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Liz Forrest, Pike County League of Voters 

R. Anthony Waldron, the incumbent, is running for re-election as a Democratic candidate for the Pike County Board of Commissioners

Ron Schmalzle, the incumbent, is seeking re-election as a Republican candidate for the Pike County Board of Commissioners.

Matt Osterberg, the incumbent, is seeking re-election as a Republican candidate for the Pike County Board of Commissioners.

From NY Focus: Even as experts warn of mass ethnic cleansing in Gaza, New York politicians have remained unwavering in their support for Israel since the Hamas attack. They’ve been less vocal about their state’s ties to the occupation of Palestine.

Chris Gelardi speaks to Radio CHATSkill's host, Tim Bruno 

In mid-September, a small group of mutual aid workers assembled several dozen migrant men from a nearby shelter and brought them to Bushwick City Farm. 

These volunteers started discussing with the men the idea of leaving New York, given the city's chaotic conditions and limited space. The question was, where could they relocate?

New York Focus interviewed four migrants at the Stockton Street Respite Center, located across from Bushwick City Farm. Sophie Hurwitz shares her findings.

Local Reaction: Rabbi Lawrence Zierler of Sullivan County shares thoughts on the ongoing Middle East conflict. His son, currently in Jerusalem, has been called into duty as the Rabbi recounts. 

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Welcome to Radio Catskill’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month where we honor the rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and contributions of Hispanic and Latino communities in Sullivan County.

Enrique Velasquez was one of the first students of the Liberty Partnership Program (LLP), in 2017 and now serving as a mentor to students in the Liberty LLP program, and recently graduated from SUNY Sullivan.

Welcome to Radio Catskill’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month where we honor the rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and contributions of Hispanic and Latino communities in Sullivan County.

Veronica Serrano’s journey to becoming the Kenneth L. Rutherford Elementary School was anything but typical. 

During the latest legislative meeting, District 8 Sullivan County Legislator Ira Steingart proposed a resolution to oust Legislator Rob Doherty from his position as Chairman of the Legislative Body.

“I  think it's an embarrassing time for us, to be quite frank. I decided not to run again. Because for the first time, I'm embarrassed to be a legislator with how we conducted ourselves and how people were treated,” said Steingart. 

The resolution was brought up during the Planning, Real Property, and Economic Development Committee meeting, and not everyone was in agreement with Steingart regarding the timing and the venue for voting on this matter. 

George Conklin, Legislator for District 5 said, “Personally find this all very troubling, and very unfortunate. That being said, we have an election coming up in less than a month, and then there's going to be a time when that new legislature, which is going to be a new legislature, however it turns out, will then be picking a chairman. And I'm willing to wait to that time. I'm not interested in entertaining this.”

Nadia Rajsz, the Legislator for District 2, expressed that she has, at times, felt bullied due to the actions of the chairman.

“I  have been bullied, harassed, , disrespected by not only another legislator, but a chair who's the face of the legislative body. Have to say that not one of his supporters stopped him publicly from doing what he, what he was doing. When that C word was posted on our website, that was an immense embarrassment. And now one of you guys addressed it with maybe you did privately, but not publicly. It's an embarrassment to all of us that we continue to operate that way.”

Doherty was absent from the meeting but informed Radio Catskill that he considered these proceedings to be political theater, emphasizing that this wasn't the first instance of such actions.

The resolution was voted down 3 to 2 with George Conklin, Michael Brooks, and Nicholas Salomone Jr. voting no.