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Monday

Dec

05

12:01 am

Monday, December 5, local almanac

Dec 05, 2011 12:01 am • Staff

Local weather forecast Today's forecast is specific to Jefferson Heights in Catskill. The National Weather Service predicts Monday will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Monday night there will...

Friday

Dec

02

4:23 pm

DEC extends hydro-fracking commenting

Dec 02, 2011 4:23 pm • Noah Reibel

Video taken by Sullivan County radio producer and anti-drilling activist Sabrina Artel at the DEC's public hearing on gas drilling in Binghamton, November 17, 2011. Lissa Harris of The Watershed Po...

Friday

Dec

02

10:02 am

Tune in to Climate Change Conference on WGXC

Dec 02, 2011 10:02 am • Staff

The United Nations Climate Change Conference is under way in Durban, South Africa this week with representatives from nearly 200 countries meeting to discuss how to address the issue of global clima...

Friday

Dec

02

12:07 am

Hudson Common Council approves LWRP

Dec 02, 2011 12:07 am • admin

Tom Casey in the Register-Star reports that Wednesday evening, the Hudson Common Council passed the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program and several amendments to local laws at a special meeting at...

Friday

Dec

02

12:06 am

Gillibrand backs end to Congress' insider trading

Dec 02, 2011 12:06 am • admin

4:22 New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, on a bill to end the ability of Congressmen and women to profit from insider knowledge on Wall Street. “I have introduced a bipartisan bill in the Senate w...

Friday

Dec

02

12:05 am

Catskill label gets Grammy nomination

Dec 02, 2011 12:05 am • admin

The Nippertown blog reports that Catskill record label Planet Arts were among the locals getting Grammy Award nominations this year. Saratoga-based producer Joel Moss, and Woodstock-area musicians Lev...

Friday

Dec

02

12:04 am

Music Omi residency applications due

Dec 02, 2011 12:04 am • admin

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="180" caption="From Art Omi website."][/caption]The Music Omi International Residency Program at Art Omi in Ghent is now accepting applications for the summer 20...

Friday

Dec

02

12:03 am

New Alexander Turnquist track

Dec 02, 2011 12:03 am • admin

Finding the Butterfly from alexander turnquist on Vimeo.Hudson-based 12-string guitarist is on a West Coast tour right now, but posts a new song.

Friday

Dec

02

12:01 am

Friday, December 2, 2011 local almanac

Dec 02, 2011 12:01 am • Staff

Local weather forecast Today's forecast is specific to East Durham. The National Weather Service predicts a slight chance of rain showers after 1 p.m., mixing with snow after 5 p.m., with a high nea...

Thursday

Dec

01

12:04 am

Lafarge settles with EPA

Dec 01, 2011 12:04 am • admin

Lafarge North America Inc., one of the largest suppliers of construction materials in the United States and Canada, and four of its U.S. subsidiaries have agreed to resolve alleged Clean Water Act vio...

Thursday

Dec

01

12:03 am

Catskill boys b-ball team beats Greenville

Dec 01, 2011 12:03 am • admin

The Catskill Cats beat the Greenville Spartans boys varsity basketball team in Catskill Wed., Nov. 30, in a game broadcast live on WGXC 90.7-FM. Catskill won 79-51, and Catskill student Zach Vosburgh...

Thursday

Dec

01

12:02 am

Free parking in Hudson this month

Dec 01, 2011 12:02 am • Noah Reibel

The Register-Star reports that Hudson Mayor Rick Scalera declared free parking in Hudson throughout December. “I hereby suspend the placing of coin(s) in the parking meters throughout the City of Huds...

Thursday

Dec

01

12:01 am

Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011 local almanac

Dec 01, 2011 12:01 am • Staff

Local weather forecast Today's forecast is specific to Livingston. The National Weather Service predicts a sunny Thursday, with a high near 47. Thursday night the clear should continue, with a low a...

Wednesday

Nov

30

2:39 am

Huggins resigns in Prattsville

Nov 30, 2011 2:39 am • admin

Michael Ryan reports in the Register-Star that Alan Huggins, who was elected Prattsville Town Supervisor Nov. 8 as a write-in candidate, is resigning, citing poor health. Republican Huggins defeated i...

Wednesday

Nov

30

1:00 am

Japanther live from EMPAC on WGXC

Nov 30, 2011 1:00 am • admin

(NOTE: YouTube clip is slightly not playable on FM radio. Fine after 10 p.m.) WGXC is working with Japanther and RPI's EMPAC for a live broadcast on WGXC 90.7-FM at 8 p.m. this Friday, Dec. 2....

Wednesday

Nov

30

12:05 am

Hallenbeck is Hudson mayor

Nov 30, 2011 12:05 am • admin

Republican William Hallenbeck has been elected mayor of Hudson, beating Democrat Nick Haddad. WGXC's Sara Kendall reported from the Columbia County Board of Elections office, and Antonio Flores-Lobos...

Wednesday

Nov

30

12:04 am

New Lebanon land conserved

Nov 30, 2011 12:04 am • admin

[caption id="attachment_15536" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Photo from Columbia Land Conservancy."][/caption]The Columbia Land Conservancy (CLC) reports that 54 acres in New Lebanon are get...

Wednesday

Nov

30

12:03 am

FEMA extends insurance deadlines

Nov 30, 2011 12:03 am • admin

Lissa Harris in The Watershed Post reports that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is extending deadlines for filing a Proof of Loss claims through the National Flood Insurance program for...

Wednesday

Nov

30

12:02 am

Three Columbia County deer jackers charged

Nov 30, 2011 12:02 am • admin

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) police officers recently set up "saturation patrols" to target illegal deer shooting using artificial light, a practice commonly known as...

Wednesday

Nov

30

12:01 am

Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011 local almanac

Nov 30, 2011 12:01 am • Staff

Local weather forecast Today's forecast is specific to Preston Hollow. The National Weather Service predicts a slight chance of showers after 3 p.m., and otherwise partly sunny, with a high near 47....