David Sommerstein

6 days ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | David Sommerstein

Adirondack tourist towns, especially Old Forge, Lake Placid, and Lake George, are getting jitters about possible problems affecting the foreign workers who staff summer businesses. Business owners are concerned that the Trump Administration’s crackdown on immigration may spill over to the J-1 visa system. Young people in the U.S. on J-1 work-study visas account for half of the summer hospitality workforce in Lake George, for example. Downtown Lake George.

1 week ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | David Sommerstein

The group marketing the former General Motors property in Massena says it’s taken a major step forward. The rail company CSX has put it on a national list of prime sites for redevelopment. That would have been unthinkable fifteen years ago, when the 210-acre parcel along the St. Lawrence River was severely contaminated and completely abandoned.

2 weeks ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | David Sommerstein

Modern-day Istanbul, known throughout history as Constantinople, has been a crossroads of cultures for centuries, a place where East and West meet. The band, Constantinople, weaves that history into its music. Constantinople brings its global, improvisational sounds to the North Country with a concert Sunday, May 4 at 3pm at the historic Methodist Church in Saranac, focusing on the deep musical traditions of Persia and Senegal. The concert is a production of Hill and Hollow Music.

2 weeks ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | David Sommerstein

Fort Drum Army base near Watertown generates $1.93 billion for the North Country economy. That's according to the base's annual economic impact statement. It's an increase of 1.3% over last year. The home to the 10th Mountain Division, one of the most deployed in the U.S. military, supports 38,000 active-duty soldiers, their families, and civilian employees. That makes it the largest single-site employer in northern New York.

2 weeks ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | Catherine Wheeler |David Sommerstein

The closed stretch of highway between Stark Road and Sevey Road on Route 56 could reopen as early as Tuesday, according to the state Department of Transportation. The highway is the main road between the Canton-Potsdam area and Tupper Lake. It's been closed since March 1, after a plow driver noticed a hole in the road about five miles north of Seveys Corners.