(Apr 7, 2026) Kiran Ahluwalia, a classically trained Punjabi singer-songwriter who blends her music with African desert blues, jazz, and more, is playing with her band Sunday at 3pm at the Strand.

(Apr 7, 2026) It's building on Next Move NY, a state initiative to help soldiers leaving Fort Drum find jobs in the North Country and across the state.

(Apr 7, 2026) Rural animal shelters in the North Country are worried new state regulations could put them out of business; Jefferson Community College in Watertown is the recipient of a grant to build an advanced manufacturing program, with the hope that Fort Drum veterans will take advantage of it; and we preview a concert this weekend in Plattsburgh by an award-winning Indian-Canadian singer.

(Apr 7, 2026) New funding will help Jefferson Community College in Watertown train people to work at the massive Micron semiconductor factory under construction north of Syracuse. Local officials hope many of those employees will be veterans from Fort Drum. Also: Animal shelters across New York are trying to adapt to new state regulations. But some are worried it could put them out of business.

(Apr 6, 2026) As ski season winds down, we check in with the Olympic Regional Development Authority about the growth at state-run mountains; our Albany reporters break down why New York’s state budget is late for the seventh year in a row; and we take a look at a new book on Canada’s maple syrup history and do a little sugaring of our own.

(Apr 6, 2026) NCPR book critic Betsy Kepes boils sap with her family as she reviews “Maple Syrup: A Short History of Canada’s Sweetest Obsession” by Peter Kuitenbrouwer.

(Apr 6, 2026) ORDA, the state agency that runs the Olympic venues in the Adirondacks, had a big winter. Skier visits were up 8% at Whiteface and Gore, and a cross-country skiing World Cup brought more than 30,000 people to Lake Placid. Also: The Watertown City Council is considering job and service cuts as it puts together next year’s budget.

(Apr 6, 2026) New rules require costly updates for facilities that are already strapped for resources, and have some shelters worried about their survival.

(Apr 4, 2026) Skier visits and revenue are up at ORDA's ski mountains, including Whiteface, while the Olympic Authority says it learned lessons from the XC World Cup Finals.

(Apr 3, 2026) The final firefighter injured in a massive explosion has been released from the hospital.