Dec 24, 2012 — North Country schools fight for fiscal survival. Nearing the "fiscal cliff", the wind industry waits. A former SUNY Plattsburgh librarian donates almost half a million dollars to the school. Champlain Valley land will be preserved thanks to a new conservation easement by a property owner between the towns of Essex and Willsboro, NY.

The Buffalo Bills will be in New York for at least seven more years. and Heard Up North: Santa meets dogs and cats in Ogdensburg.