Tag: daily debrief

Chris Lavin is the executive director of the Boys & Girls Club of Geneva. He has watched the need in- and around- his community grow. The pandemic has caused a surge in … more: DAILY: Boys and Girls Club of Geneva responds to pandemic (podcast)

What's happening at the Montezuma Audubon Center in Savannah, Wayne County? Each month, Center Director Chris Lajewski joins us in-studio to talk about some of the species being observed at the wetlands … more: MONTEZUMA SPOTLIGHT: Cranes still prevalent at wetlands as mild December continues (podcast)

What are counties in the Finger Lakes and Central New York most looking for over the next several weeks and months, as New York State and Congress mulls over additional pandemic … more: DAILY DEBRIEF: Cayuga County Legislature Chair Aileen McNabb-Coleman talks 2021 (podcast)

It's all about the salt. Last week Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill that calls for a “salt reduction task force” to analyze the state’s aggressive practices of salting roads. … more: DAILY DEBRIEF: Calls grow louder for Cargill to stop mining under Cayuga Lake (podcast)

This week we’re catching up with Steve Keeler, Division Chair of the School of Media & Arts at Cayuga Community College about the state- and future of journalism. There were a … more: DAILY DEBRIEF: Cayuga Community College’s Steve Keeler talks future of media (podcast)

Cities have been Bill Fulton's life. The Auburn native now serves as the Director of the Kinder Institute at Rice University in Houston, Texas. He's also served as the Mayor of Ventura, … more: DAILY DEBRIEF: Bill Fulton discusses how Urban Renewal failed Auburn (podcast)

Over the weekend the Wayne County Health Department announced a free drive-thru COVID-19 testing clinic to be held at the Lyons Bus Garage on Clyde Road. It took around 24 hours … more: DAILY DEBRIEF: Public health officials struggle to keep up with demand for free COVID testing (podcast)

There has been a lot of bad news about the Coronavirus Pandemic in recent weeks. It's the holiday season, and ordinarily, this is when businesses - big and small - are … more: DAILY DEBRIEF: Support local because this is a make-or-break winter (podcast)

This week Peter Mantius - founder and editor of The Water Front Online - brought us a story focused on the status of Greenidge Generation, and it's impact on the local environment. … more: DEBRIEF: Why has the fishing ‘gone to hell’ on Seneca Lake? (podcast)

Dr. Steven Schulz says getting a flu shot is even more important this year, than it has been in the past. He's the Pediatric Medical Director for Rochester Regional Health's Monroe County … more: DEBRIEF: Why is it important to get flu shot during Coronavirus Pandemic? (podcast)

New York Coalition for Open Government President Paul Wolf says a reform of open meetings law in the Empire State is desperately needed. There are states that have better models -- … more: DEBRIEF: New York Coalition For Open Government pushes for change amid pandemic (podcast)

The Canandaigua Emergency Squad is the busiest 911 response center in Ontario County. It's been that way for more than 80 years. Chief Matt Sproul says his team responds to more than … more: DEBRIEF: Canandaigua Emergency Squad feels pinch of COVID-19 (podcast)

While there have been a lot of concerns raised about the prospect of students and faculty going back to school this fall -- we are just a couple weeks away from a … more: BACK TO SCHOOL: Karen Hall discusses reopening plan in Red Jacket (podcast)

Days from now students, faculty, and support staff head back to school for the first time since mid-March, when the Coronavirus Pandemic forced shut down of all facilities. Throughout the summer districts … more: BACK TO SCHOOL: Clingerman, Jones discuss return to learning this fall in Seneca Falls (podcast)

It has been difficult to escape the economic and social fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. When the Seneca Nation learned about the Coronavirus, non-essential staff were sent home, and a COVID-19 task … more: DAILY DEBRIEF: Seneca Nation talks pandemic response, economic fallout of casino closures

What has it been like at the Montezuma Audubon Center in Savannah, Wayne County? It has been busy, and that is a great thing for Chris Lejewski, who serves as center director. … more: DAILY DEBRIEF: Montezuma Audubon Center offers experience, tranquility during pandemic (podcast)

Have you ever dreamt of becoming a falconry master? Today on the Daily Debrief, Joseph Therrein, the head of the Special Licenses Unit for the Division Fish & Wildlife at the Department of … more: DAILY DEBRIEF: How falconry has taken flight in New York State (podcast)

While Gov. Andrew Coumo is content with his track record and efforts to contain the Novel Coronavirus or COVID-19 in nursing homes across New York State, lawmakers are not sold on those … more: DAILY DEBRIEF: Sen. Ortt talks nursing homes, impact executive orders had on health and safety of residents (podcast)

It was 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 21st when Harold Perryman of Shortsville called Elm Manor Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Canandaigua. Each morning he would call-in to wish his wife Beatrice, … more: Husband speaks about wife’s death at Elm Manor: “If I didn’t call every day, I wouldn’t have known”