Radio Chatskill

The Lunar New Year was this weekend. 2024 is the year of the dragon, which symbolizes honor and success in the Chinese zodiac. 

Our newest intern Leying Tang is a Chinese student based in New York City. She was curious how Chinese and Chinese Americans celebrate the Year of the Dragon here in the untied states and what’s the difference in traditions when people celebrate the same festival in different countries.

Radio Catskill’s Leying Tang will bring you in to her friends’ homes to show you how Chinese people celebrate their Year of the Dragon.

A Recent New York Law Makes It More Difficult For Communities To Incorporate As Villages.

The Previous Law Was More Than A Hundred Years Old And Deemed Outdated By Officials Who Said It Didn't Reflect Contemporary Community Planning Practices 

A Bill Passed Both The State Assembly And Senate To Address That Issue.

But Some Upcoming Villages, Including One In Sullivan County, Will Be Exempt From The New Regulations. Sam Mellins From Ny Focus Has More. 

The Delaware Valley Arts Nest invites artists to submit their work for consideration in the upcoming exhibition, "Metamorphosis." They are seeking captivating 2D pieces that explore the theme of transformation and change.

Culture Reporter Valerie Mansi spoke to Jodi Sibilia from The Delaware Valley Arts Nest.

Congressman Marc Molinaro represents New York's 19th congressional district and he spoke to Tim Bruno on Radio Chatskill about the closure of Sullivan County Head Start.

Molinaro said Wednesday that the Office of Head Start (OHS) had informed him that Sullivan County Head Start has decided to relinquish its Head Start grant. 

According to the CDC, the use of e-cigarettes is unsafe for kids, teens, and young adults. Most e-cigarettes contain nicotine. Nicotine is highly addictive and can harm adolescent brain development, which continues into the early to mid-20s.

According to the Mid-Hudson Regional Community Health Needs Assessment, Sullivan County suffers from the highest rates of smoking in the Hudson Valley.  The average age of a new smoker in New York State is 13 years old.

Sullivan 180 is partnering with Catch My Breath, a youth vaping prevention program that takes a peer-led approach to empower students to make informed decisions about E-cigarettes and resist social pressures to vape.

The program provides up-to-date information to teachers, parents, and health professionals to equip students with the knowledge and skills they need to make informed decisions about the use of e-cigarettes, including JUUL and disposable devices. 

Tim Bruno spoke to Amanda Langseder of Sullivan 180 about the training program. 

Bart A. Charlow was born into the life of a Borscht Belt Catskills hotel family and his first book, A Catskill Carnival: My Borscht Belt Life Lived, Lost and Loved, is a memoir of his early years in a unique setting, coming to terms with it and cherishing its life lessons.

He’ll be talking about it at a virtual book talk for The Time & the Valleys Museum Sunday, February 11. He spoke to Tim Bruno on Radio Chatskill. 

The Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program (AWSMP) is hosting a film premiere of "Exploring the Upper Esopus Creek Watershed" at the Pine Hill Community Center on February 8. 

Following the screening, there will be a panel Q&A with the production team and watershed educators who created the film. 

Tim Bruno spoke to Tim Koch, Stream Education Leader for the Ashokan Watershed Stream Management Program at Cornell Cooperative Extension | Ulster County, and filmmaker Amanda Cabanillas, who is also the Education & Outreach Coordinator at the Greene County Soil & Water Conservation District

Bethel Woods Center for the Arts—the original site of the 1969 woodstock festival—has launched a brand new, state-of-the-art campground. Folks can now sleep among the hallowed festival grounds. 

Eric Frances, CEO of Bethel Woods Center for the Arts joined Patricio Robayo on Radio Chatskill to talk about all about the 2024 camping season. 

Black bears exist throughout New York, and the majority (about 85%) of the black bear population can be found in the Adirondacks and here in the Catskills.

The New York Department of Environmental Conservation will be at the Ellenville Public Library and Museum February 5 with a presentation on local bear species and what to do if you encounter one. 

Tim Bruno spoke to the DEC's Regional Bear Biologist Jonathan Russell. 

The Center for Discovery is a major research and specialty center where individuals from around New York State and the world travel to receive highly advanced care and access to groundbreaking research and treatment for a myriad of disabilities and complex conditions. Each year, The Center serves more than 1,200 children, adults, and families.

At the beginning of the year, Dr. Theresa Hamlin was named CEO of The Center for Discovery. The facility board chose her in October 2023 to succeed Patrick Dollard, now a senior advisor to the organization.

Hamlin joined the center in 1983 and was named president in 2020.

She spoke to Tim Bruno on Radio Chatskill.