Radio Chatskill

Garnet Health recently announced a restructuring plan that will affect 26 employees, less than 1% of its total workforce. This restructuring is expected to save approximately $4.6 million in salaries and benefits, according to Garnet Health.

As part of the restructuring, inpatient palliative care services will no longer be provided, additionally, Garnet Health plans to optimize its Infectious Disease practice to better meet the needs of inpatients.

Radio Catskill’s Patricio Robayo spoke to Jonathan Schiller, President & CEO of Garnet Health, to discuss what these changes mean for the community.

The 2024 Upper Delaware BioBlitz will be held on June 28th and 29th at The Highlights Foundation Retreat Center in Boyds Mills, Wayne County, PA. 

Eight teams of scientists and amateur naturalists will gather to begin their collection of every unique species of plant, animal, fungus and lichen they can find in 24 hours. 

Some teams, like the Mammal Team looking for bats and the Insect Team looking for night flying insects, will work through the night.

The public can meet scientists from different disciplines, see what they have collected, and take a tour of the site to learn how different species live and thrive in the context of the overall property.

Radio Catskill's Joe Johnson spoke to Steve Schwartz, BioBlitz organizer, about the event's return to the area.

Maggi Fitzpatrick is the Health & Wellness Columnist for the Sullivan County Democrat. Her column is "Moving Toward Health."

Over two years ago Maggi and her husband committed to walking 45 minutes a day for 75 days. 833 days later, Maggi has yet to drop the habit.

Tim Bruno talked to Maggi about commitment, relationships and walking on Radio Chatskill

The Deep Water Literary Festival returns to Narrowsburg this weekend and Radio Catskill is proud to be a media partner. Every day this week, we’re featuring authors and events from the festival.

Weaving story-telling and song, Curtis Zunigha of the Lenape Center will open the festival tomorrow. Zunigha will discuss "Lenapehoking: An Anthology," which includes essays and interviews covering the Lenape, whose indigenous homelands lay between New York City and Philadelphia.

Tim Bruno spoke to Zunigha on Radio Chatskill.

Joe Johnson is a retired Port Jervis science teacher and Radio Catskill volunteer and he regularly brings us science stories that have caught his eye. 

This week, Joe brings us good news about Voyager One, the spacecraft from 1977;  bad news for some of the cicadas temporarily overtaking parts of the U.S. who are turning into sex-crazed “zombies,” thanks to a fungus; and the climate shift from El Niño to La Niña.

The Deep Water Literary Festival returns to Narrowsburg this weekend and Radio Catskill is proud to be a media partner. Every day this week we’re featuring authors and events from the festival.

Jeanine Hays and Bryan Mason are the founders of AphroChic, one of the nation's most successful Black owned brands.

Authors of REMIX: Decorating with Culture, Objects and Soul and AphroChic: Celebrating the Legacy of the Black Family Home, as well as their eponymous magazine, they will be joined by podcaster and award-winning chef Heather Carlucci Saturday at the Festival to discuss the ways writing and publications are natural pathways to building independent businesses and how they are rethinking AphroChic as new upstate residents. Presented in association with Radio Catskill.

Congressman Marc Molinaro represents New York's 19th District, which not only includes much of Radio Catskill’s listening area, but is also highly competitive in this election year. The outcome here could significantly impact the political balance in the House this November.

In an interview with Radio Catskill, Molinaro discussed the challenges of representing such a politically diverse district. He addressed several key issues, including infrastructure projects, access to contraception, and the opioid crisis.

Molinaro also elaborated on his belief that former President Donald Trump's trial in Manhattan was politically motivated. Trump faced charges of falsifying business records to sway the 2016 presidential election and was convicted on all 34 felony counts. According to Rep. Molinaro, this outcome reflects what he calls "one-party rule" in New York State.

Yesterday, Congressman Marc Molinaro spoke with Jason Dole, beginning with the discussion of the million-dollar Old Route 17 Corridor infrastructure project.

La Voz is a multi-award-winning free magazine in Spanish distributed in 10 counties across the Hudson Valley,  serving over 150,000 Hispanic readers.

La Voz is celebrating its 20th anniversary as the only print Spanish-language magazine in the region on June 22 at the Spiegeltent at Bard College. 

Reporter Marin Scotten spoke to Managing Editor Mariel Fiori about the two decades of providing resources for Spanish speaking immigrants in the area and the vibrant community she's helped build through the publication.
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The Black Library, in collaboration with the Sullivan County Chapter of the NAACP, is celebrating Juneteenth tomorrow ..but the annual celebration comes in the midst of a harsh reality for the community space in Monticello: its funding is running out. 

Radio Catskill's Patricio Robayo spoke with Black Library co-founders Douglas Shindler and Mike Davis about what that means for the future of the Black Library.

The Deep Water Literary Festival takes place June 21 through June 23. Founded in 2018, the festival was founded to promote community engagment, performance, and the sharing of literary ideas in Narrowsburg, NY.

As part of WJFF's partnership with Deep Water Literary Festival, Tim Bruno spoke to authors Nana Brew-Hammond and Sara Hosey who are hosting a panel together during the festival.