(Jul 2, 2026) Every July 4th in the tiny town of Nicholville in St. Lawrence County, one family holds its own parade. For the last 57 years, they've marched and sung across town and taken a picture in front of the post office. Also: New York celebrated the completion last week of a massive $1.5 billion upgrade in the state's transmission grid, with its hub in Massena.

(Jul 2, 2026) The Cutter family first started throwing their own parade in 1969. They've continued the tradition for 57 years.

(Jul 2, 2026) The Adirondack Regional Blood Center, which supplies almost all of the blood used at CVPH and supplies other hospitals in the region, is slated to close July 10.

(Jul 2, 2026) North Country officials hope the recently completed state energy transmission upgrade will help boost the regional economy; ahead of the nation's 250th birthday, the curator from Fort Ticonderoga shares recent discoveries of artifacts from the American Revolution; and we take a look at a St. Lawrence County family's unique 4th of July tradition.

(Jul 2, 2026) DEC adds more dates and streamlines the reservation process for visitors with disabilities at historic Adirondack site.

(Jul 1, 2026) Michael says "yes" to every job even if he has no experience. That's how he ends up saving the day for one crowded NYC restaurant.

(Jul 1, 2026) Since the COVID-19 pandemic, rising rent and the cost of living have been driving up homelessness in the North Country; a business owner in Alexandria Bay has turned a former motel into seasonal worker housing to help boost the Thousand Islands’ tourism economy; and Chef Curtiss Hemm joins us this morning for a fresh recipe to spice up your summer.

(Jul 1, 2026) The Smart Path Connect project took about seven years to complete and cost $1.5 billion to build. But officials say it will save ratepayers multiple times that.

(Jul 1, 2026) Homelessness has been on the rise in the North Country over the last several years, with the unhoused population doubling in some counties since 2022. We talk with some people who have been without homes, and their advocates, about the causes and what's being done to help. Also: Environmental advocates want Gov. Hochul to sign a bill that would require the state to track heat-related deaths.

(Jul 1, 2026) Curtiss Hemm, with the View Restaurant in Lake Placid, shares his version of elote salad.