Tim Bruno

Science Stories with Joe Johnson

Former Port Jervis Science Teacher and Radio Catskill volunteer Joe Johnson discusses some science stories that caught his eye this week with Jason Dole, including NASA’s Europa mission to Jupiter, ancient foxes, and the trillions of cicadas that will emerge in May in the Midwest and Southeast, in a double-brood event that hasn’t happened in […]

New York State Budget Talks Drag On With No Resolution In Sight

by Karen DeWitt New York Public News Network The New York state budget is now two weeks late, and lawmakers are due back Monday afternoon to pass a fourth extender to keep government running. Republicans, who are in the minority party in state government, criticized Democrats, including Gov. Kathy Hochul and the leaders of the […]

National Pet Day Focuses on Pets Who Need a Little Extra Love

April 11 is National Pet Day, a day dedicated to those pets who may not always get the companionship and attention pets deserve. Radio Catskill’s Leying Tang spoke with John Attad, the current director of the Sullivan County SPCA, and Aurora Velasquez, the regional manager of the East Region at Best Friends Animal Society, about […]

Sullivan County Youth Poetry Festival Returns

The third annual Youth Poetry Festival will feature Sullivan County students sharing their writings at Bethel Woods on Sunday, April 14. Tim Bruno spoke to Sullivan County Poet Laureate, Dr. Sharon Kennedy-Noelle, about what folks can expect at the event. Image: Freepik

Adult Use Cannabis Group Promotes Plant as Vehicle for Healing, Positive Change

NY Small Farma is a nonprofit focused on social and economic equity in adult-use cannabis production and they hope to turn the cannabis plant into a vehicle for healing, community well-being, and positive change. Tim Bruno spoke to Nicole Ricci, President of the Board of Directors of NY Small Farma, on Radio Chatskill. Image: NY […]

Bridging the Digital Divide in NEPA

As education, health care, job search, and evening grocery shopping move deeper and deeper into the digital age, people have had to develop a new set of skills to navigate an increasingly technological, global society. From connecting with services to connecting with peers, a person’s ability to flourish and thrive can be challenged by a […]

Local Resident To Participate In Nevis Cross Channel Swim, Raising Money for Tusten Social

On Saturday, Damascus resident Jean Kogut will complete the 2.5-mile swim from Nevis to St. Kitts in the Caribbean to raise money for Tusten Social, a community organization that offers programming for youth and seniors. Radio Catskill reporter Marin Scotten spoke to Kogut about why she wanted to do the swim and the challenges of […]

Election 2024: PA Voters Picking Candidates for New Attorney General in Crowded Spring Primary

Pennsylvania voters will elect a new attorney general this November, but Democrats and Republicans first must pick their candidates this spring in their primary on April 23. The attorney general represents the interests of the state and the public and defends Pennsylvania’s laws in court. In recent years, the office has defended the results of […]

Science Stories with Joe Johnson

Retired Port Jervis science teacher and Radio Catskill volunteer Joe Johnson is back with some of the fascinating science stories that have caught our eye, including the solar eclipse, black holes, Iceland volcanoes, and the limit of the periodic table and revising the concept of the “island of stability” with recent advances in superheavy element […]