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  • Johnsburg seniors' accessibility; Moxham Mountain hike, ADK conditions

    Johnsburg seniors' accessibility; Moxham Mountain hike, ADK conditions
    Apr 17 2026
    (Apr 17, 2026) A pilot program in Johnsburg is helping the town's older residents make the accessibility upgrades needed to stay in their homes long-term; we go on a spring hike up Moxham Mountain near North Creek for spectacular views of the Adirondacks; and John Warren checks on trail conditions for the weekend ahead.
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    29 min
  • Stefanik defends Trump's Iran threats, Lake George teacher, ADK Coast Craft Fair

    Stefanik defends Trump's Iran threats, Lake George teacher, ADK Coast Craft Fair
    Apr 16 2026
    (Apr 16, 2026) Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik was on CBS Mornings this week, where she defended President Trump's threat to wipe out the entire Iranian civilization; we speak with one in Lake George who's spent two decades building connections with his students; and the Adirondack Coast Craft Fair is back this weekend for its fifth iteration in Plattsburgh.
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    31 min
  • ADK High Peaks overcrowding plan, North Country electric rates, quilt show

    ADK High Peaks overcrowding plan, North Country electric rates, quilt show
    Apr 15 2026
    (Apr 15, 2026) A new report recommends strict parking limits at popular Adirondack trailheads; the state is increasing what it charges some North Country communities for cheap hydropower for the first time in more than a decade; and quilters have an opportunity to show off their hard work at a North Country quilt show this summer.
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    29 min
  • Tariff impact in the North Country, spring trek up Lyon Mountain, "Artist as Entrepreneur"

    Tariff impact in the North Country, spring trek up Lyon Mountain, "Artist as Entrepreneur"
    Apr 14 2026
    (Apr 14, 2026) North Country business and economic development leaders laid out their concerns about tariffs and the US's relationship with Canada during Governor Kathy Hochul's recent visit to Ogdensburg; we tag along with NCPR’s chief engineer Kurt Lanning on a spring trek up Lyon Mountain to fix a transmitter; we’ll learn more about an event in Blue Mountain Lake for artists who have thought about building a business but don't know where to start; plus, the sounds of springtime.
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    29 min
  • NASA scientist from St. Lawrence County, wildfire bird chirping, Teddy Roosevelt biographer

    NASA scientist from St. Lawrence County, wildfire bird chirping, Teddy Roosevelt biographer
    Apr 13 2026
    (Apr 13, 2026) A woman from St. Lawrence County is on the team of software engineers who designed the systems for the Artemis II, the mission that went around the moon and back; new research out of Cornell shows Canadian wildfire smoke made some birds chirp and sing less., potentially exacerbating population decline; and a group in North Creek is commemorating President Teddy Roosevelt’s famous “night ride to the Presidency,” with a series of events.
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    29 min
  • Elizabethtown bike shop, Utica Trail Town, ADK conditions, community calendar

    Elizabethtown bike shop, Utica Trail Town, ADK conditions, community calendar
    Apr 10 2026
    (Apr 10, 2026) Downtown Elizabethtown has a new bike shop, but it's not your typical retail space; Officials hope Utica's new Empire State Trail Towns designation will bring in more tourists; John Warren checks on trail conditions ahead of a warm and wet weekend; and we take a look at community events happening around the North Country.
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    29 min
  • Proposed gold bar tax, early intervention in Washington County, Aurora Pfaff

    Proposed gold bar tax, early intervention in Washington County, Aurora Pfaff
    Apr 9 2026
    (Apr 9, 2026) Democrats in the state Senate want to create a tax on purchasing gold bars as another way to generate revenue; we take a look at what it's like to work in early intervention in Washington County, where a public health worker connects babies and toddlers with the resources they need to thrive; and we have a conversation about the book that follows the history of aviation in the Adirondacks.
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    29 min
  • Land surveyors, veterans' SNAP benefits, Clarkson astronomer on gravity

    Land surveyors, veterans' SNAP benefits, Clarkson astronomer on gravity
    Apr 8 2026
    (Apr 8, 2026) The number of land surveyors who retire each year in the U.S. is about double the number who come into the profession, and New York surveyors want to turn that trend around; able-bodied veterans are no longer exempt from SNAP's work requirements under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that Congress passed last year; and an astronomer at Clarkson University shares how new studies of gravity have helped with NASA’s current mission to the moon.
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    30 min