Day: June 18, 2026

Orange County Backs New Incentive Program to Attract Airlines to Stewart Airport

Orange County officials are supporting a new incentive program aimed at attracting additional airline service to New York Stewart International Airport by reducing the financial risk for carriers willing to launch new routes. The initiative, known as a minimum revenue guarantee, would provide a financial safety net for airlines during the first 18 to 24 […]

Orange County

Human Rights Commissioner Addresses Tenant Concerns at Monticello Housing Authority

Sullivan County Human Rights Commissioner Ramone Wilson says tenant-landlord tensions grow as some residents at the Evergreen Housing complex in Monticello allege years of agency mismanagement and landlord harassment. Monticello Housing Authority is the public housing agency charged with running Evergreen Housing. In recent months, some Evergreen Housing tenants have alleged years of landlord harassment, […]

Evan Menist Runs for New York State Senate District 39

Radio Catskill continues its Election 2026 coverage with interviews featuring candidates running in the June 23 primary election. Evan Menist, a Democratic candidate for New York State Senate District 39, says his campaign is focused on affordability, housing, labor rights and government accountability in the Hudson Valley. Menist currently serves on the Poughkeepsie Common Council […]

Meet New York’s First Fatherhood Policy Adviser

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Andrew Waite Ahead of Father’s Day this weekend, WAMC’s Andrew Waite spoke with Troy Grant — the state’s first full-time fatherhood policy adviser. Grant discussed the role, beginning with why the new position at the Office of Children and Family Services is even necessary. Troy Grant: I think it’s necessary because […]

New York

NY Comptroller DiNapoli Says He’s Running on His Record, as Progressives Vie for Seat

New York Public News Network | By Jimmy Vielkind You’ve probably never heard of Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. He says that means he’s dutifully doing a somewhat boring government job without major problems or scandals. But two men are challenging DiNapoli for the Democratic Party’s nomination for the first time since he assumed the post in 2007, […]

New York

Sullivan County NAACP to Host Fourth Annual Juneteenth Festival

The Sullivan County NAACP will be holding its annual Juneteenth festival in Hanoffee Park. The free event will take place from noon to 4pm featuring live music, vendors, keynote speakers, and fun activities for kids. Juneteenth is a celebration marking the day the Union troops finally reached enslaved people in Galveston, Texas to deliver the […]