Mar 29, 2013 — The number of volunteers in the region's emergency squads continues to plummet. As volunteers leave, paid staff often has to fill the gap. That's an added financial burden.

Officials in Warren and Washington counties said last week that, unless something is done to boost the number of volunteers, many of the squads in small, rural communities won't survive.  Go to full article

Albany, NY, Sep 18, 2012 — The North Country's Regional Economic Development Council is throwing its weight behind the tourist train that runs through the heart of the Adirondacks.
In its latest planning document, submitted to Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday, the council says one of its key strategies is to "preserve and rehabilitate all surviving rail infrastructure" in the Park. According to the group, that includes "the Adirondack Railroad from Remsen to Lake Placid."

Just last week, the town board in North Elba urged state officials to tear up the portion of the tracks between Saranac Lake and Lake Placid, so that the corridor could be used as a multi-purpose recreation trail.

Critics of the train say ridership hasn't provided a significant economic boost to the region. But the tourist train still has strong support from many local officials and business leaders in the North Country.  Go to full article

Canton, NY, Nov 09, 2011 — Brian Mann and Martha Foley sort through the implications of an Election Day that featured scores of races that decided important questions about local leadership.  Go to full article

Indian Lake, NY, Dec 07, 2010 — Our series, the Adirondack Attic, with Andy Flynn continues. You may know Andy from his series of "Adirondack Attic" books on local history. He uses the objects people make, use and leave behind to tell stories about the life and times of the region. NCPR is collaborating with Andy and his sources at the Adirondack Museum and other historical associations and museums in the region to bring these stories to air. Today, we hear the story of vintage hand knitted mittens from Bakers Mills in Warren County.  Go to full article

Chestertown, NY, Apr 15, 2010 — Republican Teresa Sayward, the New York State Assemblywoman from Willsboro, on Lake Champlain, hopes a new coalition will begin to come together at a meeting tonight in Chestertown. She's invited local leaders, other state representatives, interest groups and the public to form a broad-based, bi-partisan group that will focus on the needs and issues of the Adirondacks. Martha Foley has more.

Tonight's forum begins at 7 pm in the Town of Chester Municipal Center Auditorium, on Route 9 in Chestertown.  Go to full article

Watertown, NY, Jun 10, 2009 — If you're looking for family fun on the cheap this summer, your best bet may be to catch a baseball game in Watertown or Glens Falls. Those two cities are the North Country representatives in the New York Collegiate Baseball League. The league's season started over the weekend. The league is for college players trying to make it professionally. They use wooden bats instead of the aluminum bats used in college games. Major league scouts are in the stands. Dozens of the league's players are drafted each year. The league's best known alumni include Atlanta Braves pitcher Tim Hudson and Philadelphia Phillies closer Brad Lidge. Commissioner Dave Chamberlain told David Sommerstein many of the league's teams used to play in the "single A" professional New York-Penn league.  Go to full article

Oct 22, 2008 — A Johnsburg man is doing his part to preserve historic sites and stories in the southeastern corner of the Adirondacks. Glenn Pearsall has lived in the North Country since the early 60's and has always had an interest in local history. His book, Echoes in These Mountains, explores dozens of historic sites in Johnsburg. Pearsall has included GPS coordinates for each site profiled in the book as a way of connecting the past to the present and future. He spoke with Todd Moe.  Go to full article

Aug 12, 2008 — Rain is hammering the northeastern corner of New York State. National Weather Service records show July was the wettest on record. Martha Foley reports.  Go to full article

Mar 11, 2008 — The recovery continues this morning following Saturday's brutal winter storm that knocked out power and closed roads across the North Country. Todd Moe has more.  Go to full article

Aug 08, 2007 — The Warren County hamlet of Wevertown is the crime scene in a new novel by Rosemary Miner. Actually, the murder occurs in a 19th century Adirondack tannery. Once Upon a Time To Die For is Miner's first historical murder-mystery. It follows the tribulations of amateur sleuth Gracie Wickham, the daughter of a local doctor. Todd Moe asked Rosemary Miner why the book is set in the 1870's.  Go to full article