WJFF - The Local Edition

Guest: Liam Mayo, The River Reporter

Returning to the airwaves, this is the River Reporter.and Introducing their newest reporter, Liam Mayo..Liam is here to give us an update on whats new and whats going on in the 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 WJFFs WorkShift Live!

Guest: Ulster County Sheriff Juan Figueroa

Sheriff Figueroa will be talking about Ulsters Countys newly implemented ORACLE (Opioid Response As County Law Enforcement) program.

Guest: The Veterans Service Agency Memorial Day Ceremony

A Special Memorial Day Edition. The Local Edition will rebroadcast The Veterans Service Agency Memorial Day Ceremony held at the Sullivan County Veterans Cemetery earlier today.

Guest: Barry Lewis, Times Herald-Record

Barry LewisHe is the former Executive Editor for the Times Herald-Record, and now he has a column in the Record ..and it comes out this Sunday.

And every other week after that.

This week, Barry talks to us about Memorial and why we should remember to honor the day it's not just about sales at the stores or about getting the right grill marks on your burger

It's about honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. – Guest: Emily Casey, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts

With the infection rate low in New York State, Gov. Cuomo started to lift restrictions on entertainment venues

This means music venues like Bethel Woods Center for the Arts here in Sullivan County will be turning on their stage lights, warming up their guitar amps, and will soon start blasting music into the summer night once again...


WJFFs Patricio Robayo spoke to EmilyDirector of Marketing at Bethel Woods Center for the Artsearlier in the week, and he first asked her how Bethel Woods had coped with the pandemic when everything was shut down.

Guest: Ryanne Jennings, Executive Director of the Wayne County Community Foundation

Its Thursday...so that means it's time to check in with Wayne County

On June 4th It's the Annual NEPA (North East PA) Gives Day What happens on that day?

Well we have on the phone with us now is Ryanne Jennings, the Executive Director of the Wayne County Community Foundation

And she will tell us all about it.. – Guest: Domingo Ramos, Hope Alive 845

Hope Alive 845 is a Non-Profit for Missing Children and Adults.

They have been raising awareness of missing, kidnapped, trafficked or exploited children and adults.

Here to tell us more about this orgazinne is the one of the founders of Hope Alive 845.Domingo Ramos

Guest: Annemarie Schuetz, The River Reporter

Every week we check in with The River Reporter for the latest news in our listening area..

This week, Reporter Annemarie Schuetz spoke to WJFFs Patricio Robayo earlier today after a news conference she attended.

Annemarie filled in Patricio what the news conference was about – Guest: James B. Huntington, Host, WJFFs WorkShift Live!

We now turn our eye 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 WJFFs WorkShift Live!

Guest: Tyler Hutchens, Candidate for Sullivan County Sheriff

This November's.voters will get to decide who they want to be their next county sheriff..

The current County Sheriff Mike Schiff looks like he will need to compete for the votes from Tyler Hutchens.who is looking to be the next in his spot as the next sheriff in the county. – Guest: Juanita Sarmiento, Rural & Migrant Ministry

Rural & Migrant Ministry, a statewide, non-profit organization, have been assisting rural and migrant communities throughout New York State.

And YEG, the Young Economic Group.part of the Rural & Migrant Ministry.

WJFFs Patricio Robayo spoke to Juanita Sarmiento, Catskill Regional Coordinator for the Rural & Migrant Ministry about the initiatives that they are doing in Sullivan County during the pandemic.

Guest: Christina Haff, RN, Sullivan County Public Health

The vaccine is here in Sullivan County but not everyone who wants it can get to a vaccine clinic.

Nurses from the Sullivan County Public Health Services are ready and willing to travel to any location in Sullivan County.

They are traveling to those who are homebound and to help them get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus.

On the phone with us now is Christina Haff, RN, Sullivan County Public Health – Guest: Tasheca Medina, Capital Region Activist

Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of the death of George Floyd while in police custody

Floyds death sparked hundreds of protests and rallies against police brutality and how policing is done in America.

Last summer, Gov. Cuomo issued Executive order 203 which directed policing agencies and municipalities to review standards and procedures and submit a report this past April.

Tomorrow.A Rally and March is planned at the New York States Capitol

They will march to the capitol building in remembrance of Geroge Floyd and to demand real police reform from the New York State Government.

Guest: John Bank, DVAA

During a year when our opportunities for contact with others has been so dramatically reduced, and we have even become hyperconscious about touching objects due to the pandemic, the importance of tactile sensations has become even more potent.

That is a quote from the curator of the latest show at the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance...John Bank

He has a group show that is up now at the DVAA in Narrowsburg...called TACTILE.. – Guest: John Conway, Sullivan County Historian

Doctors Say, "Go to the Mountains!" .

Whats that you say?? Well, thats the name of John ConwaysSullivan County Historiannewest talkat the Narrowsburg Union this Saturday from 3pm to 4.

It's about How the Region's Reputation as a Healing Environment Built the Economy in Sullivan County..

Guest: Mary Ursich, Executive Director of Wayne County Area Agency on Aging – Guest: Randy Resnick, Resnick Energy