The Ichabod Crane Central School District is reporting voters approved the district's $7 million building project referendum, Wed., Dec. 12. The plan for building improvements and technological upgrades passed on a vote of 499 to 147. According to a statement posted at the district's Web site, Interim Superintendent Lee A. Bordick said Ichabod's current needs exceed those covered in the plan; however, "the district is mindful of the financial conditions of the state and the burden to the residents. Additional taxes will not be needed to fund this project." The priorities addressed by the plan were identified in a building condition survey completed this summer. A summary of the issues to be addressed by the project can be found online at Ichabod Crane [dot] org.

Kyle Adams reports in The Daily Mail Cairo officials are hopeful the Department of Environmental Conservation will lift the ban on new sewer connections in the town early next year. That moratorium prevents the construction of new connections until the system is brought up to DEC standards. The prohibition has effectively stopped any new development in Cairo for more than five years. The entire sewer and septic system has now been completely overhauled. Town Supervisor Ted Banta said Wed., Dec. 12, the town is now exceeding the DEC's expectations. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.

Nathan Mayberg reports in the Register Star the Columbia County Board of Supervisors approved the county's 2013 budget, Wed., Dec. 12. The spending plan totals $155 million. It will decrease the tax levy by .4 [point four] percent. Spending will increase by $10.5 million. The county was able to lower the tax burden in part because of a projected $5 million increase in sales tax revenue next year. Read the full story in the Register Star.

Weather right now


[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 39F; low 25F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 41F; 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: Sunny. High near 42. Tonight, partly cloudy. Low around 24.

The outlook for the next three days:

Friday: Mostly sunny. High near 45. Mostly cloudy overnight. Low around 28.
Saturday: Mostly sunny. High near 42. A chance of rain before 8 p.m., then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy. Low around 29.
Sunday: Snow likely before 10 a.m., then rain and snow likely between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., then rain after 1 p.m. Cloudy. High near 37. Rain and snow likely overnight. Cloudy. Low around 34.

Sunrise today: 7:16 a.m.
Sunset today: 4:24 p.m.

Length of the day: 9 hrs., 8 min.

Town meetings

Today is the second Thursday of the month.
(WGXC recommends you call ahead to confirm time and location.)

CHATHAM Village meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Village Hall, 77 Main Street, Chatham (392-5821).
COPAKE Town Board meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 230 Mountainview Road, Copake (329-1234).
GALLATIN Town Board meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 667 Route 7, Ancram (398-7519).
GREENE COUNTY Finance & Audit committee meets at 5 p.m. at County Building, 411 Main St., Catskill (719-3270).
KINDERHOOK Planning Board Workshop meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 4 Church St, Niverville (784-2233).
LIVINGSTON Town board meets at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 119 County Route 19.
STUYVESANT Town board meets at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 5 Sunset Drive, Stuyvesant (758-6248).
TANNERSVILLE Village trustees meet at 7 p.m. in their Village Hall on Route 23A.
WINDHAM Town board meets at 8 p.m. at Town Hall, 371 State Rt. 296, Hensonville (734-4170).

The day ahead on 90.7-FM

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

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

6 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. Philip Grant, host.
10 a.m.: Tell It Like It Is: Dina Mahnaz Siddiqi Conversation with Dina Mahnaz Siddiqi, Visiting Associate Professor in the Women and Gender Studies Program at Hunter College, about the recent Bangledeshi garment factory fire and international labor issues. Hosted by Christina Malisoff.
11 a.m.: Al Jazeera English
3 p.m.: Radio Theatre: To All A Good Night From Julio Martinez of KPFK 90.7-FM Los Angeles, via Pacifica Radio Network archives. "To All A Good Night." "This is an an original radio drama written by Julio Martinez which traces the history of Santa Claus in a new and fun way. This story features Nicholas the Bishop of Smyrna, John Winthrop, the Puritans of 1647, The Saxons, the vikings, ChristKleinlein from Gernmany, Pere Noel from France, Washington Irving, John Pintard, the Montgomery Ward staff who brainstormed the Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer for their holiday catalog in 1939 and of course Mr. and Mrs Santa Claus."
3:30 p.m.: Kids Brain Live from the Catskill Community Center. Hosted by Matt Bua and Sam Sebren.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show
6 p.m.: Al Jazeera English
6:30 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News
9:30 p.m.: 69: Japrock Join The Magic Stranger to hear some heavy rock from Japan. Those of you fond of Krautrock will feel at home on this parallel path of progressive rock and roll. Featured artists will include Melting Glass Box, Far Out, Flower Traveling Band, Magical Power Mako, Group Ongaku, Blues Creation, Taj Mahal Travelers, The Far East Family Band, Brast Burn, Apryl Fool, Speed, Glue, and Shinki... among others.

W. T. Eckert reports in The Daily Mail New Baltimore now has corrected, certified results in the town justice race. According to the original numbers produced by the Greene County Board of Elections, Republican candidate James Huff defeated Democrat Lee A. Davis for the vacant New Baltimore Town Justice seat. The board tally had Huff with 704 votes to Davis’ 515, putting Huff on top by 189 votes. But there was a miscount of 253 votes, according to both the Board of Elections, and town Republican and Democratic party leaders. With the completed recount, Davis was declared the winner, by 64 votes. The corrected count is not yet available at the Board of Elections Web site. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.

William J. Kemble reports in the Daily Freeman the Catskill Village Board is looking into the cost of creating a new zoning map and conducting traffic studies along the U.S. Route 9W corridor. It is believed the currently residential zoning hinders the village's ability to attract new business. The estimated cost of a study focusing on a 1.45-mile stretch of the highway is approximately $100,000. The process would include a traffic study, a state environmental quality review and a demographic analysis. Small businesses exist in the corridor under the current residential zoning designations. Larger businesses, such as Walmart and Price Chopper, have been given site-specific commercial zoning designations. Village board President Vincent Seeley said the zoning update was needed to aid in effective development of the area and to bring more business into the village. Read the full story in the Daily Freeman.

Nathan Mayberg reports in the Register Star the Columbia County Board of Supervisors Salary Committee has postponed raises for non-union employees until 2013. The salary hikes will be withheld pending the outcome of current federal budget negotiations and the status of county's fiscal condition as of early next year. The committee agreed to budget 2.5 percent raises for non-union, management employees, but the decision to implement those raises will not occur until at least next month. Union employees will see a 2.5 percent increase in January, as negotiated. Read the full story in the Register Star.

Kyle Adams reports in The Daily Mail the fate of the Durham Elementary School now lies in the hands of the Cairo-Durham Board of Education. The matter will be resolved by Dec. 20, at the board's next scheduled meeting. Three options for future use of the building have been presented. The so-called "Princeton Plan" was the favored choice, as of the Dec. 6 board meeting. That plan calls for grades kindergarten through second to be located in the Durham building, with grades three through five in the Cairo Elementary School. That scenario would eliminate eight, full-time teaching positions, and result in a reported savings of more than a half million dollars. The district is facing a $2 million deficit in 2013-14. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.

Weather right now


[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 37F; low 27F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 41F; 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: Mostly sunny. High near 39. Tonight, mostly clear. Low around 22.

The outlook for the next three days:

Thursday: Sunny. High near 42. Mostly clear overnight. Low around 26.
Friday: Sunny. High near 45. Mostly cloudy overnight. Low around 30.
Saturday: Partly sunny. High near 42. A chance of snow overnight. Cloudy. Low around 31.

Sunrise today: 7:15 a.m.
Sunset today: 4:24 p.m.

Length of the day: 9 hrs., 9 min.

Town meetings

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

VILLAGE OF ATHENS Board meets at 6:30 p.m at the Athens Community Center, 2 First St., Athens (945-1551).
CLERMONT Planning Board meets at Town Hall at 7 p.m. at 1795 Route 9, Clermont (537-6868).
COLUMBIA COUNTY Board of Supervisors will hear presentations by Coxsackie Transport and Johnston & Pulcher on the county bus contract (5 p.m.), by Don Evans on Pine Haven (5:30 p.m.) and by Rob Lopez on the possible cell phone surcharge (6 p.m.) The full Board of Supervisors will meet at 7:30 p.m. All meetings will be held at 401 State St. in Hudson (828-1527).
COPAKE Resource Advisory Committee meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 230 Mt. View Road, Copake (329-1234).
GHENT Planning Board Application meeting and Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, 7 p.m. both at Town Hall, 2306 State Route 66, Ghent (392-4644).
HUDSON Planning Committee (tentative) meets at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson (828-1030).
JEWETT Town meeting at 7 p.m., at Municipal Bldg. 3547 Co. Rt. 23C (263-4626).
KINDERHOOK Town’s 9 & 9H Corridor Committee meets at 7 p.m. at at Town Hall, 4 Church St, Niverville (784-2233).
KINDERHOOK Village Board meeting and budget hearing, 7 p.m. at 6 Chatham Street, Kinderhook (758-9882).

The day ahead on 90.7-FM

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

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

6 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. Philip Grant, host.
11 a.m.: Al Jazeera English
2 p.m.: Work: Retail, Baby! Looks into the wonders of working retail, especially during this busy time of the year. Interviewees this time around include Tina Gagliardy of Mahalo, the Main Street, Catskill gift shop; Mike Bennett, a recent arrival in the area working at McDonalds while improving his boxing skills in the town that bred Mike Tyson and other great Sweet Sport legends; and Michael Albin of Hudson Wine Merchants, located on Warren Street in Hudson. Augmenting their talk of the joys, and long-houred challenges of their work this time of year is music by The Waitresses, Pet Shop Boys, The Village People, Ted Hawkins and a snippet of James Brown. Hosted and produced by Paul Smart.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show: Jam for Tots Local musician Luke Weller and Kenny Landin of Crossroads Brewery discuss the annual benefit Jam for Tots, a Community Action for children in Greene County happening at Crossroads Brewery in Athens.
6 p.m.: Al Jazeera English
6:30 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="240"] (Courtesy Daily Freeman)[/caption]

The Daily Freeman is reporting court referees took testimony from attorneys for Republican George Amedore and Democrat Cecilia Tkaczyk (KAT-chik) on the challenges they made in Ulster Co., in the 46th Senate District race, Mon., Dec. 10. Elections officials said both sides agreed to withdraw more than 100 challenges. There were still more than 100 ballots to be considered, Monday night and Tuesday in Ulster Co. Read the full story in the Daily Freeman. Jimmy Vielkind reported at Captol Confidential acting Montgomery County Supreme Court Justice Guy Tomlinson signed an order Monday, saying ballots from Greene County can be examined by its elections officials. On Fri., Dec. 6, attorneys for the campaigns reviewed 214 ballots from the county: Tomlinson ruled 79 ballots opened, and the attorneys withdrew their objections to another 46 votes, according to a Democratic source following the proceedings. In the meantime, Tkaczyk attended an orientation for newly elected Democrats at the state Capitol, Monday. It is unclear if Amedore will be present with the incoming GOP class, Tuesday. The 46th Senate District comprises parts of Ulster, Albany and Schenectady counties and all of Greene and Montgomery counties.

William J. Kemble is reporting in the Daily Freeman Catskill village officials are waiting to learn where new weight limit signs should be placed before marking village streets with new five-ton restrictions. The weight limit law was passed earlier this year. The regulations cannot be enforced until signs are placed. The village attorney must now determine if posting signs at the municipal boundaries provides sufficient notice for oversized vehicles. Read the full story in the Daily Freeman.

Kyle Adams reports in The Daily Mail the town of Cairo's moratorium on projects involving former resorts and motels has been challenged in a lawsuit filed by Meadow Fields Apartments. That moratorium, enacted June 27, prevents the conversion of former resorts and motels until the town's zoning laws are finalized. Meadow Fields was in the process of converting a former resort into a proposed senior housing center in Purling when the moratorium took effect. The developer is alleging the law was illegally adopted, and is asking the court to set that law aside. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.

Weather right now


[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 37F; low 21F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 39F; low 23F.[/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 cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny. High near 43. Tonight, mostly clear. Low around 25.

The outlook for the next three days:

Wednesday: Sunny. High near 43. Mostly clear overnight. Low around 26.
Thursday: Mostly sunny. High near 43. Mostly clear overnight. Low around 26.
Friday: Mostly sunny. High near 45. Mostly cloudy overnight. Low around 28.

Sunrise today: 7:14 a.m.
Sunset today: 4:24 p.m.

Length of the day: 9 hrs., 10 min.

Town meetings

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

CHATHAM Planning Board meeting, 7 p.m. at 488 Route 295, Chatham (392-3262).
COPAKE Board of Ethics, 7 p.m.; Comprehensive Planning Comm., 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 230 Mt. View Road, Copake (329-1234)
COXSACKIE Town board at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall, Reed St., Coxsackie (731-2727).

The day ahead on 90.7-FM

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

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

6 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. Philip Grant, host.
11 a.m.: Al Jazeera English
3 p.m.: Social Graces: Dick Sabol A discussion of holiday etiquette with retired Broadway actor Dick Sabol. Hosted by Nan Marron.
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, Dec. 7 to Dec. 10.

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="300"] Hudson Armory (State St. elevation).
(Courtesy Hudson Area Library)[/caption]

Nathan Mayberg reported in the Register Star the Hudson Armory will now be called the Galvan Community Learning Center. The announcement was made Friday, Dec. 7. The building, which will house the Hudson Area Library, is now owned by Galvan Partners LLC and the Galvan Initiatives Foundation. The main library will be located at the center of the former armory. A three-story educational center will be constructed at the rear of the property, in place of the former storage building. Under an agreement reached with the library in May, Galvan will pay for the majority of costs related to the library build-out and relocation. Read the full story in the Register Star.

Michael Ryan reported in The Daily Mail the Jewett Town Board recently approved the town's 2013 budget, totaling slightly more than $970,000. The spending plan represented an overall decrease from a year ago, although appropriations in the general fund and in the highway portion of the budget increased. Salary increases were budgeted for the town clerk, town judge and assessor. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.

Barbara Reina reported in the Register Star a special project referendum will be put before the voters of the Ichabod Crane Central School District, Wed., Dec. 12. Residents are being asked to approve a $7 million capital improvement project. The plan to be financed calls for technology upgrades, gym renovations, replacement of the master clock and public announcement system in all three schools and resurfacing of the district track. Funding for the improvements will come from multiple sources, including a bond, state aid and the district's fund balance. Voting will take place from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesday, in the Ichabod Crane High School gym. Read the full story in the Register Star.

The National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Western Greene County, Western Albany County, Schoharie County and other parts of the Hudson Valley for possible freezing rain and sleet through 6 a.m. By morning, and throughout Monday, temperatures will be warm enough that only rain falls, but Monday night more freezing rain, sleet, and snow is predicted for higher elevations.

Alysia Santo reports in the Times Union the New York Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit Thurs., Dec. 6, challenging the constitutionality of New York state's policies and procedures governing the use of solitary confinement. Prison watchdog groups have said the state's solitary confinement practices are some of the worst in the nation; between 2007 and 2011, New York prison officials imposed isolation punishment 70,000 times. The suit, filed on behalf of Leroy Peoples in the U.S. District Court, claims solitary confinement is employed as a "disciplinary tool of first resort,” often for non-violent infractions. Peoples spent 26 months in a room "the size of an elevator with another prisoner for 24 hours a day" as punishment for filing false legal documents. In 2005, Peoples spent six months in isolation for the unauthorized possession of multivitamins and amino acids in his cell, items which are available for purchase at the prison commissary. An NYCLU investigation found only 16 percent of isolation sentences imposed between 2007 and 2011 were for assault or weapons. New York prison officials regularly sentenced inmates to solitary confinement for minor violations, including "smoking in an undesignated area," "wasting food," "littering" and "untidy cell or person." Read the full story in the Times Union.

Weather right now


[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 55F; low 34F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 57F; low 34F.[/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: Showers. High near 56. Occasional showers into Monday night, mainly before midnight. Low around 35.

The outlook for the next three days:

Tuesday: Partly sunny. High near 43. Partly cloudy overnight. Low around 25.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny. High near 41. Partly cloudy overnight. Low around 25.
Thursday: Mostly sunny. High near 43. Partly cloudy overnight. Low around 27.

Sunrise today: 7:13 a.m.
Sunset today: 4:24 p.m.

Length of the day: 9 hrs., 11 min.

Town meetings

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

ASHLAND Town Board meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall, Main Street, Ashland (734-3636)
CATSKILL Village meeting at 7 p.m. at the Firehouse, 1 Central Ave. (behind Walgreens) (943-3830).
COPAKE Environmental Committee meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 230 Mt. View Road, Copake (329-1234).
GREENE COUNTY LEGISLATURE holds Buildings & Grounds, Conservation, Public Safety, Highway, Government Operations, and Finance committee meetings at 6 p.m. at County Building, 411 Main St., Catskill (719-3270).
HUDSON Special meeting to discuss final settlement with BCI Construction Inc. at 6:30 p.m.; informal meeting of Common Council at 7 p.m. Both at City Hall, 520 Warren St., Hudson (828-1030).
HUNTER Village meeting at 8 p.m.
NEW BALTIMORE Town meeting at 7:30 p.m. at 3809 Rt. 51, Hannacroix (756-6671)/
PRATTSVILLE Town meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 14517 Main St., Prattsville (299-3125).

School board meeting

HUDSON CITY Board of Education meeting at 7 p.m. in the Hudson High School library, 215 Harry Howard Ave., Hudson (828-4360).

The day ahead on 90.7-FM

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

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

6 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. Philip Grant, host.
11 a.m.: Al Jazeera English
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show: COP 18 A conversation with Michael Dorsey, Visiting Professor of Environmental Studies at Wesleyan College, about last week's COP18 Climate Change Conference in Doha, Qatar. And we'll hear from Hudson Common Council President Don Moore about the Council's informal meeting this week. Plus: a live acoustic set with Hallow Dog, local headlines, and more. Hosted by Sara Kendall and Melinda Braathen.
6 p.m.: Al Jazeera English
6:30 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News

These tracks are in heavy rotation this month on WGXC.


Radio Mauritanie [MTN]: 3 Jan 2012 [0005UTC] - 7245 kHz [#1] Recorded by shortwavemusic.

"Elemental Force (excerpt)" by Scanner.

"Light Cones (excerpt)" by Radio Shock. Excerpt from new in-progress Radio Shock sounds.

"Battledome" by Tropicbends.

Thank You - Mother's Nose from Thrill Jockey Records on Vimeo.

Saturdays WGXC 90.7-FM features transmission art from free103point9, an Acra-based non-profit arts group that works with artists who use the radio in their work. Tune in for radio art, radio theatre, creative composition, field recordings, free jazz,noise, mash-ups, and other experimental sounds. Here's the schedule for Sat., Dec. 8, 2013:

5 a.m. – 7 a.m.: "Shortwave Hours: 20121208"
5 a.m.: "The RAIN Report:"Short 2012 Hamvention interviews with Don Whiteman, KK9H and Mark Klockson, WA9IVH (11 minutes)."
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"
"Hams provide emergency communications as a massive typhoon hits the Philippines; The IARU Region 3 Monitoring System notes an increase in the number of intrusions into the amateur radio bands; hams in Taiwan say that they are in need of additional operating spectrum and the FCC plans to hold several hearings on the communications breakdowns caused by Hurricane Sandy."

8 a.m. – 10 a.m.: "Open Air: 20121208"
Live from the Catskill Community Center. Host Matt Bua will take calls and suggestions, and accepts walk-in guests live at the Catskill Community Center. Also weather radio, solar radio, the ski report, and more. Feel free to call in 518-291-WGXC. Tweet song requests @WGXC.

10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.: "Radia: An Interruption"
"An Interruption" recorded live by Radio Helsinki for Radia. "Radia" is an international group of radio station interested in new and forgotten ways of making creative radio. Each week, one station in the network asks an artist to make a radio work that can be heard around the globe. This week: A live on air improvisation by Michael Fischer based on textfragments by Lucas Cejpek, dealing with interruption. The texts are part of a work in progress, a dictionary of a single word, which is interruption.

10:30-11 a.m.: "Radio Wonderland"
Joshua Fried remixes NYC radio live from Brooklyn every week on WGXC.

11 a.m. – noon: "Framework: Marcus Beuter"
This edition of framework:afield has been produced in Germany by Marcus Beuter. For more information see his website at http://www.marcusbeuter.de.

Noon – 2 p.m.: "Nam June Paik Tribute"
"Nam June Paik: Global Visionary" opens Dec. 13 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington D.C. This show will tune in some of the Korean artists sound and video works.

2 p.m. – 3 p.m.: "PiratesWeek: KRAP, LPFM"
Monthly, formerly weekly, overview of shortwave and FM pirate radio. Pirates in the news this week include an article about David Tedder of Longview started the low-power “pirate” station KRAP, which broadcasts on 107.9-FM. Reports of dozens of raids against pirate radio stations in Islington and Hackney. A new pirate-themed movie is out titled "Young Soul Rebels." FCC announces first opportunity for small community radio stations in 12 years as heard on International Radio Report. Select postings from the HF Underground and note stations logged per the Free Radio Weekly. Off Air Recordings include the stations of: WMPR, Channel Z, Radio Ronin Shortwave, Insane Radio, 2012International.

3-4 p.m.: "The Human Machine"
Max Goldfarb's take on the melding of man and machines.

4 p.m. – 6 p.m.: "Saturday Afternoon Show: Week in Radio News"
Tune in as host Tom Roe recounts important radio-related news. Plus a few Free Speech Radio News reports from this week about the Federal Communications Commission and radio-controlled drones being used in the United States. Plus music, weather, the ski report, and more.

6 p.m. – 7 p.m.: "The Wringer: Weather Manipulation"
For "The Six O'Clock Story" we sample the show "The Wringer" from WHCL at Hamilton College in New York. Host Peter Bianco speaks with Dr. Rosalie Bertell, author of the book "Planet Earth the Latest Weapon of War." Talk turns to weather manipulation, radiation, and the hole in the ozone layer. Dr. Bertell reminds us that it was not caused by our hair sprays and under arm deoderant but by the millitaries detenation of a nuclear weapon on the upper atmosphere. Hosted by Pete Bianco on WHCL, out of Hamilton College, Clinton, NY.

7 p.m. – 9 p.m.: "Stone Symposium"
"An Open Discussion about the Unknown Origins of the Engineered Stone Landscape in the Catskill Area and Beyond." Featuring a presentation by Glen Kreisberg, Vice President of New England Antiquities Research Association. Other participants include Harry Matthews, Stone Balancer from the Hill Falls road area; Jared Handelson, resident of Kiskatom who’s been interested in the Lithic sites in the area and around the world; Laura Anderson, moderator; and Matt Bua, recent Kiskatom resident who realized all stone “walls” in the area we’re not built post-colonially. Open to the public to attend in person or listen to on the radio. More information and photos here.

9 p.m. – 10 p.m.: "Turning the Dial the Night John Lennon Died"
This show will tune in New York City radio the night the former Beatle was shot (from. WFMU recording), and other solo works and Beatle songs. This show also plays an excerpt of Howard Cosell announcing the news during "Monday Night Football."

Educator and former Taghkanic Town Councilman Anthony LaSalvia spoke on the subject of hydraulic fracturing, Thurs., Dec. 6, in a public forum held at Congregation Anshe Emeth in Greenport. This was the second of two informational meetings held by the synagogue on the controversial gas extraction process. LaSalvia showed the short film "The Sky Is Pink" by Josh Fox, and offered a 40-minute PowerPoint presentation, followed by a question and answer session with 35 audience members. LaSalvia, representing the anti-fracking viewpoint, made a few references to the event held the previous week featuring speaker Karen Bulich Moreau, executive director of the New York State Petroleum Council. Moreau spoke from the pro-fracking viewpoint. LaSalvia told the crowd he spoke with Barbara Coyle of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, early in the day, Thursday. Coyle leased her land to a gas company, but was now selling her property and leaving the state because of the devastating impact of fracking on the community. A blowout of a Chesapeake Energy Company gas well in the town of Leroy in 2011, spilled toxic fluids into a creek. LaSalvia used Coyle's story as a concrete example of some of the points he made about the negative impacts of fracking. Conversations continued over refreshments served following question and answer session. Rabbi Daniel Fried said attendance for the anti-fracking event was substantially larger than attendance at the pro-fracking meeting. -- Sam Sebren

PLAY CLIP (13:44) Audio excerpts from presentation by Anthony LaSalvia at Congregation Anshe Emeth.

PLAY FULL PRESENTATION (48:37) Audio of presentation by Anthony LaSalvia at Congregation Anshe Emeth, with introductions by Rabbi Daniel Fried and Dr. Lawrence Kadish.