NCPR Top Stories of the Week

Every day at StoryCorps booths across the country, ordinary people share extraordinary stories with friends and loved ones. Recently, Phil Brown brought legendary Adirondacker Clarence Petty to the StoryCorps booth in Saranac Lake for an interview.

An Essex County man wants to build solar panel manufacturing facilities in business parks in Malone and Harrietstown, potentially creating 100 new jobs in Franklin County. Brian McManus, an entrepreneur, business consultant and former Wall Street trader, is also planning an educational facility that would train workers in alternative energy technology. In addition to the job benefits, McManus says the projects will help to reduce the nation’s dependence on fossil fuels. Chris Knight reports.

Both supporters and opponents of Governor David Paterson’s property tax cap proposal have busy summers planned. They are hoping to sway candidates running for election in the state legislature to their point of view. Karen DeWitt reports.

This evening in Potsdam, the Orchestra of Northern New York will hold their annual celebration of Canada Day and the 4th of July with a concert of largely patriotic music. But the concert will also be the setting for the premiere of a piece that already has an interesting history, and it hasn’t even been played for the public yet. Joel Hurd tells us more.