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A new report by Bennington College Professor, David Bond, shows that the amount of toxic fire fighting foam burnt at the Norlite hazardous waste incinerator in Cohoes is far greater than state and company officials have disclosed. A new website that compiles all the shipments of AFFF from the Department of Defense from 2016 to 2020 for burning has been put together. Norlite burned more AFFF than any other facility even though federal and military officials believe that incineration is not effective. By Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk radio network. www.bennington.edu/AFFF

Next, police reform in Saratoga Springs, NY. The Police Reform Task Force, Black Lives Matter Saratoga and MLK Saratoga held a press conference on Monday, March 22, 2021 to discuss Saratoga Springs City Council’s resolution on police reform. WOOC producer Elizabeth Press spoke to Camille Daniels and Daesha Harris about the task force's process in Saratoga Springs and the call for City Council to adopt their recommendations.

Online learning has been difficult to adjust to. HMM intern Alexx Weihrich talks to UAlbany junior, Chris Genz, about his switch to online and hybrid learning. They talk about the difficulties of adjusting to different learning styles and "wellness days" the school has let them have off.

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Today, Alexis Goldsmith spoke with Sara Lutz about the new bill in the US House of Representatives, The CLEAN future act

Then, WOOC Roaming Labor Correspondent, Willie Terry brings us another episode of the Struggle continues .

After that, Mark Quant is retiring as Director of the Regional Food Bank of NENY. Mark Dunlea Sat down with him to talk about his work and the anti-hunger programs.

And later on, Ollie Westfall takes HMM’s Sina Basila Hickey on a tour of his small maple syrup operation.

Finally, Alexx Weihrich we hear from Oaklee Thiele about utilizing her artistic platform to chronicle life from the disabled perspective.

In part 2 of this episode of Reclaiming History, Lovonia continues her discussion with Professor Anthony Paul Farley of Albany Law School about the KKK Act, the lawsuit filed against Trump, Trumpism, white supremacy, and the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capital. Prof Anthony Paul Farley is the James Campbell Matthews Distinguished Professor of Jurisprudence at Albany Law School.

In this episode of Reclaiming History subtitled, The Fight Against Hate, Lovonia Mallory continues my discussion with Professor Farley of Albany as he unpacks the “ racial terrorist group” known as the KKK, at explores how lynching was used to stifle economic progress within the Black community, and he gives a comprehensive through line analysis of state rights, and its relationship to the GOP, President Reagan, Trumpism, and fascism.

Last Thursday, the US Dept. of Energy and Commerce held a hearing on the CLEAN Future Act, lead by US House representatives Paul Tonko of New York and Frank Pallone of New Jersey. More than 300 organizations signed a letter urging lawmakers to reject fossil fuels and waste incineration as a source of clean energy in the bill. Sarah Lutz with Friends of the Earth spoke with HMM's Alexis Goldsmith.

Omi Maple and Honey owner, Ollie Westfall, invited HMM producer Sina Basila Hickey to see the process of Maple Syrup making. Ollie explained the whole process of maple syrup making from setting his sap lines to the final boiling in his barn.

You can find the Omi Maple and Honey cart at 22 County Rd Ghent, NY 12075 or visit their facebook page

Grammy Winners Richard O’Neill and David Alan Miller talk about creating the Best Classical Instrumental Solo of 2021. In a conversation with HMM's Andrea Cunliffe, O'Neill talks about the Contemporary ‘Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra’ by composer Christopher Theofanidis and how it was recorded at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall.

Inspired by her mother-in-law Marie's homestyle cooking, Brenda Hage opened Teta Marie's Lebanese restaurant, in Cohoes at a very challenging time. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic's in-person dining limitations, Teta Marie's, with its unique flavors and easy takeout, has been a hit in the neighborhood. HMM correspondent Corinne Carey talked to Brenda about her mother-in-law's recipes, za'atar fries, how the community has reacted to Lebanese food, and Brenda's other diverse new business ventures.

After acquiring multiple disabilities in her early twenties, Oaklee Thiele began utilizing her artistic platform to chronicle life from the disabled perspective. Her work centers on invisible chronic illness, the intimate bond she has formed with her service dog, Coco, and coming to terms with the early deterioration of mind and body. As her health continues to decline, Thiele develops custom-made tools to allow her to continue creating large-scale abstracted works. In March of 2020, Thiele partnered with DisArt to produce the My Dearest Friends Project (MDFP), an international public art collaboration centering disability and COVID-19. Since its inception, MDFP has collected, illustrated, and digitally archived over 350 testimonies from disabled people impacted by COVID-19 across the globe. HMM Alexx Weihrich asks Thiele about her time with remote learning.

https://oakleethiele.com