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Archive for 'National History'

The First Adirondackers book traces 12,000 years of Indigenous history

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NYS Assembly Speaker Heastie Hosts a Humanitarian Effort in Jamaica

Assembly Speaker News Release of Dec. 22, 2025 – Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie alongside a New York delegation of elected officials hosted a humanitarian mission trip to Jamaica following the landfall of the devastating category five Hurricane Melissa. The historic storm was record breaking, becoming the third most intense hurricane in the Atlantic and the […]

At Lake Placid luge World Cup, Russians compete alongside Ukrainians

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Pediatric asthma worsened in Vermont following Canadian wildfires, UVM study finds

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Stefanik Suspends Campaign for New York Governor

Elise Stefanik News Release, December 19, 2025, 4:20 p.m. SARATOGA, N.Y. – Chairwoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement: “While spending precious time with my family this Christmas season, I have made the decision to suspend my campaign for Governor and will not seek re-election to Congress. I did not come to this decision lightly […]

Governor reaches agreement with state legislature to make medical aid in dying available

Governor Claims Protections Will Ensure Integrity of Patient Decision and Preparedness of Medical Institutions Gov. Hochul News Release of December 17, 2025 – Governor Hochul today announced an agreement with the Legislature to make medical aid in dying available to terminally ill New Yorkers with less than six months to live. This comes after careful […]

Vermont Air National Guard headed to Caribbean amid growing U.S. tensions with Venezuela

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Beta Technologies reaffirms a commitment to Vermont as IPO powers its growth

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VT farmers document drought-driven losses in new survey

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How ICE’s mostly unseen campaign in Syracuse breeds fear and resistance

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Winooski school district rallies to help 2nd-grader detained by ICE

The 7-year-old boy, who attends JFK Elementary, was absent from school Monday morning, according to school officials. Click here for the VTDigger story 

CDC advisers vote to overturn decades-long policy on hepatitis B vaccine for infants

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Important TSA Change effective Feb. 1. They must a REAL ID or Passport or pay a $45 fee.

As of February 1, 2026, the TSA will charge a $45 fee for travelers without a REAL ID or another acceptable ID (like a passport) to use their alternative identity verification system, TSA Confirm.ID, for a 10-day travel period, encouraging travelers to get their REAL ID from their state DMV before flying. What this means […]

COMMENTARY: EPA rollback of air pollution standards threatens Adirondacks

Remember the Acid Rain!  Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

Fort Ticonderoga marks 250th anniversary of American Revolution’s Noble Train of Artillery

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Chamber of Commerce launches “We Know Canadians As…” Campaign

Plattsburgh, NY (12/1/2025): The North Country Chamber of Commerce has launched “We Know Canadians As…”, a heartfelt bi national campaign that celebrates the long standing, people to people bond between Northern New York and Canada. The campaign was introduced at a press conference this week and is now being shared broadly across both sides of […]

North Country at Work: How the St. Lawrence Seaway came to be

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Uncovering North County’s history of detaining immigrants, dating back to 1880s

Forgotten history of Chinese immigrants reveals roots of current-day ICE partnerships, policies Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

Oppression of the Oppressed: Freedom and Unfreedom Among the Haudenosaunee By Robin Caudell

5:00 pm, Thursday, December 4 Clinton County Historical Association, 98 Ohio Avenue, Plattsburgh For the past seven years, Robin Caudell‘s back-burner book simmered about abolitionist martyr John Brown’s memory and legacy in the Adirondacks. Placing him in the context of the Underground Railroad in the Borderlands, this presentation examines oppression of the oppressed and the adoption, captivity, […]

Trump signs funding bill into law to reopen federal government

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Adirondack region builds up EV infrastructure but lacks overall plan

New York is one of the leading states in terms of EV ownership, but adoption has been slow overall Click here for the Adirondack Almanac Story 

Elise Stefanik Officially Files and Announces Run for New York Governor

Nov. 7, 6:03 a.m. News Release – SARATOGA, N.Y. – Republican candidate for Governor Elise Stefanik released the following statement: “Kathy Hochul is the Worst Governor in America. Under Kathy Hochul’s failed leadership, New York is the most unaffordable state in the nation with the highest taxes, highest energy, utilities, rent, and grocery prices crushing […]

Here’s how the North Country is coping amid social safety net cuts

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Governor Hochul directs flags to half-mast to honor former Vice-President Dick Chaney

Governor Kathy Hochul today directed that flags on all state government buildings be flown at half-staff in honor of former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney who passed away on November 3, 2025. Flags will be flown at half-staff immediately through interment. “I am directing flags across New York State to be lowered in honor of […]

Micron’s little-known dominance: It leads the world in memory chips for autos

The four massive chip factories Micron plans to start building this year in the town of Clay, NY could cost $100 billion and one day produce billions of chips. Click here for the Syracuse.com story