Battle of Ogdensburg, Singing Waters campground, ADK trail conditions

(Mar 12, 2024) Senate democrats are making a push to try to solve the state's affordable housing crisis; go for a ski to Great Camp Santanoni in Newcomb, which hosts Winter Weekends in January, February and March; and check in with astronomer Aileen O'Donoghue about the longer days, and Jupiter, Uranus and Leo in the evening skies.

(Mar 11, 2024) Every Monday night, folks gather in Saranac Lake to write letters to politicians calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza; as Congress flirts with more government shutdowns, people in the military have to deal with the stress of missing paychecks and losing access to federal programs; we’ll talk with one of the organizers of the Support Women Artists Now events in Malone this month, including a gallery exhibit, drumming circle and print workshop.

(Mar 8, 2024) Towns and villages across the North Country are revving up their preparations for the total solar eclipse on April 8th; people with disabilities and elderly New Yorkers who use a self-managed home care program known as consumer directed services are fighting proposed budget cuts by Governor Kathy Hochul; Adirondack folk singer Dan Berggren sent us a new song to celebrate the start of a new season!

(Mar 7, 2024) State lawmakers plan to restore school aid reductions proposed by Governor Kathy Hochul in their budget proposals next week; Clarkson is transferring 16 graduate programs from its Schenectady campus to Siena College; Dr. Matthew Vaughan with the Lake Champlain Basin Program will give a talk Thursday night about the impacts of last summer's rainstorms on the lake's water quality; the current exhibit at the Hyde examines ideas of colonialism, displacement and home.

(Mar 6, 2024) St. Lawrence County's only assisted living facility is closing. The closure will strain the country's overburdened elder care system; forest rangers in the Adirondacks spent Saturday night on two separate rescues; Gov. Hochul's budget director left open the possibility that an extra $1 billion in tax collections could help reduce cuts to school budgets; Champlain Valley chef Curtiss Hemm shares one of his favorite recipes as we head into maple syrup season - maple teriyaki salmon!

(Mar 5, 2024) A statewide effort to raise awareness among students athletes and their parents about proper treatment of concussions comes to Potsdam Tuesday night at 6pm; Each winter, volunteer snowmobile clubs groom hundreds of miles of trails in Lewis County, and they do it for free; Gov. Hochul, in a congressional election year where crime remains a concern, touted her achievements that she says has helped bring down the crime rate; St. Lawrence County weaver Susan Riley shares the story of her love for textiles. An exhibit of some of her fiber art continues this month at the Lake St. Lawrence Art Gallery in Waddington.

(Mar 4, 2024) Snowmobiling is a big part of life and business in Lewis County, home to about 25,000 people. In a two part series starting today, we're diving into snowmobiling economics, weird weather, and the people who support the $80 million industry on the Tug Hill; a new report from the state outlines how climate change will affect agriculture and what farmers can do to adapt; Rob Schwimmer, former co-director of the New York Theremin Society, is bringing his theremin and haken continuum for a solo music show in Saranac, and the Saratoga Springs folk duo, Drank the Gold, is performing Irish music at TAUNY on Friday.

(Mar 1, 2024) Check out a story the NCPR newsroom is raving about. Lucy Grindon introduces us the reenactors of the Battle of Ogdensburg; a historic tent-only campground in Lewis County is getting major upgrades ahead of this summer; John Warren checks the trail conditions for us on this first weekend of March.

(Feb 29, 2024) The New York state legislature finalized new congressional lines for the 2024 races. That clears the way for petitioning for the June primaries that started this week; two political newcomers plan to challenge the mayoral and council candidates endorsed by Plattsburgh's Democratic committee; crazy for crepes at the TAUNY cafe; a celebration of listeners' Leap Day birthdays!

(Feb 28, 2024) Democrats in the New York State legislature say they hope to vote on the latest version of new Congressional district maps as early as today; many environmental leaders in the Adirondacks say DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos' leadership will be missed; the latest report from the USDA shows that maple production continues to grow in New York State. We'll talk with a maple researcher in the Adirondacks who says the North Country is a big part of the state's maple syrup industry.