Become a WGXC Founding Member

WGXC is trying to get on the air and bring community radio to Greene and Columbia counties. We have the license. We got a grant from the U.S. Commerce Department for half of the money needed for the transmitter, antenna, and major studio equipment. We now have to raise the other half, a little over [...]

New York gets funds for mid-speed rail service

The Daily Mail and other publications are running the press release from New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand‘s office touting $151 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to build new high-speed rail lines across New York. In reality, the funds, from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will slightly upgrade current Amtrak service, rather than [...]

1929 Catskill fiddler

Dave Ruch uploaded this video of an unidentified Catskill, NY fiddler, age 70 in 1929, from old Fox newsreel footage, posted with permission from University of South Carolina Newsfilm Library. The tune has been identified as “Boyne Hunt.” Click on WGXC or WGXC Newsroom for more information. Send news, tips, etc. to news@wgxc.org.

Alexander Turnquist and Kelli Rudick at Hudson Opera House

Recordings from WGXC’s webcast of Alexander Turnquist and Kelli Rudick’s performances at the Hudson Opera House, Sat., Jan. 30. Click here to listen to an mp3 sound recording of Alexander Turnquist at Hudson Opera House, 013010. Does not work in Internet Explorer. You need Quicktime Player Pro to download file. WGXC follows Creative Commons. Click [...]

Maggio moves on from Cairo to Coxsackie, but Cairo has other plans

Cairo’s old development suitor, Charles Maggio, has moved his plans up the road from Cairo to Coxsackie, The Daily Mail reports. But Cairo may now have a second supermarket on the site where Maggio’s Alden Terrace project would have been, according to The Greenville Press (no web site). Susan Campriello’s Daily Mail story outlines the [...]

Eric Carbonara at Spotty Dog on WGXC Online Radio

Eric Carbonara performed Friday, Jan. 29 at Spotty Dog Books & Ale, and WGXC was there to record the show and create a live web stream. Watch video of Carbonara performance below: Click here to listen to audio mp3 of Eric Carbonara’s performance at Spotty Dog.

Nick Davis at Spotty Dog and WGXC Online Radio

Nick Davis performed at Spotty Dog Books & Ale Fri. Jan. 29 and on WGXC Online Radio. Watch video of a portion of the performance below. Click here to listen to a complete audio mp3 recording of Nick Davis at Spotty Dog Books & Ale. Click on WGXC or WGXC Newsroom for more information. Send [...]

Hudson mayor interview with high school video club

Interview with Hudson, NY Mayor Rick Scalera by members of Hudson High School Video Generation Club. Uploaded by Dan Udell.

WGXC Membership Drive Saturday at Swallow

Christina Malisoff and Tom Roe from WGXC will be signing up new WGXC members, chatting about community radio, giving out applications for to host a show on WGXC, and asking any questions you might have about the new station from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30 at the WGXC Membership Drive at Swallow, 433 [...]

Principal out at Catskill High

From Dick May’s Seeing Greene blog: Gone abruptly and involuntarily from Catskill High School, as of yesterday: the principal, William Ball. According to sources, he has been suspended with pay after refusing to accept a Board of Education-framed choice between having the remainder of his contract bought out or facing charges having to do with [...]

Alexander Turnquist and Kelli Rudick at Hudson Opera House Saturday

The Hudson Opera House hosts Kelli Rudick and Alexander Turnquist at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, and WGXC Online Radio will also provide a live audio webcast at by clicking on a link at www.WGXC.org. Alexander Turnquist is one of Hudson’s best musicians. Do not take our word for it: Pitchfork Media says, “By embedding [...]

Eric Carbonara and Nick Davis Friday at Spotty Dog

(Eric Carbonara) Turn out January 29 to Spotty Dog Books & Ale in Hudson, when Eric Carbonara and Nick Davis perform, or tune in on WGXC Online Radio. Tune in to a link to a live web stream Friday night at www.WGXC.org. Eric Carbonara is a Philadelphia based multi-instrumentalist & recording engineer, whose search for [...]

Assemblyman Lopez on WROW Friday

Assemblyman Pete Lopez (R, C, I – Schoharie) will be interviewed by Susan Arbetter on this Friday’s WROW (590-AM) “Capitol Pressroom” radio show. “Capitol Pressroom” airs from the State Capitol weekdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Assemblyman Lopez, who represents Greene County, is expected to be interviewed during the second half of the [...]

Hudson River Valley art workshops in Greenville

Hudson River Valley Art Workshops in Greenville is offering weekend and week-long workshops in watercolors, oils, pastels, collage and fiberarts for all skills levels. Classes are limited to 20 students and the studio is available to you 24 hours a day. We have workshops at all levels of skills taught by professional workshop instructors. 2010 [...]

Local state legislators report income

The Albany Times-Union asked all New York state legislators to disclose their household incomes. Locally, the Senators did not respond and the Assemblymen disclosed. Below is information from the senators and assemblymen representing Greene and Columbia counties: James L. Seward, Senate, R-51Responded: NoReported 2009 income: Minimum of $94,000Comments: Lawmaker declined to respond but legislative leader [...]

Columbia County’s Serpico

The New York Times profiled Frank Serpico, the New York City policeman who complained about corruption on the force, and got a movie made based on his life. The Times interviews him at a health-food store in Harlemville, near his Columbia County home where he raises chickens and guinea hens on 50 acres with no [...]

OPEN CALL: Farm Film Fest III

Join Chatham Keep Farming Sunday, March 7 from 1-4 p.m. at Crandell Theatre in Chatham for an afternoon of farming films. The group typically shows one professionally produced documentary (60-90 minutes) plus a variety of short films made by and/or about local farms and farming issues. If you are a creative person who might want [...]

Senate GOP rolls out jobs proposal

From Casey Seiler in Capitol Confidential: Promising tax cuts, a tax credit for the creation of new jobs and a moratorium on regulation, the Senate Republican conference held a press conference this afternoon to introduce its jobs plan — an alternative to Gov. David Paterson’s Excelsior program, which was detailed in last week’s state budget [...]

First summer concerts announced

(The Felice Brothers) The first summer concerts are starting to be announced round these parts, and locals The Felice Brothers will open for the Dave Matthews Band at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center June 4-5. Hunter’s Mountain Jam is also that weekend, and just anounced a lineup of Gov’t Mule, Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi [...]

Colbert on Harold Ford Jr.’s potential NY senate race

The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Alpha Dog of the Week – Harold Ford Jr. www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor Economy Last night Stephen Colbert took on former Tenn. Rep. Harold Ford, Jr., who is considering a challenge to NY Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand later this year in the Democratic primary. [...]

Molinaro considering challenging Murphy for House seat

Jimmy Vielkind in Capitol Confidential is quoting Assemblyman Marc Molinaro, R-Red Hook, saying he might run in the Republican primary for the U.S. House District 20 seat currently held by Democrat Scott Murphy. “It is not beyond the realm of possiblity for me to consider running for Congress, but in all likelihood I am very [...]

Brown speaks to Register-Star

Francesca Olson holds the Register-Star’s annual interview with the current Board of Supervisors chairman, now Roy Brown R-Germantown. Brown wants Kohl’s to get their PILOT tax break to move into Greenport; is against hiring new workers to handle the increased workload at the Department of Social Services; will not rule out moving DSS to Ockawamick; [...]

Cairo Chamber of Commerce hosting jazz series at Gallagher’s

The Cairo Chamber of Commerce continues their jazz series at Gallagher’s Banquet Hall, 513 Main St. in Cairo, at 8 p.m., Friday, February 19 with Rensselaerville‘s Captain Squeeze and the Zydeco Moshers will perform at the Fat Tuesday concert. Tickets are $15 in advance (at Chamber office, 536 Main St., 622-3939).

Hudson waterfront public hearing report

Carole Osterink at The Gossips of Rivertown has the most detailed account of the public hearing on the draft LWRP (Local Waterfront Revitalization Program/Plan) and GEIS (Generic Environmental Impact Study) was held at John L. Edwards School in Hudson last Wednesday. She estimates 150 folks attended, but names the ten people who spoke: a representative [...]

OPEN CALL: Artists of the Mohawk Hudson Region 2010

The Hyde Collection joins the Albany Institute of History and Art and the University Art Museum (University at Albany) as the third collaborative sponsor of the oldest regional juried art show in the United States. Founded in 1936, this annual exhibition showcases contemporary art by living artists from the Upper Hudson and Mohawk River valleys. [...]

Durham motocross may roll

We always complain that The Greenville Press lacks a web site, since the reporting is high-quality. In this week’s issue editor Linda L. Fenoff reports that Supreme Court Judge Joseph Teresi gave a declaratory judgment, saying that the Town of Durham board has discretion to apply its codes. A ruling is expected in “a few [...]

Daily News says Cuomo to announce for Governor

The Daily News is reporting that NY Attorney General Andrew Cuomo will announce in March that he will challenge Gov. David Paterson in a Democratic primary election later this year. See WGXC.org for more info about WGXC.

Local food movie screens in Chatham

Diane Valden in The Columbia Paper reports Carlo DeVito’s new movie “LOCALS: Greenmarkets, Farm Markets and the People Who Grow Your Food” will be screened at The Chatham Real Food Market, 15 Church Street, in Chatham Friday, January 29, at 5:30 p.m. DeVito co-owns the Hudson-Chatham Winery. See WGXC.org for more info about WGXC.

New blog, with plans for Washington Hose detailed

Is it just me or does it seem like the blogs in Greene and Columbia counties all raised their games recently? And there are more good new ones too, such as ccScoop contributor and former Hudson 1st Ward Alderman Carole Osterink’s new blog about local Hudson issues, called The Gossips of Rivertown (h/t Sam Pratt). [...]

Copake dairy farmer tragedy

Walking around Columbia and Greene counties this weekend, the only story everyone was talking about was the suicide of Copake dairy farmer Dean Pierson, who took his own life Thursday in his dairy barn after he killed all 51 of his milk cows with a rifle. He left 50 heifers and calves alive. The Register-Star [...]

Weekend events

FRIDAY Mother Fletcher8 p.m. at Main Street Pub, Philmont. BackburnersKyle Esposito, acoustic guitar and vocals; Doug Marcus, upright bass and vocals; Manuel Quintana, Drums; Kevin Mau, Dobro. at Rhinecliff Hotel. SATURDAY Vetiver, Kevin Barker, and DJ Jean DeuxThe last big show at Jason’s before it closes.9 p.m. at Jason’s Upstairs Bar, Hudson. $10 Blue SunTommy [...]

NY Organic Farming & Gardening Conference in Saratoga

The Northeast Organic Farmers Association has organized the NY Organic Farming & Gardening Conference this weekend in Saratoga Springs, and WGXC has someone making recordings we will share after this weekend. The conference includes more than 80 workshops, three keynote speeches, an organic trade show, entertainment and local organic meals. See WGXC.org for more info [...]

Fire district takes heat

Diane Valden in The Columbia Paper wrote an excellent story about The Stiehle house, which was recently sold to the Ancram Fire District, but the Ancram Preservation Group says the transaction was a breach of contract and has filed a lawsuit against both the seller and the buyer. From the story: Chairman of the Ancram [...]

Where are the Catskill police records?

Dick May’s “Seeing Greene” blog takes on the Catskill Police Department‘s lack of transparency as Village Police Chief Dave Darling will not release arrest reports. In the best local internet drama of the week, May accuses and lets Darling respond. He pretends, contrary to established law, that his officers’ incident and action reports are not [...]

AG: New York settles with Lafarge over emissions

From Casey Seiler in Capitol Confidential: [A] multistate settlement, just announced by the office of Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, includes 11 other states and affects operations at 13 cement plants — including the Ravena facility that’s been the subject of controversy for years. According to the Attorney General’s press release, the settlement requires LaFarge to [...]

Chatham movie theater owner dies

Emilia Teasdale in The Columbia Paper reports that Crandell Theater owner, “Anthony Quirino Jr., better known as Tony, died suddenly Sunday. He was 62. Mr. Quirino’s father, Anthony Sr., bought the Crandell in the 1960s, but Tony owned and operated the theater for the last 25 years. He did just about everything at the theater [...]

OPEN CALL: Lumina

The Greene County Council on the Arts and the Greene County Camera Club welcome submissions for “Lumina,” a juried group exhibition of photographs exploring light as a subject, concept or process. Juried by Arts Council and Camera Club representatives, Fawn Potash and Jill Burkholder. To be eligible: * Join both organizations for the discounted price [...]

WGXC fundraiser: Hudson Sound + Voice + Image

Feb. 13, 2010: 7 p.m. – 11 p.m.at Nicole Fiacco Gallery, 336 Warren St., Hudson, NY 12534518-828-5090 Admission: $10 Curated/Organized by: Paul Smart & Max Goldfarb This event benefits WGXC‘s fundraising efforts to launch its FM signal in 2010. The evening will include performances and readings (with MC Norman Douglas) by: Bunnybrains, Brian Dewan, Cornelius [...]

Saugerties Village Board votes to dissolve police force

From Ariel Zangla in The Daily Freeman: The Village Board on Tuesday unanimously endorsed abolishing the village police department, pending a possible public vote on the matter…. Village residents now have until Feb. 22 to decide whether to challenge the board’s action. If a petition carrying the valid signatures of at least 625 registered village [...]

Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser Jan. 31 for Catskill Community Center

The Catskill Community Center will hold a Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser Creekside Restaurant, 60 W. Main St (943-6522), in Catskill on Sunday, January 31 from 3 – 6 p.m. All proceeds will benefit the Community Center’s year-round programming. Tickets are available at the Community Center or at the door, $10 per person (children 2 and under [...]

Chatham voters OK tax-neutral spending plan

Emilia Teasdale in The Columbia Paper reports: The January 12 special school referendum results in Chatham were:*395 Yes votes and 102 No votes on Proposition #1 for $4.2-million, which will pay for the bulk of the work on the three school buildings and the campus for the elementary and high school.*308 Yes votes and 183 [...]

Haiti fundraisers in the works locally

There are several musical fundraisers in the works locally for the earthquake victims in Haiti, as James Taylor just sold out the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington Jan. 22; the “Women of Note” show with Bar Scott, Mary Courtney, Abby Lappen, Rebecca Martin, Kelleigh McKenzie, Gail Ann Dorsey organized by WKZE takes place [...]

Ghent planning board to unveil plans for Price Chopper store

The public can view the plans for a proposed Price Chopper store on Rt. 66 in the Town of Ghent at the Ghent Planning Board’s next regular meeting on February 3 at 7 p.m., according to an article in ccScoop by Mike McCagg. The 43,000 square-foot store, on land adjoining the existing Price Chopper Plaza, [...]

Governor takes to breaking through the Indian tax wall

From James M. Odato in Capitol Confidential: “Gov. David Paterson is directing in his budget plan that the Department of Taxation & Finance drop its policy of holding off on a plan to make sure Indian cigarette retailers sell taxed cigarettes. Paterson is telling T&F to end its Pataki-era policy of “forbearance.” The department is [...]

Rep. Murphy releases 4th quarter fundraising numbers

From Leigh Hornbeck in Capitol Confidential: Although no candidate has stepped forward (yet) to challenge [Democrat] Rep. Scott Murphy after his narrow win in the 20th Congressional District, the freshman is building a war chest. The congressman’s staff said today he has $722,108 in the bank after raising $403,280 during the fourth quarter of 2009, [...]

Hudson School Board waffles over open seat

Today Andrew Amelinckx in The Register Star has an excellent story about the strange Hudson school board meeting last Monday. The board had an open seat, and as they attempted to fill it, violated open meetings law while discussing it in executive session, according to an opinion from Robert Freeman, executive director for the NYS [...]

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand at Local Ocean

From Columbia Dems: Slideshow of fundraiser for Senator Kirsten Gillibrand at Local Ocean, a brand new aquaculture facility in Greenport/Hudson NY in Columbia County, from Sat., Jan. 16, 2009. See www.wgxc.org for more information about WGXC: Hands-On Radio for Greene and Columbia counties, NY.

Standing room only at the West Athens-Lime Street Fire Company Pancake benefit.

Sponsored by the West Athens-Lime Street Fire Company #1 Inc., all proceeds at this pancake breakfast this morning benefited the Ashland Fire Department, which lost all apparatus and equipment due to a fire last week. The event was packed, standing room only.

WRIP fundraiser for Ashland fire

Tomorrow, Jan. 18, WRIP (97.9-FM) in Windham will hold an 8 a.m.-8 p.m. on-air fundraiser for The Ashland Fire Department and Ashland Town Hall Restoration Fund. The station hopes to raise $20,000 in twelve hours to help after fire destroyed the town buildings last week. Proceeds will be split 50/50 between the two funds. $20 [...]

Help Haiti locally

From Karen Schoemer, a great music writer based in Columbia County, a way to help earthquake victims via a trusted local source: “Carline Murphy runs the Haitian Community Development Project in Hudson, NY. She is working to fill a 40-foot container with supplies to go directly to friends and relatives in Haiti. Monetary donations can [...]