Podcasts about plattsburgh

(Jun 20, 2025) Plattsburgh officials are again calling on the federal government to address failing infrastructure at the former Air Force Base; Glens Falls' mayoral race will be decided on the June 24 primaries; NY Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says President Trump should pursue diplomacy, not war, in the Israel and Iran conflict; Assemblyman Robert Smullen says he's considering a run for NY-21 if Elise Stefanik runs for Governor; Indian Lake will be celebrating monarch butterflies this weekend; and, a preview of the EP of ‘The North Country's Premier Post-Outlaw Country Band.'

(Jun 20, 2025) Officials in Plattsburgh are again calling on the federal government to take action on failing infrastructure at the former Air Force Base there. They say the costs and stakes are rising. Also: The race for mayor of Glens Falls will be settled in a Democratic primary on Tuesday. We have a profile of the candidates.

When Scott Dukette left his hometown of Plattsburgh, New York, to attend college, he never imagined he'd return for more than the occasional family visit. But as retirement approached, Scott and his wife, Barbara, couldn't pass up the chance to buy a home directly on Lake Champlain—for just $210,000. Now, they spend their summers soaking up life on what's known as “the Adirondack Coast” or “the poor man's Vermont.” Although Plattsburgh may seem secluded, there is plenty to do including lounging on a beautiful beach, and it is not far from Montreal, Canada; Burlington, Vermont; and Lake Placid, New York. Find out more about the Dukettes' lakeside adventure on Episode 212 of Retire There with Gil & Gene. #retirethere #retiretherepodcast #retirewhere #retireabroad #retirehere #wheretoretire #retireearly #bestplacetoretire #retirement #retirementplanning #babyboomers #genxers #plattsburgh #plattsburghnewyork #plattsburghny #lakechamplain #adirondackcoast #poormansvermont #adk #adirondackmountains #adirondackpark #lakegeorge #adirondacks #upstateny #saratogasprings #lakegeorgeny #newyork #iloveny #lakeplacid #upstatenewyork #ny #lakelife #saratoga #adks #adklife #adirondacklife

(Jun 13, 2025) NY's Governor testified in front of Congress about immigration policies; NY-21's Stefanik is supporting a northern border bill; St. Lawrence County hosted an open house to show the community all the ways the government serves them this spring, with few attendees; Emily Russell takes us on a trail run on Wellesley Island; Elizabethtown concerts this weekend feature an oddball instrument combo: the saxophone and clarinet; and, NoCo communities are out and proud this Pride Month. We'll get a preview of events in Potsdam, Plattsburgh, Lake George and beyond.

(Jun 2, 2025)

Eric is a graduate of the University of Baltimore School of Law and currently works as a Litigation Attorney at WGK Personal Injury Lawyers. Not only have I known Eric since I was 5, but hearing his riveting journey to the Law was a full-circle moment for me, and an excellent episode that anyone can learn from! Eric and I started before his introduction with his first run-in with Law School at Touro Law Center. Eric always wanted to be a Lawyer since he was 5 years old, with many of his relatives being Lawyers, and working in his Uncle's Law Office since he was young. Following his graduation from Plattsburgh, Eric would head off to Touro Law Center. Although after his father, my legendary lifetime lacrosse coach, was struck with cancer in the fall, Eric would miss out on the GPA minimum in his first semester and would be dismissed. But this wouldn't stop him, as the following fall, he would land himself at the University of Baltimore School of Law. With a new city to explore and having the prior experience of 1L, Eric would excel in his first year and beyond in Law School. Eric and I would discuss the various experiences he had throughout Law School, and how he came to find out that Personal Injury Litigation would be the path for him. Finally, we spoke about his post-Law School experiences and where he works today at WGK Personal Injury Lawyers. He spoke about identifying a company's culture and learning how to build up cases. He emphasized asking questions and always being available to help at any opportunity. This episode with Eric was a sentimental one for me, and I would be remiss not to shout out the entire Suris family for all that they have done for me and my family throughout the years! With that being said, you don't want to miss this one! Eric's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericsurisBe sure to check out the Official Sponsors for the Lawyers in the Making Podcast:Rhetoric - takes user briefs and motions and compares them against the text of opinions written by judges to identify ways to tailor their arguments to better persuade the judges handling their cases. Rhetoric's focus is on persuasion and helps users find new ways to improve their odds of success through more persuasive arguments. Find them here: userhetoric.comThe Law School Operating System™ Recorded Course - This course is for ambitious law students who want a proven, simple system to learn every topic in their classes to excel in class and on exams. Go to www.lisablasser.com, check out the student tab with course offerings, and use code LSOSNATE10 at checkout for 10% off Lisa's recorded course!Start LSAT - Founded by former guest and 21-year-old super-star, Alden Spratt, Start LSAT was built upon breaking down barriers, allowing anyone access to high-quality LSAT Prep. For $110 you get yourself the Start LSAT self-paced course, and using code LITM10 you get 10% off the self-paced course! Check out Alden and Start LSAT at startlsat.com and use code LITM10 for 10% off the self-paced course!Lawyers in the Making Podcast is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Lawyers in the Making Podcast at lawyersinthemaking.substack.com/subscribe

(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 22, 2025) The Plattsburgh city council installed a new police chief last week. But some residents are concerned about workplace misconduct allegations against him that still haven't been fully resolved. Also: Voters in most North Country school districts approved their school budgets Tuesday, including Watertown's spending plan that contains a controversial provision that upset the area's pre-K providers.

(May 19, 2025)

(May 19, 2025) Biking is one of life's great pleasures. But it can be hard for older people to get on a bicycle. A nonprofit in Plattsburgh wants to bringing people of all ages and abilities together through the joy of cycling. Also: Governor Kathy Hochul is going to the Seneca Nation in western New York tomorrow to apologize for the state's role in a boarding school that tore apart indigenous families and culture.

(May 15, 2025) The editor-in-chief of one of the North Country's daily newspapers retired last week after forty years in local journalism. Joe LoTemplio says he's grateful for his sources and Plattsburgh Press-Republican colleagues. Also: As Republicans in Congress move forward with President Trump's tax and budget bill, some New York GOP lawmakers are holding out over tax reductions known as SALT.

(May 8, 2025) Dozens of prisons were built in Upstate NY during the boom decades ago, but now the prison bust is impacting rural economies; in today's North Country at Work story, we talk to a couple trying to make a difference amid the Adirondacks' housing shortage by investing in long-term rentals; and the Strand Center for the Arts in Plattsburgh will hold its second artisan market of the year this Saturday.

More than 50 years ago, a group of Native Americans chose to leave the reservations where they lived to form a new community near Plattsburgh. Frustrated with the overcrowding, drugs, and alcoholism they had just fled, they built their new settlement, called Ganienkeh, with the goal of following a traditional way of life. A land dispute between the group, a nearby town, and the state led to state troopers policing the area for three years until the Mohawks and the state reached an agreement, moving Ganienkeh to its permanent home. The story is told through the documentary, "This Land," which will be screened at the Rochester International Film Festival. This hour, we talk with the team behind the film and residents of Ganienkeh about their remarkable story of reclaiming their land and their culture. Our guests: Raiewate Herne, Ganienkeh community member Tyler Hemlock, Ganienkeh community member Darryl Martin, Ganienkeh community member Mike Bradley, documentary filmmaker and director, producer, and editor of "This Land"

(Apr 22, 2025) Two years after a drag queen story hour controversy shut down the Lake Luzerne library, new board members and staff are working to rebuild its reputation with the community; North Country Congresswoman Elise Stefanik wants the U.S. Department of Education to investigate a school district in Saratoga County; and a new art exhibition in Plattsburgh spotlights the work of women artists.

(Apr 22, 2025) Two years after a drag queen story hour controversy shut down the Lake Luzerne library, new board members and staff are working to rebuild the library - and its reputation with the community. Also: Two Democratic lawmakers held an event in Plattsburgh to pressure Congresswoman Elise Stefanik to oppose Medicaid cuts in the GOP's budget plan.

Primary sources can often feel irrelevant and difficult to navigate for students. In this episode, Jessamyn Neuhaus joins us to discuss how student-created photographs can provide a personalized learning experience and foster a deeper connection to history and the university archives.  Jessamyn is the Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence and Professor in the School of Education at Syracuse University. Prior to this, she served as Director of the SUNY Plattsburgh Center for Teaching Excellence and was also a Professor in the History Department at SUNY Plattsburgh. Jessamyn is the author of Geeky Pedagogy: a Guide for Intellectuals, Introverts, and Nerds Who Want to be Effective Teachers and the editor of Picture a Professor: Interrupting Biases about Faculty and Increasing Student Learning. See is also the editor of Teaching History: A Journal of Methods. Jessamyn also regularly serves as keynote speaker and workshop facilitator. A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.

(Mar 31, 2025)

Champ the Lake Champlain MonsterThis week we dive into the legend of Champ, the Lake Champlain Monster, exploring over 300 reported sightings dating back to 1609 when Samuel de Champlain claimed to witness a 20-foot serpent-like creature.We chronicle key evidence including Sandra Mansi's famous 1977 photograph, sonar readings capturing unusual shapes, and alleged echolocation recordings from cryptozoologist Katy Elizabeth.Throughout the episode, we discuss theories about whether Champ could be a prehistoric survivor like a plesiosaur or tanystropheus, citing Lake Champlain's substantial depth of 400 feet as a potential habitat. We also look at alternative explanations for the Lake Champlain cryptid, including large sturgeon (which can reach 27 feet), groups of otters swimming in formation creating a serpentine illusion, or partially submerged logs moved by underwater currents called seiches.Patreon: Support Believing the Bizarre and get tons of extra content by joining our Patreon.For updates, news, and extra content, follow Believing the Bizarre on social media:InstagramFacebookTwitterDiscordShop Merch: You can rep Believing the Bizarre and buy some unique merchWant to send BTB something? Ship it here: 3570 Executive Drive, Suite 218, Uniontown, Ohio 44685Keywords: Lake Champlain monster sightings, Champ cryptid evidence, Lake Champlain cryptozoology, Champ monster legend, Lake Champlain creature, Champ prehistoric survivor, Lake Champlain Nessie, Champ monster photos, Lake Champlain monster history, Champ lake monster mysteries, serpent-like creature, humps, Button Bay, Dennis Hall, Middlebury register, Plattsburgh, hydrophone, cryptozoological research, Fort Henry, Otter Creek, Vermont history, petrified remains, PT Barnum, Roadtrippers magazine, Sandra Mansi photograph, mass sightings, Ethan Allen boat, underwater commotion, fishing community

(Mar 18, 2025) More than a hundred people gathered in Plattsburgh on Saturday to protest potential cuts to federal safety net programs; Researchers at Cornell University have created the Avian Flu Resource Center to track bird flu in New York; and astronomer Aileen O'Donoghue joins the show to guide us through this month's morning and evening skies. 

(Mar 6, 2025)

Hosts Jo Firestone & Manolo Moreno play listener-created games with callers!Games played: Dr. Social Meatia submitted by Sara Cherny from Chicago, Illinois, Short Kingz submitted by Michael Miller from Phoenix, Arizona, and Mulder, She Wrote submitted by Luke McNeill from Quincy, MassachusettsCallers: Sara from Chicago, Illinois; Jenna from Chicago, Illinois; Barbara from Boston, Massachusetts; Alex from Atlanta, Georgia; Patricia from Plattsburgh, New York; Andrew from Kansas City, KansasOutro theme by Brady Brown from Stillwater, OklahomaManolo's new cartoon, Starcreeper, is available at moslo.xyz 

(Feb 7, 2025) We'll hear from residents on both sides of the US-Canadian border what they think of a potential trade war; Border Patrol agents were at a school in Carthage earlier this week; Warren County officials want the federal government to pay for anticipated special election; a busy weekend expected in the Adirondacks; and, a Montreal folk group, Le Vent du Nord, is doing a concert in Plattsburgh on Sunday.

(Feb 6, 2025) Lake Placid is hosting World Cup ski jumping this weekend and a local raised money for the women's prize money; we head back in time, before there was an Adirondack Park, to explore the life of an early guide and perhaps the Adirondacks' first "forest ranger"; and students in Adirondack Regional Theatre's Youth Winter Camp will premiere their original play, "The Magic Before Us," tonight at the Strand Center for the Arts in Plattsburgh.

Joe Ferris is a Professional Caricature Artist and owner of The Caricature Shop in Plattsburgh, NY.   Check out Joe's work HERE  

(Jan 13, 2025)

(Jan 3, 2025) The City of Plattsburgh's new mayor was sworn in yesterday; stacking the last hay of the season in the Adirondacks; New York's cannabis sales reached a milestone of $1 billion dollars recently; a provision in the Pentagon budget bill cuts off gender-affirming health care for military dependents under 18; and, we revisit a story about illegal crossings from Canada.

(Jan 3, 2025) Farmers have spent the late fall and early winter putting up hay for their animals. We join a cheese dairy farm in the Adirondacks as they toss bales into the barn. Also: The City of Plattsburgh's new mayor was sworn in Thursday. Wendell Hughes signaled a new chapter of harmony between the city council and the mayor's office.

(Dec 23, 2024)

(Dec 17, 2024) An Adirondack climate scientist has been tracking the first freeze of Lower St. Regis Lake for decades; Wednesday is the last day to check out an exhibition of local artists in Plattsburgh; and astronomer Aileen O'Donoghue tells us what to expect in the morning and evening sky this month. 

(Dec 6, 2024) We take a break from the news and sit in on a practice with the Plattsburgh State Gospel Choir. Their "Downhome Soulful Christmas" concert is on Sunday.

(Dec 5, 2024) A St. Lawrence University professor who studies Indigenous communities in Alaska says they have lessons to teach us about confronting climate change; Clinton Community College in Plattsburgh recently had its accreditation renewed after more than two years on warning status; and we have book recommendations from the Lowville Free Library's staff and patrons.

(Dec 3, 2024) A class at Cornell University is helping students examine their anxieties about climate change by studying where their food comes from; last weekend's lake effect storm drew many storm chasers to the North Country, including one from North Carolina; and a preview of the Plattsburgh State Gospel Choir, which will hold its annual Christmas concert this Sunday.

(Dec 2, 2024)

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(Nov 26, 2024) On today's Story of the Day, a patchwork of organizations and agencies in Jefferson County is trying to address a rise in homelessness. Also, a Canadian school bus manufacturer will take over Nova Bus' Plattsburgh facility in the new year, helping Clinton County to avoid a major economic loss.

(Nov 13, 2024) We hear from Tiffany Rea-Fisher, the executive director of the Adirondack Diversity Initiative, who's working to reshape the park into a place where everyone feels welcome; the Plattsburgh city council voted against launching an investigation into the police department and mayor's office last week; and New York state is under a burn ban through the end of the month as crews battle multiple wildfires in the southern half of the state.

(Nov 7, 2024) Local business owners and union leaders are worried about how the closure of Great Meadow Correctional Facility in Washington County will impact the economy and the prison's former employees; the City of Plattsburgh Common Council is set to vote tonight on whether to launch an investigation into claims of wrongdoing by city police and the mayor's office; we preview a screening of the film "Miracle," a Disney movie about the 1980 Olympic hockey team who defeated the Soviet Union and went on to win gold, at the Lake Placid Film Festival; and we listen back to a story on Gretchen Koehler, a Potsdam-based traditional fiddler who composed a series of fiddle tunes inspired by folk artists in the region. The album release party for her and pianist Daniel Kelly's "Fiddling with Traditions" will take place tonight at the Remington Museum in Ogdensburg.

(Nov 6, 2024) North Country Congresswoman Elise Stefanik won her sixth term in Congress in a landslide victory over Democrat Paula Collins; voters in Plattsburgh elected Democrat Wendell Hughes, a Clinton County legislator and retired corrections captain, as their next mayor; we hear from voters around the North Country who cast their votes Tuesday; and Chef Curtiss Hemm shares a recipe for venison Salisbury steak.

(Oct 25, 2024)

(Oct 25, 2024) This summer, an unlikely pair competed at the Lake Placid Horse Shows. A woman from Keene and Maya, a 14-year rescue horse, took fifth place as huge underdogs. Also: New Yorkers have until tomorrow to register to vote in the upcoming election. North Country volunteers recently held an event in Plattsburgh to get people signed up.

Wendell Hughes is the Clinton County Legislator for Area 8 and is currently running for Mayor of The City of Plattsburgh.

(Oct 23, 2024) A new report on New York's child care industry has found nearly half of providers have raised tuition and a third have lost staff since federal COVID funding dried up last year; we listen back to a story on Plattsburgh's inaugural Crow Ride; and a preview of season 3 of the Howl Podcast, which features personal stories from around the North Country.

(Oct 23, 2024) This week and next, a lot of New York's colleges - including the entire SUNY system - are waiving application fees. It's part of an effort to make college more accessible and to boost enrollment. Also: The 2nd annual Crow Ride, where people dress up like crows and bike around Plattsburgh, returns tomorrow night.

(Oct 21, 2024) Researchers at Cornell University are generating weekly price reports for the produce sold at farmers markets and hoping it encourages farmers to charge what their goods are worth; New York celebrated a solar energy milestone a year ahead of schedule; and two Plattsburgh-based sculptors are showing their work at Keene Arts in a temporary exhibit that examines nature, shelter, refuse, and our shifting climate. 

(Oct 18, 2024) An extremely rare copy of the predecessor of the Declaration of Independence is up for auction this weekend in Potsdam. The Articles of Association were the work of the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia in 1774. Also: A candlelight vigil to honor survivors of intimate partner violence and remember lives lost will take place in Plattsburgh this weekend.

(Oct 17, 2024) A new program in Plattsburgh seeks to give people a safe place to recover from mental illness and connect people with the services they need; twelve larger-than-life "Westport chairs" were placed around downtown Westport this summer were decorated by local artists; conversation with an improv teacher based here in the North Country about why the art form is so special.

(Oct 17, 2024) Twelve larger-than-life ‘Westport chairs' were placed around the village in the Champlain Valley this summer, decorated by local artists. It's an art project as well as a public safety tactic. Also: A new program in Plattsburgh seeks to give people a safe place to recover from mental illness.

(Oct 14, 2024) About seven bears have to be killed every year in the Adirondacks due to interactions with humans; a Clinton County resident finishes a yearslong project to walk every public street in the City of Plattsburgh; and a conversation about comedy, connection and imagination with the members of a Plattsburgh improv troupe ahead of their show in Altona next weekend.

Don Kasprzak is running for Mayor of the City of Plattsburgh, a position he previously held from 2006-2014, in the upcoming election on November 5th.

(Oct 11, 2024) The two candidates hoping to become Plattsburgh's next mayor participated in a debate earlier this week; a Pride event in Plattsburgh is giving the North Country's queer community a space to be out and proud; and John Warren checks in with trail conditions in the Adirondacks this weekend.