(May 30, 2025) Democrats in New York continue to criticize the House-passed bill that slashes funding for social services; a recent study of New York's parole board found that it is about a third less likely to release a person of color on parole than a white person; Last weekend, the volunteer-run 'Friends of the Schroon Lake Library' Bookstore opened for the summer season; Arts in the Park is Parishville's latest push to pull together and try to meet the needs of the all the kids in their school district; and, a rainy weekend ahead!

(May 29, 2025) The Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority has rejected all the construction bids for its child care center, which has been in development since 2021; we remember Dana Fast, a Holocaust survivor who lived in the Adirondacks until her death earlier this month; and in today's North Country at Work story, we speak with the only tattoo artist in Lake Placid.

(May 28, 2025) President Trump wants to cut funding for rural airports, like those in the North Country, by 50%; new initiatives in Clinton County want to make it easier to develop more housing; and NCPR book reviewer Betsy Kepes reviews a book from an Adirondack naturalist.

(May 27, 2025) New York food banks say more people are looking for food assistance, and that cuts to SNAP, included in the recently passed House budget, would make things a lot worse; two North Country students will compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which kicks off today; and astronomer Aileen O'Donoghue is in the studio to share what's going on in this month's morning and evening sky.

(May 23, 2025) Two more Adirondack lakes will be treated with an herbicide to kill an invasive plant this summer; New York officials say the state is disproportionately affected by President Trump’s “big beautiful bill” that House GOP members passed on Thursday; a Jefferson County man caught a state record-breaking catfish earlier this month; and, racing season at the Mohawk International Raceway kicks off tonight.

(May 22, 2025) The Plattsburgh city council installed Jarrod Trombley as its new police chief last week, and some residents expressed concern over past workplace misconduct allegations against him; locals in Glens Falls hope the opening of a new event and market center called The Ed signals a fresh start for the city; and for Mental Health Month, we're putting the spotlight on what makes farmers more vulnerable to mental health challenges.

(May 21, 2025) A hill in the Adirondacks has been renamed to honor a family of 19th-century Black settlers; Gov. Kathy Hochul called the residential boarding school system "sanctioned ethnic cleansing" when she apologized to the Seneca Nation yesterday; and North Words host Mitch Teich speaks with former Adirondack Life Magazine editor Chris Shaw about his new Cold War spy novel inspired by the 1980 Winter Olympics titled "The Manager."

(May 20, 2025) State and local leaders are warning that Medicaid cuts included in Trump's policy bill will have outsized impacts on the North Country; Gov. Hohcul is visiting the Seneca Nation in western New York today to apologize for the state's role in an former Indian school; and Kitty O'Neil gives us an update on what's happening on the North Country's farms this spring.

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(May 16, 2025) The Watertown City School District is at odds with the child care providers who run its pre-K program. Those providers are calling for residents to vote the school’s budget, which is over $103 million, down; John Brown Lives! is starting an oral history project to track the impact of federal policy changes on local residents; and, North Country Honor Flight will send veterans down to the war memorials in Washington, D.C. Saturday morning. Organizers say the trip is about thanking them and creating space for them to heal.