Northern Light

For the last two summers, a woman from the Caribbean has been cooking up meals at a motel in Tupper Lake; we meet a young farmer in Jefferson County who is trying to make it in the industry; John Warren checks on trail and mountain conditions in the Adirondacks; and the 10th Mountain Division Band has two upcoming performances of "A North Country Carol."

The House passed a bill to ratify the Mohawk land claim deal in the North Country; we ride along with social service case workers in Albany as they handle emergency calls;  and we’ll find out about a few ways you can give back this holiday season.

We speak with a filmmaker who has been interviewing incarcerated people around the state trying to help their clemency cases; advocates are calling on the governor to sign a prison reform bill, a year after corrections officers beat a Marcy Correctional inmate to death; and we'll hear conversation and music to preview the Orchestra of Northern New York's show, "Home for the Holidays."

An unoccupied tour boat on Lake George was damaged by a fire on Monday morning; we head to Bradley’s Lookout with reporter Amy Feiereisel for a short hike with a big payoff; a bill awaiting the governor’s signature would ensure librarians across New York State can fight censorship within schools; and North Country writer Tim Brooks has been studying what’s been happening to handwriting around the world in an increasingly digital society. 

Bills are piling up on Gov. Kathy Hochul's desk as the end of the year draws closer; Democrat State Comptroller Tom Dinapoli is running for a fifth term in next year's election; and we listen back to a conversation with longtime friends and musical collaborators Barb Heller and Danny Gotham.