Northern Light

(Oct 9, 2026) Republican Incumbent Dan Stec and Democrat Challenger Melissa Seale debated affordability issues facing the 45th State Senate District in Plattsburgh this week; nurses in Saranac Lake picketed outside the local hospital, demanding better health insurance; and we have a preview of this weekend's reenactment of the Battle of Valcour Island on Lake Champlain, featuring more than 20 replica boats.

(Oct 8, 2026) People in New York's rural communities worry there are few to no alternatives if their landlines are cut off; we go to Keeseville, where the co-founder of a local brewery says his community is a place for small businesses to thrive; and we dig into how the historic El Niño might lead to a milder winter in the North Country.

(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.

(Oct 6, 2026) Residents in Chateaugay are pushing back on a data center development proposed by a man from Plattsburgh; women make up the fastest-growing group of U.S. veterans, but fewer than half of them are enrolled in VA health care; and Kitty O'Neil discusses how frost affects North Country farms.

(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.

(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.

(Oct 1, 2026) The New York Power Authority now has majority ownership of the largest solar project in St. Lawrence County; we explore options for hunters with disabilities as hunting season ramps up; and there’s a new nature preserve to visit and explore in Cape Vincent in Jefferson County with sweeping shoreline views.

(Sep 30, 2026) A highly regarded election forecaster has changed its rating of a North Country Congressional race from solid to likely Republican for the first time in several years; leaders are marking the political strides Latinos have made at the local level in New York state, while noting that there have been few elected to higher office; and Ogdensburg native and author Kate Bracy says her debut novel is a love letter to her hometown and the people who live there.

(Sep 29, 2026) Two housing projects in Tupper Lake are trying to chip away at the affordable housing shortage in the Adirondacks; environmentalists are concerned that federal rollbacks on power plant regulations will hinder the Adirondacks’ recovery from acid rain; and we have a conversation about how the Kingston WritersFest is creating opportunities for aspiring writers to connect.

(Sep 28, 2026) The New York News Publishers Association is holding a series of fact-checking seminars to help folks determine what's factual, misleading, or just untrue on their social media feeds; as Election Day gets closer, our Albany reporters break down the latest in the New York gubernatorial race; and on the latest episode of Adirondack Selections, Emily Russell and Dr. Curt Stager talk about the planting schedule and molecular makeup of garlic.