Molly Anderson

While educators scramble to get kids caught up, technology creates challenges for younger generations who are reading more online captions and comment threads than books. Northeast Notebook features in-depth regional reporting, bringing you the context behind what everybody’s talking about. Ten minutes a day, every weekday, ready by 5 p.m., just in time for your commute. You can subscribe to Northeast Notebook on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.

For a final look at some of the most high profile races in New York on this Election Day, Jimmy Vielkind, deputy managing editor of the Times Union's Capital Bureau, joined WAMC's Sam Dingman and Molly Anderson on Northeast Notebook.

In Vermont, voters are electing the entire legislature and the five constitutional offices, including governor and lieutenant governor. There are also two state constitutional amendments on the ballot. WAMC Northeast Notebook Producer Molly Anderson spoke with WAMC’s North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley to help break down the ballot.

Death care businesses like crematories, funeral homes, and cemeteries are often ones that have been, historically, family-run. But as the industry becomes more and more consolidated, that's changing. Ken Picard is a reporter for Seven Days in Vermont, and he's been talking to funeral directors and private equity firms in the state about the transition. He spoke with WAMC's Molly Anderson.

State and local officials across the country have said they are prepared for the potential of the Trump administration deploying ICE agents or other Homeland Security officials at polling places. Advocates have expressed concerns, even though ICE presence at the polls seems unlikely. WAMC's Capital Region Bureau Chief Grant Ashley has been looking into these concerns and spoke with co-hosts Sam Dingman and Molly Anderson on Northeast Notebook Live.

Advertising on TikTok has taken off post-pandemic as a way that smugglers market their services. Recently, a man was charged with at least a dozen counts of allegedly smuggling people from Canada into the U.S. He recorded and uploaded their testimonials to TikTok. Northeast Notebook features in-depth regional reporting, bringing you the context behind what everybody’s talking about. Ten minutes a day, every weekday, ready by 5 p.m., just in time for your commute. You can subscribe to Northeast Notebook on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.

An electric aircraft manufacturer has been rapidly expanding in South Burlington, Vermont. Beta Technologies has spent tens of millions of dollars on property acquisitions over the past year. Aaron Calvin, a reporter at Seven Days in Vermont,has been covering the growth and spoke with WAMC's Molly Anderson about the latest.

The updated New York State Wildlife Action Plan has been released, and there have been some significant changes. The plan, which provides a guideline for conservation and management of the state's Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN), includes plants for the first time and leaves out carnivores. Brianna Kimmel from the Adirondack Explorer recently covered the changes. She spoke with WAMC's Molly Anderson about what it means.

The highly contagious disease was eliminated in America in 2002. In Pennsylvania, five people have died this year, and new cases are popping up by the dozens. Neighboring states are bracing for the worst. Northeast Notebook features in-depth regional reporting, bringing you the context behind what everybody’s talking about. Ten minutes a day, every weekday, ready by 5 p.m., just in time for your commute. You can subscribe to Northeast Notebook on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.

A Glenville resident says he came out of retirement because the cost of everything has gone up. To heat his home this winter, he's bought a lot of wood to burn instead of heating oil, which has nearly doubled in price since February. 'I talked to my wood guy the other day, and he said his production has increased tenfold this year.' Northeast Notebook features in-depth regional reporting, bringing you the context behind what everybody’s talking about. Ten minutes a day, every weekday, ready by 5 p.m., just in time for your commute. You can subscribe to Northeast Notebook on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube.