You may experience a celebration of color, culture and community at the Plattsburgh State Art Museum, where you'll find stunning paintings by artist David Fadden.
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Associated Press, Edward R. Murrow award winner and Emmy-nominated Host Thom Hallock brings over 25 years of journalism excellence and in-depth knowledge of the North Country region to Mountain Lake PBS’ news and public affairs coverage. Thom is the producer and anchor of the weekly program Mountain Lake Journal.
In these divisive and even volatile political times, the Visibility Team, is a group in the Adirondacks that has made it their weekly mission to speak out.
Assemblyman Simpson discusses Governor Hochul's backing of an amendment that would authorize a land swap that would allow for the sale of 3 closed state prisons that sit on or near State Forest Preserve land. Assemblyman Simpson also weighs in on efforts to move ahead with a joint New York City/Lake Placid bid to host another Winter Olympics in New York State.
Vermont Filmmaker Jim Heltz with Green Mountain Video sits down with us to talk about his documentary on the colony of beavers that moved into his neighborhood in Williston, Vermont. Jim followed and videotaped the beavers for a full year documenting the role they had in creating a healthy ecosystem in the community, greatly increasing the biodiversity, and helping to fight climate change.
Every winter the United Way of the Adirondack Region hosts the "Kiss the Cow” fundraiser, an annual event supporting homelessness prevention in New York’s North Country. Community leaders and politicians participate by planting a kiss on a Holstein cow at the Miner Institute in Chazy, marking the culmination of the campaign that raised about $15,000 and awareness about the issue of homelessness.
How state leaders are responding to complaints from constituents over their soaring utility bills, and the governor now calling on lawmakers to put parts of the state's landmark climate law on hold over concerns it may be too costly. We also discuss the state investigation that prompted the closure of the YMCA's day care in Plattsburgh and the firing of 3 of the Y's top executives.
State Senator Dan Stec breaks down New York's $262 billion budget, raising concerns about out-of-control spending, prison closures, Medicaid fraud, rural hospital funding, and why 1 in 3 New Yorkers say they're planning to leave the state in the next five years.
John Bernardi discusses how the United Way is helping to make sure that families living in our rural communities have access to affordable childcare, as well as safe and reliable transportation. He discusses new financial literacy programs and services that the United Way and its partners are offering to help families living with financial insecurity.
The North Country’s delegation in the New York State Legislature recently gave community leaders an overview of the legislative session in Albany and the “affordability crisis” happening across New York this winter at the yearly Legislative Breakfast Forum hosted by the North Country Chamber of Commerce. Much of the discussion was about the high utility costs many customers have been experiencing this winter.
The North Country’s delegation in the New York State Legislature gives community leaders an overview of the legislative session in Albany...