Northern Light

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Northern Light episodes

August 27, 2012 The 8 O'clock Hour, 8/27/12
Brian Mann and Sarah Harris look at Tropical Storm Irene's impact a year later in the Adirondacks and Vermont. Michael Scaringe gets the maximum sentence, seven years, for the rape of a then-13-year-old girl. Farmers and shoppers welcome a new pavilion in Watertown to house the farmers market. Todd and Amy Ivy talk late blight. And Connie Meng reviews "Real Women Have Curves" at the Depot Theatre.
37 min
August 24, 2012 The 8 O'clock Hour, 8/24/12
An investigator from Erin Brockavich's firm says pollution information about Watertown's New York Air Brake site was concealed. Congressman Bill Owens campaigns for senior votes in Massena. Ontario plowing contests celebrate farm skills. Fort Drum holds a memorial service for two soldiers killed in Afghanistan. Potsdam gets a $6.8 million judgment for hydro plant losses. Todd tours a musical instrument library in Kingston, Ontario. And Adirondack conditions from John Warren.
39 min
August 23, 2012 The 8 O'clock Hour, 8/14/12
Speaking at Whiteface Mountain, a high-ranking officer with the Army's 10th Mountain Division says the U.S. has made significant progress in its war in Afghanistan. The village of Massena considers bringing back a long-unenforced youth curfew. Activists for and against hydraulic fracturing battle it out through the medium of ads.U.S. Congressman and incumbent NY-21 candidate Bill Owens releases his first TV ad of the campaign. Brian Mann swims with a loon in Crane pond. And Martha and Dr. Curt Stager talk about Batesian mimicry, where vulnerable species look or act like ones with more defenses.
33 min
August 22, 2012 The 8 O'Clock Hour, 08/22/12
The former mayor of Gouverneur has been arrested. A plane crashes in an Adirondack lake after losing its propeller. Matt Doheny goes live with the first TV ad of his congressional campaign. And New York's Regional Economic Development Councils pitch projects to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
30 min
August 21, 2012 8 O'clock Hour, 8/21/12
St. Lawrence County's new jail is already full, just three years after being built. In spite of unusual weather, many New York apple crops are thriving. A look inside the state's Greek yogurt industry. And a preview of a one-woman play about a Jewish student killed in the Nazi occupation of Holland during World War II.
37 min
August 20, 2012 8 O'clock Hour, 8/20/12
In Potsdam, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announces new Federal "innovation bank" legislation intended to fund tech research and create jobs. In Lake Placid, police believe Seth Kilburn's death was accidental. Exploring nature as an inspiration for African-American poets. Todd and Amy Ivy talk garden spiders. And Heard Up North: a teenager reels in a fighting carp in Waddington.
39 min
August 15, 2012 8 O'clock Hour, 8/15/12
Another Catholic school is closing in the North Country. St Mary's Academy in the Clinton County town of Champlain, won't reopen in the fall. What effect will Mitt Romney's choice of Paul Ryan as running mate have on North Country races? Martha welcomes back David Sommerstein after his year-long trip to Argentina. American and Russian students learn cyber security together in Albany. Hammond's Black Lake isn't safe to swim in thanks to a huge algae bloom. And the state has announced seven North Country bridges will be repaired.
43 min
August 03, 2012 All Before Five: 08/03/12
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16 min
August 02, 2012 All Before Five: 08/02/12
Julie Grant takes stock of the situation at the troubled social service organization Commlinks. It
16 min
August 01, 2012 All Before Five: 08/01/12
A Fort Drum soldier
17 min