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Archive for 'National History'

Benjamin Greenwood: Vermont’s drug crisis doesn’t stop at the city line

Addiction here is not some distant statistic; it’s an unrelenting force that has a corrupting grip on neighbors, classmates and loved ones. Click here for the VTDigger story 

60 MINUTES – NEWSMAKERS Bird flu, feared as a possible pandemic, poses growing risk to people as pathogen spreads, scientists warn

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March Champlain car crossings down by 31% compared to last year, truck crossings up 12%

North country Chamber Of Coommerce Press Release  “We now have the border crossing numbers for Champlain for March and, as anticipated, car crossings were down 31% compared with March 2024,” reports Garry Douglas, President of the North Country Chamber of Commerce. “Visitation was down 16% in February but we knew March was the month that […]

SUNY Plattsburgh student to be deported after student visa revoked

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Champlain Valley Union High School students face expulsion from the US

An early suspension of a parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans requires the two students to leave the country by the end of April. Click here for the VTDigger story 

Border czar’s town stood up for 3 kids detained by ICE — and won

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Judge allows requirement that everyone in the US illegally must register to move forward

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Feds freeze more than $1 billion in funding for Cornell University

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Sackets Harbor family detained by ICE is returning home to the North Country

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Trump freeze leaves New York farmers in limbo

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North Country dairy farms are getting caught up in Trump’s immigration enforcement

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Answering your questions about President Trump’s vast new tariffs

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Customs and Border Protection: “March numbers show most secure border in history – operational control is becoming a reality”

Release Date – Tue, 04/01/2025 WASHINGTON – March recorded the lowest southwest border crossings in history, marking a pivotal achievement in our nation’s border security efforts. This milestone demonstrates that operational control is becoming a reality—something that seemed impossible just a few months ago under the Biden administration—as enforcement measures continue to yield significant results. […]

Her long search for herself ends in a Syracuse tragedy: A vet’s life on an ‘identity rollercoaster’

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Federal order looks to eliminate funds for museums, libraries

Funds support free internet access, summer reading, museum projects Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Trump’s orders create uncertainty for North Country colleges and science research

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Elise Stefanik to stay in Congress at President Trump’s request

March 27, 205 – 3:50 p.m. The New York Times and other media report that President Trump asked Elise Stefanik to stay in Congress to strengthen the party’s small House margin and protect her seat. She consented!

Upstate NY war hero removed from Army website after DEI ban

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State and municipal forestry projects in limbo after Trump administration freezes funding

Winooski had already removed about 30 trees from its Main Street corridor when it learned that the federal government had canceled the $1 million grant that would cover the trees’ replacement—130 new street trees.  Click here for the VTDigger story 

Vermont falls short of climate goals, report shows

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After long wait, Elise Stefanik to be confirmed as UN ambassador in early April

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How the Education Department cuts could hurt low-income and rural schools

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US to restrict Canadian access to historic Vermont library straddling northern border

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Butterfly numbers have fallen by nearly a quarter since 2000

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Tariffs already hitting North Country tourism sector

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