Hudson Mohawk Magazine

(Draft) On July 11, the TU reported that community residents gathered to voice their concerns to Troy city and police officials about feeling unsafe and a general decline in the quality of life in South Troy. Local resident Rosaly German spoke about her perspectives to Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall is thrilled to announce the return of the free outdoor concert series. Ellen Sinopoli of Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company (ESDC) is in conversation with Hudson Mohawk Magazine's Andrea Cunliffe about the "Undercover Playground" series bringing creative movement into the city's parks this summer and encouraging kids to think a little more creatively about the playgrounds they visit!

Barker Park Kid’s series shows are at 11am on Thursdays during July and August. Barker Park is located at the corner of 3rd and State Streets.

DEC will hold two public hearings on the controversial Dunn construction and demolition debris landfill on Tuesday August 8. The hearings will be at 2 and 6 P in the Rensselaer Junior/Senior High School auditorium. The existing permit has expired. The landfill has drawn widespread criticism from elected officials and local residents over odor, noise, truck traffic and its location next to a school. Bob Welton of the Rensselaer Environmental Coalition talks with Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine. Note: the correct address to submit comments is [email protected]

On Wed, July 19, 1011 2nd Ave (the last undeveloped waterfront properties in Troy) is going to be on the agenda for the Planning Commission for a site plan review. Activists trying to protect this land from development are hopeful about this next step. Jess Bennett of Friends of the Mahicantuk spoke with Sina Basila Hickey for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Learn more by following @friendsofthemahicantuck on facebook and instagram

Last summer, Waterfall Unity Alliance hosted their first annual Waterfall Unity Concert which raised enough funds to purchase the what is now Iotsi’tsisons (Skywoman’s) Forever Farm. This year's celebration takes place from July 28th-30th to honor the Kanien’kehá:ka rematriation and return to ancestral homelands. Proceeds go directly toward their language immersion earth school and programs.

Members of Waterfall Unity Alliance (Kawenniiosta Jock, Liv Watyana’li:yo Bigtree, Sandra Owén:nakon Deer-Standup, and Bethany Yarrow) spoke with Sina Basila Hickey for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

More info at https://www.waterfallunityalliance.org/news

TRIO EOC is holding a College Fair for Adult Learners on Wednesday, July 19 from 4 – 7 PM at the Capital South Campus Center at 20 Warren Street in Albany. Shanise Kent spoke with Brea Barthel and Alisha Washington about the upcoming event, what participants need to prepare, and possibilities for student support.

Register at bit.ly/TRIOEOCFair

After a week of heavy rain, tornado warnings, and now another round of smoke, retired National Weather Service meteorologist Hugh Johnson spoke with Brea Barthel and Alisha Washington about about what's going on weather wise. Johnson said that the July rainfall is "officially, 7.10 inches. ...this July is ALREADY our tenth wettest ON RECORD, and it is only a little more than half over."

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

To start, Moses Nagel brings us a report recorded on-site at a “practice picket” by the Teamsters Union for the possible strike by UPS workers.

Then Shanise Kent from UAlbany’s TRIO Educational Opportunity Center joins us to talk about an upcoming college fair for adult learners.

Later on, Dulcinia Diggs shares part 2 of her interview with software engineer Casey Gerena, looking in part at jobs in the STEAM fields.

After that, Sina Basila Hickey shares information about Soil Fest this week, July 21st to 23rd, at White Feather Farm in Saugerties, NY.

Finally, Hugh Johnson joins us for our weekly discussion of climate and weather. I bet we can all guess the week’s forecast.

As part of Upstate Art Weekend, White Feather Farm in Saugerties, NY will hold its second annual Soil Fest with live performances, workshops and food intersecting art, science and ecology. Brooke Singer, the festival organizer, spoke with Sina Basila Hickey for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Learn more at https://www.whitefeatherfarm.org/soil-fest

Moses Nagel reports on a the West Hill concer series, a series of classical performers from Latin America and the Caribbean being presented in Albany July 20, 21 & 22.