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Thursday, January 8, 2015 local almanac
Jan 08, 2015 12:01 am
Weather right now
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Cairo: High 22F; low 13F.[/caption]
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 22F; low 13F.[/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 Wind Chill Advisory remains in effect through 10 a.m., Thurs., Jan. 8, for the Mohawk Valley, the greater Capital Region and the Mid-Hudson Valley. Temperatures will range from 5 above to 5 below zero across the Mid-Hudson Valley, and 5 below to 20 below zero over the Capital District. Wind chlll values are expected to be as low as 10 below to 29 below zero. The combination of cold temperatures and brisk northwesterly winds will combine to create dangerously cold conditions.
Sunrise today: 7:23 a.m.
Sunset today: 4:41 p.m.
Length of the day: 9:17 hrs.
Public meetings
Today is the second Thursday of the month.
WGXC suggests calling ahead to confirm time and location.
(All numbers are in the 518 area code unless otherwise noted.)
CAIRO-DURHAM Board of Education meeting, 7 p.m. in the middle school cafeteria, 1301 Route 145, Cairo (622-8543).
CHATHAM Village Board meeting, 7:30 p.m. at Village Hall, 77 Main Street, Chatham (392-5821).
CLAVERACK Town Board meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 91 Church St., Mellenville (672-7911).
COLUMBIA COUNTY Board of Supervisors Airport Sub-committee meeting, 10 a.m. at 401 State St., Hudson (828-1527).
COPAKE Town Board meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 230 Mountainview Road, Copake (329-1234).
GALLATIN Town Board meeting, 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 667 Route 7, Ancram (398-7519).
GREENVILLE Board of Education meeting, 7 p.m. in the middle/high school library, Route 81, Greenville (966-5070).
KINDERHOOK Planning Board Workshop meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 4 Church St, Niverville (784-2233).
LIVINGSTON Town board meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 119 County Route 19.
NEW BALTIMORE Planning Board meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 3809 Co. Rte. 51, Hannacroix (756-6671).
PHILMONT Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, 7 p.m. at Village Hall, 124 Main St., Philmont (672-7032).
STUYVESANT Town Board meeting, 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 WGXC 90.7-FM
12:05 a.m.: Radio Stew: Ice Sounds of ice recorded by Andy Hayleck in Lake Placid and Keene, NY, are featured with songs by Yoko Ono, Husker Du, Foreigner, Catpower, and others.
1 a.m.: The Cutty Strange: Alex Christie This month's episode features Oakland-based composer, saxophonist, electronic musician, and hopeful Cubs fan, Alex Christie. We discuss philosophies of improvisation, laptop performance, spectral music, and everything in between.
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 News, weather, events, music and more. Live from the Hudson studio. Hosted by Michelle Lewis.
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.: Prison Voices Project: Best of 2014 Highlights and takeaways from 2014, including clips from shows on Parole Justice, the Albany Rally for Prison Justice and a portion of the interview with Deborah Small, Executive Director of Break the Chains. Plus musical selections from D'Angelo, De La Soul, Chuck D and Lauryn Hill. Produced by Karanja Keita Carroll.
2 p.m.: The Passage: Gloria Garfinkel Interview with visual artist Gloria Garfinkel, part-time Greene County resident for 45 years, whose origami interpretations will be on view at the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum in Springfield, Mass., through April 26. Music by Louis Armstrong and Beverly Sills. Produced by Richard Roth.
3 p.m.: Radio Theatre: Sorry, Wrong Number A legendary play "Sorry, Wrong Number," written by Lucille Fletcher, broadcast on May 18, 1943. Agnes Moorehead played a selfish, neurotic woman who overhears a murder being plotted via crossed phone wires and eventually realizes she is the intended victim. She recreated the performance six times for the CBS radio show "Suspense" and several times on other radio shows, always using her original, dog-eared script. In 1952, she recorded an album of the drama, and performed scenes from the story in her one-woman show in the 1950s. Barbara Stanwyck played the role in the 1948 film version.
3:30 p.m. Utopian Voices A group of students from the Cairo-Durham High School Class of 2014 discuss their vision for a better world. The 30-minute piece documents the work done as part of the "Utopian Visions" program offered during a six-month period in the spring of 2014. Produced by Laura Anderson.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show
6 p.m.: WGXC Evening News
7 p.m.: The Jazz Disturbance: Ginny Carr Conversation with vocalist Ginny Carr, the leader, musical director and co-founder of the Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet. A composer, lyricist, and arranger, Carr will take five or so to tell us how many of her New Year’s resolutions she’s already forgotten, and the quartet’s new release “Vocal Madness,” featuring saxophonist Richie Cole. Hosted by Cheryl K.
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"]
Cairo: High 22F; low 13F.[/caption][caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"]
Catskill: High 22F; low 13F.[/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 Wind Chill Advisory remains in effect through 10 a.m., Thurs., Jan. 8, for the Mohawk Valley, the greater Capital Region and the Mid-Hudson Valley. Temperatures will range from 5 above to 5 below zero across the Mid-Hudson Valley, and 5 below to 20 below zero over the Capital District. Wind chlll values are expected to be as low as 10 below to 29 below zero. The combination of cold temperatures and brisk northwesterly winds will combine to create dangerously cold conditions.
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 20. Wind chill values as low as -7. Thursday night, snow likely, mainly after 4 a.m. Mostly cloudy. Low around 12. Wind chill values as low as -2. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Forecast for the next three days:
Friday: Snow likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny. High near 31. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible. Friday night, a slight chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly clear. Low around 14.
Saturday: Sunny. High near 23. Saturday night, partly cloudy. Low around 12.
Sunday: Partly sunny. High near 29. Sunday night, mostly cloudy. Low around 24.
Sunrise today: 7:23 a.m.
Sunset today: 4:41 p.m.
Length of the day: 9:17 hrs.
Public meetings
Today is the second Thursday of the month.
WGXC suggests calling ahead to confirm time and location.
(All numbers are in the 518 area code unless otherwise noted.)
CAIRO-DURHAM Board of Education meeting, 7 p.m. in the middle school cafeteria, 1301 Route 145, Cairo (622-8543).
CHATHAM Village Board meeting, 7:30 p.m. at Village Hall, 77 Main Street, Chatham (392-5821).
CLAVERACK Town Board meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 91 Church St., Mellenville (672-7911).
COLUMBIA COUNTY Board of Supervisors Airport Sub-committee meeting, 10 a.m. at 401 State St., Hudson (828-1527).
COPAKE Town Board meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 230 Mountainview Road, Copake (329-1234).
GALLATIN Town Board meeting, 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 667 Route 7, Ancram (398-7519).
GREENVILLE Board of Education meeting, 7 p.m. in the middle/high school library, Route 81, Greenville (966-5070).
KINDERHOOK Planning Board Workshop meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 4 Church St, Niverville (784-2233).
LIVINGSTON Town board meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 119 County Route 19.
NEW BALTIMORE Planning Board meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 3809 Co. Rte. 51, Hannacroix (756-6671).
PHILMONT Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, 7 p.m. at Village Hall, 124 Main St., Philmont (672-7032).
STUYVESANT Town Board meeting, 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 WGXC 90.7-FM
12:05 a.m.: Radio Stew: Ice Sounds of ice recorded by Andy Hayleck in Lake Placid and Keene, NY, are featured with songs by Yoko Ono, Husker Du, Foreigner, Catpower, and others.
1 a.m.: The Cutty Strange: Alex Christie This month's episode features Oakland-based composer, saxophonist, electronic musician, and hopeful Cubs fan, Alex Christie. We discuss philosophies of improvisation, laptop performance, spectral music, and everything in between.
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 News, weather, events, music and more. Live from the Hudson studio. Hosted by Michelle Lewis.
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.: Prison Voices Project: Best of 2014 Highlights and takeaways from 2014, including clips from shows on Parole Justice, the Albany Rally for Prison Justice and a portion of the interview with Deborah Small, Executive Director of Break the Chains. Plus musical selections from D'Angelo, De La Soul, Chuck D and Lauryn Hill. Produced by Karanja Keita Carroll.
2 p.m.: The Passage: Gloria Garfinkel Interview with visual artist Gloria Garfinkel, part-time Greene County resident for 45 years, whose origami interpretations will be on view at the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum in Springfield, Mass., through April 26. Music by Louis Armstrong and Beverly Sills. Produced by Richard Roth.
3 p.m.: Radio Theatre: Sorry, Wrong Number A legendary play "Sorry, Wrong Number," written by Lucille Fletcher, broadcast on May 18, 1943. Agnes Moorehead played a selfish, neurotic woman who overhears a murder being plotted via crossed phone wires and eventually realizes she is the intended victim. She recreated the performance six times for the CBS radio show "Suspense" and several times on other radio shows, always using her original, dog-eared script. In 1952, she recorded an album of the drama, and performed scenes from the story in her one-woman show in the 1950s. Barbara Stanwyck played the role in the 1948 film version.
3:30 p.m. Utopian Voices A group of students from the Cairo-Durham High School Class of 2014 discuss their vision for a better world. The 30-minute piece documents the work done as part of the "Utopian Visions" program offered during a six-month period in the spring of 2014. Produced by Laura Anderson.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show
6 p.m.: WGXC Evening News
7 p.m.: The Jazz Disturbance: Ginny Carr Conversation with vocalist Ginny Carr, the leader, musical director and co-founder of the Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet. A composer, lyricist, and arranger, Carr will take five or so to tell us how many of her New Year’s resolutions she’s already forgotten, and the quartet’s new release “Vocal Madness,” featuring saxophonist Richie Cole. Hosted by Cheryl K.