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Source: 20 years later, Mohawk ironworkers reflect on unique connection to 9/11 | NCPR News

From the North Country Chamber of Commerce New York will not pay to extend COVID-19 unemployment benefits for the 1.6 million state residents receiving them when the related federal programs expire at the end of Sunday, Gov. Kathy Hochul said. Speaking at an unrelated press conference in Manhattan, Hochul claimed to have her hands tied by […]

Source: NY State Fair attendance drops 40% from 2019 amid delta variant fears – syracuse.com

“Results from the 2020 census have revealed the deep impact of Vermont’s shifting population, as Chittenden County gained more people than any other part of the state.  With closer scrutiny, another trend emerges: Ski communities, and areas popular with tourists and seasonal homeowners, had a mini boom in population, with some reporting increases 10 times […]

Source: School enrollment trends mixed in Tri-Lakes | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: CCHA Museum to open for Battle of Plattsburgh with special exhibits | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | The Clinton County Historical Association Museum is welcoming Martin Aikin descendant John Barton and family to the area for the commemoration of the Bat

Source: Connected by catastrophe | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | February of 1998 is a time many people still talk about to this day. Those who were too young to remember, or weren’t even born yet, grew up hearing about the horrors of the ice storm.

Source: Lake Placid’s Main Street construction restarts Sept. 7 | News, Sports, Jobs – Lake Placid News

Source: ‘We were underprepared’: Plattsburgh native in New York City describes Ida

“Kelley Tucker, Executive Director of the Ausable River Association joins us to talk about the damage Irene did to the region, especially the Ausable River Watershed in the Adirondacks. She also talks about more than a dozen projects currently in the works or being proposed to help the East and West Branches of the Ausable […]

Source: The Doctor Won’t See You Now: Patients Wait Months for Treatment at Vermont’s Biggest Hospital | Health Care | Seven Days | Vermont’s Independent Voice

Source: Upstate NY mom reunites with her kids who fled Afghanistan: ‘Thank you’ – syracuse.com

Source: New York state facing shortage of school bus drivers (report) – syracuse.com

NYDOH Statement: The NYS Health Department is committed to helping NYS school communities get back to the classroom — safely. The Department has filed an emergency regulation requiring students, faculty and staff of all public and private schools (P-12) in New York State to wear masks inside school buildings. Effective immediately, this measure will help […]

“The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recorded 6.97 inches of rain in Plattsburgh and 6.61 inches in Elizabethtown in less than a day. The river gage maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey near Au Sable Forks clocked the river’s pace on Aug. 28 at 46,500 cubic feet-per-second. Normal rainstorms push the river to run about […]

Source: University of Vermont reaches 100% student vaccination rate

North Country Honor Flights #32 and #33 carrying twenty-eight veterans departed U.S. Oval at 8 a.m. to board a plane to Washington D.C. where they visiting our national war monuments. They arrive back at the Oval tonight at 8:30 p.m. for a welcome home ceremony. All are invited! A huge number of motorcycles escorted the […]

Source: Afghanistan collapse “too raw to talk about” for some North Country veterans | NCPR News

Source: Vermont guard members serving at Kabul airport not injured in bombings

Source: NYS Fair attendance on pace for lowest in 40 years (despite adding more days) – syracuse.com

“Our Soldiers from Task Force Avalanche trained and deployed to support their combatant commander in whatever mission they might be assigned,” said Maj. Gen. Greg Knight, Vermont’s adjutant general. “While we can’t always predict exactly what that mission may look like, I know our Soldiers are ready and will excel in this important humanitarian mission.” […]

Source: N.Y. prepares for fleeing Afghan refugees | Sun Community News ALBANY | Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced that New York State is prepared to welcome the arrival of Afghan nationals fleeing violence and instability spreading throughout the troubled nation. 

Source: Development Authority plans $1.4 million-plus Olympic Museum overhaul | NCPR News

Source: North Country educators reflect on a year of pandemic teaching, remote learning, and emotional turmoil | NCPR News