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Adirondack Water Week to focus on protecting water resources
August 24, 2020 04:00 - 5 minutes - 6.88 MB(Aug 24, 2020) Climate change, invasive species and road salt are all topics up for discussion this week during the inaugural Water Week event, sponsored by the Adirondack Watershed Institute at Paul Smith's College and Northwood School. Dan Kelting, executive director of the Adirondack Watershed Institute says this year's virtual event will focus on the Legacy of Adirondack Waters, and will feature a weeklong speaker series geared toward the general public. The programs will be conducted...
What's selling right now? Boats, bikes, books, and plants
August 21, 2020 04:00 - 3 minutes - 1.83 MB(Aug 21, 2020) New national unemployment data out this week suggests a slowing economic rebound. Many businesses in the North Country are still reeling from the shutdown this spring, but there are some sectors of the local economy that have fared better than most.
New state law allows all voters to request absentee ballots for November
August 21, 2020 04:00 - 4 minutes - 1.92 MB(Aug 21, 2020)
Nursing home in Essex County fights to contain major coronavirus outbreak
August 21, 2020 04:00 - 2 minutes - 983 KB(Aug 21, 2020) A nursing home in Essex County reported 26 cases of COVID-19 and three deaths this week. It’s one the largest outbreaks in the North Country since the start of the pandemic. The nursing home in Elizabethtown is under the same ownership of a senior center in Glens Falls where 20 residents died due to COVID earlier this year.
North Country at Work: Turning a Long Lake convenience store into a curbside grocery service
August 21, 2020 04:00 - 3 minutes - 1.51 MB(Aug 21, 2020) For many North Country businesses, the coronavirus pandemic has been devastating. But for a few, it’s been an opportunity to adapt and innovate.
Spiders: often eek-worthy, but mostly not a danger
August 20, 2020 04:00 - 4 minutes - 2.12 MB(Aug 20, 2020) Science fiction movies aside, most spiders pose no threat to humans. Their venom may be fatal to small insects, but few species are powerful enough to hurt something human-sized and most are not equipped to penetrate our skin. Most spiders are not even aware that we are there.
Coronavirus cases surge at nursing home in Essex County
August 20, 2020 04:00 - 32 seconds - 258 KB(Aug 20, 2020) Essex County is reporting 24 new coronavirus cases today at the Essex Center nursing home in Elizabethtown. Two of the residents who tested positive are currently hospitalized.
Report alleges 'widespread misconduct' of Boonville forest ranger, recommends DEC policy changes
August 20, 2020 04:00 - 2 minutes - 1.17 MB(Aug 20, 2020) A new report from New York’s Inspector General alleges misconduct and misuse of state resources by a forest ranger in Boonville in the western Adirondacks. The report says the case reveals wider problems within the state’s DEC forest ranger program.
Plattsburgh school district adds more remote learning to re-opening plans
August 20, 2020 04:00 - 1 minute - 531 KB(Aug 20, 2020)
Susan B. Anthony historic site in Greenwich advances
August 19, 2020 04:00 - 57 seconds - 457 KB(Aug 19, 2020) On the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote, New York State is moving forward with the creation of a historical complex at the site of Susan B. Anthony’s childhood home in Greenwich.
Cuomo, in DNC address says Biden can restore the nation's "soul"
August 19, 2020 04:00 - 1 minute - 811 KB(Aug 19, 2020) Governor Andrew Cuomo, during a brief video address at the first night of the Democratic National Convention, spoke of New York’s struggles overcoming the coronavirus, and why he thinks Biden needs to win in November.
Hochul: Susan B. Anthony would have rejected Trump's pardon
August 19, 2020 04:00 - 50 seconds - 399 KB(Aug 19, 2020) Democratic leaders in New York are saying “no thanks” to President Donald Trump for pardoning the suffragist Susan B. Anthony, who lived in the state.
'The journey of a lifetime': Parishville woman reflects on hiking 46 High Peaks in under a week
August 19, 2020 04:00 - 2 minutes - 1.36 MB(Aug 19, 2020) Hiking all 46 High Peaks in the Adirondacks is something that takes many people years or even decades to complete. Nancy LaBaff, 59, and her friend Claudia Warren, 61, hiked them all in under a week.
Gyms get the green light to reopen, but not cinemas
August 18, 2020 04:00 - 2 minutes - 1.05 MB(Aug 18, 2020) Governor Andrew Cuomo says gyms in New York can reopen as early as August 24 but must operate at one third of their regular capacity.
Without unemployment benefit, one Clinton County family worries about losing their home
August 18, 2020 04:00 - 3 minutes - 1.81 MB(Aug 18, 2020) Melinda Savoir, 39, lives in Ellenburg with her husband and two children. Before COVID-19, she was working as a medical coder at Alice Hyde Hospital in Malone. Until this year, she had been the primary breadwinner for her family and had never been without a job.
Canada will grant permanent residency to asylum seekers on pandemic front lines
August 18, 2020 04:00 - 1 minute - 585 KB(Aug 18, 2020)
What's blue, yellow, has wheels and stops for ice cream? The ACW bookmobile, of course!
August 18, 2020 04:00 - 5 minutes - 2.32 MB(Aug 18, 2020)
Groups call for independent probe of Garrett Phillips murder
August 17, 2020 04:00 - 3 minutes - 1.67 MB(Aug 17, 2020) Advocates for the wrongfully accused are trying to draw new attention to the murder of Garrett Phillips in Potsdam nine years ago. They’re calling for the state Attorney General to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the 12 year-old boy’s death.
Dueling rallies for Black Lives Matter, 'Back the Blue' held in Potsdam
August 17, 2020 04:00 - 4 minutes - 2.01 MB(Aug 17, 2020)
Cuomo to headline first night of DNC
August 17, 2020 04:00 - 3 minutes - 1.51 MB(Aug 17, 2020) Governor Andrew Cuomo will headline the first night of the Democratic National Convention, with a speaking slot in prime time Monday night.
Books: 'Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women's Fight for Their Rights'
August 17, 2020 04:00 - 6 minutes - 2.97 MB(Aug 17, 2020) Todd Moe and NCPR book reviewer Betsy Kepes talk about the book Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists, a fun and fascinating graphic novel-style primer that covers the key figures and events that have advanced women's rights from antiquity to the modern era.
In Newcomb, two new restaurants bring a community together
August 14, 2020 04:00 - 4 minutes - 5.5 MB(Aug 14, 2020) In hindsight, opening a restaurant in 2020 sounds like a pretty bad idea, especially in one of the most remote communities in the Northeast. But that’s exactly what’s happened in Newcomb, a tiny town in the central Adirondacks, where two restaurants opened in January.
This weekend in the Adirondacks, 8/14/20
August 14, 2020 04:00 - 2 minutes - 1.17 MB(Aug 14, 2020) What a summer it’s been weather-wise. It’s looking like aside from some clouds and the chance of a shower in the forecast Sunday, it’s going to be another great weekend.
Gender X policy in NYS to change health data reporting
August 14, 2020 04:00 - 3 minutes - 1.75 MB(Aug 14, 2020) “How will I go down in the books if I contract COVID-19?” That is a question that one transgender woman in Rochester has been asking since noting that the gender data on infections is limited to male or female. That’s changing in New York state.
Hub on the Hill raising funds for new delivery trucks
August 14, 2020 04:00 - 33 seconds - 267 KB(Aug 14, 2020) The Hub on the Hill is raising funds to purchase two new refrigerated delivery trucks to meet increased demand since the start of the pandemic.
New York awards $17m in Lake Ontario flood resiliency grants
August 14, 2020 04:00 - 1 minute - 539 KB(Aug 14, 2020)
Hogansburg man charged for role in tobacco-smuggling scheme
August 14, 2020 04:00 - 34 seconds - 274 KB(Aug 14, 2020) Three men have been arrested on charges of money laundering related to a $46.8-million scheme smuggling tobacco from the United States to Canada through the Akwesasne St. Regis Mohawk Reservation.
Census participation lags in North Country as new deadline approaches
August 13, 2020 04:00 - 3 minutes - 1.82 MB(Aug 13, 2020) With just a month and a half left to count every resident of the United States, the North Country’s response rate to the 2020 census is lagging behind the state - and the country as a whole.
'Back the Blue' parade and Black Lives Matter rally scheduled for Saturday in Potsdam
August 13, 2020 04:00 - 2 minutes - 1.11 MB(Aug 13, 2020)
Nursing home residents' families speak out at hearing
August 13, 2020 04:00 - 4 minutes - 1.97 MB(Aug 13, 2020)
Where did all the insects go?
August 13, 2020 04:00 - 5 minutes - 2.42 MB(Aug 13, 2020) Curt Stager reports on a long-term study of flying insects in Germany that records an astounding 76% drop in the total biomass of flying insects entering their traps over the last 30 years. This is not a decline as happens in a single species, but appears to affect the whole spectrum of species. Martha Foley wonders if this could explain the decline in insect-eating birds that appear around her house, or the steep decline in bug spats Stager observes on his car compared to de...
Stefanik, Cobb set to debate three times in October
August 13, 2020 04:00 - 42 seconds - 338 KB(Aug 13, 2020) The first of three debates in the North Country’s race for Congress is set for October 19 in Watertown.
Ogdensburg's new mayor upends aging port city's politics, but not everyone’s a fan
August 12, 2020 04:00 - 9 minutes - 4.28 MB(Aug 12, 2020) It’s been more than six months since Ogdensburg’s new mayor and three new city councilors were sworn in after a historic write-in campaign. The first few months have been turbulent - controversial cuts across city government, public sparring at meetings, and a deepening divide over the best way to revitalize their struggling city. We caught up with the new mayor who embraces the conflict.
Marine sanctuary may be extended to include shipwrecks near Hammond
August 12, 2020 04:00 - 38 seconds - 307 KB(Aug 12, 2020) Two shipwrecks off the coast of St. Lawrence County may be included in a proposed national marine sanctuary on Lake Ontario.
Lawmakers ask state Board of Elections if they are ready for November
August 12, 2020 04:00 - 4 minutes - 1.91 MB(Aug 12, 2020)
Cuomo enlists aid of Kentucky governor to fight Trump's unemployment payment plan
August 11, 2020 04:00 - 3 minutes - 1.7 MB(Aug 11, 2020)
Cuomo's list of school districts that need to file fall plans includes a dozen in the North Country
August 11, 2020 04:00 - 1 minute - 650 KB(Aug 11, 2020)
Adirondack Wine and Food Festival and CPS concert season cancelled due to pandemic
August 11, 2020 04:00 - 36 seconds - 287 KB(Aug 11, 2020)
North Country universities will test students returning to campus for COVID-19
August 10, 2020 04:00 - 3 minutes - 1.71 MB(Aug 10, 2020)
'We can't compete with other agencies': The state of the North Country's child care pipeline
August 10, 2020 04:00 - 4 minutes - 1.95 MB(Aug 10, 2020) It’s an open secret that it is hard to get people to work in childcare. The pay is bad, and the work is tough.
Preview: "The Sparkley Clean Funeral Singers" in Colton
August 10, 2020 04:00 - 5 minutes - 2.67 MB(Aug 10, 2020) The Sunday Rock Legacy Project’s summer theater presentation of The Sparkley Clean Funeral Singers will be a live, outdoor drive-in theater experience this month. The show will be performed by members of the Grasse River Players in the parking lot at the Colton-Pierrepont Amvets Post 262 in Colton.
Pressure grows for investigation of off-duty cop who fired gun in encounter with Black youths in Adirondacks
August 07, 2020 04:00 - 3 minutes - 1.71 MB(Aug 7, 2020) More than 700 people signed a letter submitted to Essex County District Attorney's office on Thursday. The letter calls on DA Kristy Sprauge to investigate an incident in the Adirondacks involving an off-duty police officer who fired his service weapon after an encounter with a group of Black youths.
Not even bowling alone: Lanes plead with Cuomo to reopen
August 07, 2020 04:00 - 3 minutes - 1.6 MB(Aug 7, 2020) On March 16, Scott McLaughlin shut down Lucky Strike, his bowling alley in Malone, as the coronavirus forced everyone to stay at home. But while most of the rest of the economy has reopened since, Lucky Strike and all other bowling lanes in New York have had to remain closed.
Canton church attendees urged to get COVID-19 test
August 07, 2020 04:00 - 26 seconds - 214 KB(Aug 7, 2020) St. Lawrence County’s Public Health Department is urging people who attended services at the Christian Fellowship Center in downtown Canton on August 2 to get tested and monitor themselves for symptoms of COVID-19.
Watch: From the horse's mouth, an equine vet's essential work
August 07, 2020 04:00 - 4 minutes - 2.14 MB(Aug 7, 2020)
Black Lives Matter will hold protest during Back the Blue parade in Potsdam
August 07, 2020 04:00 - 39 seconds - 312 KB(Aug 7, 2020)
This weekend in the Adirondacks, 8/7/20
August 07, 2020 04:00 - 2 minutes - 1 MB(Aug 7, 2020) It’s been quite a summer for outdoor adventures, with excellent weather nearly every weekend so far. The remnants of a tropical storm moved through this week giving the Adirondacks some much-needed rain and plenty of it.
Advocates, Republican lawmakers clash over resumption of prison visits in North Country
August 06, 2020 04:00 - 57 seconds - 456 KB(Aug 6, 2020)