Today is Day 9 of the WGXC Dead Air 2 Resurrection 2016 Fall Pledge Drive. During the coming days, WGXC programmers, volunteers and staff must raise $20,000 to keep WGXC Hands-on Radio on the air, live and local during the coming months. Your support will make all the difference. Call 518-697-7400 or go online to wgxc.org [slash] donate. Thank you for supporting creative community radio in New York's Greene and Columbia counties.

Local weather forecast:

Today: Light snow or a brief wintry mix of snow to rain is expected before 3 p.m., then sleet between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m., followed by rain and sleet after 4 p.m. High near 35. Rain and sleet will continue until midnight, Thursday. Then a chance of rain between midnight and 1 a.m., and a chance of drizzle after 1 a.m. Low around 35.

FORECAST FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS
FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy. High near 44. Friday night, mostly cloudy. Low around 35.
SATURDAY: Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 58. Saturday night, isolated showers. Mostly cloudy. Low around 44.

Sunrise today: 7:23 a.m.
Sunset today: 5:54 p.m.

LENGTH OF THE DAY: 10:30 hrs.


PUBLIC MEETINGS

Today is the fourth Wednesday 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 Planning Board meeting, 7 p.m. at community center, 2 First Street, Athens (945-1052).
CHATHAM Village Board meeting, 7 p.m. at Village Hall, 77 Main Street, Chatham (392-5821).
CHATHAM Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 488 Route 295, Chatham (392-1651).
COLUMBIA County Board of Supervisors Insurance Sub-committee meeting, 9 a.m.; Finance Committee at 2 p.m., both at 401 State Street, Hudson (828-1527).
COPAKE Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 230 Mt. View Road, Copake (329-1234).
COXSACKIE Town Board meeting, 6 p.m. at Town Hall, 16 Reed St., Coxsackie (731-2727)
GHENT Town Board meeting, 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 2306 State Route 66, Ghent (392-4644).
HUDSON Community Development and Planning Agency meeting (tentative), 1:30 p.m. at 1 North Front St., Hudson (751-1044).
WINDHAM Town Board meeting, 8 p.m. at Town Hall, 371 State Rt. 296, Hensonville (734-4170).