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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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5/3/24: The legacy of Robbi Mecus
May 03, 2024
5/2/24: Meet Plattsburgh's star kids' librarian
May 02, 2024
5/1/24: The lost Adirondack town of Tahawus
May 01, 2024
4/30/24: Light off for birds!
Apr 30, 2024
4/29/24: The life of Adirondack forest ranger Robbi Mecus
Apr 29, 2024
4/26/24: The Netflix filmmaker about Ivy Ridge
Apr 26, 2024
4/25/24: Caring for 49 neglected dogs in Plattsburgh
Apr 25, 2024
4/24/24: First in the country pre-natal leave
Apr 24, 2024
4/23/24: A walk with a poet
Apr 23, 2024
4/22/24: An Akwesasne newspaper hits financial headwinds
Apr 22, 2024
4/19/24: Where all the Adirondack signs are made
Apr 19, 2024
4/18/24: What could save North Creek's beleaguered nursing home
Apr 18, 2024
4/17/24: Was there an eclipse economic bump?
Apr 17, 2024
4/16/24: Glens Falls may be the first in the NoCo to complete its DRI
Apr 16, 2024
4/15/22: What if you can't afford a funeral?
Apr 15, 2024
4/12/24: A nursing home on the edge
Apr 12, 2024
4/11/24: Serving slices to eclipse traffic
Apr 11, 2024
4/10/24: Economic troubles in college towns
Apr 10, 2024
4/9/24: A break from work, for totality
Apr 09, 2024
4/8/24: It was incredible
Apr 08, 2024
4/5/24: How one North Country school district is going all out for the eclipse
Apr 05, 2024
4/4/24: Emergency services agencies are plagued by issues with staffing and costs
Apr 04, 2024
4/3/24: NY prisons plan to keep inmates inside for the eclipse. Some are suing
Apr 03, 2024
4/2/24: NY is switching to electric school buses. Alex Bay is already getting started
Apr 02, 2024
4/1/24: Visa program for foreign doctors expands to increase specialists in region
Apr 01, 2024
3/29/24: Signs of spring, much earlier
Mar 29, 2024
3/28/24: Who's going to fight the fires?
Mar 28, 2024
3/27/24: What's in a name when people bully you for it
Mar 27, 2024
3/26/24: An Adirondack rescue
Mar 26, 2024
3/25/24: Asylum seeker fears in Lake George
Mar 25, 2024
3/22/24: Two big headaches for education
Mar 22, 2024
3/21/24: Kids give Clarkson a Frozen Four send-off
Mar 21, 2024
3/20/24: A mom visits her son in prison
Mar 20, 2024
3/19/24: A journalist's life as a CO
Mar 19, 2024
3/18/24: Where did all the COs go?
Mar 18, 2024
3/15/24: Who gets to take credit for federal funding?
Mar 15, 2024
3/14/24: Sexual assault and harassment claims at Clinton County's jail
Mar 14, 2024
3/13/24: Lost dog? Ask a drone operator
Mar 13, 2024
3/12/24: The ski to Great Camp Santanoni
Mar 12, 2024
3/11/24: Calling for peace in Gaza from Saranac Lake
Mar 11, 2024
3/8/24: On 'eclipse duty' in tiny Indian Lake
Mar 08, 2024
3/7/24: Lake Champlain after the floods
Mar 07, 2024
3/6/24: Twin rescues in the Adirondacks
Mar 06, 2024
3/5/24: Grooming snowmobile trails is getting slushier
Mar 05, 2024
3/4/24: A snowmobiling season on the Tug Hill without steady snow
Mar 04, 2024
3/1/24: A living history lesson at the Battle of Ogdensburg
Mar 01, 2024
2/29/24: The Democratic primary for Plattsburgh's mayor
Feb 29, 2024
2/28/24: The sounds of 1970's total eclipse
Feb 28, 2024
2/27/24: Discovering the story of the wife of '12 Years a Slave'
Feb 27, 2024
2/26/24: The magic of wild skating on the Cascade Lakes
Feb 26, 2024
2/23/24: Bearing witness to painful Black history in the Adirondacks
Feb 23, 2024
2/22/24: After almost half a year, library in Southern Adirondacks is set to reopen
Feb 22, 2024
2/21/24: Activist and author Alice Green says Adirondack childhood shaped life's work
Feb 21, 2024
2/20/24: How the KKK forced out most of St. Lawrence County's Black residents
Feb 20, 2024
2/19/24: History of Black settlement in Adirondacks goes back to before Civil War
Feb 19, 2024
2/16/24: The humans behind the migration crisis
Feb 16, 2024
2/15/24: The Saranac Lake confederate flag controversy
Feb 15, 2024
2/14/24: A love story on the shore of Heart Lake
Feb 14, 2024
2/13/24: Two small schools, one big price tag for a new building
Feb 13, 2024
2/12/24: Not enough foster care parents
Feb 12, 2024
2/9/24: The mayoral race is on in Plattsburgh
Feb 09, 2024
2/8/24: A spooky Valentine's Day love story
Feb 08, 2024
2/7/24: Fort Drum and the workforce shortage
Feb 07, 2024
2/6/24: The Adirondacks' iconic brook trout, in danger
Feb 06, 2024
2/5/24: 'Hold harmless' and the schools
Feb 05, 2024
2/2/24: Black artist showcase in Plattsburgh
Feb 02, 2024
2/1/24: A passion for duck decoys
Feb 01, 2024
1/31/24: Getting food to people who need it
Jan 31, 2024
1/30/24: Preserve the dark skies
Jan 30, 2024
1/29/24: What we learned in our podcast about far-right extremism
Jan 29, 2024
1/26/24: The busiest midwife in the North Country
Jan 26, 2024
1/25/24: New York's top homeland security official on far-right extremism
Jan 25, 2024
1/24/24: The Adirondacks in the state budget
Jan 24, 2024
1/23/24: Goodbye, rabbit and squirrel hunting tournaments
Jan 23, 2024
1/22/24: Stefanik's VP audition?
Jan 22, 2024
1/19/24: The regular people getting radicalized by the far-right
Jan 19, 2024
1/18/24: A sheriff who wavered on joining a far-right group
Jan 18, 2024
1/17/24: Law enforcement inside far-right extremism
Jan 17, 2024
1/16/24: The far-right extremist ecosystem in the North Country
Jan 16, 2024
1/12/24: Miss Vermont is a North Country native
Jan 12, 2024
1/11/24: A rare school merger
Jan 11, 2024
1/10/24: Analyzing Gov. Hochul's speech
Jan 10, 2024
1/9/24: Akwesasne Mohawks meet their new Mohawk superhero
Jan 09, 2024
1/8/24: Community engagement is good journalism
Jan 08, 2024
1/5/24: Can a coop make a dent in Lake Placid's housing problems?
Jan 05, 2024
1/4/24: Plattsburgh STRs + our new podcast
Jan 04, 2024
1/3/24: A canoe lighter than your dog
Jan 03, 2024
1/2/24: Pronouncing Mohawk names correctly matters
Jan 02, 2024
12/29/23: Ticonderoga's renaissance
Dec 29, 2023
12/28/23: Behind the scenes of a Hallmark-style movie in Lake Placid
Dec 28, 2023
12/27/23: A murder of crows rides in Plattsburgh
Dec 27, 2023
12/26/23: A Mohawk beader finds her craft in the Adirondacks
Dec 26, 2023
12/22/23: Managing grief and loss during the holidays
Dec 22, 2023
12/21/23: Your stories about December
Dec 21, 2023
12/20/23: De-stress with dogs and cats
Dec 20, 2023
12/19/23: Not enough home health care to go around
Dec 19, 2023
12/18/23: Home health care, when it works
Dec 18, 2023
12/15/23: Helping people with addictions
Dec 15, 2023
12/14/23: Beta's expansion in Plattsburgh
Dec 14, 2023
12/13/23: In the footsteps of Alice the Moose
Dec 13, 2023