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Nurses Demand Fair Union Contract at Garnet Health Medical Center 05.05.2026 1:49 ↓

Nurses are demanding a fair contract at Garnet Health Medical Center after their latest contract expired in September 2025. Dozens of healthcare workers, local officials, and labor advocates with the Hudson Valley’s 1199 SEIU chapter formed a picket line on April 30 outside Garnet Health Medical Center in Middletown. Radio Catskill's Kimberly Izar has the details.

Nurses Demand Fair Union Contract at Garnet Health Medical Center 04.05.2026 1:49 ↓

Nurses are demanding a fair contract at Garnet Health Medical Center that includes fair wages and safer staffing practices. Headquartered in Middletown, Garnet Health provides healthcare to over 500,000 residents in Sullivan, Orange, and Ulster counties. Radio Catskill’s Kimberly Izar has more.

Liberty CSD $72 Million Proposed School Budget Approved, Heads to Voters 02.05.2026 11:13 ↓

New York state’s school districts are in the final push to finalize their budgets ahead of the state budget vote deadline of May 19.  Last Tuesday, the Liberty Central School District Board of Education adopted a $72 million budget for the upcoming 2026-2027 school year with no tax levy increase. Now, it heads to voters to decide on May 19. Radio Catskill’s Kimberly Izar spoke with the district’s...

After Frost Crop Loss, NY’s Apple Farmers Say Agriculture is a Growing ‘Gamble’ 30.04.2026 8:21 ↓

New York really is the Big Apple. New York is the second-largest apple producing state in the country, averaging 29.5 million bushels of production annually, according to the USDA.  But last Tuesday early morning, apple farms were hit with a late Spring freeze with temperatures that left some orchards devastated with severe crop loss. Radio Catskill’s Kimberly Izar has more.

A Space for Everyone I Love’: This Summer Brings the Hudson Valley’s First Black Trans-Owned Bookstore 29.04.2026 6:03 ↓

The Hudson Valley awaits its first Black trans-owned bookstore coming this summer. Born and raised in the Hudson Valley, founder Awa-Moon Barnett is a community educator and organizer based in Newburgh who has been fundraising over the past year to open “home home” — a mobile bookshop and political education center grounded in her belief that education serves as a central site of liberation for Bl...

Sullivan County Sees Major Decline in Newborns Dependent on Opioids 27.04.2026 11:20 ↓

New York state’s health department data shows a major decline in the rate of newborns dependent on opioids in Sullivan County. From 2020 to 2024, the rate of babies born with neonatal withdrawal symptoms has declined by about 70 percent in the county. Radio Catskill’s Kimberly Izar spoke with Sullivan County Commissioner John Liddle this morning about the progress.

Recent Supreme Court Case Debates When Mail-In Ballots Can Be Received 23.04.2026 6:43 ↓

With the 2026 midterm elections having already begun, the ongoing Supreme Court case Watson vs. Republican National Committee is debating a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots to be counted after Election Day as long as they are postmarked for Election Day. 14 states and the District of Columbia provide this grace period for voters, and 29 states in total allow additional time for at least...

Falling ICE Arrests Do Little to Ease Fear Among NY Farmworkers, Advocates Warn 23.04.2026 11:13 ↓

While some federal data shows that national ICE arrests have slowed down, advocates say the fear of deportation has been devastating for immigrant communities. In New York, more than half of the state’s farmworkers are undocumented – leaving many navigating the growing risk of deportation, and workplace labor abuses such as wage theft and medical neglect. Radio Catskill’s Kimberly Izar spoke with...