Northern Light

(Jun 12, 2026) Anthony Constantino, a businessman from Amsterdam, is running as a Republican to represent the North Country in Congress; we stop by the neighborhood of the only member of the Knicks who is a born-and-raised New Yorker ahead of another NBA Finals game; and John Warren checks on trail conditions ahead of this weekend in the Adirondacks.

(Jun 11, 2026) Assemblyman Robert Smullen is running as a Republican to represent the North Country in Congress; a husband and wife in Keeseville are serving up free dinners at a local church; and we hear from some of our most frequent contributors to NCPR's Photo of the Day.

(Jun 10, 2026) St. Lawrence County farmer Blake Gendebien is running for the Democratic nomination in New York's 21st Congressional District; we have details on how folks in Potsdam and around New York State are celebrating the upcoming World Cup tournament; and we have a conversation with a horror film writer from Ticonderoga whose love for the genre grew from a young age.

(Jun 9, 2026) Stuart Amoriell, a restaurant owner in Lake Placid, is running as a Democrat to represent the North Country in Congress; a new program connects soldiers who completed their service at Fort Drum with local jobs, in the hopes of keeping them in the region; and NCPR book reviewer Betsy Kepes shares a book review of Canadian writer Miriam Toews' new memoir.

(Jun 8, 2026) We break down what happened in Albany after the New York legislative session ended last week; immigration officials detained more than 20 people during recent raids in Saranac Lake and Lake Placid; and we have a conversation about a concert series that’s been bringing Grammy Award winners, international performers and local musicians to Norwood for more than 50 years.

(Jun 5, 2026) A new program in Clinton County trains current and prospective manufacturing employees at no cost; we follow the unlikely path of how a young woman from Lake Placid got her job in management through her side hustle as a babysitter; John Warren checks on trail conditions in the Adirondacks ahead of weekend adventures; and we take a look at the community calendar.

(Jun 4, 2026) We join a birdwalk in Lake Placid, where organizers say the second annual Black Birders Week celebration is helping more people of color feel welcome in the outdoors; a foster dog in Ogdensburg is in the national Pet Lovers Choice Awards competition; and we remember North Country musician Dan Duggan, who died last week at 69 years old.

(Jun 3, 2026) Now that the Adirondack rail trail is complete, crews are working on adding amenities, including to the parking area on the Lake Placid end of the trail; high school students in Saranac Lake launched a weather balloon into the atmosphere earlier this spring; and as fresh strawberries will soon appear at farmers' markets across the North Country, Chef Curtiss Hemm shares a recipe that will make them shine.

(Jun 2, 2026) State Senator Dan Stec says the budget doesn’t do enough to address rising costs for New Yorkers; we step onto the streets of Lake George, where tens of thousands of motorcyclists gathered for a block party and a motorcycle stunt show; and we have a conversation about an exhibit at an art gallery in Bloomingdale that celebrates the stuffed animals we used to love as children.

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