Albany, NY – New York's Sherwood Boehlert joins WAMC's Alan Chartock to discuss recent problems with the space shuttle, NASA's future budget, and global warming.

Albany, NY – New York's Michael McNulty joins WAMC's Alan Chartock to discuss Gov Pataki, International Trade, Social Security and more.

By Pat Bradley

Montpelier, VT – Vermont will be able to double the amount it spends to fight drug and alcohol abuse, thanks to a federal grant. Those working in prevention programs are urging the state to carefully consider just how they distribute the funds to prevention programs.
WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

By Pat Bradley

By Arielle Trimm

North Adams, MA – Renovated theaters have helped jump-start ailing downtowns all over the Northeast region. The list includes Poughkeepsie, Albany, Schenectady and Pittsfield. Now, North Adams in the Berkshires is getting an infusion of Federal money to help rebuild a shuttered theater...and to help rebuild area roadways. Senator Edward Kennedy was at the North Adams theatre Friday, as was WAMC's Arielle Trimm - who filed this report

By Arielle Trimm

Pittsfield, MA – This Saturday, Pittsfield Massachusetts will hold its first family fiesta. The festival will celebrate the growing Hispanic community in the Berkshires. More from WAMC's Arielle Trimm

By Pat Bradley

Essex, NY – The Adirondack Council's special guest for its 30th anniversary celebration was the nation's chief environmental officer. U-S Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Stephen Johnson made a brief visit to New York's North Country Thursday evening to talk about environmental issues with members of the Adirondack Council. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley was at the gathering in Essex, New York

By The Associated Press

By Arielle Trimm

Albany, NY – Women, medical professionals and members of the clergy rallied at New York's Capitol Building on Thursday, urging Governor Pataki to approve the Unintended Pregnancy Prevention Act. More from our Capital District Bureau Chief, Arielle Trimm

By Pat Bradley

Ticonderoga, NY – International Paper has re-submitted to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation a revised permit request for a test burn of tire-derived fuel at its mill in Ticonderoga, New York. The plant hopes the review of the new application will be followed by a draft permit. But before that happens, there are still weeks of public and environmental compliance scrutiny. And opponents of the test burn, especially in Vermont, are not backing down.
WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.