Hudson Mohawk Magazine

Olpaka's Curator Amy Griffin talks with HMM's Andrea Cunliffe about the Exhibition "Pieced Together" at Albany Library's Pine Hill Branch . Detailing work of the curator selecting the works of 9 Hudson Valley Artists who create the work of displayed assemblidges and collages inspired by the library itself and its long standing installation by Kenneth Ragsdale. Their conversation touches upon the work of the Opalka gallery's continuing exhibitions this autumn throughout the Capital Region.

Opening exhibition is October 1st at the Pine Hill Branch of Albany Library.

Daniel Hale is serving 45 months in prison as a member of the US Air Force for disclosing information that US drone attacks often killed innocent civilians. John Amidon of Upstate Drone Action was in Syracuse recently leafleting about Hale’s situation. Hancock Air Force base outside of Syracuse operates many of the military drones in the Middle East. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Radio Network.

In January 2021, PFOA,–a toxic “forever chemical”–was found in drinking water wells at the Algonquin Middle School and nearby residential wells in Poestenkill. A community meeting was held on September 27th at the Poestenkill VFW to address the problem.

The order of the speakers: Eric Wohlleber, Poestenkill Town Board member and host.

Judith Enck, former EPA Regional Administrator and resident of Poestenkill

Bob Brunet, Poestenkill Public Health Coordinator

Michele Baker, NY Water Project and resident of Hoosick Falls

Gary Ginsberg, NYS Department of Health

Sean Mahar, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,

We begin with a recap on the community meeting that was held on the PFOA that was found in Poestenkill drinking water

Then, Benoit Vallee speaks about his research on people from the Dominican Republic and the roots of hip-hop culture

Later on, we bring you more coverage from the recent "Community Partnership Mass Food Distribution"

After that, we get a preview of the town hall meeting taking place on Wednesday at 6pm on the controversy surrounding the Dunn Memorial Landfill

Finally, retired meteorologist Hugh Johnson gives us his weather update

Retired meteorologist Hugh Johnson joined us to talk about the fall weather patterns, if the hurricane season is ending, how smoke from the West coast carries east, and more. Caelan and Sina spoke with Hugh.

Dr. Yager speaks with Spencer about the Delta variant and his research on how viruses interact with human cells.

For more info on Dr. Yager and his research, visit https://www.acphs.edu/eric-yager-phd.

Hudson Mohawk Magazine correspondent Steve Pierce speaks with Bob Welton, treasurer of the Rensselaer Environmental Coalition, about a town hall meeting on the controversy surrounding the Dunn Memorial Landfill scheduled for 6 PM on Wednesday, September 29, 2021.

www.stopdunn.org

www.eastgreenbush.org

The Latin American, Caribbean and US Latino and Latina Studies program at the University at Albany has many students working on interesting and important research projects to improve the understanding of people who make up a large part of our population. Moses Nagel spoke to Benoit Vallee about his research on people from the Dominican Republic and the roots of hip-hop culture.

PFOA, a toxic “forever chemical” has been found in January 2021 in drinking water wells at the Algonquin Middle School in Poestenkill and nearby residential wells. A community meeting was held on September 27th at the Poestenkill VFW to address the problem. We hear an introduction from Eric Wohlleber of the Poestenkill Town Board. We then hear a question from resident Paula Heilmann, with responses from Sean Mahar, Chief of Staff for NYS DEC and Judith Enck, a local resident who is a former EPA Regional administrator who dealt with PFOA in Hoosick Falls. We finish with a comment by local resident Suzanne Sennett. By Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Radio Network.

Hoosick Falls resident Michele Baker of the NY Water Project spoke at a community meeting about PFOAs in Poestenkill on 9-27-21.

The full meeting audio is here:

https://soundcloud.com/mediasanctuary/poestenkill-pfoa-september-27-2021/s-pXODmVwJLm5