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Source: Is subsidized child care coming to the North Country? | NCPR News

Source: The science behind maple syrup | NCPR News

Source: Loss of Institutional Memory at the APA – – The Adirondack Almanack

               Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Plattsburgh) announced that the Assembly budget proposal includes significant funding for agricultural programs that support farming communities and increase food security for all New Yorkers.                “As we continue fighting and recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, we must work to protect and invest in our communities,” said Jones. “The pandemic has […]

Source: The North Country is losing child care providers at an ‘alarming rate’ | NCPR News

But for some people who got sick in the last year, like 34-year-old Jacob Avery from Plattsburgh, COVID has impacted their lives forever. Source: Adirondack 46er was a “shell of himself” after battling COVID | NCPR News

Source: Adirondack Park Agency board approves subdivision in Fulton County | NCPR News

Source: Saranac Lake woman dies in early-morning house fire | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

The refusal of prison workers to take the vaccine threatens to undermine efforts to control the pandemic both inside and outside of prisons, according to public health experts. Prisons are coronavirus hot spots, so when staff move between the prisons and their home communities after work, they create a pathway for the virus to spread. […]

Early Season Hunters Report Successful Harvests in Northern and Southern Zones New York State bear hunters took 1,723 black bears during the 2020 hunting seasons, Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced today. “Black bears continue to prosper in New York’s excellent bear habitat,” said Commissioner Seggos. “Bear hunting seasons allow DEC wildlife […]

Source: Boquet Valley reviews new school construction | Sun Community News New facility would provide one school for all students, athletic fields

Essex County Events. Source: Lake Champlain Region Insider

Source: North Country at Work: Keeping ice safe at Lake Placid toboggan chute with Tracy Daby | NCPR News

As we move closer to summer, many attractions that were closed last summer are looking ahead to reopening this year. Same goes with the many annual events that people have come to expect throughout the summer and fall months.Source: Attractions Reopening in the Adirondacks – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Arrest made in 2020 prison mailroom scare that sickened officers | Sun Community News DANNEMORA | A former inmate at Clinton Correctional Facility is now facing a felony charge following a lengthy investigation into packaged contraband that sickened nearly

Source: Salt study hailed by state leaders quietly scaled back

Source: Advisory group makes recommendations for High Peaks in final report

Town of Plattsburgh Clinton County Wilderness Rescue: On Mar. 1 at 3 p.m., Forest Ranger assistance was requested by DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer (ECO) LaCroix and the Cumberland Head Fire Department for two anglers stranded on a floating ice sheet on Lake Champlain. Fire department personnel accessed the men from Plattsburgh with an inflatable […]

Source: Has the Adirondack Mountain Club Lost its Way? – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Paul Smith’s College Beats the Odds – Mountain Lake PBS

Source: Paul Smith’s to hire seasonal workers for lake protection efforts | Sun Community News PAUL SMITHS | The Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute (PSC AWI) will once again provide free watercraft inspection and decontamination services at 14 loc

Source: Support Your Local Maple Syrup Producer as Sugaring Season Begins  – – The Adirondack Almanack

Good luck to Robbie and Michelle Timmons! Source: From church to store | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: 2021 outlook for monarchs in the Adirondacks: A bleak prognosis – The Adirondack Almanack

“We have about five children on average for every one spot in one of those registered programs. That leaves a whole lot of kids unable to get into high-quality, regulated child care.” — Sara Allen Taylor, project director at the Child Care Coordinating Council of the North Country   Source: Child care desert: Shining a […]