Best Clocktower Radio Podcasts (2024)

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Plattsburgh crisis residences, Westport chair, improv conversation 29:57

17h ago29:57

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(Oct 17, 2024) A new program in Plattsburgh seeks to give people a safe place to recover from mental illness and connect people with the services they need; twelve larger-than-life "Westport chairs" were placed around downtown Westport this summer were decorated by local artists; conversation with an improv teacher based here in the North Country a…

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ADK Rangers return from N.C., Blue Mountain postcard, Essex concert preview 33:52

11h ago33:52

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(Oct 16, 2024) A team of rescuers from New York, including four Adirondack Forest Rangers, spent two weeks in North Carolina during and after Hurricane Helene; we listen back to an audio postcard from when Radio Bob and David Sommerstein had to lug an aluminum pipe up Blue Mountain to improve reception for our transmitter there; and we preview this…

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Occupancy taxes, Lowville meat smoker, this month's night sky 33:54

16h ago33:54

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(Oct 15, 2024) Short-term rentals have exploded in the North Country in recent years, and communities are grappling with how to regulate and tax them; a professional meat smoker in Lowville shares how he learned the trade from his grandpa as a kid; and astronomer Aileen O'Donoghue shares what's happening in the morning and evening skies this month.…

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Bear euthanasia in ADKs, walking Plattsburgh, improv troupe 29:28

12h ago29:28

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(Oct 14, 2024) About seven bears have to be killed every year in the Adirondacks due to interactions with humans; a Clinton County resident finishes a yearslong project to walk every public street in the City of Plattsburgh; and a conversation about comedy, connection and imagination with the members of a Plattsburgh improv troupe ahead of their sh…

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Plattsburgh mayoral debate, Adirondack North Country Pride, ADK trail conditions 29:43

16h ago29:43

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(Oct 11, 2024) The two candidates hoping to become Plattsburgh's next mayor participated in a debate earlier this week; a Pride event in Plattsburgh is giving the North Country's queer community a space to be out and proud; and John Warren checks in with trail conditions in the Adirondacks this weekend.…

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Third-party candidate visits Potsdam, North Country art teacher, Quadro Nuevo preview 29:33

13h ago29:33

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(Oct 10, 2024) A third-party presidential candidate who visited Potsdam last week says her visit wasn't about getting votes; a potter and art teacher shares his love of creativity and clay with North Country at Work; and we preview world-class vibraphonist and Plattsburgh native Tim Collins' performance with his band, Quadro Nuevo, Sunday at the St…

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Big Tupper auction, NY National Guard deploys to NC, Dickinson Center poet 29:30

5d ago29:30

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(Oct 9, 2024) The Big Tupper ski area will go up for foreclosure auction next month after years of uncertainty about its future; New York National Guard members are among those deployed to the Hurricane Helene relief effort in the southeast; and a conversation with Jim Bourey, the "poet laureate of Dickinson Center," whose latest poems are all abou…

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Outdoor inclusivity in the ADKs, Watertown voter event, Capitol courtyard pigeons 29:51

1d ago29:51

29:51

(Oct 8, 2024) A festival in the Adirondacks is hoping to make the outdoors more inclusive through recreation education; a group in Jefferson County is hosting a voter information event on Tuesday evening; and New York spent $9 million renovating a historic courtyard in the Capitol building. But it's not getting used yet because of pigeons.…

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Paula Collins profile, Westport clocktower, Adirondack artist 29:29

2d ago29:29

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(Oct 7, 2024) Democrat Paula Collins faces steep odds against Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik in the race for New York's 21st Congressional District; a visit to Westport's library, where a mechanical clock has been ticking away for well over a century; and a woodworker in the southern Adirondacks is experimenting with incorporating technolo…

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North Country voting guide, Lowville librarian, Floodwood Mountain hike 29:52

5d ago29:52

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(Oct 4, 2024) A guide to who's on the ballot in the North Country and how to make sure you're ready to vote; we meet the Lowville Free Library's director; and Emily Russell, Catherine Wheeler and their canine sidekicks send us an audio postcard from Floodwood Mountain as we hit peak fall foliage in the Adirondacks.…

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Adirondack Rail Trail ride, Wadhams pianist, Indian Lake conductor 31:18

6d ago31:18

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(Oct 3, 2024) Reporter Amy Feiereisel sends an audio postcard of a fall foliage bike ride on the Adirondack Rail Trail; a Wadhams pianist tells North Country at Work about her musical process, and how it helps her connect with both body and mind; and we hear from this Saturday's Three O'Clock Special co-host, Kent Gregson of Indian Lake, a former U…

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Women's mountain biking in the ADKs, SRMT digital law library, Schumer on EEE, Chef Curtiss's lobster chowder 29:52

8d ago29:52

29:52

(Oct 2, 2024) As women's mountain biking grows in popularity, we hear from fans and riders at last weekend's World Cup races in Lake Placid; the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe has created a new digital law library of its own laws so community members have better access to legal information; with EEE on the rise, Sen. Schumer is calling for increased coordi…

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Dockworkers strike, wild lake trout, Saratoga Pumpkin Fest, baseball coach 31:13

15d ago31:13

31:13

(Oct 1, 2024) As dockworkers at ports around the country begin their strike, state officials say New Yorkers don't have to worry about major food shortages yet; fisheries managers are cautiously optimistic about the increasing amount of wild-born lake trout on Lake Champlain; Saratoga Springs welcomed farmers and their giant pumpkins from across th…

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Adapting to climate change, World Cup mountain bike event, SLU alum musician 28:06

16d ago28:06

28:06

(Sep 30, 2024)By NCPR News

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ORDA investments, NoCo culinary instructor, ADK hike, Blessed Dirt 29:49

12d ago29:49

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(Sep 27, 2024) ORDA has authorized improvements at several of the Olympic venues in the Adirondacks; a BOCES Culinary Arts Instructor in Gouverneur is the winner of a state award for her decades of work teaching North Country students how to cook; as fall colors begin to pop in the Adirondacks, we take a hike around Black Pond near Paul Smith's; an…

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Gillibrand border bill, ADK school merger fails, Pulaski magician preview 29:50

13d ago29:50

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(Sep 26, 2024) Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is cosponsoring a bill that would require the federal government to update its strategy for northern border enforcement; a merger between two small school districts in the southern Adirondacks was voted down earlier this week; and we preview magician Leon Etienne and assistant Chelsea LaCongo's performance in …

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Canton solar project, Glenview Preserve, Morristown Ferry 29:39

14d ago29:39

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(Sep 25, 2024) New York state has approved a plan for a company to build a commercial solar development in the town of Canton; we head to the Glenview Preserve in Harrietstown, whose owners are trying to find the balance between "Forever Wild" and the region's growing movement for accessible outdoor recreation; and we listen back to a North Country…

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EEE death, school cellphones and online safety, ADK invasive plant program 29:38

15d ago29:38

29:38

(Sep 24, 2024) Gov. Hochul is declaring a mosquito-borne illness an imminent threat to human health; state officials are continuing the push for a statewide cellphone ban in schools; and a Saranac Lake firm is offering free herbicide treatments to fight the invasive Japanese knotweed plant.By NCPR News

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Postdam sandstone preservation, Massena HVAC worker, ADK book review 29:44

16d ago29:44

29:44

(Sep 23, 2024)By NCPR News

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Warren County tornado update, Autism Alliance event, new healthcare funding and bills, and a Potsdam band preview 29:32

19d ago29:32

29:32

(Sep 20, 2024) Over two months after an EF-0 tornado ripped through parts of Warrensburg and Chestertown, residents are still picking up the pieces; The Autism Alliance of Northeastern New York will host Hari Kondabolu at its third annual fall comedy fundraiser this weekend; Two North Country healthcare providers are getting federal funding to serv…

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Migrants in Plattsburgh, Lowville fire chief, ARKAI returns to the ADKs 33:41

20d ago33:41

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(Sep 19, 2024) Migrants from India are crossing the US-Canada border in Clinton County and winding up at a bus stop in Plattsburgh; a North Country at Work story on Lowville's fire chief, who's devoted his work and personal life to helping those in crisis; and a preview of electroacoustic duo ARKAI's show at the Recovery Lounge in Upper Jay this Sa…

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Accessible ADK nature festival, Peru murder plea, Farm Aid concert 29:47

28d ago29:47

29:47

(Sep 18, 2024) We travel to the inaugural Adirondack Nature Festival for People with Disabilities at Paul Smith's VIC; a Peru man faces 25 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to killing his wife; and we listen back to a story on Farm Aid, the massive benefit concert for farmers that's returning to Saratoga Springs this weekend for the fir…

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Health care recruitment, 90-Miler revisited, this month's night sky 34:28

22d ago34:28

34:28

(Sep 17, 2024) A new initiative aims to beef up the North Country's health care workforce; about 30 paddlers rallied on Sunday to complete the final leg of the 90-Miler canoe race after it was canceled; and astronomer Aileen O'Donoghue shares what we should be looking for in the night sky.By NCPR News

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Bike the Barns connects cyclists with Adirondack farms 3:25

22d ago3:25

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(Sep 17, 2024) The annual event aims to increase awareness of North Country food systemsBy Julia Botero

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ADK Enterprise Editor, Watertown housing project, North Country land banks, Adirondack sculptor 29:49

23d ago29:49

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(Sep 16, 2024) As she moves on as editor of the ADK Daily Enterprise, Elizabeth Izzo reflects on her career so far; a Watertown housing project got funding on the heels of a housing summit held in Ogdensburg; the Essex County Land Bank has put its first home on the market; and, Adirondack Sculptor John Van Alstine has a bronze on permanent display …

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Santanoni Accessibility, APA on carrying capacity, Amtrak service returns, Bike the Barns preview 29:51

30d ago29:51

29:51

(Sep 13, 2024) A look at Camp Santanoni's mobility pilot program through the eyes of a disability advocate; the APA's proposed amendments to the Adirondack Park's master plan; Passenger rail service from New York City to Montreal is back on track after a months-long suspension; and, two-hundred cyclists will ride through Keeseville, stopping at far…

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Saratoga 9/11 observance, Plattsburgh bus stop, Kitty O'Neil 31:18

27d ago31:18

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(Sep 12, 2024) Residents in Saratoga Springs honored first responders and veterans on the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks; the Plattsburgh city council voted last week to allow two major bus companies to use the former farmers market location downtown, offering another temporary option for where to put a bus stop; and we check in wit…

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ADK lakes carrying capacity, Queensbury dog camp, Lake George Jazz Festival 31:23

28d ago31:23

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(Sep 11, 2024) Environmentalists and the Adirondack Park Agency say a carrying capacity study of lakes and ponds is necessary; North Country at Work visits a doggy adventure camp in Queensbury; and a preview of the Lake George Jazz Festival, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this weekend.By NCPR News

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Plattsburgh welding academy, Cuomo COVID testimony, Malawi literacy group 29:44

29d ago29:44

29:44

(Sep 10, 2024)By NCPR News

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EMC Recruitment, ADK Forest Ranger overtime, Orchestra of Northern NY 29:55

1M ago29:55

29:55

(Sep 9, 2024)By NCPR News

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Schumer in Plattsburgh, Hochul on COVID shots, 90-miler preview 29:55

1M ago29:55

29:55

(Sep 6, 2024)By NCPR News

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Lake George herbicide, Plattsburgh air force base, Potsdam community art show 33:58

1M ago33:58

33:58

(Sep 5, 2024) Two green groups from Lake George are ready to move on after a years-long fight over an herbicide; officials in Plattsburgh say the infrastructure left behind by the former Air Force Base there is failing. They want the federal government to do something about it; and, St. Lawrence Valley artists are helping us hang on to summer in a …

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Former Hochul aide arrest, Plattsburgh shooting, New York State Fair wraps up 29:51

1M ago29:51

29:51

(Sep 4, 2024) A former aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul was arrested and is accused of being an agent for the Chinese government; One man is dead and two people are charged after a shooting in Plattsburgh; and the sun sets on this year's New York State Fair.By NCPR News

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Disaster aid approval, Haudenosaunee dancers, harmful algal blooms 29:52

1M ago29:52

29:52

(Sep 3, 2024) Several North Country counties have been approved for disaster aid; a group of Akwesasne Mohawk educators are using dance to teach Adirondackers about Indigenous history; and harmful algal blooms pop up across the state.By NCPR News

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An ode to wooden boats, ADK Fire Tower lighting, United Helpers purchase, Tourism up in the North Country, Northern Current preview 31:03

1M ago31:03

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(Aug 30, 2024) A Thousand Islands' man keeping the nautical heritage of wooden boats alive; the annual lighting of Adirondack fire towers; United Helpers has purchased a restaurant in Ogdensburg; Tourism to the North Country grew modestly last year; a preview of the Northern Current Music Festival in Saranac Lake.…

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School cell phone bans, a fire on Lower Saranac, a young farmer, Salmon River art 30:59

1M ago30:59

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(Aug 29, 2024) Schools in the North Country are starting to require students to turn off their phones; campers on an island on Lower Saranac Lake let a fire get out of hand; a young farmer takes over the land in the heart of the High Peaks; a preview of a show at the Salmon River Arts Center in Pulaski.…

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EEE in the North Country, Raskin visits the ADKs, Wanakena quilters 29:42

1M ago29:42

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(Aug 28, 2024) Cases of a deadly mosquito-borne illness are on the rise in North Country horses; Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin was in the Adirondacks on Saturday for a Democratic fundraiser; and a group of fiber artists in St. Lawrence County is hosting a quilting festival in Wanakena this weekend.By NCPR News

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ADK Rail Trail opening, You Matter mural, Evans Mills Raceway kartway racing 29:49

1M ago29:49

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(Aug 27, 2024) The second phase of the Adirondack Rail Trail is now open, connecting Lake Placid to Santa Clara; a new mural in Plattsburgh aims to raise awareness about mental health and help reduce the stigma surrounding suicide; and we talk to the Evans Mills Raceway about their new weekly "kartway" races.…

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Warren County tax hike, NY Democratic tensions, Biggie tribute preview 29:56

1M ago29:56

29:56

(Aug 26, 2024)By NCPR News

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NY conservation program, adultery no longer a crime, Lowville school damage, birding and paddling gem 29:52

2M ago29:52

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(Aug 23, 2024) The state is looking for feedback on a plan that aims to conserve more land and water; adultery may no longer be a crime in NYS; Lowville's high school sustained serious damage during recent flooding; we visit a little known gem for birding and paddling near Canton has a special restricted section that's only open for two weeks in Au…

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Old Forge bear deaths, Clinton County to lease college building, ADK watercolor artist 34:15

2M ago34:15

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(Aug 22, 2024) The state Department of Environmental Conservation had to euthanize a bear and her two cubs in Old Forge after interactions with people; Clinton County says it now has a plan for one of the buildings Clinton Community College will leave behind when it moves to SUNY Plattsburgh next year; and a conversation with Donna Stoner, who beca…

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Remembering Alice Green, Glens Falls truck salesman, Ogdensburg waterways exhibit 29:50

2M ago29:50

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(Aug 21, 2024) We remember the life of local civil rights activist Alice Green and learn about her work getting Black Adirondackers involved with the state's reparations commission; a North Country at Work profile of a Glens Falls man who's spent his life selling big trucks; and work by North Country artists that considers the value of our region's…

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Lowville flooding, Paul Smith's president appointed, this month's night sky 34:31

2M ago34:31

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(Aug 20, 2024) The village of Lowville has suffered severe flooding for the second time in less than two months; Paul Smith's College in the Adirondacks has appointed its next president; an astronomer stops by to talk about what we can find in the night sky in the next month.By NCPR News

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Franklin Co. trails, 1000 Islands land conservation, Harriet Tubman book review 27:54

2M ago27:54

27:54

(Aug 19, 2024)By NCPR News

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Blind Bay update, Adirondack mobile mart, Potsdam board controversy, school cell phone bans 29:54

2M ago29:54

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(Aug 16, 2024) Despite widespread opposition, the CPB is moving forward on a controversial Blind Bay site for its new facility; a nonprofit is using a mobile food pantry to reach remote parts of the Adirondacks; Rep. Elise Stefanik is giving national attention to a Potsdam town board member's disparaging comments against Donald Trump; NY school dis…

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Windsurfer climate diary, Sisters of Mercy in Lake Placid, ADK Book Festival 29:53

2M ago29:53

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(Aug 15, 2024) A windsurfer shares his observations on Lake Champlain wind and water conditions; a North Country at Work story on a Sister of Mercy who came to the region in the 1960s; and we get a preview of this Saturday's Adirondack Family Book Festival in Lake Placid.By NCPR News

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Hochul in Canton, ADK Timbuctoo Institute, St. Lawrence River fishing tips 29:50

2M ago29:50

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(Aug 14, 2024) Gov. Kathy Hochul visited Canton's fire department to thank first responders for their repairs and rescue efforts in the aftermath of last Friday's flooding; the Timbuctoo Institute brings about 50 students of color from New York City up to the Adirondacks each summer; and with the major leagues of fishing returning to the St. Lawren…

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Fort Drum death update, fish advisories, cannabis store busts, "Mayor of Macomb" 29:55

2M ago29:55

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(Aug 13, 2024) A Fort Drum soldier has been charged with the murder of a fellow soldier; Some St. Lawrence County cannabis shops were raided and shut down; fish advisories tell us what local fish to eat; and remembering David Duff, who died last week.By NCPR News

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Storm aftermath, North Country composting, Grasse River players 27:41

2M ago27:41

27:41

(Aug 12, 2024)By NCPR News

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Dan Stec's prison comments, Planned Parenthood closures, celebrating the Philippines in Saranac Lake, this weekend's storms 31:17

2M ago31:17

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(Aug 9, 2024) NYS Senator Stec described inmates as the "animals of New York" at a recent prison rally in Fort Ann; several Planned Parenthood clinics are closing in Upstate NY; Saranac Lake hosted a festival in honor of Philippine president Manuel Quezon, a former resident of the village; State officials are warning North Country residents to be p…

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