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More NY counties meet CDC guidelines for indoor masks: See full list of 31 – syracuse.com

Source: More NY counties meet CDC guidelines for indoor masks: See full list of 31 – syracuse.com

DEC Forest Rangers Carry Out Two Essex County Rescues

Town of Keene Essex County Wilderness Rescue: On July 31 at 5:32 p.m., DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch received a report from a hiker in Avalanche Pass that a 22-year-old hiker from Johnson City was yelling for help in the Trap Dike on Mount Colden in the High Peaks Wilderness Area. With only verbal contact with […]

Health officials urge vaccination as Delta variant spreads in the North Country | NCPR News

Source: Health officials urge vaccination as Delta variant spreads in the North Country | NCPR News

Bobsled competitors, decades apart, meet at Plattsburgh nursing home

Source: Bobsled competitors, decades apart, meet at Plattsburgh nursing home

Stefanik Announces $305,000+ Award for Northern New York Library Network

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik announced that the Northern New York Library Network has been awarded a grant of $305,504 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services National Leadership Grants for Libraries. National Leadership Grants for Libraries support projects that enhance the quality of library and archive services nationwide by advancing theory and practice. “Libraries […]

Ti alumni reunion attracts 1,500 | Sun Community News TICONDEROGA | They came from around the country and around the block. 

Source: Ti alumni reunion attracts 1,500 | Sun Community News TICONDEROGA | They came from around the country and around the block. They tried to put names to faces and faces to names. They rekindled acquaintances, compared memories of things that happened decades

Essex Co. Fair readies for Aug. 18-22 shows, events | Sun Community News WESTPORT | 

Source: Essex Co. Fair readies for Aug. 18-22 shows, events | Sun Community News WESTPORT | 2021 ushers in the 172nd county fair coordinated by the Essex County Agricultural Society.

Judge dismisses Saranac Lake marina lawsuit | Adirondack Explorer

Source: Judge dismisses Saranac Lake marina lawsuit | Adirondack Explorer

Student Success is a Life Mission for SUNY Plattsburgh’s Michele Carpentier 

Source: Student Success is a Life Mission for Michele Carpentier | SUNY Plattsburgh

African-American Participants in the Women’s Suffrage Struggle

Ausable Chasm, NY – The North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association conducted a Centennial Suffrage performance on July 31st at the Ausable Chasm Gazebo. It centered on the three African American women – Ida Wells-Barnett (role-played by Jacqueline Madison), Portia S. Blackiston (role-played by Robin Caudell), and Helen Appo Cook (role-played byJazzy Dunn). Portia spent […]

Rep. Stefanik Calls on Gov. Cuomo to be Arrested

From the office of Congresswoman Elise Stefanik.” Washington, D.C. – Representative Elise Stefanik (NY-21) released the below statement on the New York Attorney General’s investigation into New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. The AG report found that Cuomo sexually harassed and assaulted multiple women, including state employees in the Governor’s office. “No one is above the […]

Lake Champlain set for MLF Bass Pro Tour | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Major League Fishing’s, MLF, Bass Pro Tour Aug. 5-10

Source: Lake Champlain set for MLF Bass Pro Tour | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Major League Fishing’s, MLF, Bass Pro Tour is set to visit Lake Champlain, next week, Aug. 5-10, for their sixth regular-season tournament of the season – the Toyota Stage Six at L

Upcoming Events at the Wild Center – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Upcoming Events at the Wild Center – The Adirondack Almanack

Future of some snowmobile trails remains murky after court decision

Source: Future of some snowmobile trails remains murky after court decision

The Clinton County Historical Association Lecture Series Presents: Relics of War By Peter Sorrell

Monday, August 16, 6:30 pm at the Plattsburgh House of Prayer, 63 Broad Street, Plattsburgh   Peter Sorrell, a Lyon Mountain native and area historian, will discuss his pursuit of War of 1812 artifacts through his metal detecting in the North Country and the related research into his finds.   He will share some of […]

Jazz Quintet Features Tim Collins & the Jensen Sisters

  A pair of the hottest names in contemporary jazz―sisters Ingrid Jensen and Christine Jensen―join the North Country’s favorite vibes player Tim Collins for two outdoor shows, rain or shine:   Saturday, August 7 at 7:30 pm at Plattsburgh City Stage, Dock Street, Plattsburgh. Drive-in concert presented in partnership with “Curbside at Harborside” series; broadcast […]

Women Not to Be Denied

By John T. Ryan If you missed the Saturday, July 31st Champlain Valley Suffrage Centennial Auto Tour opening event this past Saturday, you missed a wonderful presentation. It was held at the Clinton County Historical Association on the Old Base Oval in Plattsburgh. Historical Association Director Helen Allen Nerska assumed the role of local suffragist […]

Canada fines pair of travelers nearly $20k each for false vaccination information

Source: Canada fines pair of travelers nearly $20k each for false vaccination information

Clinton County August 2nd COVID Report: Additional Positives +12

UPDATE* Since our 7/29 update, 12 additional lab-confirmed COVID-19 positive cases have been reported. CCHD asks that ANYONE (regardless of vaccination status) who is experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 get tested, especially if they have had recent contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. CCHD offers free COVID-19 vaccine clinics every Thursday from 10:00 […]

Why can’t Cuomo’s DOT get along with Native American tribes? – City & State New York

Source: Why can’t Cuomo’s DOT get along with Native American tribes? – City & State New York

Essex County reports 1 new COVID death | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: Essex County reports 1 new COVID death | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Message In a Bottle – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Message In a Bottle – The Adirondack Almanack

Warren County seeks input on use of stimulus funds | Sun Community News QUEENSBURY 

Source: Warren County seeks input on use of stimulus funds | Sun Community News QUEENSBURY | Warren County government is poised to receive one of its largest amounts of grant money ever, and county officials would like to hear how the cash should be put to use.

Essex County reports 1 new COVID death | News, Sports, Jobs – Lake Placid News

Source: Essex County reports 1 new COVID death | News, Sports, Jobs – Lake Placid News

Stefanik and Welch introduce Canadian Snowbird Visa Act | Sun Community News WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Source: Stefanik and Welch introduce Canadian Snowbird Visa Act | Sun Community News WASHINGTON, D.C. | U.S. Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Peter Welch (D-VT) have introduced the Canadian Snowbird Visa Act, bipartisan legislation to extend the amount of time Cana