Dec 21, 2012 — Lawmakers in Washington are still deadlocked in budget negotiations, with automatic spending cuts and tax hikes set to kick in early next year, and North Country hospital leaders say that if the nation goes over the so-called fiscal cliff, regional hospitals will face major cuts. The North Country was one of the top winners of grant money and economic development funding in Governor Cuomo's statewide competition, which means that the region now has $90.2 million to spend on new housing. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is in talks with legislative leaders on a gun control package that he could introduce as part of his State of the State message on Jan. 9, 2013. Heard Up North: De-stress with doggies!

A snowy backyard hill has been hard to find this month, but that didn't stop Todd Moe from signing up to build a wooden toboggan at the Adirondack Folk School in Lake Luzerne. And weekend conditions in the Adirondacks.  Go to full article

Dec 19, 2012 — A new model of primary health care in the Adirondacks aims to provide a solution to the area's primary care physicians. Gov. Cuomo is vague on the locations of potential non-Native casino sites. The new Senate Democratic leader says she expects a seat at the table in budget negotiations. Gov. Cuomo says that schools that don't submit teacher evaluation plans on time won't be eligible for state school aid increases.

David Sommerstein visits an Ithaca, NY, rutabaga curling competition. An Ogdensburg man has been playing Santa for more than 45 years. The Adirondack chamber choral group explores traditional English Christmas music. And Heard Up North: Save a bro, grow a mo'!  Go to full article

Dec 03, 2012 — Federal and Vermont state authorities say a serial killer who committed suicide in an Alaska prison Sunday is the man responsible for the abduction and murder of Bill and Lorraine Currier of Essex in June 2011. Governor Andrew Cuomo has committed New York state to buying nearly 70,000 acres of land that will be added to the Adirondack forest preserve over the next five years.

The Cuomo Administration says it won't be ruling on whether to allow hydro fracking in New York until an on going health review is finished. To end the Bush-era tax cuts for the top two percent of earners in America, North Country Congressman Bill Owens says increased revenue is critical, but he says he's flexible on how that should happen.

The Essex County Board of Supervisors is moving ahead with a resolution to increase the occupancy tax from three percent to five percent, but the proposal has some strong critics. Heard Up North: yoga for kids. Martha Foley talks with horticulturist Amy Ivy about evergreens.

And Connie Meng reviews "The Number 14", running at the Great Canadian Theatre Company in Ottawa through December 16.  Go to full article

Canton, NY, Dec 03, 2012 — Yoga has become popular in the North Country among adults, and especially senior citizens. Now, instructor Sarah Scafidi-McGuire has started teaching yoga to to the younger...  Go to full article

Clayton, NY, Oct 25, 2012 — In today's Heard Up North, we meet a woman who's one of the last experts in ecclesiastical embroidery in America. Emily Holt has spent 60 years illuminating church altars and...  Go to full article

Oct 18, 2012 — The first Native American saint will be canonized by the Catholic church this Sunday at the Vatican. Bear hunting season is underway in New York. To limit the spread of...  Go to full article

Canton, NY, Sep 28, 2012 — Last night veteran journalist Bill Blakemore gave the keynote presentation at St. Lawrence University's Climate Change Forum. That talk has been publicized all over the North...  Go to full article