(May 6, 2025) What does welcoming and belonging mean for different people across the Adirondacks? NCPR and Adirondack Explorer asked that question to people at listening sessions this spring in North Creek, Old Forge, and Tupper Lake. We report back on what people said. Also: Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik and Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul are already trading barbs in what could be next year's race for governor.
(May 6, 2025) Reporter David Escobar has a recap of NCPR and Adirondack Explorer listening sessions about welcoming and belonging in the region; Cornell Cooperative Extension is hosting a free webinar about how farmers can lower their energy bills; and Adirondack artist Andy Mitchell has a showing opening in Saranac Lake on Thursday, May 8.
(May 5, 2025) Weed's been legal in New York for a few years now. So what's it like to farm it? We visit a young couple in the Champlain Valley that's made cannabis a business. Also: All passengers on US airlines will need a REAL ID document to fly starting May 7.
(May 5, 2025) Oscar Sarmiento of Potsdam wrote the poem, "Sisters" after a hike with his son and a family friend to a mountain waterfall in Santiago, Chile.