WJFF - The Local Edition

Guest: Lowell Feldman, Sunset Lake LDC Board Chair

Sullivan County is one step closer to leasing the Care Center at Sunset Lake in Liberty to a private operator.

Sullivan County hopes the move will make the Care Center more financially stable and improve care to the patients.

However, there has been opposition to the move by many county residents. They say the move would hurt not only the patients but the employees of the care center.
Here to talk to us about what is going on at the Care Center is Sunset Lake LDC Board Chair, Lowell Feldman. – Guest: WJFFs Patricio Robayo, Hudson Valley Civil Rights Advocates

WJFFs Patricio Robayo reports on Hudson Valley Civil Rights Advocates critique of Gov. Cuomo's Police Reform Order. – Guest: Alisha Kohn, The Newburgh LGBTQAI+ Center

The Newburgh LGBTQAI+ Center is hosting a two-part series about the political landscape of Orange County and how people can leverage their elected officials to change the issues they care about in the community.

The Center will be hosting the first part of that series, Orange County Political Power Analysis Part 1: Understanding the political landscape of Orange County...this Tuesday 2/9/21 at 6 pm

Guest: Father Frank Alagna, Co-President, Ulster Immigrant Defense Network

The Ulster Immigrant Defense Network says they are serving people who are living in fear. Fear from deportation, fear of ICE, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Here to talk about Immigrant Defense Network and the work they do is Co-President, Ulster Immigrant Defense Network, and Priest, Holy Cross/Santa Cruz Church, ins Kingston is Father Frank Alagna. – Guest: Governor Andrew Cuomo

WJFFs Patricio Robayo attended Governor Andrew Cuomos press conference and asked, what will happen after the April 1st deadline for when localities and their police departments must submit a plan for police reform? – Guest: Dr. Bruce Ellsweig, Medical Director for Sullivan County Public Health.

Sullivan County vaccinating residents at their liberty clinic. The demand for the vaccine is high in our listening area.

But what about variants? Will the vaccine works against them? Do we have enough vaccines?

There are lots to talk about when it comes to the COVID Vaccine and Dr.Bruce Ellsweig. Medical Director for Sullivan County Public Health is on the phone now to tell give us some insight to all of this.

Guest: Melinda Card, Wayne County Drug Court Administrator – Guest: Ray Donovan, Special Agent, DEA, New York

While the COVID-19 pandemic has taken over the country, theres an epidemic that has lurked in the shadows, Fentanyl overdoses.

Between May 2019 and May 2020, America saw the highest number of overdoses according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the CDC.
Here to tell us why this is happening is Special agent for the Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division, Ray Donovan

Guest: Owen Walsh, The River Reporter

Returning to the airwaves week is Owen Walsh from the River Reporter to give us an update on what is going in the area. – 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: Amanda Langseder, Director for Sullivan 180

Sullivan 180 is a nonprofit organization that looks to help improve the health and well being of Sullivan County.

Sullivan 180 will be joining us every month to discuss a variety of topics throughout the spring and summer months, such as Empowering a Healthier Generation and Health Equity, among other things. – Guest: On The Front Line: Part 1 Dr. Maryann Park

On the Front Line, is a multi-part series of interviews with nurses, doctors, and healthcare workers who are on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Guest: Nancy McGraw, Sullivan County Public Health Services Public Health Director

Sullivan Countys COVID-19 vaccine clinics are underway and to tell us about the clinics, and how to sign up if you are eligible to receive the vaccine is Sullivan County Public Health Services Public Health Director Nancy McGraw – Guest: Gary Siegel - President Liberty Rotary Club

Service above self is a tagline often used by the Liberty Rotary Club while providing help to the community and the around the world.

Whenever there is a natural disaster or needs here locally, the Rotary Club is usually there to help out.

Recently the rotary has been part of the Belize Disaster Relief team. Helping to provide safe drinking water and humanitarian aid to remote villages that's been devastated by back-to-back hurricanes that hit the villages last November.

Guest: Steven Vegliante & Sandra Oxford

County Legislature met 1/28/21 to discuss a variety of topics, like Sullivan County Visitors Association, Changes to the Legislative Rules, and the Ethics Charges against District 6 Legislator, Luis Alvarez.

The board voted eventually to take no action against Luis Alvarez.

Chair of the Democratic Committee Steven Vegliante & Community Activist Sandra Oxford was on The Local Edition that evening to give us their take on what was happening.

Guest: Dayna Halprin, Community Activist

Executive Order by Governor Cuomo required municipalities in the State of New York to submit a plan with suggestions on how to improve services and build trust between the police and the community.

The Police Reform and Reinvention Coalition in the Town of Fallsburg are working on an effort to create a positive change in the Fallsburg Police Department. – Guest: Isabel Braverman, Sullivan County Democrat

Yesterday was a big meeting at the Sullivan County Legislature, where they spoke on a number of issues.

Last night we got the reaction from Chair of the Democratic Committee Steven Vegliante & Community Activist Sandra Oxford.

Earlier today, WJFFs Patricio Robayo spoke to Isabel Braverman, staff reporter for the Sullivan County Democrat, who attended the meeting in person and we got her perspective on the meeting and the topics that were discussed and voted on.

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