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Archive for July 16th, 2026

North Country at Work: Building a ‘third space’ around ceramics in Keeseville

Click here for the NCPR story 

Federal changes to SNAP have New York taxpayers facing significant new costs

Click here for the NCPR story 

Celebrations continue as Fort welcomes record-breaking numbers of visitors

On Oct. 24 and 25, Fort Ticonderoga’s penultimate Signature Reenactment of 2026, “Hold the Line for Liberty” will dramatically recreate one of the greatest Continental Army victories of 1776 Click here for the Sun Community News story 

New vet clinic to open in Au Sable Forks

Owner hopes to open Valor Mountain Veterinary Services by early fall Click here for the Sun Community News Story 

Severe thunderstorm risk through Thursday night

DiNapoli: Business tax receipts drive higher collections in the 1st quarter

Albany, July 16, 2026 – State tax receipts totaled $37.2 billion through the first quarter of State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2027, $2.4 billion higher than Division of the Budget (DOB) estimated in the SFY 2027 Enacted Budget Financial Plan. State tax collections were also $4 billion higher than the first quarter of 2025, according to […]

Clinton County Students From Peru and Beekmantown Picked for 2026 MEGA Member Scholarship

CLINTON COUNTY, NY, July 16, 2026 – – The Clinton County Legislature is proud to announce that outstanding students from the Peru Central School District and Beekmantown Central School District have been selected as recipients of the 2026 Municipal Electric and Gas Alliance (MEGA) Member Scholarship. Peru’s Lauren Davey and Beekmantown’s Loghan Strickland have each […]

A busy week for DEC Forest Rangers

Town of Keene Essex County Wilderness Rescue: On July 7 at 1 p.m., Ray Brook Dispatch received a call about a hiker who suffered a broken arm on Mount Marcy.  New York State Police pilot Beck flew Forest Rangers Rooney and Sabo to the hiker’s location. Ranger Sabo lowered Ranger Rooney onto the mountain. Ranger Rooney […]

Albany Has Let Disability and Mental Health Oversight Boards Wither Away

Boards of Visitors are supposed to oversee state-run disability and psychiatric programs. Almost none of them have enough members. Click here for the New York Focus story 

Keeseville Arts Festival’s Plein Air Show is a North County Summer Highlight

By John T Ryan The Keeseville Community Arts Festival takes place Friday and Saturday, July 17 and 18. There is a long list of community activities, including a clay-bird workshop, a book talk and poetry writing, a paint party and paint workshop, and the Plein Air show and opening reception. Noah Bonesteel and Mary Freida […]

North Country Community College names spring 2026 honor students

Read the full list of President’s List and Vice President’s List honors students for NCCC’s spring 2026 semester Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story