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Archive for February, 2026

Statewide Environmental Stewardship Award Presented to Champlain Valley Farm

02/18/2026 – By Isabella Susino | Adirondack Harvest Program Lead The New York Beef Producers Association and New York Beef Council have awarded the 2025 Environmental Stewardship Award to Ben Wever Farm in Willsboro, New York. The Environmental Stewardship Award presented to Ben Wever Farm in 2025 by NY Beef Council and the NY Beef […]

North Country at Work: Teaching kindergarten from the forest in Essex

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DEC Announces 2026 Training Academies for New Classes of Environmental Conservation Police Officer and Forest Ranger Recruits

Albany, Feb. 18, 2026 – New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton today announced DEC is holding academies for its newest classes of Environmental Conservation Police Officers (ECOs) and Forest Rangers. The six-month training academies will prepare up to 50 of DEC’s newest recruits for careers protecting New York State’s natural […]

DiNapoli releases report on FY 2027 proposed state budget

Federal Actions Continue to Cause Uncertainty for State’s Economy and Finances; Comptroller Warns of Reduced Independent Oversight State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s report examining the proposed State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2027 Executive Budget warns the trajectory of projected state spending is estimated to increase at a rate faster than expected revenues, creating cumulative outyear budget […]

Former State Auditor Pleads Guilty to $405K Theft from Wallkill

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Tap To Table In The Lake Champlain Region

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Vermont skier Mac Forehand wins Olympic silver in big air

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Blue Bird to acquire, consolidate with Micro Bird

North Country Chamber President Garry Douglas says sale bodes well for Plattsburgh production operations Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Ice Fest brings ice racing back to Chazy Lake

Winter heat on solid ice, fun for racers, spectators Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Au Sable Forks Historic District now on the National Register

Residential, commercial, municipal owners in the district now eligible for tax credits, funding Click here for the Sum Community News story 

Seton Catholic launches 2025-28 Growth Plan

Will offer more experimental and independent studies, leadership growth Click here for the Sun Community News story 

AVCS plans for future amidst financial crisis

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$240 million state money to create and preserve affordable homes in every region of the state

$9.7 million for Fireman’s Field Apartments in Town of Ticonderoga, Essex County – Construction of a 60-unit affordable and supportive mixed-use project. Albany, NYS News Release of Feb. 17, 2026 – Governor Kathy Hochul today announced more than $240 million in tax credits and subsidies was awarded to create and preserve 1,800 affordable, modern homes […]

DiNapoli: State tuition assistance program not keeping up with inflation, tuition costs

77,000 Fewer Undergrad Students Receiving Help Compared to 2008 A new report from State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli finds that New York’s Tuition Assistance Program (TAP), the state’s primary need-based grant program for college students, has not kept pace with inflation or rising tuition costs since the 2008-09 academic year (AY) and that undergraduate TAP […]

Governor directs state flags to half-staff in honor civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson

Flags Will Be Flown at Half-Staff Across New York State Tomorrow, February 18, and on the Day of Reverend Jackson’s Funeral Service Governor Kathy Hochul today directed flags to be lowered at half-staff to honor the life and public service legacy of civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson, who passed away on Tuesday, February 17 […]

Hochul Seeks to Reverse Funding Increase for Prison Oversight Body

Last year Governor Hochul allocated millions to a prison oversight body. This year, she doesn’t want to renew the grant. Click here the New York Focus Story 

Pianist Diana Fanning to perform in Keene Valley

FANNING has toured extensively as a solo performer and chamber musician throughout the U.S. and in England, France, Austria, Switzerland, Holland, the Czech Republic, Canada and Germany. In recent years she has performed at the Schloss Leopoldskron (“Sound of Music” castle) in Salzburg, and in Prague at the invitation of the International Dvorak Society. After […]

Thousands of Vermonters could lose food assistance as new work requirements take effect next month

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Lake Champlain fully freezes for the first time in 7 years

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Elana Meyers Taylor wins gold in monobob, Humphries takes bronze

Both women are in their 40s Click here for the NCPR story 

North Country highway officials call for more road funding

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21 year-old hiker from New Jersey dies after losing the trail near Mt. Marcy summit

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Gov. Hochul and Mayor Mamdani announce $1.5 billion to help address city fiscal challenges

Governor Commits $1 billion in City Fiscal Year 26 and $510 Million in City Fiscal Year 27, Including $510 Million in Recurring Funding  NYS News Release of Feb. 16, 2026 – Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani today announced New York State will allocate an additional $1.5 billion in operating expenses over two years […]

For National Snack Month, focus on healthy options

To the Editor: When you hear the word “snack,” do you think of something sweet or salty? During National Snack Month, it is a great time to rethink what snacks look like and how they support our health — especially for kids and teens. According to the Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department […]

Decades of Musical Theater Trips Delight the North Country

This April, the Social Center invites North Country residents to see Water for Elephants on a day trip to Proctors Theater in Schenectady on Sunday, April 12. The Elizabethtown Social Center continues a 20-year tradition of bringing North Country residents to Broadway musical theater shows in New York City and the historic Proctors Theater in […]