Listen to the frog sound walk
Liz LoGiudice, Extension Educator at Agroforestry Resource Center, led an “Amphibian Adventure” WGXC fundraiser Friday night, giving a “frog walk” across the street at the Siuslaw Model Forest. We...
View ArticleChanges in dairy safety net expected
Marc Heller in the Watertown Daily Times reports: In the next few years, dairy farmers are likely to see big changes in the safety net that protects them from crashing milk prices — including a...
View ArticleGreene County’s new news
The Greenville Mountain View Pioneer debuted this week, and the Greene County Local Courier morphed into the Greene County News, after its recent purchase by Hudson-Catskill Newspaper Corp, and it is...
View ArticleGhostWALK Hudson Ghost Story Writing Contest
GhostWALK Hudson Ghost Story Writing Contest for youth ages 11-18, due June 1. Winning tales published in August in Register-Star and Chatham Courier newspapers, and performed live by teen actors from...
View ArticleColumbia County Dems back Schneiderman for AG
Columbia County Democrats Friday endorsed Eric Schneiderman for Attorney General. Schneiderman is largely backed by upstate Dems, while NYC-area Dems (and Greene County Democrats) support Kathleen...
View ArticleFilm looking for horse farm location
Th Hudson Valley Film Commission says a feature film looking to shoot this summer in the Hudson Valley region seeks a horse farm, “with a masculine/rustic looking home, a barn, stables/paddocks and...
View ArticleMolinaro hosts town meeting in Ghent Thursday
New York State Assemblyman Marc Molinaro, who represents Columbia County (R,C,I-Red Hook), will host a town hall meeting in Ghent on Thursday, May 27 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the White Stone Café, 2337...
View ArticleCuomo’s plan for New York
Roatti at The Albany Project dissects Andrew Cuomo’s 250-page policy details he just released in his quest to become the next governor of New York. A few of his thoughts: * There is a lot of great...
View ArticleSchumer may become majority leader
Jason Horowitz in The Washington Post says there is a chance New York Senator Chuck Schumer will be the Senate’s next majority leader: Now, with confidant Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.)...
View ArticleIncident Report: Anthony Graves
Little Assemblies May 17 – June 21, 2010 at Incident Report, an experimental viewing station for visual projects, 348 Warren St., Hudson. Anthony Graves, an artist and writer based in Ithaca and...
View ArticleGreene gains, Columbia barely loses population
Marist College’s Bureau of Economic Research just released an “Economic Report of the Hudson Valley.” Some interesting facts: “During the two-year period ending in 2008, total migration into and out of...
View ArticleRock ‘n’ Roll radio
Ryder Cooley created this poster for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Benefit Show for WGXC Community Radio at Club Helsinki June 19: Filed under: Hudson Tagged: benefit, music, WGXC
View ArticleAssessing the assessor
Garth Slocum via City of Hudson.Sam Pratt reports that Hudson assessor Garth Slocum and one of the Hudson city attorneys who lives in Spencertown, and perhaps others, are serving as officers of the...
View Article“Maii:” The Wonder of Water
Diata Diata International Folkloric Theatre in part with the Hudson Opera House present “Maii:” The Wonder Of Water. An original play by Pamela Badila respecting the essence and purity of many...
View ArticleGreene Dems nominate Woodin for County Judge
The Greene County Democratic Committee picked David E. Woodin as their candidate to succeed retiring Daniel K. Lalor as Greene County Judge in a meeting held tonight at Lange’s in Acra. Woodin has...
View ArticleOatts/Locke Duo performance in Athens
Dick Oatts/Joe Locke Duo performed May 22 at the Athens Cultural Center via Planet Arts. Filed under: Athens Tagged: Athens Cultural Center, local audio, music
View ArticleLet the long weekend begin
This weekend: THU-SAT Upstate II at Nicole Fiacco Gallery. Melora Kuhn, Catherine Mosley, Erik Schoonebeek, and Allyson Strafella. Tue-Sat, noon-6 p.m. Dots, Lines and Figures at Carrie Haddad Gallery....
View ArticleRecycle and help Haiti
The Niverville-based Haitian Community Development Project is raising funds by recycling inkjet cartridges and used cell phones. When you recycle your inkjet cartridges and cell phones HCDP gets 15...
View ArticleMurphy attacked on net neutrality, voted Friday to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t...
Rep. Scott Murphy got attacked from the left last week, for a letter sent to the FCC that net neutrality proponents claim was parroting big Telecom. Murphy and 73 other Democrats allegedly, “sold you...
View ArticleBorchert wins striper contest
River Basin’s Striper Contest ended today with Eric Borchert bringing in the winner, a 47″-er from the Hudson River. Filed under: Catskill Tagged: fishing, Hudson River
View ArticleRecording of Cairo Open Mic
Claude Haton and Harry Gottlieb at the Cairo Open Mic, May 28, 2010 at Gallagher's.WGXC’s Debra Kamecke recorded the Cairo Open Mic, sponsored by WGXC and Cairo Library, as the monthly event finished...
View ArticleAudio from Athens Cultural Center reading series
This recording by WGXC volunteer Ira Sher of the Athens Cultural Center reading series May 15, 2010, features poets Brenda Coultas and Christopher Stackhouse and fiction writer Lynne Tillman. Click...
View ArticleAudio from Albany Sonic Arts Collective show
WGXC’s Sam Sebren recorded sounds & took photos in Albany last Saturday at the Upstate Artist Guild where Albany Sonic Arts Collective presented the following bands:: Cruudeuces from North Adams,...
View ArticleInterviews from East Durham Irish Festival
The scene at the East Durham Irish Festival last weekend. Photo by Tony Fallon.WGXC’s Tony Fallon was on the scene last weekend at the East Durham Irish Festival, and contributes these photos and...
View ArticleTooker challenges Molinaro
Debora Gilbert at The Columbia Paper reports: Dutchess County resident Susan Tooker threw her hat into the ring at the annual Columbia County Democratic Committee dinner Sunday night, announcing her...
View ArticleRural businesses: Cluster and prosper
Julia Reischel in the Watershed Post: National rural-issues website The Daily Yonder ran an article yesterday exhorting rural businesses to form “clusters” if they want to thrive. The thrust of the...
View ArticleBay bridges
Carole Osterink was at last night’s informal Common Council meeting in Hudson and reports that Holcim attorney Donald Stever and O&G’s Kenneth Faroni sent a letter in response to one from CC...
View ArticleChatham cable TV hearing, board meeting Thursday
The Chatham “Village chalkboard” reports there will be a public hearing for Charter Communications cable contract in Chatham at 7 p.m., just before the regular Village Board meeting at 7:30 p.m. at...
View ArticleWGXC Newsroom moving again
WGXC Newsroom has moved for the final time: http://newsroom.wgxc.org/ Filed under: Columbia County, Greene County Tagged: media, WGXC
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