Volunteer firefighter decline, new hydrofracking bill, Plattsburgh's sign lady
Northern Light
English - March 28, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsNews news adirondacks north country public radio Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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(Mar 28, 2024) The majority of North Country's and New York State’s fire departments are staffed by volunteers and have been for over a century. Fire chiefs say they're struggling to recruit the next generation; both houses of the state legislature have passed a bill that would close a loophole in the state's fracking ban; also, we talk with a Plattsburgh artist who has created a thousand hand-carved signs during her career.