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Get your daily dose of what's happening in New York's North Country, the Adirondacks, Vermont, Canada, and beyond. Host David Sommerstein presents the best stories from North Country Public Radio's award-winning newsroom. You'll hear the most interesting voices on the most important issues in the region. There's even a micro-newscast to keep you up to date. When you miss
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(Jan 23, 2026) A replica portrait of George Washington owned by Clarkson University sold at auction today for $2.8 million. We hear the fascinating story behind the portrait that was one of the inspirations for the dollar bill. Also: The Adirondack Park Agency approved a battery storage site near Great Sacandaga Lake at its meeting yesterday.
(Jan 22, 2026) The St. Lawrence County sheriff's department is considering a partnership with ICE, the agency in charge of the Trump Administration's immigration crackdown. Some lawmakers are concerned, as ICE's aggressive tactics have become one of the nation's biggest controversies. Also: A vacancy on the town council in Malone is prompting accusations of partisanship and disenfranchising voters.
(Jan 21, 2026) In the North Country's tourism communities, local workers, like nurses, teachers, and kitchen staff, have found it increasingly difficult to buy a home in recent years. One of those people recently found his long-term home in a new workforce housing project in Keene. Also: Our Albany correspondent Samuel King explains what's in Gov. Hochul's $260 billion budget plan.
(Jan 20, 2026) 911 dispatchers help handle traumatic incidents every day. They can face mental health challenges due to the stress of their jobs. We visit the dispatch center in St. Lawrence County for an inside look. Also: The company that owns the hospitals in Carthage and Ogdensburg is laying off more than a hundred people.
(Jan 19, 2026) Our Albany correspondent shared what he saw last week about who is with and against Governor Kathy Hochul's agenda for 2026. Also: Joe Hackett guided trips in the Adirondacks for more than 40 years and wrote a column for nearly 20 years, known as "The Adirondack Gadabout.” He died in Ray Brook last week.
(Jan 16, 2026) Ahead of the Winter Games in Italy, Jamaican bobsledders are back at Lake Placid’s Olympic sliding track, where the team has trained for decades. We meet the team’s newest generation, who is hoping to capture the country’s first Winter Olympic medal. Also: Environmentalists are disappointed with some of Gov. Hochul's proposals for 2026, including her plans to build new nuclear power plants.
(Jan 15, 2026) The cost of hiring aides for people with disabilities has been spiraling up, and it's been harder than ever to find people to do the job. That's why advocates are hoping for more progress this year in Albany on higher wages for support professionals. Also: Two events this month in Lake Placid will honor the 1980 Olympic hockey team that won gold at the Winter Games.
(Jan 14, 2026) Gov. Hochul's State of the State agenda will have big impacts on people across the North Country. We look at how her proposals on child care, nuclear energy, immigration, and affordable housing could affect our region. Also: Reaction from around the state to the Governor's plans as she enters an election year.
(Jan 13, 2026) Gov. Hochul is keeping affordability central to her agenda as she heads into an election year. A summary of the plans she laid out in her State of the State speech today. Also: An American who grew up in Lake Placid won a freestyle aerials World Cup on her home turf. The sights and sounds from last weekend's jumping competitions.
(Jan 12, 2026) Gov. Hochul is expected to feature plans for a more affordable child care system in her State of the State address tomorrow. We dig into what that would actually mean for North Country families and childcare providers. Also: New DEC guidelines could make state lands more accessible for people using mobility devices.
(Jan 9, 2026) If you’ve hung out in Glens Falls, gone to a local festival, or checked out a new business, or discovered an emerging artist in the area...there’s a good chance that you’ve seen the work of the woman who markets much of the city. Also: The North Star Health Alliance has scraped together the funds for three payroll cycles since announcing it was on the brink of closure last month.
(Jan 8, 2026) Huge freighters are stuck in ice on the St. Lawrence River. We talk with a St. Lawrence Seaway observer about the obstacles the waterway now faces to shut down for the winter. Also: The superintendent and some staff have been removed from the Salmon River school district after the public learned children were put in windowless boxes as a disciplinary measure.
(Jan 7, 2026) Drought and thin snowfall in the West is benefitting an Olympic venue in the Adirondacks. Lake Placid is now hosting a World Cup ski event that was moved from Utah due to lack of snow. Also: The U.S. Border Patrol says it detained a Venezuelan woman in Malone last week for being in the country illegally.
(Jan 6, 2026) A luge athlete based in Lake Placid won her second gold medal of the season last weekend. Summer Britcher is on track to be one of the USA's top athletes for competition in the Winter Games next month in Italy. Also: We meet the New York Public News Network's new correspondent in Albany, Samuel King.
(Jan 5, 2026) Political will and public opinion for universal child care are at an all-time high in New York. The question is if lawmakers can embrace the multi-billion dollar price tag. Also: Gov. Hochul wants to put in place more protections for children using social media and online gaming.
(Jan 2, 2026) A fun Adirondack winter tradition was in danger of disappearing when the Cascade Ski Center outside Lake Placid closed down. But the state's Mt. Van Hoevenberg rallied and is keeping the Cascade's full moon ski parties alive. Also: No more styrofoam coolers. That's one of several new laws taking effect in 2026.
(Dec 31, 2025) People who are released from prison often have trouble finding a job and a home, as well as discrimination because of their criminal record. A new SUNY program matches formerly incarcerated people with internships to help them with the difficult transition of returning to civilian life. Also: New York recorded the highest number of flu cases in a single week.
(Dec 30, 2025) Enrollment in New York's public schools has been steadily decreasing for years now. A new analysis by Cornell University finds that decline is accompanied by an increase in charter schools and homeschooling. Also: After six months of renovations, the iconic theater at the New York State Capitol Complex, known as the Egg, is reopening.
(Dec 29, 2025) In New York, Warren County has become a leader in reducing its use of road salt during winter. We hear from the county's superintendent of public works on how his department has made that happen in recent years. Also: Lake Placid will now host a World Cup ski event originally planned for Utah because there's not enough snow out West.
(Dec 24, 2025) Last week, the state approved a new energy plan for the next 15 years. The planning board's chair argues it balances the need for carbon-free emissions with the realities of today's energy grid. Critics say it doesn't go far enough. Also: Gov. Hochul signed a set of prison reforms into law last week to expand video footage at all 42 of the state's correctional facilities.
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