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8:34

American Lung Association Protecting Babies from RSV...

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2025/10/07

As we get deeper into fall, the risk of RSV is only rising in children and their families. This highly contagious and common virus has been detected in as many as 80,000 children under the age of five and will infect nearly all children under the age of two.Fortunately, vaccines have been shown to significantly lower the risk of RSV hospitalizations and are the best way to help protect little ones, their parents and even their grandparents. The American Lung Association is leading a

11:14

NY FOCUS: Half-Billion Dollar Casino Rescue Plan...

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2025/10/06

New York Focus reported about the half-billion dollar bond Sullivan County is issuing to reinvigorate the Resorts World Catskills Casino in Monticello. The county is promising investors major gains, but reports found by New York Focus and consultants on the deal say the numbers show decline.Radio Catskill’s Genevieve Hartnett, who also reported on the deal last month, spoke with New York Focus Reporter Chris Bragg about the details that each of them found about this ongoing story, what

26:56

Hispanic Heritage Month: Puerto Rican Journalist J....

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2025/10/03

As part of Radio Catskill’s Hispanic Heritage Month series, we welcomed back a familiar voice: J. Miguel Santiago Colón, who started his journey with us as an intern and is now producing stories at iHeart Media’s The Moment with Jorge Ramos and Ante Studios.Colón spoke about his transition from Sullivan County to New York City’s media landscape, where his reporting now highlights Latino issues and communities across the U.S. He shared how his experience as a journalist in Puerto

30:54

Hispanic Heritage Month: Activist Sandra Oxford on...

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2025/10/03

Hispanic Heritage Month: Activist Sandra Oxford on the Latino Experience in Sullivan CatskillsAs part of Radio Catskill’s Hispanic Heritage Month coverage, Patricio Robayo sat down with longtime local activist Sandra Oxford to talk about the challenges facing the Latino community in the Sullivan Catskills, and the work she’s led over decades of advocacy.Oxford, a self-described citizen activist, reflects on her upbringing in Queens and Long Island, her decision to raise her family in the

10:45

Fields of Stress: How Tariffs and Federal Cuts Are...

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2025/10/02

World Mental Health Day is coming up next month on October 10th, but we’re focusing on a group that often gets forgotten about in mental health advocacy - farmers.With the increase in tariffs on foreign goods put in place earlier this year as well as the Trump administration’s broader economic policies that are cutting grants to mental health and sustainability initiatives, farmers all across New York state are talking about how their stress has only gotten worse.Radio Catskill’s Genevieve

15:43

The Broader Covid Vaccine Recommendations Embraced By...

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2025/10/02

15:53

Jeffersonville Becomes the Heart of Photojournalism...

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2025/10/02

4:10

Historic White Lake Mansion House Under Restoration

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2025/10/02

5:42

Meeting the Moment: A Snapshot of New York Climate...

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2025/10/01

Representatives from around the world gathered in Manhattan for New York Climate Week last week. Across the state, nonprofits and local governments are resisting President Trump's cuts to environmental protections.Dr. Alonzo Plough, Vice President and Chief Science Officer of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, affirmed the severity of the crisis, stating: "I don't use the term existential that often, but (climate change) is an existential threat." In agreement with this sentiment, Governor

7:57

Finding Common Ground on Housing: A Conversation with...

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2025/09/25

The Gateway Housing Project was rejected by the Sullivan County Legislature for the second time last Thursday. Advocates say the project would help alleviate the county’s homelessness crisis and have spoken about it passionately at the weekly meetings in Monticello.Sullivan County’s Health and Human Services Department has been working with the community and the legislature to secure a location for the site, but the clock has run out for state funding to the project. Amidst the high

19:49

Experts Push Back on Autism and Medication Myths

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2025/09/25

Claims linking autism to vaccines or medications like Tylenol resurfaced this month after former President Donald Trump suggested acetaminophen use during pregnancy could cause autism. But experts say the science doesn’t support those claims.To help clarify the issue, Radio Catskill’s Patricio Robayo spoke with Dr. Noor Syed and Lauren Lestremau Allen of Empire State University’s Center for Autism Advocacy: Research, Education, and Supports (CAARES). Both emphasized that decades of

12:54

September Is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month: Free...

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2025/09/23

9:26

Anonymous Child Abuse Reports Could Become Illegal in...

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2025/09/23

Governor Hochul (D-NY) has through December to decide whether or not to sign the Anti-Harassment in Reporting Bill. If passed, anyone who makes a report of suspected child abuse will have to provide their own name and contact info. Nila Natarajan, the Associate Director of Policy and Family Defense at Brooklyn Defender Services, has been working on getting it signed into law. She says the opposition is based on a fear of discouraging reports, thus leading to more children being harmed. But

11:09

NY FOCUS: ICE Detentions in New York County Jails...

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2025/09/23

New York Focus recently reported that ICE detentions in New York’s county jails have skyrocketed this year — nearly six times more than in all of 2024. Seven jails across the state are now holding people for federal immigration authorities, raising questions about money, politics, and the human impact of these agreements.Radio Catskill’s Patricio Robayo spoke to NY Focus reporter Julia Rock about this story and what is causing the surge…..

50:19

John J. Lennon Writes From Prison: The Tragedy of...

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2025/09/22

John J. Lennon has spent nearly 25 years behind bars — but his voice has traveled far beyond prison walls. An incarcerated journalist currently serving time at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, Lennon has published work in The New Yorker, Esquire, The Atlantic, and The New York Times Magazine. Twice a finalist for the National Magazine Award, his reporting has been praised for its unflinching honesty and rare perspective from inside the U.S. prison system.Now, Lennon is releasing his first

15:49

NY FOCUS: ‘No Arrests’: In New York, Some Police Can...

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2025/09/19

An investigation by New York Focus and The New York Times found that in New York State, police officers who drank and drove often avoided arrest and criminal charges — consequences ordinary citizens would likely face. Reporters reviewed more than 10,000 police disciplinary files and uncovered at least 17 cases where officers involved in crashes, collisions, or other alcohol-related incidents were spared basic sobriety testing or criminal investigations. Instead, cases were frequently

8:18

LES Gallery Partners with Hall Space for Autumn...

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2025/09/17

A Lower East Side gallery known for championing young, queer, and emerging artists is bringing its vision to Sullivan County this weekend.Auxier Kline, based in Manhattan’s Two Bridges neighborhood, is collaborating with Hall Space by Nonetta in Eldred to present Autumn Equinox, an exhibition that explores the shift from summer to fall and the transformations that come with it.The opening reception will take place Saturday, Sept. 20, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Hall Space, located at 550 State

9:16

Walking for a Cause: One Local Couple’s Trek to Fight...

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2025/09/17

On October 31, Martin Colavito and his wife Lynn will begin a 46-mile walk from their home in Liberty to the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York in Montgomery. Their goal isn’t fitness — it’s food security.The couple’s journey, known as Martin and Lynn’s Long Walk, will unfold over four days and is designed to raise both funds and awareness for the Sullivan Fresh Community Cupboard. The program, run by SALT (Sullivan Allies Leading Together), delivers food to more than 700 people

19:55

Hispanic Heritage Month: LOUD Voices Rising in Ulster...

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2025/09/15

Radio Catskill is marking the start of Hispanic Heritage Month by highlighting the voices, resilience, and celebrations of our Latino community here in the Hudson Valley.We begin with LOUD — Latin Outreach, Unity, and Development, a grassroots organization co-founded by Sugely Melenciano-Weed and Alessandra Gonzalez, dedicated to connecting Hispanic and immigrant families in Ulster County with vital resources, advocacy, and support.“People in our community often don’t know where to turn,”

10:38

24 Years Later: Remembering September 11 with the...

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2025/09/11

24 Years Later: Remembering September 11 with the 9/11 Memorial & Museum

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