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Report: North Country housing affordability at 33-year low

Click here for the Adirondack Daily Enterprize story 

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 […]

Clinton Co. to award Request for Proposal for nursing home

Personal Healthcare slated to take over county-owned nursing home Click here for the Sun Community News story 

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 […]

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 

Burlington beach still closed 19 days following chemical spill

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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

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Peru Town Market Open Sunday 11-3

THIS SUNDAY, October 9th from 11-3 @ Heyworth Mason Park

Businesses weigh in on paid parking in downtown Plattsburgh

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Editorial: Paid city parking is here

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New York may increase minimum wage again

From the North Country Chamber of Commerce The New York State Department of Labor announced plans to raise the minimum wage in upstate to $14.20/hour, a one-dollar increase. The proposed increase will go through the formal rulemaking process. The state is accepting public comments through December 11th, which can be emailed to regulations@labor.ny.gov, though the BNP does not […]

Treehouse After-Care Program opens second location

Saranac – Bowen Road location officially opens after a year of planning Click here for the Sun Community News story 

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

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Meet the California farmers awash in Colorado River water, even in a drought

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Why Micron picked CNY: Good schools, a diverse workforce and, yes, incentives

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Micron picks Syracuse suburb for huge computer chip plant that would bring up to 9,000 jobs

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

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CNY dentist to pay $60K for allowing employee to prescribe herself oxycodone, feds say

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Gov. drives state closer to clean

Regulatory action will require all new passenger cars, pickup trucks, and SUVs sold in New York State to be zero emissions by 2035. Click here for the Sun Community News story 

The miracle apple – the Honeycrisp

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Retired Glens Falls Post-Star editor discusses loss of local newspapers

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Burlington businesses take safety precautions following 3 violent crimes in the city Wednesday

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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 […]

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

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