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NCCC grows EMT program to meet workforce need 

Source: NCCC grows EMT program to meet workforce need – Sun Community News & Printing

Ausable River from Au Sable Forks to Lake Champlain – April 20, 2019

Fresh census data documents upstate population shrinkage 

Source: Fresh census data documents upstate population shrinkage | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Can the Adirondack Park be a welcoming place to all visitors? | NCPR News

Source: Can the Adirondack Park be a welcoming place to all visitors? | NCPR News

DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights for 4/8 – 4/14/19

Town of Peru Clinton County Training: On April 12, DEC Forest Rangers participated in an active shooter drill led by the New York State Police at the Peru Central School. Throughout the drill, teachers and school employees acted as students and practiced standard operating procedures for response to an active shooter incident. The day-long training […]

HBO series seeks local extras for filming in the Adirondacks

Source: HBO series seeks local extras for filming in the Adirondacks

Anti-tick funds dry up 

Source: Anti-tick funds dry up | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Birth decline at Adirondack Medical Center  follows state average 

Source: Birth decline at AMC follows state average | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

A New History of Adirondack Native People – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: A New History of Adirondack Native People – – The Adirondack Almanack

North Country at Work: Physical therapist Rick Preston helps people move again 

Source: North Country at Work: Physical therapist Rick Preston helps people move again | NCPR News

Build a Greener Adirondacks Expo at The Wild Center 

Source: Build a Greener Adirondacks Expo at The Wild Center – – The Adirondack Almanack

Two Hikers Pass Away While Hiking

DEC Regional Forest Ranger Highlights Forest Ranger Actions for 3/11 – 3/17/19   Town of Elizabethtown Essex County Wilderness Recovery: On March 15 at 12:22 p.m., DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch received a request for assistance for a 51-year-old male hiker from Plattsburgh. The subject was in medical distress at the top of Blueberry Hill Trail. […]

Man charged with 2nd-degree murder for alleged killing in AuSable Forks 

Source: Man charged with 2nd-degree murder for alleged killing in AuSable Forks | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Peru Woman ​Shares Our Story

Helen Allen Nerska By John T. Ryan  Peru – “I really like the stories of people. My kids teased me that if someone was a pioneer I thought they were the greatest thing. My family thinks it’s in my blood.” The person speaking is Peru native and resident Helen Allen Nerska, the Director of Clinton […]

Watch: Jim Howard gets into a little camping trouble with “Teacher Tom” | NCPR News

Source: Watch: Jim Howard gets into a little camping trouble with “Teacher Tom” | NCPR News

91% of Hamilton Co Lakes Studied Affected by Road Salt – 

Source: 91% of Hamilton Co Lakes Studied Affected by Road Salt – – The Adirondack Almanack

Kirby Named Distinguished Citizen ​

At the United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc. Annual Meeting and Recognition Dinner on Saturday, March 2nd, 2019, Edward Kirby was the recipient of the 35th Annual Dorothy & Alan Booth Distinguished Citizen Award. Mr. Kirby is truly deserving of this most coveted award and he is one of the unsung heroes of our […]

New Frontier Town Campground Taking Reservations – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: New Frontier Town Campground Taking Reservations – – The Adirondack Almanack

State lawmakers can’t confirm Altona prison closure rumors 

Source: State lawmakers can’t confirm Altona prison closure rumors | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Would Lake George’s Measures Be Useful in Peru?

How One North Country Dairy Farmer Is Surviving The Long slump In Milk Prices 

Source: How one North Country dairy farmer is surviving the long slump in milk prices | NCPR News

United Way Elects New Slate of Officers

United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc. held its Annual Meeting and Recognition Dinner on Saturday, March 2nd, 2019 at the Butcher Block-The Adirondack Room on Booth Drive in Plattsburgh, NY. At the Annual Meeting portion of this event, the following officers were elected to a two year term: Sylvie Nelson, Executive Director of Workforce […]

Casella Resource Solutions USA Luge Challenge to visit Titus Mountain in Malone March 9

The top family resort in North America to host another event for the entire family LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – USA Luge, based in Lake Placid, will bring the thrill of the sport to the masses at Titus Mountain Family Ski Center on Saturday, March 9, from 11 AM to 3 PM. Using easy to maneuver […]

Adirondack scientists document climate change impacts on wildlife, human health | NCPR News

Source: Adirondack scientists document climate change impacts on wildlife, human health | NCPR News

DEC Seeking Landowner Input on New York’s Forest Tax Law Program

Public Meetings to Be Held Across the State February 26 through March 27 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced an upcoming series of public meetings to provide stakeholders with the opportunity to offer input on the Forest Tax Law Program’s Section 480a. The purpose of these meetings is to discuss […]