Hudson Mohawk Magazine

Sina Basila Hickey talks with Jess Bennett, from Friends of the Mahicantuck, about efforts to “Save 1011,” the last untouched waterfront forest in Troy, and the importance of the upcoming city council vote on Thursday May 5.

To Flow Both Ways: The Past, Present, and Future of Hudson Waterfronts is now open in downtown Troy at the FOCUS Lab. Reif Larson of The Future of Small Cities Institute gave Hudson Mohawk Magazine's Sina Basila Hickey a sneak peak of the exhibition.

www.focuslivinglab.com

21 3rd Street, Troy, NY

Open Saturdays | 9am to 2pm

On April 28, 2022, the Hudson Mohawk Magazine Network Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended the "Worker's Memorial Day 2022" event at the Albany Labor Temple. In attendance were labor, community leaders, and workplace safety experts who came together to remember those workers who lost their lives while working. In this labor segment, Willie recorded some highlights from the event.

The campaign to shut down the Norlite hazardous waste incinerator intensified on April 30 when several hundred people rallied at the Governor's Mansion to call on Hochul to shut down the facility. We hear from Alexis Goldsmith of Lights Out Norlite; Poet D. Colin; Tasheca Medina of Equality for Troy; and Kriti Sharma of the RPI Sunrise Movement. By Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Radio Network.

Kevin Pryor from Troy Look Inc joins us to talk about his organization, the lasting impact it has had, and a Paint & Pizza event on April 30th. He spoke with Andrea Cunliffe.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine:

We begin with Blair Horner of NYPIRG giving us his perspective on the court decision to reject newly drawn district lines.

Then, a teacher from Emma Willard talks about why Paul Farmer, a physician who championed global health, is significant to her.

Later on, we’ll find out about what Cohoes is planning with floating solar panels.

After that, Kevin Pryor from Troy Look Inc talks about an upcoming Paint & Pizza event.

Finally, we get a dose of pet therapy and hear from Patty Reksc on the benefits of dogs to mental health

The majority of college classes these days are delivered by faculty who often struggle to earn a living wage, go without benefits and can’t necessarily count on having their job the next semester, or the next year, leaving students in the lurch, not able to count on the classes they need to graduate or not able to go the distance with a cherished advisor. This is the case throughout the country, and throughout the Capital District. The union drive by contingent faculty at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs has just gone public. Key member of the organizing committee, Skidmore Teaching Professor Ruth McAdams, joins erstwhile Skidmore teaching professor and HMM producer Cathy Silber with the latest.

On April 27, New York's highest court in a split decision threw out the newly drawn election lines for Congress and the State Senate on the grounds that state lawmakers engaged in partisan gerrymandering to favor Democrats. The court ordered the lower court to draft new lines for this fall’s elections even though petitioning has been completed for the major parties. The court said they expect that the primaries for Congress and the Senate may have to be shifted to August. Blair Horner of NYPIRG reviews the impact of this decision both in this year and after the next census. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

HMM correspondent Sarah Abraham speaks with Patty Reksc from the Schenectady Chapter of Therapy Dogs International about the mental health benefits of pet therapy, her own personal journey with therapy dogs, and more!

Here is their contact information for their national office and local chapter!

Therapy Dogs International

TDI-dog. org

Schenectady Chapter #74

Therapy Dogs International

The City of Cohoes is pursuing a plan to install a floating photovoltaic system on the city's reservoir, one of the first of its kind in the nation. Hudson Mohawk Magazine correspondent Corinne Carey visited the site and spoke with Cohoes City Planner Joseph Seman-Graves about the project.