, Mellenville (672-7911).
CLERMONT Town Board meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 1795 Route 9, Clermont (537-6868).
HUDSON Mayor's Public Hearing at 4 p.m. in the Common Council Chambers, City Hall, 520 Warren St., Hudson (828-1030) on two local laws: To clarify the number of police officers who may be appointed to the Hudson City Police Force, and in relation to the weighted vote by members of the Common Council.
TAGHKANIC Town meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, Route 82,West Taghkanic (851-7638).

The day ahead on 90.7-FM

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

12 a.m. (midnight): Radio News: Sequester Cuts at FCC Broadcasting & Cable reports on what cuts the Federal Communications Commission is making due to the latest budget brouhaha.
12:05 a.m.: Radio Stew: Spiro T. Agnew vs. Stephen Colbert Which is more ridiculous? Spiro T. Agnew's complaints about the media, or Stephen Colbert's performance in front of President George Bush at the 2006 White House Correspondent's Dinner. Then Jon Stewart tells everyone off on CNN.
1 a.m. Lipstick Traces Songs from the CD accompanying the book "Lipstick Traces" by Greil Marcus, 1989.
2 a.m. Raymond Biesinger Illustrator and musician Raymond Biesinger speaks about the protection of intellectual property rights, the (doomed) future of the commercial arts, and Italian Futurism. From hosts Michael McDougall and Quinn Musgrave from CIUT, Toronto.
3 a.m. WGXC Programming Update Interviews with WGXC Program Director about new community programming on the radio, and Tom Roe, about new transmission arts programming.
3:30 a.m.: Rick O'Shea Keith Perron of "PCJ Media" interviews radio veteran Rick O'Shea of China Radio International.
4 a.m.: The Future of Capitalism Noam Chomsky talk from Forum on Capitalism sponsored by Northeastern University from Feb. 25, 2013.
5 a.m.: This Week in Radio News: 20130304 Reports from Reuters, The New York Times, Der Spiegel, and The Wall Street Journal claim many recent transmission attacks by China on Western interests. Also, a report Prometheus Radio Project hosts three webinar's for individuals and groups who want to learn more about startering low-power FM radio stations. Free Speech Radio News reports on the U.S. Supreme Court's rejection of a challenge to Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. And, New York City Pacifica Radio station WBAI got locked out of its studio after Hurricane Sandy, but their insurance company, Chubb, won't honor their claim. More radio and meida news.

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. "Democracy Now!" broadcasts live from Freedom to Connect, and hosts a live webstream of the event both days on the DN! website. The conference brings people together to promote internet freedom and preserve internet values such as universal connectivity. Aaron Swartz, the late Internet freedom advocate who took his own life earlier this year, gave the keynote address in 2012. This year’s event is "dedicated to the work Aaron still had left to do." Tune in to "Democracy Now!" from 8-9 a.m. ET from Silver Springs, Maryland at the conference for the regular show each day, which will feature guests at Freedom to Connect. Afterward democracynow.org will livestream the panels and speeches, including an address by Aaron’s partner, Taren Stinebrickner-Kauffman. On Tuesday Glenn Greenwald gives the keynote address.
9 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show continues with local news, events, music and more, with host Philip Grant.
10 a.m.: Law and Disorder: Zero Tolerance Policy Zero-tolerance school policies will punish any infraction of a rule regardless of whether it was an accident, a violation out of ignorance or extenuating circumstances. Schools normally forbid cell phones, profanity etc, but with a zero tolerance policy, breaking these rules often result in an inordinately harsh punishment such as suspension or expulsion. These policies are promoted to prevent violence and drug abuse in schools but for years critics have pointed out the subjective nature of these decisions on certain students with disciplinary problems. Some difficult students could become targets of the zero tolerance policy, become less educated by multiple suspensions and expulsion which often lead them into the criminal justice system
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show
6 p.m.: Al Jazeera English
6:30 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News
7 p.m.: Old Timey Country Music (Premiere)

Local audio for WGXC Morning Show
WGXC Ski Report (:52)
"Escape From Planet Earth" movie review by Echo Roe. (2:15)
Cairo-Durham to hold public forum on elementary plan. (7:37)

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 30 percent chance of snow showers before 2 p.m., then a chance of rain and snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 35, and a low around 18. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Forecast for the next two days:

Monday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35, and a low around 19.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40, and a low around 31.

Sunrise today: 6:27 a.m.
Sunset today: 5:48 p.m.

Length of the day: 11:21 hrs.

Town meetings

Today is the first 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 to 2 a.m.: I-Sound
Performances from New York-based DJ I-Sound, plus collaborations with DJ Scud and To Rococo Rot.
4 a.m. – 4:30 a.m.: "Heart of Glass Stretched"
Blondie's "Heart of Glass" time-stretched into 30 minutes.
4:30 a.m. – 5:30 a.m.: "The Coming Drone Invasion"
John Whitehead on Civil Liberties and Drones.
5:30 a.m. – 5:59 a.m.: "CounterSpin: Nima Shirazi, Mitra Ebadolahi"
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: Nima Shirazi on 'Argo,' Mitra Ebadolahi on domestic spying.
6 a.m.: In Cased You Missed It Rebroadcasts the premiere episode of "Zooms, Bolts and Knots" with Tyson Hauf and "Eat Food or Die" interview with former "WGXC Ag Show" host Kieran Riley on the Columbia County agricultural scene.
8 a.m.: Children's Storytime hosted by Christine Pacuk. Superheroes is the theme.
8:30 a.m.: Knock on Wood hosted by Steve Charney. Tall tales this episode.
9 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show hosted by Tommy Sharp. Local news, weather, local events, music, and more. Call 518-828-0290 to participate.
8 p.m.: The Irish Show hosted by Tony Fallon.
12 a.m. (midnight): Radio Stew hosted by Tom Roe. Which is more ridiculous? Spiro T. Agnew's complaints about the media, or Stephen Colbert's performance in front of President George Bush at the 2006 White House Correspondent's Dinner. Then Jon Stewart tells everyone off on CNN.

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Solar Weather
No major solar radiation storms are expected, nor is any radiation storm forecast. No minor or greater radio blackouts are expected.

Night Sky
Skyandtelescope.com reports, The comet PanSTARRS are visible this week with binoculars or a wide-field telescope, according to skyandtelescope.com.

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: A 40 percent chance of snow showers before noon, changing to rain by 1 p.m., with a high near 38. Overnight, 50 percent chance of snow showers, with a low around 23.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of more minor snow showers, with a high near 33 and a low around 21.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of more minor snow showers, with a high near 31 and a low around 20.

Sunrise today: 6:28 a.m.
Sunset today: 5:47 p.m.

Length of the day: 11 hrs., 19 min.

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 2:

Midnight – 12:05 a.m.: "News: WGXC Ski Report"

12:05 a.m. – 4 a.m.: "Radio Stew: New Radio Art"
New radio art works are explored.

4 a.m. – 5 a.m.: "Radio Radio: Piers Plowright"
Piers Plowright worked for thirty years as a BBC producer of dramas, documentaries and innovative features before setting out as an independent producer.

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:
5:15 a.m.: "The RAIN Report" "A look at the little-used 902 mHz ham band with Kent Britain, WA5VJB."
5:30 a.m., "The Shortwave Report" with host Dan Roberts and international news via shortwave radio. "This week's show features stories from NHK World Radio Japan, China Radio International, Radio Deutsche-Welle, Spanish National Radio, Radio Havana Cuba, and the Voice of Russia."
6 a.m.: "Glenn Hauser's World of Radio"
6:30 a.m.: "Amateur Radio Newsline" This week: "Australian radio amateurs may lose the 2300 to 2302 MHz band; Over the Horizon radar invades 10 meters; amateur satellite allocations on the agenda at I-A-R-U meeting in Vienna; Mainland China manufacturer releases low cost all service multi-mode High Frequency transceiver and zombies invade the nations Emergency Alert System."

7 a.m. – 8 a.m.: "Saturday Morning Serial: March In"
Songs about the month of March from Julie London, Iron Maiden, Devo, and others. Plus March radio history from Marconi (first wireless patent, March. 2, 1897; Marconi transmits across English Channel, March 27, 1899), Nathan Stubblefield (demonstrates ship-to-shore broadcast to multiple receivers in Washington, March 20, 1902), and Franklin Roosevelt (President Franklin Roosevelt gives first radio Fireside Chat, about the banking crisis, March 12, 1933). Plus cartoon music, radio skits, and more.

8 a.m. – 10 a.m.: "Open Air: CB Channel 6"
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. Features include solar weather, shortwave news, and more.

10 a.m. - 11 a.m.: "Radia: Renata Roman"
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's episdoe of "Radia" is "Native" from Renata Roman from Resonance FM.

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: D.L. Lutz"
This edition of framework:afield, titled 'City', has been produced in Germany by writer and architect D.L. Lutz.

noon – 2 p.m.: "Selected Songs: Pauline Oliveros"
In honor of Pauline Oliveros, and the 12-Hour Listening Marathon of "Reverberations: Electronic and Tape Music 1961-1970" today at the Deep Listening Space in Kingston, NY, this show will samples some of her sounds.

2 p.m. – 3 p.m.: "Cinema Terrorisme: March 2013"
Cinema Terrorisme Episode 28: Dark armies of marzipan mongoloids create body sculptures of a mushroom cloud resembling an inverted torus holy moldy.

3 p.m. - 4 p.m.: "Human Machine: Emergent Humans"
"Human Machine" is a program that presents projects, sounds, performance and research on the subject of the increasing convergence of humans and technology produced by Max Goldfarb and Jeremy Kelly in alternating weeks. This week, Goldfarb features three short talks by Annalee Newitz, Max More, and Natasha Vita-More.

4 p.m. – 6 p.m.: "Saturday Afternoon Show: Week in Radio News"
Reports from Reuters, The New York Times, Der Spiegel, and The Wall Street Journal claim many recent transmission attacks by China on Western interests. Also, a report Prometheus Radio Project hosts three webinar's for individuals and groups who want to learn more about startering low-power FM radio stations. Free Speech Radio News reports on the U.S. Supreme Court's rejection of a challenge to Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. And, New York City Pacifica Radio station WBAI got locked out of its studio after Hurricane Sandy, but their insurance company, Chubb, won't honor their claim. More radio and meida news. Hosted by Tom Roe.

6 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.: "PiratesWeek: SWL Winterfest"
After the weekly Presidential Radio Address, this weekly listen to FM and shortwave pirate radio from host Ragnar Daneskjold in upstate New York. "Select postings from the Free Radio Network, HF Underground and note stations logged per the Free Radio Weekly. You may want to check out Shazam for music identification. Off Air Recordings include the stations of: Blue Ocean Radio, Radio Morania, Rave On Radio, The Big Q, European Music Radio. Keith Peron from PCJ Media talks about last years SWL Winterfest."

7 p.m. – 10 p.m.: "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?: Sequester"
News mash-up show from host Paul Fischer, who worked on Dan Rather's staff. This week: all the things being said about the sequester, gun debate, other stories.

8 p.m. – 11 p.m.: "William Rees, Rosary Beard"
Live performances. 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 at live on free103point9 Online Radio and WGXC 90.7-FM. Saratoga-based guitar bands. Guitars will rule the evening, with a visit from these Saratoga-area slingers.

11 p.m. – 11:59 p.m.: "Some Assembly Required: The Art of Noise"
Episode 32 of mash-up show from host Jon Nelson. Featuring work by The Art of Noise, The Avalanches, The Bran Flakes, Steve Dirkx, Double Dee and Steinski, Kid Koala, Lecture on Nothing, Tim Maloney, Negativland, Realistic, David Shea/DJ Grazhoppa, The Tape-beatles and Wobbly.

March 3, 2013: 12:02 a.m. – 2 a.m: "Radio Stew: I-Sound"
Tune in two recordings from New York DJ I-Sound from the free103point9 Archives. First, from the "A Night of International Noise" Dec. 1, 2001 at the free103point9 space in Williamsburg. Then a NY Independent Media Center benefit July 4, 2002 on Brooklyn rooftop. Plus other recordings of Wasteland, I-Sound's duo with DJ Scud, plus some DJ Scud solo tracks.

4 a.m. – 4:30 a.m.: "Heart of Glass Stretched".
Blondie's "Heart of Glass" time-stretched into 30 minutes.

4:30 a.m. – 5:30 a.m.: "The Coming Drone Invasion"
John Whitehead on Civil Liberties and Drones.

5:30 a.m. – 6 a.m.: "CounterSpin: Nima Shirazi, Mitra Ebadolahi"
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: Nima Shirazi on 'Argo,' Mitra Ebadolahi on domestic spying.

At the Feb. 28 Cairo-Durham school district Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Mary Fassett announced plans to conduct a public forum to address community questions and concerns about the grade realignment plan (also known as the Princeton Plan). The meeting will take place 7 p.m., Thurs., March 7, at the Cairo-Durham Middle/High School. At that meeting, Fassett said, the public will be presented with additional material, laying out the rationale behind the district's decision. Board President Greg Koerner-Fox polled board members on whether they will reconsider their prior vote regarding the K-2 and 3-5 grade division keeping the Durham Elementary school open in the 2013-14 school year. The response was a unanimous "no." In a public comment period the Board was asked if it would consider implementing the grade realignment plan in the two floors of the Cairo Elementary building as a cost-saving measure. Fassett said more information on the specifics of the forum would be released Fri., Mar. 1. PLAY (7:37) -- Galen Joseph-Hunter

Cairo-Durham Superintendent Mary Fassett apologized during the Board of Education meeting, Thurs., Feb. 28, for a letter writing campaign in which district students were instructed to write to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's office without first obtaining parental or guardian permission. Fassett said her intention was not political, instead it was an attempt "to call attention to the faces behind the data." A robocall and letter at the district Web site gave parents and guardians a specified time period to request their child's letter not be sent to Albany. PLAY (1:57) -- Galen Joseph-Hunter

Nathan Mayberg reports in the Register Star the Columbia County Young Republican Club recently honored Jim Haggerty, a U.S. Marine Corps. veteran and the founder of the Capital Region Veterans Stand-Down, an initiative to help homeless veterans. Haggerty was presented with the Lincoln Day Award at the 50th annual Lincoln Day Dinner held at Kozel's Restaurant in West Ghent. Haggerty said he was inspired to reach out to the local veterans after reading about the hundreds of thousands of homeless veterans nationwide. Haggerty currently works as the District Veterans Director for U.S. Congressman Chris Gibson. Elizabeth Young of Taghkanic was also honored for her 25 years of service as supervisor. Read the full story in the Register Star.

The third annual U.S. Ski Team Day is at Windham Mountain Sat., March 2, with team members working with local Adaptive Sports youth. The day may contain a few snowflakes, and fireworks will definitely fall from the sky at 6 p.m. Windham Mountain has six lifts over 41 trails with 16"-42" of snow. Hunter Mountain has 18"-60" of snow, with seven of ten lifts open. Catamount Ski in Hillsdale has three of six lifts to 27 of 33 trails open over 20"-38" of snow. Click here to play WGXC Ski Report.
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Weather right now


[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 45F; low 27F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 43F; 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 Catskill, in Greene County:

Today: A slight chance of snow showers before 9 a.m., then a slight chance of rain and snow showers after 3 p.m. Mostly cloudy. High near 44. A slight chance of rain showers before 10 p.m., then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m., Saturday, then a slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 30.

Forecast for the next three days:

Saturday: A slight chance of snow showers before 9 a.m., then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m., then a slight chance of rain showers after 10 a.m. Cloudy. High near 41. A slight chance of rain showers between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m., then a slight chance of snow showers after 9 p.m. Cloudy. Low around 27.
Sunday: A slight chance of snow showers before 10 a.m., then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., then a slight chance of rain showers after 11 a.m. Mostly cloudy. High near 42. A slight chance of snow showers overnight. Mostly cloudy. Low around 26.
Monday: Partly sunny. High near 41. Mostly cloudy overnight. Low around 27.

Sunrise today: 6:30 a.m.
Sunset today: 5:46 p.m.

Length of the day: 11:16 hrs.

Town meetings

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


On Saturday: Columbia County Clerk Holly Tanner hosts an Informational Meeting on the New York State SAFE Act. Scheduled to attend are Congressman Chris Gibson, state Senator Kathy Marchione, and state Assembly member Steve McLaughlin and Pete Lopez, along with representatives of the New York State Police. From 9:30 am to 12 p.m. (noon) at Columbia-Greene Community College, Route 9, Greenport (828-3339 or 828-4181).

The day ahead on 90.7-FM

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

12 a.m. (midnight): Radio News: WBAI Insurance Woes New York City Pacifica Radio station WBAI got locked out of its studio after Hurricane Sandy, but their insurance company, Chubb, won't honor their claim.
12:05 a.m.: Radio Stew: New Music March 2013 New music from Johnny Marr ("I Want the Heartbeat"). Yeah Yeah Yeahs ("Sacrilege"), Dan Friel (of Parts & Labor, "Valedictorian"), Co La ("Melter's Delight"), Matmos, and others.
1 a.m.: Taran's Free Jazz Hour: Evan Parker Episode 03 of 2013 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. The playlist: loosetorque freeplay: nick stephens, b/ john corbett, tpt, valve tbn, fl/ tony marsh, perc; slam day for night at jack straw: david haney, p/ julian priester, tbn/ buell neidlinger, b + guests; renegade: esmond selwyn, g/ paul sawtell, keyb/ bill coleman, b/ tony richards, dr; aut the exit door leads in: alberto collodel, bcl/ davide lorenzon, as, ss/ ivan pilat, bari sax + guests; electrical landscapes: andrea laino, el g; hotcup slippery rock: mostly other people do the killing; latham fluidity: brian groder, tpt, flghrn/ tonino miano, p; cleanfeed spun tree: michael attias, ralph alessi, matt mitchell, sean conly, tom rainey; union: paradoxical frog umlaut composition no 6: pierre antoine badaroux & co.; emanem one four & two twos: john stevens, paul rutherford, evan parker, barry guy; drip invitation: peggy lee band; peeter uuskyla open secrets: peeter uuskyla, dr/ ove volquartz, ts, bcl.
3 a.m.: Selected Songs: Matthew Shipp Tune in selections from jazz pianist Matthew Shipp's "Greatest Hits" CD released Jan 29, 2013 on the Thirsty Ear label. This show will feature some of those songs, and other "greatest hits" from the pianist.
5 a.m.: The Michael Slate Show: Matthew Shipp From Pacifica Radio, Spet. 9, 2011. Discussion with "avant-garge jazz pianist Matthew Shipp about his music, his life and the ideas behind the universe of music he has brought into being over the last 30 years. Shipp has recorded more than 50 cds over the years in all kinds of formations and reaching across many musical genres from his free jazz base all the way through electronica and hip-hop." With host Michael Slate.

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.
12 p.m. (noon): Movement Debut of the new weekly Friday music program: Two hours of dance music from around the world and from the past to present. Including interviews with local and touring DJ's about what music makes them move inside and out. Hosted by DJ Gio.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show
6 p.m.: Al Jazeera English
6:30 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News

The Hudson Common Council Legal Committee met Wed., Feb. 27, to consider a local law amendment to ban guns from city property, including parks, buildings and vehicles. The intent of the proposed legislation is "to protect city employees," said Legal Committee Chairman, Third Ward Alderman John Friedman. More than 100 opponents of the regulation turned out, but public comment was limited. Hudson Mayor William H. Hallenbeck Jr., calling himself "pro Second Amendment," told WGXC's Noah Reibel the change under consideration by the Common Council is redundant and could "create lawsuits for the city of Hudson." PLAY Hallenbeck interview (5:00). PLAY interview with Friedman and Common Council President Don Moore (3:22). WGXC's Tanya Blue spoke to one attendee about the ban: PLAY (:37). WGXC's Jim Shields spoke with Nancy Baker, a gun owner who works in Hudson. PLAY (1:29) Early Wednesday, First Ward Alderman David Marston found himself at the center of a firestorm after an email in which he accused gun rights advocates of being “gun toting Tea Party psychotards,” went viral, and the story appeared at dailycaller.com and in the Washington Times. Marston attended the Legal Committee meeting and shared his thoughts on gun control with reporters. (The voice you hear is Joe Gentile of the Register Star.) PLAY (4:10). Two Second Amendment-themed protests organized in response to the recently enacted state gun control legislation will happen in Albany, Thursday. National Rifle and Pistol Association President David Keene is a keynote speaker at one rally. Listen to the full Legal Committee meeting at wgxc.org/archives.

W.T. Eckert reports in The Daily Mail New York State Office of General Services Commissioner RoAnn Destito traveled to Cairo’s Public Library Wed., Feb. 27, bringing Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's State of the State and budget messages to Greene County. Key elements in presentation included attracting good jobs and economic growth, creating a world-class education system, establishing fiscal integrity and discipline, and restoring New York as the progressive capital of the nation. Destito also walked through the need to increase upstate growth, which has seen a five percent increase in 10 years, compared to New York City’s 16 percent and a statewide increase of 11 percent. County Legislator Harry Lennon expressed appreciation to the governor and his staff for coming to Greene County. Majority Leader Kevin Lewis said he found the presentation to be a good overview. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.

The Daily Freeman is reporting village election slates in Greene County are taking shape. In Catskill, three candidates are seeking two seats on the Village Board in next month’s election. Incumbent Vincent Seeley, former Trustee Stanley Dushane and Lillian Johnson are vying for the two three-year terms. Also, Village Justice Katherine Izzo will run unopposed for her first full two-year term. She was appointed to the bench on Sept. 17. In Tannersville, three incumbents are running unopposed for re-election. Mayor Lee McGunnigle is seeking his fourth consecutive term. Trustee Greg Landers is seeking his fourth term, while Trustee Christopher Hack is seeking his second. All three positions have two-year terms. The elections will be held March 19. Read the full story in the Daily Freeman.