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Source: Burlington announces settlement with CityPlace developers – VTDigger

Source: Cuomo administration’s stonewalling goes far beyond nursing home deaths

Source: History Matters: Three Doctors in One Act – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: New York’s still-young craft distilling industry generates billions of dollars, study says – syracuse.com

Source: State of the County, City and Town forum shows local synergy | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | While the pandemic presented unprecedented challenges, the quick action of local municipalities and agencies helped minimize the long-term impacts while local l

Source: Bombardier Transportation sold to French company Alstom | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Plattsburgh, New York – The Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the award of a Corridor of Commerce Grant from the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership (CVNHP) totaling $7,500. CCHA will use these funds to create a two-room exhibit to tell the story of the Prohibition Era in the North Country.  The project will […]

Source: Top health officials resign amid concerns over Cuomo’s Covid response (report) – syracuse.com

Source: 2020 Tied For Hottest Year : NPR

Source: Vermont Teddy Bear to mass produce Sen. Bernie Sanders’ famous mittens

Source: New apartment construction in Chittenden County dropped by half in 2020 – VTDigger

Source: The Macy’s high school makeover: a 10-week miracle in Burlington – VTDigger

If you enjoy local history or if you are of Franco-American heritage you might love this interview. I did. Also, note the additional information on the Mountain Lake website. Source: Dr. Joseph-Andre Senecal | Champlain Statue Changes | MLJ Interview – Mountain Lake PBS

Source: With Biden Team Focused On Other Crises, Experts Say Drug Epidemic Is Exploding | NCPR News

Source: US-Canada border re-opening a long way off, changes may linger says border expert | NCPR News

Source: Cuomo deflects blame from AG nursing home report | NCPR News

Source: Minimum wage in America: How many people are earning $7.25 an hour?

Source: Alstom’s acquisition of Bombardier Transportation now finalized | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | After finalizing the sale of its transportation business to Alstom, Bombardier is now fully repositioned in the business jet industry as local leaders welcom

Source: A librarian’s memories of working at ‘The Club’ and Dewey’s legacy – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: GameStop: How Reddit Traders Occupied Wall Street’s Turf : NPR

Earlier today New York Attorney General Letitia James released a searing report that found the state Department of Health underreported nursing home deaths related to the coronavirus by as much as 50 percent.  (Click here to review the report)  State Senator Dan Stec issued this statement:  “All New Yorkers, and especially those who suffered the […]

Among those findings were that a larger number of nursing home residents died from COVID-19 than the New York State Department of Health’s (DOH) published nursing home data reflected and may have been undercounted by as much as 50 percent. Source: Attorney General James Releases Report on Nursing Homes’ Response to COVID-19 | New York […]

A total of 286,600 people were on the payrolls of Vermont employers in December, a number that hasn’t changed since September. But it’s 28,500 fewer jobs than in December 2019, before the pandemic started, a 9% decline. That’s the 5th largest employment decline in the nation. Only Hawaii, New York, Massachusetts and Michigan have experienced steeper […]

Source: Pressure Cooker: The Impacts of COVID-19 on Restaurant Workers | Food + Drink Features | Seven Days | Vermont’s Independent Voice

“We made it in the building bitches! We’re taking it back! We are taking it back, we made it in the building!” the defendant, James Bonet, said on one of the videos, according to the criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Albany. Source: FBI charges Glens Falls man in Jan. 6 storming of […]