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‘On our own’: Vermont is getting less help from the feds to keep elections secure

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Vermont-trained cross-country star Jessie Diggins claims bronze, medaling in third straight Olympics

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Ryan Cochran-Siegle’s 2nd Olympic silver medal traces to Vermont roots

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Part 2: The longest log slide in the Adirondacks

Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

GOVERNOR HOCHUL SIGNS MEDICAL AID IN DYING ACT INTO NEW YORK STATE LAW

Governor Hochul states that the bill’s guardrails will ensure integrity of patient decision and preparedness of medical institutions, February 6, 2026 – Governor Hochul today signed legislation S.138/A.136 that will allow medical aid in dying to be available to terminally ill New Yorkers with less than six months to live. This historic bill signing comes […]

Empire State Winter Games and winter carnivals in the Adirondacks

Many, many family activities this weekend.  Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

From widow to pioneer physician: The life of Plattsburgh native Dr. Charlotte Norton

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Herb Brooks statue to be unveiled in Lake Placid on Jan. 31

The statue of 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks will be unveiled Saturday in the Lake Placid Olympic Center Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism shares results of 2025 tourism impact survey

LAKE PLACID, NY (January 28, 2026) – The Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism has compiled and released the results of its fourth annual tourism impact survey, conducted in late 2025. The survey gathered feedback from residents and business owners in Essex and Hamilton counties, as well as the villages of Tupper Lake and Saranac Lake, […]

North Country At Work: Piloting ships through the St. Lawrence Seaway and around the world

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DiNapoli: Federal actions threaten New York’s farms and food production

Albany, NYS News Release of Jan. 27, 2026 – New York farmers are under increasing economic and financial pressure because of federal policy changes, including higher tariffs, cuts to certain agricultural programs, and stricter immigration enforcement policies, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. These challenges could diminish […]

Historical Association February Event Schedule

February 20 presentation features Peru history February 10, 6:45 pm, Lake Forest Retirement Community, 8 Lake Forest Drive, Plattsburgh.  Profiles from Portraits – stories of the remarkable soldiers who were stationed at the Plattsburgh Reservation between 1890 and 1920 as revealed through the portrait collection at the Clinton County Historical Association with military historian Thaddeus Booth […]

Construction underway for new $1.7 Billion Public Health Laboratory

Wadsworth Center Has Grown Into the Largest and Most Diverse State Public Health Laboratory in the Nation, Protecting the Health of New Yorkers and Communities Far Beyond State’s Borders Albany, NYS News Release of 1/26/26 – Governor Kathy Hochul today announced construction is officially underway for the planned $1.7 billion state-of-the-art public health laboratory that […]

Vermont USCIS employees tapped to help ICE enforcement in Minnesota

The workers, who typically process applications and check for immigration fraud, have not performed ICE enforcement work before, a USCIS employee said. Click here for the VTDigger story 

After 20 years, a Keene housing project is giving local workers a long-term home

This is an OUTSTANDING in-depth story  Click here for he NCPR story 

GALLERY: Holograms take the ice to Run Back the Miracle in Lake Placid

“Run Back the Miracle” invited fans of Olympic hockey to relive the 1980 Miracle on Ice when the U.S. beat the Soviet Union in Lake Placid Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

Plattsburgh celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day with speeches, songs

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NY’s nuclear plants want billions more in subsidies. Are state officials in a position to say no?

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Garment news from 1895

Factories reported changes in machinery in the late 1800s, allowing for industrial advancements in the Adirondacks Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

Sustaining ski season in a changing climate

“…seasonal activity and other outdoor leisure activities will require adaptation to withstand warming Northeast winters.” Click here for the VTPublic story 

Building global bonds: Saranac Lake hosts farmers from former Soviet republic

Georgian, Adirondack leaders use Rotary programs to exchange small-scale farming and food security ideas Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

Run back the miracle: Relive 1980 Olympic hockey in Lake Placid

A commemoration of the 1980 Olympics “Miracle On Ice” will be held in Lake Placid with players from the game in attendance Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story

USPS says your mail might no longer get postmarked on the same day you post it

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Immigration arrest of Venezuelan woman in Malone sparks community backlash against ICE

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Revolutionary War shipwrecks are caught in a preservation debate

A push to save relics from Battle of Valcour Island, 250 years after American forces clashed with the British on Lake Champlain Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story