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  • Massena data center update, heating oil prices, apple enchiladas with Chef Curtiss
    (Oct 7, 2026) A statewide moratorium on new data centers is currently in effect, but a massive proposed facility near the St. Lawrence River in Massena could be exempt; the price of heating oil has almost doubled from last year, and it’s hitting people in their pocketbooks; and Chef Curtiss Hemm of the Carriage House Cooking School serves up a recipe that takes advantage of apple season.
    30 min
  • 10/7/26: A data center in Massena?
    (Oct 7, 2026) There's a statewide moratorium currently in effect on data centers. But a massive facility planned to be built near the St. Lawrence River in Massena could be exempt. Also: A new Marist Poll shows Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul leads her Republican opponent, Bruce Blakeman, by double digits.
    10 min
  • 10/6/26: A data center in Chateaugay?
    (Oct 6, 2026) A man from Plattsburgh had hoped to build a data center in Chateaugay, near Malone. Local residents recently learned of the project and are pushing back. Also: It's shaping up to be a costly winter. The price of heating oil has almost doubled since this time last year.
    10 min
  • 10/5/26: Japanese printmaking in Canton
    (Oct 5, 2026) We'll meet a printmaker in St. Lawrence County who's part of an international collective working in sustainable Japanese blockprinting. Her work is on display in Canton and will be part of a major exhibition in Vermont. Also: The Democratic candidate in NY-21 may have violated federal election rules by hiring a Ukrainian woman.
    10 min
  • NY-21 election updates, Canton printmaker, ADK Selections
    (Oct 5, 2026) One candidate for a North Country Congressional seat may have violated federal election rules, while the other is facing calls to apologize to the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe; a printmaker in St. Lawrence County is part of an international collective working in sustainable Japanese blockprinting; in the latest Adirondack Selections, Emily Russell and Dr. Curt Stager talk about goldenrod, its look-alike flower, and what may be causing your seasonal allergies.
    34 min
  • AG on Cornell case, Ticonderoga workforce training, ADK leaf peeper
    (Oct 2, 2026) Gov. Kathy Hochul is appointing the state’s top lawyer to lead a special investigation into the alleged gang rape at Cornell University; we meet a woman in Ticonderoga who helps high schoolers start their careers off on the right foot; and we tag along with a volunteer leaf spotter whose observations go into New York's weekly fall foliage reports.
    30 min