Episodes

  • 1/9/25: Early intervention continues struggle with the state

    1/9/25: Early intervention continues struggle with the state
    Jan 9 2025
    (Jan 9, 2025) Early intervention is crucial to help infants' development so they don't have problems later in life. But New York's program ranks dead last in the country, and it's in part because therapists haven't gotten a raise for their services since 1994. Also: The new state legislative session is underway, with Democrats focusing on affordability and Republicans questioning whether their policies will actually reduce costs.
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    10 mins
  • 1/8/25: Remembering Betsy Folwell

    1/8/25: Remembering Betsy Folwell
    Jan 8 2025
    (Jan 8, 2025) We remember the life of longtime Adirondack Life magazine editor and publisher Betsy Folwell. She also opened a general store and a diner and was involved in many other community projects in and around her home of Blue Mountain Lake. Folwell died last Sunday. She was 71 years old.
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    10 mins
  • 1/7/25: Keep a caring eye out for your farmers

    1/7/25: Keep a caring eye out for your farmers
    Jan 7 2025
    (Jan 7, 2025) Farmers die by suicide at a higher rate than the general public. An online course through Cornell wants to make having conversations about mental health in farm country easier. Also: A new state law promising to make oil and gas companies pay for part of the harm caused by climate change isn't likely to generate money anytime soon because of legal challenges.
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    10 mins
  • 1/6/25: Can women and people of color boost hunting's ranks?

    1/6/25: Can women and people of color boost hunting's ranks?
    Jan 6 2025
    (Jan 6, 2025) The number of hunters in New York State has been steadily declining for decades. Some advocates and educators hope to revitalize the sport by engaging more women and people of color who have not been part of the traditional hunting community. Also: Democratic Assemblyman Billy Jones won't run in the special election to replace Congresswoman Elise Stefanik.
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    10 mins
  • 1/3/25: The sound of putting up hay

    1/3/25: The sound of putting up hay
    Jan 3 2025
    (Jan 3, 2025) Farmers have spent the late fall and early winter putting up hay for their animals. We join a cheese dairy farm in the Adirondacks as they toss bales into the barn. Also: The City of Plattsburgh's new mayor was sworn in Thursday. Wendell Hughes signaled a new chapter of harmony between the city council and the mayor's office.
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    10 mins
  • 1/2/25: The legacy of a St. Lawrence Seaway tugboat

    1/2/25: The legacy of a St. Lawrence Seaway tugboat
    Jan 2 2025
    (Jan 2, 2025) A tug boat that's served the St. Lawrence Seaway since it's inception is finding a second life as a training vessel in Michigan. We visit a celebration in Massena for the trusty Robinson Bay tug boat. Also: State Attorney General Tish James is recusing her office from the investigation into a prison inmate death due to a conflict of interest.
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    10 mins
  • 12/30/24: A Glens Falls school is bucking the chronic absenteeism trend

    12/30/24: A Glens Falls school is bucking the chronic absenteeism trend
    Dec 30 2024
    (Dec 30, 2024) Since the pandemic, educators nationwide have grappled with a crisis of kids just not coming to school. How one North Country school district is bucking the trend of 'chronic absenteeism' and gotten kids back into the classroom. Also: The state education department is calling for additional school funding in next year's budget.
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    10 mins
  • 12/27/24: A 'wind phone' to process grief

    12/27/24: A 'wind phone' to process grief
    Dec 27 2024
    (Dec 27, 2024) A new tool to help people deal with grief opened to the community in northern Clinton County. The "wind phone" in the village of Champlain allows anyone to walk up and speak to whoever they wish were on the other end. Also: As newspaper presses across the U.S. close, the one in Saranac Lake is keeping the news ink local.
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    10 mins