Day: June 6, 2025

People for People Fund Celebrates 40 Years

The People for People Fund is a non-profit dedicated to providing interim financial assistance to residents of Orange, Sullivan, and Ulster counties who find themselves facing sudden financial emergencies. Whether it’s covering the cost of essential textbooks, managing a hefty medical bill, or paying for an urgent car repair. Radio Catskill’s Patricio Robayo spoke to […]

Ordinary Rebels and Everyday Resistance: A Deep Water Literary Festival Preview

The Deep Water Literary Festival returns to Narrowsburg in just two weeks, and this year’s lineup promises timely conversations. Among the highlights is a panel titled “Ordinary Rebels,” which explores the quiet courage behind everyday acts of resistance. The conversation brings together three acclaimed writers—Suzanne Cope, Rebecca Donner, and Peter Pomerantsev—for a powerful exploration […]

Proposed Cap to NY Farm Expansions Spark Concerns From Dairy Industry

A proposed bill in the New York State Senate would place a cap on herd numbers for farmers looking to make expansions. The proposal is already striking concerns for the state’s largest agriculture sector. Dairy makes up nearly half of New York’s agricultural production, and the state ranks fifth in nationwide milk production, according to […]

Gillibrand Backs SMART Act Aimed at Reducing Drug Costs

Out-of-pocket drug costs for Americans hit $98 billion in 2024, marking a 5-year, 25% rise according to health firm IQ-VIA. A bill that would lower some of those costs has the backing of New York’s Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. She’s lobbying for the Strengthening Medicare and Reducing Taxpayer Prices Act, otherwise known as SMART. Gillibrand claims […]

Key NY Legislative Caucus Endorses Criminal Justice Bills in Light of Prison Deaths

Members of the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus are calling on lawmakers to pass a slate of prison reform bills before the end of the legislative session. The caucus members are seeking the changes in response to the beating deaths of two incarcerated men by corrections officers in separate New York state […]

Liberty Central School District to Break Ground on New Athletic Field

LIBERTY, NY – The Liberty Central School District will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, June 13, 2025, at 9 a.m. to mark the beginning of construction on a new athletic field and track. This is Phase 1 of a capital project approved by voters in January 2024 and the New York State Education Department […]