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Monday, March 16, 2015 local almanac
Mar 16, 2015 12:01 am
Weather right now
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Cairo: High 52F; low 37F.[/caption]
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 50F; low 37F.[/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:
Sunset today: 7:03 p.m.
Length of the day: 11:58 hrs.
Public meeting
Today is the third Monday of the month.
WGXC suggests calling ahead to confirm time and location.
(All numbers are in the 518 area code unless otherwise noted.)
ATHENS Town meeting, 6:45 p.m. at Community Center, 2 First Street, Athens (945-1052).
AUSTERLITZ Comprehensive plan meeting, 7 p.m. at 812 Route 203, Austerlitz (392-3260).
CANAAN Planning board meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 1647 Route 5 South, Canaan (781-3144).
GERMANTOWN Town Board meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 50 Palatine Park Road, Germantown (537-6687).
GREENE COUNTY Legislature Economic Development and Tourism, Government Operations and Finance committees, plus party caucuses, 6 p.m. at County Building, 411 Main St., Catskill (719-3270).
GREENVILLE Town Board meeting, 7:30 p.m. at Town Offices, corner of routes 32 and 81, Greenville (966-8276).
TAGHKANIC Zoning Commission meeting, 6:30 p.m., at Town Hall, 909 Route 82, Taghkanic (851-7638).
The day ahead on WGXC 90.7-FM
12:05 a.m.: Radio Stew: Embers Samuel Beckett's radio play "Embers" directed by Ira Wall and with performances by Stacy Keach and Sudie Bond. From 1963 WBAI broadcast from ubu.com. Director: Ira Wall; Actor: Stacy Keach; Actor: Sudie Bond; Engineer: Judy Sherman; Engineer: Joey Landau; Sound: Rick Berman; Sound: Steve Barnet; Piano: Jeff Shaw.
6 a.m.: Background Briefing with Ian Masters Inside breaking international and national news. A radio program featuring international and national news, expert guests, policy makers and critics with analysis and insight on national security, foreign and domestic policy, political, cultural and social issues. This program goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard in the American media.
7 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show Local news, weather, events, music and more. Live from the WGXC Hudson Studio. Hosted by "Mr. Peetie Pete" Lievense.
8 a.m.: Democracy Now! hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. National, daily, independent, award-winning news program providing audiences with access to people and perspectives rarely heard in the U.S. corporate-sponsored media.
9 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show continues.
10 a.m.: The Albany Report: Ron Deutsch As the April 1 budget deadline looms, more discussion about the 2015-16 executive budget proposal with Ron Deutsch, Executive Director of the Fiscal Policy Institute. Before coming on board with FPI Deutsch led the Statewide Emergency Network for Social and Economic Security, a statewide anti-poverty advocacy organization, for 13 years. He was also the Director of FPI’s sister organization, New Yorkers for Fiscal Fairness. FPI is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit research and education organization committed to improving public policies and private practices to better the economic and social conditions of all New Yorkers. It was founded in 1991. Call (518) 828-0290 to go on air during the show, or send your comments or questions via email to thealbanyreport@gmail.com. Or take three minutes and record a question or comment ahead of time at (518) 291-WGXC (9492). Hosted by Cecilia Tkaczyk.
11 a.m.: Zoom: Gated Communities Gated communities are a fascinating phenomenon. What motivates humans to voluntarily barricade themselves in? Medieval cities were walled, but their walls enclosed the sum total of their population. Today’s gated communities are a market response to perceived government failure to ensure maintenance of property market value. Let’s ruminate on some twisted sociology and savor the crumbling. -- Host Tyson Hauf.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show
6 p.m.: WGXC Evening News
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Cairo: High 52F; low 37F.[/caption][caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"]
Catskill: High 50F; low 37F.[/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 47. Monday night, showers likely, mainly after 4 a.m. Mostly cloudy. Low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.
Forecast for the next three days:
Tuesday: Showers likely, mainly before 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy. High near 46. Tuesday night, a chance of snow showers after 2 a.m. Partly cloudy. Low around 18.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny. High near 30. Wednesday night, partly cloudy. Low around 17.
Thursday: Sunny. High near 40. Thursday night, mostly clear. Low around 22.
Sunset today: 7:03 p.m.
Length of the day: 11:58 hrs.
Public meeting
Today is the third Monday of the month.
WGXC suggests calling ahead to confirm time and location.
(All numbers are in the 518 area code unless otherwise noted.)
ATHENS Town meeting, 6:45 p.m. at Community Center, 2 First Street, Athens (945-1052).
AUSTERLITZ Comprehensive plan meeting, 7 p.m. at 812 Route 203, Austerlitz (392-3260).
CANAAN Planning board meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 1647 Route 5 South, Canaan (781-3144).
GERMANTOWN Town Board meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 50 Palatine Park Road, Germantown (537-6687).
GREENE COUNTY Legislature Economic Development and Tourism, Government Operations and Finance committees, plus party caucuses, 6 p.m. at County Building, 411 Main St., Catskill (719-3270).
GREENVILLE Town Board meeting, 7:30 p.m. at Town Offices, corner of routes 32 and 81, Greenville (966-8276).
TAGHKANIC Zoning Commission meeting, 6:30 p.m., at Town Hall, 909 Route 82, Taghkanic (851-7638).
The day ahead on WGXC 90.7-FM
12:05 a.m.: Radio Stew: Embers Samuel Beckett's radio play "Embers" directed by Ira Wall and with performances by Stacy Keach and Sudie Bond. From 1963 WBAI broadcast from ubu.com. Director: Ira Wall; Actor: Stacy Keach; Actor: Sudie Bond; Engineer: Judy Sherman; Engineer: Joey Landau; Sound: Rick Berman; Sound: Steve Barnet; Piano: Jeff Shaw.
6 a.m.: Background Briefing with Ian Masters Inside breaking international and national news. A radio program featuring international and national news, expert guests, policy makers and critics with analysis and insight on national security, foreign and domestic policy, political, cultural and social issues. This program goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard in the American media.
7 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show Local news, weather, events, music and more. Live from the WGXC Hudson Studio. Hosted by "Mr. Peetie Pete" Lievense.
8 a.m.: Democracy Now! hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. National, daily, independent, award-winning news program providing audiences with access to people and perspectives rarely heard in the U.S. corporate-sponsored media.
9 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show continues.
10 a.m.: The Albany Report: Ron Deutsch As the April 1 budget deadline looms, more discussion about the 2015-16 executive budget proposal with Ron Deutsch, Executive Director of the Fiscal Policy Institute. Before coming on board with FPI Deutsch led the Statewide Emergency Network for Social and Economic Security, a statewide anti-poverty advocacy organization, for 13 years. He was also the Director of FPI’s sister organization, New Yorkers for Fiscal Fairness. FPI is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit research and education organization committed to improving public policies and private practices to better the economic and social conditions of all New Yorkers. It was founded in 1991. Call (518) 828-0290 to go on air during the show, or send your comments or questions via email to thealbanyreport@gmail.com. Or take three minutes and record a question or comment ahead of time at (518) 291-WGXC (9492). Hosted by Cecilia Tkaczyk.
11 a.m.: Zoom: Gated Communities Gated communities are a fascinating phenomenon. What motivates humans to voluntarily barricade themselves in? Medieval cities were walled, but their walls enclosed the sum total of their population. Today’s gated communities are a market response to perceived government failure to ensure maintenance of property market value. Let’s ruminate on some twisted sociology and savor the crumbling. -- Host Tyson Hauf.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show
6 p.m.: WGXC Evening News