100 episodes

Get your daily dose of what's happening in New York's North Country, the Adirondacks, Vermont, Canada, and beyond. Host David Sommerstein presents the best stories from North Country Public Radio's award-winning newsroom. You'll hear the most interesting voices on the most important issues in the region. There's even a micro-newscast to keep you up to date. When you miss

Story of the Day NCPR

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    • 4.5 • 20 Ratings

Get your daily dose of what's happening in New York's North Country, the Adirondacks, Vermont, Canada, and beyond. Host David Sommerstein presents the best stories from North Country Public Radio's award-winning newsroom. You'll hear the most interesting voices on the most important issues in the region. There's even a micro-newscast to keep you up to date. When you miss

    4/23/24: A walk with a poet

    4/23/24: A walk with a poet

    North Country Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is leading the push to get the president of Columbia University to resign amid pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus. Also: A post-Earth Day walk with a poet on the shores of Lake Champlain in Crown Point.

    • 9 min
    4/22/24: An Akwesasne newspaper hits financial headwinds

    4/22/24: An Akwesasne newspaper hits financial headwinds

    Akwesasne's Indian Time newspaper has been a groundbreaking indigenous media source for 40 years. But the paper is facing financial troubles and had to suspend publication for a month. Also: Some of the details in New York's new $237 billion budget.

    • 9 min
    4/19/24: Where all the Adirondack signs are made

    4/19/24: Where all the Adirondack signs are made

    The Adirondack signs, brown with yellow writing, have become iconic symbols of the Adirondack Park. Have you ever wondered who makes them? They all come from one workshop in Northville. Also: The federal government is investing $6 billion in Micron's semiconductor chip factories north of Syracuse.

    • 8 min
    4/18/24: What could save North Creek's beleaguered nursing home

    4/18/24: What could save North Creek's beleaguered nursing home

    People in North Creek in the southern Adirondacks are worried the only local nursing home is about to close. Elderwood's administrator says the future hinges on a $2.5 million state grant. Also: A new visitor center on the St. Lawrence Seaway will give people a great new view of the locks in Massena.

    • 10 min
    4/17/24: Was there an eclipse economic bump?

    4/17/24: Was there an eclipse economic bump?

    Thousands of people flooded into the Adirondacks to witness the total solar eclipse last week. In Saranac Lake, some businesses saw big bumps in sales, while others came away a little disappointed. Also: An independent candidate is joining the crowded field to be Plattsburgh's next mayor.

    • 9 min
    4/16/24: Glens Falls may be the first in the NoCo to complete its DRI

    4/16/24: Glens Falls may be the first in the NoCo to complete its DRI

    Glens Falls was the first community in the North Country to win the state's 10 million dollar revitalization grant. Eight long years later, the city can finally see the finish line for all its projects and improvements. Also: The hospital in Plattsburgh went into lockdown for a few hours yesterday, two months after police prevented a potential mass shooting there.

    • 9 min

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
20 Ratings

20 Ratings

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Great podcast

I look forward to Story of the Day everyday, and I’m sad when I miss it. Now I can binge listen to my heart’s content. Keep up the good work NCPR!

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Great listening

Topics are timely and always pertain to the North Country.

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