Hudson Mohawk Magazine

The American Farmland Trust reached out to Hudson Mohawk Magazine inviting us to attend the New York Farm to School Institute retreat they’re holding at the Mabee Historic Farm Site this Thursday, June 29, and we will have coverage from the retreat, but first we wanted to ask about the concepts behind this event. Caelan McPherson and David Moore talk with Kiani Conoly-Wilson, NY Regional Program Coordinator at American Farmland Trust.

June is almost over and with that, we say goodbye to Pride Month. To wrap up the annual celebration and commemoration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender pride, we are highlighting three incredible local LGBT poets and their work - Amani, Shannon Shoemaker, and Don Levy.

On Monday, June 19, 2023, Hudson Mohawk Magazine Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended the Troy NAACP 2023 Juneteenth in Geneva Pompey Park in Troy. In this part three segment of his coverage of the Juneteenth events at Geneva Pompey Park in Troy, Willie will share recordings and interviews of participants at the event.

One of the few controversial bills that the State Assembly passed during their two day special session was banning the dumping of radioactive waste water from the decommissioning of the Indian Point nuclear power plant into the Hudson River. Eric Weltman of the Hudson River Food and Water Watch discusses whether the Governor will sign the law, and gives an overview of the End Fossil Fuels rally and march being organized in NYC on Sept. 17 in conjunction with the UN Special Meeting on climate. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Ex- second grade (now 3rd grade) correspondent Nikolai Nagel-Dreby went to Honest Weight food co-op to talk to Anastasia Rogers, the co-op’s education and engagement coordinator. She was running a cup-cake decorating class and She and Niko discussed some of their favorite things about the co-op, the history of the co-op as well as upcoming classes being held there. After that, they decorated cup-cakes!

You can find the calendar of classes and events at the co-op at www.honestweight.coop

Today on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

We begin with Elizabeth “EP” Press bringing us a recap of the June 22 Troy City Council meeting.

Then, as part of our primary election coverage, Alisha Washington talks with Tim Coll, a candidate for Commissioner for Public Safety in Saratoga Springs.

Later on, more election coverage with excerpts from the recent Meet the Candidates event for the Republican Primary Commissioner of Finance position in Mechanicville, hosted by the League of Women Voters of Saratoga County.

After that, we hear part two of Marsha Lazarus’s interview with James Mitchell from the group Young Futures about the importance of financial literacy classes for children.

Finally, we catch up with retired meteorologist Hugh Johnson, with a look at our upcoming weather, and a timely reminder of safety precautions to take during lightning storms.

Retired meteorologist Hugh Johnson spoke with Alisha Washington and Brea Barthel about all this rain, lightning safety, and "air you can wear" in this week's weather report.

In this segment we hear the first 10 minutes of The League of Women Voters Saratoga County Republican Primary Forum for Commissioner of Finance in Mechanicville, NY meet the candidates event. Mark Seber Commissioner of Accounts and Tamara Martin, pharmacist are the candidates facing off. If you want to learn more navigate to the link below to view the entire video.

https://youtu.be/nUVCoMJcqN0

From housing evictions due to code violations to the proposed closure of Burdett Birth Center, it has been a busy week in Troy. In addition, there was yet another Troy PD settlement that tax payers had to foot the bill for and the lead pipe replacement program began. Hudson Mohawk Magazine producer Elizabeth (EP) Press brings us excerpts of the most recent City Council Meeting where all of this was discussed.

Young Futures' founder James Mitchell invited producer Marsha Lazarus to sit in on the last class of Young Futures' Financial Art Literacy spring series. James explains why introducing children to financial literacy concepts is so important and directly linked to a child's sense of value and self-value, and how he communicates financial literacy concepts in a way that children can "get it!"

Part 2 of an interview with Young Futures' founder James Mitchell.