Best North Country Public Radio 010329 Podcasts (2024)

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NY's new child care portal, ADK ranger rescue roundup, Meet David Escobar 33:52

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(Jul 24, 2024) New York state has launched a new online portal to help people apply for child care assistance; Forest Rangers managed multiple rescues in the Adirondacks last week; and we meet NCPR's newest reporter, David Escobar, who'll cover diversity issues in the Adirondacks as part of a collaboration with the Adirondack Explorer through Repor…

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07/23/24: How and why New York state is behind on its climate change goals 9:45

18h ago9:45

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(Jul 23, 2024)By NCPR News

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Voter reactions, NYS climate goals, St. Lawrence bass fishing 31:20

10h ago31:20

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(Jul 23, 2024)By NCPR News

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Solar industry work conditions, Great Meadow prison closure, Darren Woods 29:37

14h ago29:37

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(Jul 22, 2024) A new report looks at working conditions for workers in New York’s solar industry. Many are not unionized, lack healthcare and take stimulants to work longer; the closure of Great Meadow Correctional near Glens Falls could have a big impact on families of staff and the local economy; and, the current opera of the Seagle Festival in S…

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07/22/24: North Country voters weigh in on Biden's decision to end his campaign 8:59

21h ago8:59

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(Jul 22, 2024)By NCPR News

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Tornado aftermath, Greyhound bus stop, John Warren 29:55

1d ago29:55

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(Jul 19, 2024) Three tornados ripped through the southern Adirondacks on Tuesday, tearing down huge swaths of trees and leaving tens of thousands of people without power; Clinton County is at odds with Greyhound after the bus company's abrupt change in stops over the last week; and, John Warren checks the trail conditions for us in the Adirondacks …

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7/19/24: The search for a tornado in the Adirondack deep woods 9:59

6d ago9:59

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(Jul 19, 2024) Three of the five tornados that tore through upstate New York on Tuesday were reported in the southern Adirondacks. A National Weather Service investigator on how he confirmed the tornados and what damage he saw deep in the Adirondack backcountry. Also: Clinton County is at odds with Greyhound over the company's decision to change it…

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7/18/24: Removing racial slurs from Adirondack place names 9:36

21h ago9:36

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(Jul 18, 2024) Some places in the Adirondacks were named with racial slurs because Black settlers lived nearby. A group of residents is trying to restore history by renaming those places with the settlers' real names. Also: New York will close Great Meadow prison in Washington County.By NCPR News

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Glens Falls storm cleanup, Queensbury dealership fire, Tri-Lakes hill renaming, Ironman racer 31:17

10h ago31:17

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(Jul 18, 2024) Cleanup continues in Glens Falls after a line of severe thunderstorms moved through the region Tuesday night; we speak with the manager of a Queensbury car dealership where multiple vehicles caught fire due to a downed power line; a group of academics is looking to change the name of a hill in the Tri-Lakes region that currently uses…

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Severe storms, veterans support group, Indian Lake realtor, Montreal music festival 29:47

14h ago29:47

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(Jul 17, 2024) Severe storms swept across the North Country yesterday afternoon, leaving downed trees and powerlines; a peer support group is open for veterans in St. Lawrence County, and advocates say it's a place veterans can turn to for more resources; an Indian Lake realtor shares what it's like to work in real estate; and News Director David S…

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7/17/24: Being an Adirondack realtor in a seller's market 9:00

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(Jul 17, 2024) What's it like to work in real estate when so many local families are struggling to find housing? We hear from a realtor in Indian Lake. Also: Great Camp Santanoni in Newcomb will have all-terrain wheelchairs and scooters available for visitors with mobility issues to use this summer.By NCPR News

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Mooers border crossing, kayaker's body recovered, summer storm poem, Aileen O'Donoghue 34:00

1d ago34:00

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(Jul 16, 2024) Border Patrol officials in the North Country say they're seeing record numbers of illegal crossings at the northern border. It's changing life for people who live in communities like Mooers; forest Rangers recovered the body of a kayaker whose boat overturned in the Husdon River last weekend; Onchiota listener Phil Fitzpatrick shares…

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7/16/24: Life on the northern border as illegal crossings increase 9:35

17h ago9:35

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(Jul 16, 2024) Border Patrol officials in the North Country say they're seeing record numbers of illegal crossings at the northern border. It's changing life for people who live in border towns like Mooers in Clinton County. Also: A powerful thunderstorm downed trees and caused flash flooding in Jefferson County this afternoon, including in Sackets…

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Santanoni accessibility, art archive mold, Harriet Tubman church, Cranberry Lake sail 29:18

8d ago29:18

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(Jul 15, 2024) Great Camp Santanoni is introducing electric scooters and wheelchairs to make it more accessible, but some advocates say, it’s not enough; as the North Country gets warmer and wetter, one North Country art gallery is dealing with mold in its archives; a central New York church where abolitionist Harriet Tubman spent much of her later…

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7/15/24: Mold from a warming climate in the museum archives 9:55

18h ago9:55

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(Jul 15, 2024) Climate change is making the North Country warmer, and also wetter. That's leading to an unfamiliar problem for museum curators: mold in the archives. Also: North Country Congresswoman Elise Stefanik praised the selection of J.D. Vance to be Donald Trump's vice-presidential pick.By NCPR News

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Lowville flooding update, kids & social media, Norwood fiddler, Lake Champlain angler 33:53

11d ago33:53

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(Jul 12, 2024) Lowville and Lewis County surveyed the damage from flash floods that surged through the village and county on Tuesday; we hear from an 11-year-old who’s reached the age when social media is becoming a bigger part of her life. She - and her parents - are trying to find a balance; a preview of Grammy-winning bluegrass fiddler Michael C…

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7/12/24: North Country takes on social media 9:27

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(Jul 12, 2024) What role does social media play in the lives of children today, and how controlled should it be? We asked, you responded. Amy Feiereisel comes in to talk about new legislation and how North Country families deal with social media. Also: The DEC is urging hikers to stay away from many High Peaks trails because the heavy rains have ma…

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7/11/24: Surveying the storm damage 10:01

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(Jul 11, 2024) The flood waters have receded in Lowville and Lewis County, leaving local officials to figure out how to repair the damage to roads, homes, and the public school. The heavy rains also damaged dozens of roads in Essex County. An update on the damage from yesterday's storm.By NCPR News

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Flooding update, social media song, Jeff Corwin 34:14

6d ago34:14

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(Jul 11, 2024) Heavy rain, severe thunderstorms and tornados battered the North Country yesterday, causing flooding in Essex County, Lowville, and other communities; high schoolers in Parishville wrote a song about their social media woes; and, a chat with conservationist Jeff Corwin ahead of his talk in Lake Placid.…

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Flood and tornado watches as Beryl pummels the North Country 9:33

4d ago9:33

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(Jul 10, 2024) State officials say the North Country could be the hardest hit region by the heavy rains today and tonight. New York's Homeland Security commissioner says climate change means these powerful weather events are becoming more common and we need to be prepared. We have the latest on the storm.…

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Social media & kids, Ottawa Blues Fest, state flood plan 44:59

4d ago44:59

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(Jul 10, 2024) What role does social media play in the lives of children today, and how controlled should it be? More on new legislation and how North Country families deal with social media; David Sommerstein introduces us to some of the lesser known musicians playing at the Ottawa Blues Festival, which runs through this Sunday; and, as the remnan…

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7/9/24: Saranac Lake's community paddling race 9:36

5d ago9:36

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(Jul 9, 2024) Paddling races are a core part of summer Adirondack culture. The five-mile Willard Hanmer race was created in 1963, named after a well-known guideboat builder from Saranac Lake, and it's having a resurgence. Also: Canton's sustainability committee is documenting residents' home clean energy upgrades to unlock grants.…

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Northern Light, 7/9/2024 29:52

16d ago29:52

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(Jul 9, 2024)By NCPR News

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7/8/24: Ticks and climate change 10:03

6d ago10:03

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(Jul 8, 2024) Over the last twenty years, ticks and the diseases they carry, like Lyme disease, have spread rapidly in New York and across the Northeast. Scientists say human-caused climate change is one reason why, but it’s not the only thing driving their growth. Also: A statue of Harriet Tubman is on display at John Brown's Farm outside Lake Pla…

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Lake Placid Harriet Tubman statue, ticks in Vermont, Betsy Kepes 29:41

15d ago29:41

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(Jul 8, 2024) This summer, there will be events at John Brown Farm in Lake Placid that honor abolitionist Harriet Tubman; tick-borne illnesses have increase in the Northeast due to climate change and suburbanization; and, Betsy Kepes reviews a new adventurous novel set in the Adirondacks that's written to entice reluctant young readers.…

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7/3/24: Applying prosellaCOR in Chateaugay Lake 9:14

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(Jul 3, 2024) Lake George has been making headlines in the fierce debate over using an herbicide chemical to kill off Eurasian water milfoil in the lake. But other Adirondack lakes have been using the chemical with little controversy. Chateaugay Lake became the latest last Friday. Also: State regulators are getting closer to approving a large-scale…

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Chateaugay Lake ProcellaCOR, Lake George amphitheater, Chef Curtiss' balsamic strawberries 29:52

11d ago29:52

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(Jul 3, 2024) Late last month, the Adirondack Park Agency approved the use of a chemical herbicide to eradicate Eurasian water milfoil on Lake George. Today, we head to Chateaugay Lake where the community just applied Prosellacor for the first time; a fire in Lake George destroyed an amphitheater over the weekend. Local officials are already alteri…

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7/2/24: A climate dairy tracks changes on one farm 9:58

12d ago9:58

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(Jul 2, 2024) Climate change is altering the North Country's seasons year by year. Some people are documenting it with their own weather diaries. A conversation with a St. Lawrence County farmer who's tracking how the ecosystem around them is changing. Also: A healthcare network in Jefferson County is taking over a doctor’s office in Lewis County.…

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Heuvelton climate diary, Lowville health center, Potsdam listener's summertime poem 29:52

17d ago29:52

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(Jul 2, 2024) As climate change comes to the North Country, one St. Lawrence County farm is tracking how its changing the ecosystem; a healthcare network in Jefferson County is taking over a doctor’s office in Lewis County; and, Stephanie Coyne DeGhett shares her poem "The Joy of Deserted Spaces."By NCPR News

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7/2/24: Farmworkers' clothes, as art 9:55

13d ago9:55

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(Jul 1, 2024) The newest installation at the Wild Center in Tupper Lake features a long clothesline with about 150 pieces of clothing on it. It's a reminder of all the unseen labor that goes into producing our food. We pay a visit. Also: The ADK Land Trust will use a $3 million grant to build accessible trails in Saranac Lake and Lake Placid.…

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Accessible trails, veteran entrepreneurship, "Clothesline" in Tupper Lake 31:19

13d ago31:19

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(Jul 1, 2024) The ADK Land Trust will use a $3 million grant to build accessible trails in Saranac Lake and Lake Placid; since 2022, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has been hosting entrepreneurship fairs at military bases to encourage troops to start businesses; and, through the big back windows of the Wild Center in Tupper Lake, you’ll see a…

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Farmland solar grants, ADK Museum conservator, Tri-Lakes Pride poet 29:52

16d ago29:52

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(Jun 28, 2024) NYSERDA has a $5 million grant available for co-locating solar panels and farming; plus, we'll meet the person who helps preserve and catalog Adirondack artifacts in Blue Mountain Lake; and, we re-listen to a conversation with poet Elliot Pecora ahead of Tri-Lakes Pride.By NCPR News

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6/28/24: Deep inside an Adirondack museum's archives 9:38

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(Jun 28, 2024) Someone has to take care of all the artifacts and objects in a museum's collection. We speak with the conservator at the Adirondack Experience: The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake. Also: New York is making a new grant for available for co-locating solar panels amidst working farmland.By NCPR News

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Ash borer & Akwesasne Mohawk basketry, High Peaks visitor meeting, Mo Fitzgerald 29:52

17d ago29:52

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(Jun 27, 2024) The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe is working to protect trees used for traditional basket making, but they're threatened by a deadly invasive beetle; the DEC is hosting a public, virtual meeting from 5-8pm Thursday tonight on visitor use management in the ADK High Peaks; and, Burlington author Mo Fitzgerald is out with a memoir. She uses li…

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6/27/24: The race to save Mohawk ash basketmaking 9:59

17d ago9:59

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(Jun 27, 2024) Ash baskets are at the heart of Akwesasne Mohawk tradition and culture. But an invasive beetle may eventually kill all ash trees. How Mohawks are preparing now to keep the basket-making tradition going into the future. Also: The DEC is hosting a public, virtual meeting tonight on visitor use management in the Adirondack High Peaks.…

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Blind Bay meeting, Regents changes, Kitty O'Neil 34:30

18d ago34:30

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(Jun 26, 2024) The Thousand Islands community showed their opposition at a public meeting with U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Clayton last night; the state Board of Regents is moving towards a plan to change graduation requirements, including no longer requiring the standardized Regents tests for graduation; and, This month, there were two f…

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6/26/24: A community fights with border patrol over Blind Bay 9:10

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(Jun 26, 2024) More than 200 people came to a public meeting yesterday in Clayton to show their opposition to a new border patrol facility on the St. Lawrence River. Many people said US Customs and Border Protection isn't being transparent or listening to local concerns. Also: Plattsburgh is abandoning its appeal to save a major downtown project be…

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Electric school buses, social media tourism, Ottawa Jazz Festival 31:23

19d ago31:23

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(Jun 25, 2024) New York's electric bus mandate is seeing resistance from local voters in their district's yearly budget votes; we hear from a North Country transplant on a mission to promote Adirondack tourism on social media; and, we a preview of the Ottawa Jazz Festival, which continues through Sunday night.…

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6/25/24: Voters who reject the electric school bus mandate 9:40

19d ago9:40

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(Jun 25, 2024) All schools in New York have to start buying only electric buses in just four years. Pushback is coming from some legislators and school officials, but also from voters who can turn down their school's budget vote. Also: It's primary day across New York, but there are few competitive races around the North Country.…

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Hochul approval poll, North Country Honor Flight, Saranac Lake Hootenanny 29:56

20d ago29:56

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(Jun 24, 2024) On Saturday, 30 North Country veterans of Vietnam, Desert Storm and the Cold War flew together to Washington DC to visit the memorials to the wars they and their comrades served in. They were part of the North Country Honor Flight; Governor Kathy Hochul signed new social media regulations for children into law on Thursday, but poll n…

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6/24/24: Honor flights to DC 9:41

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(Jun 24, 2024) Over the weekend, 30 North Country veterans of Vietnam, Desert Storm, and the Cold War flew together to Washington DC to visit the memorials to the wars they and their comrades served in. How North Country Honor Flight brings veterans to DC who might otherwise not get the chance. Also: An outdoor winter attraction in Lake George that…

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6/21/24: The battle over Blind Bay 9:52

28d ago9:52

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(Jun 21, 2024) The controversy over a small, largely undeveloped bay in the Thousand Islands comes to a head next week. U.S. Customs and Border Protection wants to build a new facility there. Local residents, politicians, and environmentalists want to stop them. Also: The Adirondack Park Agency approved the use of a chemical herbicide to kill an in…

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APA herbicide vote, Blind Bay, Medisca in Plattsburgh, Potsdam Juneteenth 29:52

24d ago29:52

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(Jun 21, 2024) After years of removing the invasive aquatic water plant Eurasian water milfoil by hand, the Adirondack Park Agency has voted to allow the use of a chemical herbicide in three lakes, despite pushback; US Customs and Border Protection wants to build a new facility on a part of undeveloped shoreline on the St. Lawrence River. Residents…

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Climate change & aging, Karen DeWitt retires 28:59

25d ago28:59

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(Jun 20, 2024) Earlier this week, over 100 people gathered at Paul Smith's College to talk about the intersection of climate change impacts and an aging population; after 34 years as public radio's eyes and ears in Albany, reporter Karen Dewitt is retiring on Friday. We talk with her about her career and how Albany has changed for a journalist.…

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6/20/24: Climate change and older adults 9:50

24d ago9:50

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(Jun 20, 2024) When we talk about the effects of climate change, we rarely hear about how it will affect older adults. A conversation with an expert about how to protect seniors who will be among the most vulnerable as the Earth warms. Also: Three carriers are competing to provide subsidized air service at the Plattsburgh airport.…

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Watertown Juneteenth, local Iraq & Afghanistan war memorials, Laura Lavoie 33:59

26d ago33:59

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(Jun 19, 2024) Watertown Juneteenth is hosting the second part of its Juneteenth celebrations today. Organizers hope the events inspire other Black people to share their stories; while a national memorial for Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans goes through a lengthy planning and fundraising process, veterans are working with state and local governme…

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6/19/24: The meaning of Juneteenth, in Watertown 9:26

26d ago9:26

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(Jun 19, 2024) On Juneteenth, a conversation with the organizer of Juneteenth events in Watertown. Bianca Ellis hopes the holiday motivates people to learn more about Black history and excellence, and encourages people of African descent to tell their own stories. Also: Adirondack forest rangers rescued lost and injured hikers, helped stranded kaya…

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Adirondack heat, air quality checks, Betsy Kepes 31:33

27d ago31:33

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(Jun 18, 2024) This week's heat wave is part of a trend of warmer, more extreme weather events in the Adirondack North Country; because of the Canadian wildfires last year, officials are asking New Yorkers to monitor air quality every day this summer; and, our book reviewer Betsy Kepes stops by to talk about a novel set in St. Lawrence County about…

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6/18/24: Get used to more heatwaves like this 10:01

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(Jun 18, 2024) This week's heatwave is part of a trend of warmer, more extreme weather events in the Adirondack North Country. A climatologist from SUNY ESF on how the region's summer are changing and how we'll have to adapt. Also: State and local officials have set up cooling stations across the state and the North Country to help people who don't…

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6/17/24: The barges laying electric cable in Lake Champlain 8:56

28d ago8:56

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(Jun 17, 2024) Look out on Lake Champlain this summer and you'll see a set of large barges at work. They're laying 97-miles of electric transmission cables for the Champlain Hudson Power Express to New York City. How they do it, and criticisms of the project. Also: The popular Longway's diner near Watertown suffered major damage in a fire over the …

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