Northern Light

(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.

(Sep 25, 2026) We join a group of adaptive kayakers in the Adirondacks, where some creative equipment is helping people with disabilities get out on the water; the village of Hammond in St. Lawrence County is moving forward with dissolving its government after voters decided to merge with the town; and we’ll preview a southern rock show at a brand-new venue in Akwesasne this weekend.

(Sep 24, 2026) The candidates running to represent much of the North Country in Congress still haven't agreed to a debate; a plumber living and working in the southern Adirondacks says it’s a balancing act to make a living as a tradesman; and we get a preview of a sustainability event in Potsdam tomorrow.

(Sep 23, 2026) Residents in a remote Adirondack community are raising the alarm about the lack of road access; the state is launching a campaign to get more people vaccinated against measles; and we have a conversation with a trumpeter from Chicago who is bringing his style of jazz to Canton for an upcoming performance.