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Wednesday, February 6, 2013 local almanac
Feb 06, 2013 12:01 am
Weather right now
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Cairo: High 36F; low 10F.[/caption]
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 34F; low 10F.[/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: A slight chance of snow showers, before 10 a.m. Partly sunny. High near 34. Tonight, partly cloudy.. Low around 7.
The outlook for the next three days:
Thursday: Mostly cloudy. High near 26. Light snow likely, Thursday night/Friday morning. Cloudy. Low around 21.
Friday: Snow. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. High near 34. Snow, Friday night. Low around 19.
Saturday: A chance of snow showers before noon. Mostly sunny. High near 27. Low around 5.
Sunrise today: 7:03 a.m.
Sunset today: 5:17 p.m.
Length of the day: 10:14 hrs.
Town meetings
Today is the first Wednesday of the month.
WGXC suggests you call ahead to confirm time and location.
CAIRO Planning Board meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 512 Main Street, Cairo (622-3120).
GHENT Planning Board meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, P.O. Box 98, Ghent (392-4644).
GREENE COUNTY Meetings for Human Services, Health, and Education Committees at 6 p.m. at County Building, 411 Main St., Catskill (719-3270).
GREENPORT Town Board meeting at 7 p.m. at Greenport Town Hall, 600 Town Hall Drive, Hudson (828-4656).
HUDSON Hudson Common Council Youth & Aging Committee meeting, 6 p.m., and Arts, Entertainment & Tourism Committee meeting at 6:45 p.m. at City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson (828-1030).
LIVINGSTON Planning Board meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, County Rte. 19, Livingston (851-9441).
The day ahead on 90.7-FM
Midnight to 5:59 a.m.: Free103point9 Transmission Arts overnight
12:02 a.m. Scanner: A Retrospective in Seven Parts This seven-part series focuses on the extraordinary work of Scanner (British artist Robin Rimbaud) who traverses the experimental terrain between sound, space, image and form, creating absorbing, multi-layered sound pieces that twist technology in unconventional ways. From his early controversial work using found mobile phone conversations, through to his focus on trawling the hidden noise of the modern metropolis his restless explorations of the experimental terrain have won him international admiration. free103point9 is delighted to be working with the artist on this special broadcast event February 3-9, from midnight to 6 a.m. Each night, the broadcast will focus on a specific theme including live performance, sound installation, dance scores, film scores, composition and radio works.
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.: Africans A-Liberate: The Political Songs of Bob Marley An hour-long special honoring the more overtly political music of Bob Marley and The Wailers.
10 a.m.: @Issue: Carole Osterink Blogger and former Hudson alderman Carole Osterink will be the guest for the full hour. Hosted by Victor Mendolia. Mendolia is the chair of the Hudson City Democrats and the first vice chair of the Columbia County Democratic Committee.
11 a.m.: Al Jazeera English
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show Broadcast live from the Catskill Community Center. Hosted by Ron Diamondstein.
6 p.m.: Al Jazeera English
6:30 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"]
Cairo: High 36F; low 10F.[/caption][caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"]
Catskill: High 34F; low 10F.[/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: A slight chance of snow showers, before 10 a.m. Partly sunny. High near 34. Tonight, partly cloudy.. Low around 7.
The outlook for the next three days:
Thursday: Mostly cloudy. High near 26. Light snow likely, Thursday night/Friday morning. Cloudy. Low around 21.
Friday: Snow. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. High near 34. Snow, Friday night. Low around 19.
Saturday: A chance of snow showers before noon. Mostly sunny. High near 27. Low around 5.
Sunrise today: 7:03 a.m.
Sunset today: 5:17 p.m.
Length of the day: 10:14 hrs.
Town meetings
Today is the first Wednesday of the month.
WGXC suggests you call ahead to confirm time and location.
CAIRO Planning Board meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 512 Main Street, Cairo (622-3120).
GHENT Planning Board meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, P.O. Box 98, Ghent (392-4644).
GREENE COUNTY Meetings for Human Services, Health, and Education Committees at 6 p.m. at County Building, 411 Main St., Catskill (719-3270).
GREENPORT Town Board meeting at 7 p.m. at Greenport Town Hall, 600 Town Hall Drive, Hudson (828-4656).
HUDSON Hudson Common Council Youth & Aging Committee meeting, 6 p.m., and Arts, Entertainment & Tourism Committee meeting at 6:45 p.m. at City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson (828-1030).
LIVINGSTON Planning Board meeting at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, County Rte. 19, Livingston (851-9441).
The day ahead on 90.7-FM
Midnight to 5:59 a.m.: Free103point9 Transmission Arts overnight
12:02 a.m. Scanner: A Retrospective in Seven Parts This seven-part series focuses on the extraordinary work of Scanner (British artist Robin Rimbaud) who traverses the experimental terrain between sound, space, image and form, creating absorbing, multi-layered sound pieces that twist technology in unconventional ways. From his early controversial work using found mobile phone conversations, through to his focus on trawling the hidden noise of the modern metropolis his restless explorations of the experimental terrain have won him international admiration. free103point9 is delighted to be working with the artist on this special broadcast event February 3-9, from midnight to 6 a.m. Each night, the broadcast will focus on a specific theme including live performance, sound installation, dance scores, film scores, composition and radio works.
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.: Africans A-Liberate: The Political Songs of Bob Marley An hour-long special honoring the more overtly political music of Bob Marley and The Wailers.
10 a.m.: @Issue: Carole Osterink Blogger and former Hudson alderman Carole Osterink will be the guest for the full hour. Hosted by Victor Mendolia. Mendolia is the chair of the Hudson City Democrats and the first vice chair of the Columbia County Democratic Committee.
11 a.m.: Al Jazeera English
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show Broadcast live from the Catskill Community Center. Hosted by Ron Diamondstein.
6 p.m.: Al Jazeera English
6:30 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News