Hudson Mohawk Magazine

On Thursday Sept. 15, Lights Out Norlite will provide an update on the effort to shutdown the Norlite hazardous waste incinerator and aggregate facility in Cohoes, NY. The meeting will be outdoors at 5:30 p.m. in the playground area of the Saratoga Sites housing complex. Dave Publow provides an overview of the event to Mark Dunlea of Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

We begin with Ivette Alfonso from Citizen Action of New York joining us to talk about an upcoming awards ceremony.

Then, Mark Dunlea talks with Joshua Cohen about the launch of the Hudson Valley Climate Action Network.

Later on, Moses Nagel takes us to Fun Stuff, a Troy-based design studio doing interesting work.

After that, Jody Cowan reports on JBA Concierge Medicine, a new at-home full-service medical care program being started in the Capital Region.

And we end as we started, discussing climate. Retired meteorologist Hugh Johnson will give us an insider’s look at weather technology and tracking, plus the forecast for the week.

The Dungeons & Dragons game has existed since the '70s, often associated with nerdy white kids. Justin Shi contradicts that stereotype and spoke with Hudson Mohawk Magazine producer Sina Basila Hickey about how he sees POC and LGBTQ+ communities driving the game's popularity. He spoke about why that it and some of the meaning behind the game.

CC image by Harrison Baere of Fan-made miniatures of yuan-ti from Dungeons & Dragons.

CollectivEffort in Troy, NY is the brainchild of some RPI-trained talents who came together to build something greater than the sum of their parts: an LLC, based in co-op principles, providing media and marketing services that facilitate connections within and among communities, increasing engagement, collaboration & sustainability in ways that boost both sales and social capital. Vice President for Operations and Research Dan Lyles explains the vision and the practice to HMM producer Cathy Silber. See https://www.collectiveeffort.co/

The Hudson Valley Climate Action Network is a communication network for elected officials, municipal volunteers, and grassroots climate leaders who are working on climate in Putnam, Orange, Ulster, Dutchess, Greene, and Columbia counties. They are having a community launch event on Thursday September 15th from 4-7 pm at Basilica Hudson. Joshua Cohen of HVCAN speaks to Mark Dunlea of Hudson Mohawk Magazine. For more details, see hvcan.org.

New York based care-givers Alison Joseph and John Brown are offering residents in the Capital District full service at home medical care with their new business venture JBA Concierge Medicine.

Starting Sept. 1st 2022, the practice is taking on new patients.

Visit WWW.JBACONCIERGEMED.COM for more information and to get registered

Produced by Jody Cowan

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

We begin with a report about the Hudson Valley Climate Solutions Week by Mark Dunlea.

Then, Willie Terry shares more stories from Organize a Union at Work, the title of this year’s Labor Day picnic and celebration at Cook Park in Colonie.

Later on, artist Nathan Meltz introduces the ScreenPrint Exhibition at Opalka Gallery in a conversation with Andrea Cunliffe.

After that, Sina Basila Hickey asked Steve Pierce about why 9-11 was the chosen launch date for Hudson Mohawk Magazine and about the last 5 years of programming.

Finally, we remember Meghan Marohn with a collection of recorded memories from friends.

Fun Stuff is a Troy based design studio doing interesting work with innovative and sustainable materials. The artists behind the studio: Diedre Shea and Julian Goldman spoke with Moses Nagel about their work in the community.

Today we continue to honor the life of Meghan Marohn on The Hudson Mohawk Magazine with this tribute message from her friends near and far. This piece is produced by Elizabeth Press.

On Monday, September 5, 2022, the Hudson Mohawk Magazine Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended the Solidarity Labor Day Picnic and Celebration at Cook Park in Colonie. The Labor Day theme was "Organize a Union at Work." Willie interviewed three labor leaders in the capital region about Labor Day 2022. In this part two labor segment, he spoke to Sean Collins, Organizer for SEIU Local 200United and Officer in the Troy Area Labor Council AFL-CIO, about labor day 2022.