Monica Sandreczki

North Country

Host and News Reporter at North Country Public Radio (NCPR)

Co-Host at Northern Light

Host / Reporter / Producer at North Country Public Radio

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Egg-cellent jokes and a recipe to liven up your Mother's Day brunch

1 week ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | Monica Sandreczki |Catherine Wheeler

Les Oeufs Mayonnaise, or Eggs Mayonnaise, would be a great dish for a French person who can never have just one egg. Why? Because one egg is never un oeuf. Ba Dum Tss!Curtiss Hemm shared a list of egg-themed dad jokes along with this simple recipe with Northern Light co-hosts Monica Sandreczki and Catherine Wheeler. Hemm is the executive chef at the View at the Mirror Lake Inn in Lake Placid and the founder of the Carriage House Cooking School in Peru, outside of Plattsburgh.
NCPR listener shares a poem to thank an old family friend

1 week ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | Monica Sandreczki

How do you let the people you care about know they’re important to you? Oscar Sarmiento, of Potsdam, wrote a poem for an old family friend and shared it with NCPR. Sarmiento talked with Northern Light co-host Monica Sandreczki about his poem, "Sisters," which he wrote on a trip back home to Chile. The transcript of their conversation has been edited for clarity.
Rt. 56 reopens after nearly two months of construction

2 weeks ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | Catherine Wheeler |Monica Sandreczki

The New York State Department of Transportation reopened Route 56 between Colton and Tupper Lake on Tuesday evening. The DOT had shut it down in early March after a sinkhole opened up on the road. The culvert at the Raquette River Tributary had failed. It was nearly 100 years old. Construction crews have installed a new and larger concrete box culvert and reconstructed the road.
North Country farms are coming alive

2 weeks ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | Kitty O'Neil |Monica Sandreczki |Catherine Wheeler

North Country farms are busy in springtime. Produce farmers are starting seedtrays of peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers; livestock farmers are caring for new calves, kids and lambs; and fruit growers are wrapping up pruning as trees start to blossom. Kitty O'Neil, agricultural climate resiliency specialist with the Cornell Cooperative Extension, shared an update of North Country farms with Northern Light co-hosts Monica Sandreczki and Catherine Wheeler. Listen to their conversation below.
NASA rehomes space program artifacts at Tupper Lake observatory

1 month ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | Monica Sandreczki

Two artifacts from historic NASA space programs are coming permanently to the observatory in Tupper Lake. One is a piece of the heat shield from the Space Shuttle; the other is a big model of Saturn. You can check them out now at the Adirondack Sky Center and Observatory's Astronomy Hub on Park Street in Tupper Lake. Sky Center President Seth McGowan talked with Northern Light co-host Monica Sandreczki about what having these artifacts means to the observatory and folks who come out to see them.
Ogdensburg afterschool program hosts fundraiser this weekend to keep costs low for kids

1 month ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | Monica Sandreczki

The big fundraiser for the Ogdensburg Boys & Girls Club this weekend is one of the main ways the afterschool program keeps their membership fees for participating kids at $6 per year. If families can't afford that though, their kids are still welcomed in the Club, according to Meg McNamara, executive director. The Ogdensburg Boys & Girls Club Expo runs from 10am-6pm on Saturday, and 12pm-4:30pm on Sunday at the Golden Dome.
Zhuzh up your charcuterie board during North Country maple season

1 month ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | Monica Sandreczki |Catherine Wheeler

Looking for a sweet-n-savory snack to tide you over until dinner? Chef Curtiss Hemm shares a versatile recipe for maple spiced walnuts, using fresh thyme and kosher salt. Hemm heads up the Carriage House Cooking School in Peru outside of Plattsburgh. He’s also the executive chef at the View Restaurant in Lake Placid. He shares a seasonal recipe every month using as many ingredients from our North Country growers as possible.
Have fishing, hunting or trapping gear you swear by, but just can't find? Give the Sportsmen's Flea Market a try

1 month ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | Monica Sandreczki

Outdoor enthusiasts know that buying new gear can get pricey fast. Youth hunters outgrow hunting vests. Trappers often need packbaskets, knives and trapping bait and urine. Many bass fishermen switch between an array of rods, reels and lures. To help sportsmen cut back on costs, the Dunham's Bay Fish & Game Club and the Warren County Conservation Council have hosted a Sportsman's Flea Market. The Third Annual Sportsmen's Flea Market is Saturday, March 29, 2025 from 9am-2pm.
North Country farmers denied federal reimbursements, brace for aid cuts

1 month ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | Kitty O'Neil |Monica Sandreczki |Catherine Wheeler

This time of year, many farmers in the North Country are starting seeds in their greenhouses or preparing to get seeds in the ground. Maple producers will soon wrap up tapping for sap. Livestock farmers may soon have new lambs and calves to care for. As they prepare for the upcoming season, many farmers are also grappling with how to budget under threats to cut USDA staff and federal farm funding.
Look for aurora, earthshine and the crescent of Venus in the night skies

2 months ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | Monica Sandreczki |Catherine Wheeler

It’s a busy week in space! The NASA/SpaceX Crew-9 is heading back through the Earth's atmosphere; the spring equinox on Thursday brings with it lots of cool things for us to see; and Venus is a stunning little crescent in the evening sky. Dr. Aileen O’Donoghue, astronomer with St. Lawrence University and the Adirondack Sky Center and Observatory, unpacked it all with Northern Light co-hosts Monica Sandreczki and Catherine Wheeler.