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29:42

Unemployment checks, tree rodeo, Plattsburgh native...

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2025/10/09

(Oct 9, 2025) New Yorkers on unemployment benefits could see their payments rise by hundreds of dollars per week; we take you to a competition for utility arborists that happened last weekend in Burrville, just ouside Watertown; a North Country native has made it past the first round of "The Voice;" and a conversation with Lake Placid author Joan O'Leary, who is will be signing books and giving a talk tonight in downtown Lake Placid.

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29:42

APA move to Saranac Lake, apple scraps making...

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2025/10/08

(Oct 8, 2025) As the APA moves forward with plans to build a new headquarters in downtown Saranac Lake, critics are asking the board to question the reasons behind the move; Cornell scientists have come up with a way to use apple scraps to make healthier meatballs; and the DEC has some updates to regulations, including that hunters can now use electronic hunting licenses and tags.

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30:47

Immigration on farms, COVID vaccine update, ADK...

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2025/10/07

(Oct 7, 2025) Limitations to federal visa programs and ramped up immigration enforcement are creating creating uncertainty for some North Country farmers and farmworkers; we break down federal COVID-19 vaccine guidance after lots of confusion; and a woodworker in the southern Adirondacks is incorporating technology into his pieces.

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30:51

Upward Bound cuts, Remembering Jim Benvenuto, World...

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2025/10/03

(Oct 3, 2025) Two colleges in the region have lost funding for a federal college prep program; we revisit an audio postcard from a sailing trip with Potsdam's Jim Benvenuto, who died in a motorcycle accident a couple weeks ago; and ahead of this weekend's World Cup mountain biking races in Lake Placid, we listen back to a story about the races last fall.

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31:05

Lakeview Inn, tree rodeo, Bloomingdale Bog hike, Lake...

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2025/10/02

(Oct 2, 2025) It can be tricky to earn a living while running a seasonal tourism business. A Schroon Lake couple is trying to make it work to be in a place they love; a "tree rodeo" is being held in New York, perhaps for the first time, and it’s happening here in the North Country; as the fall colors are hitting their peak, we take a walk along the Bloomingdale Bog trail in the Adirondacks; we preview the adventurous fall lineup at Lake Flower Landing in Saranac Lake.

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31:00

Canton's driest summer, NY inflation rebate checks,...

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2025/10/01

(Oct 1, 2025) We speak with St. Lawrence University professor Alexander Stewart about how Canton just had its driest summer on record; inflation rebate checks will start arriving in New Yorkers' mailboxes this week—and they'll have to pay federal income taxes on the money; and Chef Curtiss Hemm shares a recipe for an autumnal kale salad.

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31:03

Health care subsidies, Newton Falls paper mill fire,...

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2025/09/30

(Sep 30, 2025) As federal health care subsidies are set to expire in just a few months, many lower and middle-income families could start paying a lot more for insurance; the Newton Falls paper mill caught on fire Sunday; and we’ll head to the Ogdensburg Public Library for a conversation with NCPR’s book reviewer Betsy Kepes about a new thriller on a search and rescue effort.

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29:32

Murder suspect captured in the ADKs, Canadian tourism...

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2025/09/29

(Sep 29, 2025)

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29:13

ADK manhunt update, Fort Ti ferry suspension, teen...

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2025/09/26

(Sep 26, 2025) Police believe the Cohoes murder suspect is injured, but alive as the manhunt continues in the Adirondacks; below average water levels on Lake Champlain have led one ferry operator in Essex County to cease operations for the season; a 16-year-old in an attempted murder investigation in Jefferson County has been located; and, a preview of events around the region, including the Ottawa Latin Jazz Orchestra.

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29:24

GOP backs Davison for 115th, Animal boarding...

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2025/09/25

(Sep 25, 2025)

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29:18

Mercy Care for the ADKs, New York prison conditions,...

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2025/09/24

(Sep 24, 2025) We listen back to a profile on Mercy Care for the Adirondacks, a volunteer organization that tackles elder isolation with friendship that's currently seeking new volunteers; conditions inside New York's prisons haven't improved much for inmates and corrections officers since a three-week wildcat strike earlier this year; and News Director David Sommerstein joins the show to preview Adia Victoria's performance at St. Lawrence University this Friday titled “Skip

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29:22

Salmon in the Boquet River; ADK boat auction, author...

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2025/09/23

(Sep 23, 2025) After decades of trying to restore Lake Champlain's native salmon population, state and federal officials are using a new tool to figure out what stocking strategies are working; a museum in the Adirondacks is facing criticism after auctioning off more than a dozen historic boats; and a crime novelist's newest book focuses on a love story during the tuberculosis era in Saranac Lake.

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29:29

North Country businesses impacted by tariffs, PBS's...

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2025/09/22

(Sep 22, 2025)

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29:45

Top skier in the mountains, 2025 voter registration,...

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2025/09/19

(Sep 19, 2025) Skier Jessie Diggins was training in the Adirondacks this week, ahead of World Cup finals in Lake Placid; NYS organizations and officials are preparing for the November election; Republicans claim the Democratic candidate in the 115th Assembly District race violated state law; Police say they haven't found any signs of the Cohoes murder suspect whose truck was found near Paul Smith's last Sunday; and, longtime community celebration Peru Applefest returns to the Champlain

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30:46

Mosquito hunting in St. Lawrence County, Assembly 115...

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2025/09/18

(Sep 18, 2025) We head out to the woods with St. Lawrence County Public Health to survey mosquitoes following an increase in mosquito-borne illness reports; Republicans in the 115th Assembly District have officially nominated Brent Davison as the candidate they want to replace Billy Jones; and we preview today's talk by Akwesasne Cultural Center Director Justin Cree at the St. Lawrence University Brush Art Gallery exhibit titled "A Culture Is Not a Costume."

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30:55

NY psych center commission, ADK school enrollment,...

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2025/09/17

(Sep 17, 2025) State policymakers are considering whether closing some of the state's psychiatric hospitals could help close the state's budget gap; we speak with a reporter at the Adirondack Explorer about public school enrollment trends in the Adirondacks; and a conversation about Corning's ultra-low expansion (ULE) glass, which is made in Canton and is a finalist in the state Business Council's "The Coolest Thing Made in New York" contest.

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33:21

ADK community policing report, family biz on Lake...

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2025/09/16

(Sep 16, 2025) A local nonprofit has been leading an effort to train officers across the Adirondacks; Today's North Country at Work story starts in childhood, from growing up cleaning grounds and shucking corn for the family business; and astronomer Aileen O'Donoghue guides us through what to look for in this month's night sky.

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29:27

APA approves Keeseville solar farm, new graphite mine...

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2025/09/15

(Sep 15, 2025)

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30:55

Assemblyman Jones exit interview, AI in higher...

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2025/09/11

(Sep 11, 2025) Democratic Assemblyman Billy Jones, who stepped down last week to take a job at a local community college, reflects on his nine years in office; as colleges and universities begin a new school year, many are grappling with how to implement and regulate the use of artificial intelligence; and we preview the Jazz at the Lake festival in Lake George this weekend.

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29:32

Malone volunteer fireman, Wooden boats on the St....

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2025/09/09

(Sep 9, 2025)

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