Northern Light Podcast
1) Prop 1 results, Newcomb housing pilot, hunting with non-toxic ammunition
Prop 1 was narrowly approved by voters, paving the way for a constitutional amendment to allow further development at a ski complex in Lake Placid; a house for sale in Newcomb represents a potential s...Show More
2) Election results, Coon Mountain update, Chef Curtiss update
We have results for local races across the North Country; lawmakers in Essex County are pushing back against the Adirondack Land Trust’s plan to rename a mountain near Westport; and Chef Curtiss...Show More
3) Early voting numbers, Sand River Farm, Fiddling with Tradition
In the North Country, the number of people who cast their ballots early is way up compared to the previous off-year election; we visit a small farm in Keeseville that’s rethinking what it means ...Show More
4) Local election races, NY's redistricting fight, Matthew Algeo
Ahead of Election Day, we have stories on two local races, the Canton town supervisor and the Clinton County clerk; New York could soon enter the national fight over redistricting; and we have a conve...Show More
5) SNAP freeze looms, Prop 1 explainer, Watertown hydro plant, ADK conditions
With food stamp checks expected to be withheld due to the federal government shutdown, low-income residents are a food pantry in St. Lawrence County are anxious about where their food will come from; ...Show More
6) Political newcomers in NoCo politics, food bank distribution, Lady in the Lake
We’ll hear about a couple of upcoming elections in the North Country that feature political newcomers, including for Watertown’s city council seats; as nearly three million New Yorkers pre...Show More
7) Essex County write-ins, LED headlights, Kitty O'Neil on North Country farms
There are an unusually high number of write-in campaigns for this November’s election in Essex County;Â a New York State lawmaker is talking about distraction concerns from the modern LED headli...Show More
8) Weapons testing in Lewis, network technician, Honni David
A proposal to build a weapons range for military-grade cannons has sparked concerns in the Adirondack town of Lewis; today's North Country at Work story is about a technician whose job is to keep ever...Show More
9) Assembly special election, Erie Canal's 200th anniversary, "Math Cats"
Democrat Michael Cashman and Republican Brent Davison are vying for a state Assembly seat in an upcoming special election; to mark the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal, a replica boat is recreating...Show More
10) Medical aid in dying legislation, remote worker in Lowville, ADK trail conditions
Gov. Kathy Hochul is weighing whether to sign legislation that would allow someone with a terminal illness to end their life; after workers with newly remote jobs left cities for the countryside durin...Show More