WJFF - The Local Edition

Guest: Heather Brown, Sustainability Coordinator for the Sullivan County Sustainable Energy Office

If you are filling your car up with gas, you know the drill. Pop open the fuel door on your car, lift the nozzle, press that button for regular or premium, and start fueling.

Eventually, though, most New Yorkers may be adapting to a different routine...Thats because earlier this month, Governor Hochul signed a bill that will end the sale of gas-powered cars in New York by 2035.shifting the state towards electric vehicles and other alternative fuels.

To tell us more, Radio Catskills Patricio Robayo spoke with Heather Brown, Sustainability Coordinator for the Sullivan County Sustainable Energy Office. He first asked Heather to give us an overview of the bill. Here is what she had to say... – Guest: Juanita Sarmiento, Rural Migrant Ministry

Its National Hispanic Heritage Month. Here on The Local Edition for Hispanic Heritage Month, we will be speaking to guests about issues facing the Hispanic and Latino communities in our listening area.

Since New York States Excluded Workers Program opened on August first, more than one-hundred-and-sixty-five-thousand people have applied; so far, just over ninety-one-thousand have been approved.

The Excluded Workers Program provides assistance for New Yorkers who lost income during the pandemic.but did not qualify for earlier COVID-19 benefits.

Groups like the Rural Migrant Ministry are helping to get the word out. Juanita Saramiento... program coordinator for the Rural Migrant Ministry, is here to talk with us about that program.and about the Rural Migrant Ministrys upcoming 40th-anniversary celebration.

Guest: Live with Barry Lewis

Every other week, Barry Lewis has a column in the Times Herald-Record.

This weekhe is writing about unplugging at concerts and enjoying and living in the moment.. – Guest: Eric Baylin, Sullivan County Poet Laureate

This Saturday is the Jeff Jamboree on Main Street This annual includes a Tractor Parade, a pancake breakfast, food, music and more

And every year there is a Duck race and to kick off the Duck race will Sullivan County Poet Laureate Eric Baylin, who will be making an appearance at the Western Sullivan Public Library from 10 am to 2pm

Guest: Wayne County Update

odays Main Ingredient Podcast is designed to help people bring local, farm-fresh food to the table. Each week the podcast focuses on a specific ingredient mostly vegetables.

The podcast is done by Producer Jane Bollinger and hosted by Wayne Countys own Mikki Uzupes (YOOZ-ups). The show lines up farmers to talk about the ingredients in the field, including pests, disease, climate and other challenges. And We have them both on the phone. – Guest: Mariel Fiori, La Voz en Breve

Each year, National Hispanic Heritage Month is observed from September 15 to October 15, and it celebrates the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.
And here on The Local Edition for Hispanic Heritage Month we will be speaking to guests to talk about issues facing the Hispanic and Latino communities in our listening area.
On the phone with us now is Mariel Fiori , host of La Voz en Breve which airs on Radio Catskill on Mondays at 7 pm right after the Local Edition

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, 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: Nick Vallone, Rolling V

Last week was the first day back at school... or the *first* the first day of school! for many students around New York State. But some students who wanted to go to school ...were stranded.

26 million students rely on the school bus to get to school. But schools around the country... are facing a growing school bus driver shortage.

Recently, Pine Bush Central School District in Orange County found out right before the first day of school last Wednesday... that some students would not get rides. On Friday and Monday, they closed schools for all students while they adjusted schedules. Today, the busses are finally rolling, and school is back in session! But the shortage remains.

Nick Vallone is vice president of the State School Bus Contractors Association and Executive vice president of Rolling V Bus Corp. – Guest: Kate Wilson and Roque Berlanga, Forestburgh Playhouse

The Forestburgh Playhouses The Forestburgh Academy OUTDOOR 2021 Fall Theatre Intensive Workshops is beginning this Saturday

Beyond the Page to the Stage is a Fall Theatre Intensive where young artists will participate in a guided creative process to imagine and fully realize an original production.

On the phone with us now are Forestburgh Playhouse Education Directors Kate Wilson and Roque Berlanga.

Guest: Sullivan County Government Update: Superintendent Superintendent James Arnott

The Sullivan County Airport is looking to begin a new chapter in its history, and the airport was established in the 60s during the later stages of the Borscht Belt era to help develop the growing Catskills. Here to help tell us about this new chapter is Superintendent for the Sullivan County International Airport, James Arnott. – Guest: Lou Monteleone

The St. Baldricks Foundation is a volunteer and donor-powered charity committed to supporting research to find cures for childhood cancers.

And this past weekend, the Owner of Corner piazza pizza in Eldred Lou Monteleone held a St. Baldricks event that has been for several years now.

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 Ulster County. – Guest: Noah Kalina, Photographer

Living and working in Sullivan County, Noah Kalina has a new show at the Catskill Art Society's satellite gallery, The Laundry King, opening this weekend.

Its work has taken over a span of about six years, revisiting locations
in and around Lumberland to, as Noah says, to observe a particular thing or place over time and see these subtle changes that occur.

Guest: Arrah Fisher, The Cooperage Project

According to Wayne County, The COVID-19 pandemic and the necessity of virtual work and school prompted many people to choose Wayne County and Northeast PA, NEPA, as their new or full-time home.

And tomorrow is NEPA Community Day! From 4 to 6 pm. Its a day that has been designed to provide an opportunity for these new residents as well as long-time residents to get to know the local community.

Arrah Fisher, Executive Director for The Cooperage Project, is on the phone with us to talk about NEPA Day. – Guest: Eugene Thalmann, Farmer

SUNY Sullivan, in partnership with Catskill Mountainkeeper and is hosting Nutrition & Wellness in the Catskills, a free online course taught by a local farmer and nutritionist, Eugene S. Thalmann.

We had Eugene earlier in the summer to talk about his classes. And He is back to give us an update and talk about how farming and how climate change are connected.

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, 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: Tracie Gardner, Legal Action Center