WJFF - The Local Edition

Guest: Barry Lewis

every other week we check in with Barry Lewis who has a column in the Times Herald-Record

This weekhe is talking about..Bluey! Who is that? What is that? – Guest: Robert Dadras

One of the good things about fall is that there are Harvest Festivals. And Liberty is having theri this Saturday from Noon to 4pm

It will cook off, poetry readings, Farmer Markets celebration but at noon, at the Liberty Museum and Arts Center they will be hosting the 16th annual Liberty Jazz Festival featuring Cecil Allen and Friends.

On the phone with us now Robert Dadrasfrom the Liberty Museum and Arts Center to tell us more.

Guest: Cindy Furman, Director of Elections Wayne County

The local election season is well underway and here on The Local Edition, we will be looking at key races in our listening area. Interviewing candidates and keeping you informed on the issues.

Tonight we will be turning our eyes across the river to Wayne County.

In 2019 Act 77 made significant changes in the Pennsylvania Election Code, providing a new option to vote by mail and offering more time to register to vote, starting with the Primary Election of 2020. – Guest: Wayne County Hall of Fame Voters Part 1

Wayne County citizens who have voted in November
elections for 50 consecutive years.

Guest: Liam Mayo, The River Reporter

Its Wednesday on The Local Edition and that means we check in with The River Reporter to see what is going on in our listening area. – Guest: James B. Huntington, Host, WJFFs WorkShift Live!

We now turn our eyes to the economy, and here to give us the latest on what is going on in the economic world and help us make sense of it all is Jim Huntington, Host of Radio Catskills WorkShift Live!

Guest: Steven Vegliante, Fallsburg Town Supervisor  – Guest: Bill Rieber Jr., Thompson Town Supervisor

Guest: Nancy Buck, Sullivan County Treasurer

ts Monday on The Local Edition, and every Monday, we will be checking in with Sullivan County, and we will be taking a look at the county finances.

For the sixth year in a row, the NYS Comptrollers Office has designated Sullivan County free of fiscal stress.

What does that mean?

Well, on the phone with us now is Nancy Buck, Sullivan County Treasurer to help us make sense of this new report. – Guest: Laura Moran, Western Sullivan Public Library

This week starts The Great Give Back

It's a way to provide opportunities for the patrons of the Public Libraries of New York State to participate in meaningful, service-oriented experiences. This happens at libraries across the state and also in our very own neck of the woods.

Here to talk about the Great Give Back Day and what the Western S

And our own library in Sullivan County, the Western Sullivan Public Library will be participating and on the phone with us now to talk more about this is Laura Moran, Branch Manager for the Callicoon Brack of the WSPL.

Guest: Chris Rowley, Shawangunk Journal

Its Friday on The Local Edition and every other Friday we check in with Shawangunk Journals reporter Chris Rowley to see what is going on in Ellenville and in Ulster County. – Guest: Jennifer Kreisberg, Akwesasne Women Singers

The Hurleyville Performing Arts Centre is hosting the 2nd Annual Indigenous Womens Voices Summit w which is celebrating & igniting creative change through films, conversation, art & celebration of Indigenous Women.

This Saturday, there will be live music at the HPAC with a performance of the Akwesasne Women Singers, followed by a discussion.

One of those people leading the discussion is on the phone with us now, Jennifer Kreisberg, one of the Akwesasne Women Singers.

Community News

Guest: Liam Mayo, The River Reporter

Its Wednesday on The Local Edition, and that means we check in with The River Reporter to see what is going on in our listening area. – Guest: James B. Huntington, Host, WJFFs WorkShift Live!

We now turn our eyes to the economy, and here to give us the latest on what is going on in the economic world and help us make sense of it all is Jim Huntington, Host of Radio Catskills WorkShift Live!

Guest: The Kingfisher Project

On The Kingfisher Project, we will be talking to Wendy Brown, Deputy Commissioner Division of Health and Family Services, and Jessica Foschino, a woman in long-term recovery.

Guest: Juanita Sarmiento, Sandra Cuellar Oxford, Heily Flores, Pedro Tweed

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Radio Catskill's The Local Edition hosted a panel on Monday, Oct 4th, to delve deeper into the issues concerning the Latinx community.

Guest Include:
Juanita Sarmiento - Rural Migrant Ministry
Sandra Cuellar Oxford - Hudson Valley Area Labor Federation Director
Heily Flores - Sullivan County Black Latino Asian Caucus
Pedro Tweed - Author, Actor, Gymnastic and Martial Arts Coach