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This mother-daughter can pay to rent. But because of the North Country housing crunch, they’re living in their car

Mark Hamilton, Director of the Plattsburgh Housing Authority, “The way that things are structured now is that when you work and you have income, and that threshold’s not high, you will no longer qualify for some of the support services that you would have qualified for before,” said Hamilton. “And so now you’re sort of […]

Assemblyman Billy Jones announces bills to help volunteer fire departments

From the office of Assemblyman Billy Jones Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) joined firefighters from the North Country today to announce that he introduced three bills to help volunteer fire departments in their recruitment and retention efforts and make much-needed capital improvements. One bill creates the Volunteer Firefighter Training Fund to help firefighters complete over […]

CVPH Clinical Assistant Training Course Begins November 28

Earn while you learn program offers job opportunity, satisfaction of caring for others PLATTSBURGH, NY (10/13/2022) –  Applications are being accepted for the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) Clinical Assistant (CA) Training program scheduled to begin Monday, November 28. Applications for enrollment are due Monday, November 7. Candidates must […]

Somber end to two-week AuSable River search

Multi-agency search and rescue efforts end in tragedy Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Camp Gabriels: From sanitarium to college to prison

A look back at the historic buildings in now-defunct property Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

Holiday Train to return after two-year hiatus

Stops planned in Port Henry, Plattsburgh and Rouses Point Monday, Nov. 28 Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Domestic Violence is a community concern

“In Clinton County last year, there were 188 criminal allegations reported to police. Of the total reported, 71 were female victims; 17 were male victims; and 50 were other family members.” New NY license plate: End Domestic Violence Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Setting up a sawmill at the Babblie Museum didn’t happen overnight

10/8/22 Peru – Babbie Farm and Rural Learning Museum – David Babble and Ross Goodyear describe all the work that went into bringing a sawmill for the southern Adirondacks, constructing a beautiful building to house it and getting it operational for Saturday’s ribbon-cutting. Congratulations to the Babbie family, the museum’s board of directors, and the […]

Adirondack Council: Prohibit private weapons testing in Adirondacks

Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

Babbie Musum Saw and Lumber co. Operational

October 8, 2022, Peru – It’s a great weekend to visit the Babbie Rural and Farm Learning Museum. It’s “Harvest Time” today and tomorrow between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. This morning the museum conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the Grand Opening of the Babbie Museum Sawmill & Lumber Company. Volunteers trucked the nearly 100-year-old […]

Editorial: Paid city parking is here

Click here for a Press-Republican Editorial 

Fall foliage to peak this weekend in our region with stunning colors

Click here for the NBC5 News story

Ausable chosen to participate in state wastewater program

Gov. assures no out-of-pocket costs Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Local teenager crosses barriers playing on the girls soccer and football teams

What led Addie Stanley Jr. to be the first girls football kicker in Ausable Valley High School history Click here for the NBC 5 News story 

“We’re seeing people who have never asked for help before.”

October 6, 2022, Plattsburgh – $180.105.53 – That is what pacesetters have already donated toward this year’s United Way of the Adirondacks campaign. President & CEO John Bernardi announced the success this morning before representatives of its 35 partner agencies and several supporters. The campaign has a $650,000 goal. Why give to the United Way? […]

Dairy worker housing goes uninspected. The result is horrific conditions on some farms

Click here for the NCPR story 

Adirondack forest rangers go into overdrive amid weekend of technical rescues

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Building homes is just one piece of the North Country’s housing problem puzzle

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Multi-agency search for man who fell into the AuSable River

Police say a 68-year-old man is still missing after falling 25 feet into the river Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Hamlets to Huts gears up for program expansion, thanks to grant support

“At the core of their mission: providing visitors with planned excursions in different locations around the Adirondack Park. Participants take part in a variety of outdoor activities including hiking, biking, paddling, snowshoeing, or skiing before dining out, browsing local shops, and settling down for the night in an area hotel/motel.” Click here for the Adirondack […]

Haystack (not the High Peak one) makes for fun fall hike

Click here for the Adirondack Explorer Story 

Ausable River Cleanup

Click here for the Mountain Lake PBS story 

Climate change threatens wildlife and a way of life in the Adirondacks

Click here for the NCPR story 

‘Miracle on Ice’ Lake Placid arena seats being sold

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Adirondack Council urges state to drop plan to remove wolf from NYS endangered species list

Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story