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Battle of Valcour Commemorated Oct. 9-11. Don’t Miss It!

Patriot Burial Marker Unveiling

Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 1:00 PM Port Douglas Cemetery 1486 Highland Road, Keeseville, NY Commemorating the service of Revolutionary War veterans Rufus Norton, Asahel Strong, and Joshua Wells, Jr. Sponsored by the Anderson Falls Historical Society

Jury finds Burlington man guilty in shooting of 3 Palestinian students

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Trump’s fight with Canada has hurt NY farmers, automakers and tourism. Could it get worse?

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Dartmouth Health is cutting hundreds of jobs

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Vermont’s largest hospital needs to further cut its revenue and spending next year

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UVM Health will eliminate nearly 200 jobs

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North Country Honor Flight Launches New Website, Bringing a Longtime Goal to Life

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. September 14th 2026 – After years of planning and hoping to create a website that better serves the veterans, families, volunteers, and supporters of North Country Honor Flight, the organization is proud to announce the launch of its brand-new website: northcountryhonorflight.org. The new website provides a modern, accessible, and easier-to-navigate online home for […]

Assemblyman Cashman on the 25th Anniversary of the September 11 Attacks

News Release of September 13, 2026 – “Twenty-five years later, we continue to stand together as neighbors to remember and honor those lost during the September 11 attacks. We remember the incredibly brave firefighters and first responders who assisted with immediate search and rescue, as well as those from throughout the nation who answered the […]

Gov. Hochul signs legislation to support 1/11 victims, responders, New York’s National Guard and their loved ones

September 10, 2026 A.11531 / S.10605 Extends the Deadline To Submit Documentation With the State’s Retirement Systems and the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board Detailing an Individual’s Participation in World Trade Center Rescue, Recovery and Clean-Up Operations A.11538 / S.10650 Extends the Expansion of Eligibility for World Trade Center Death and Disability Benefits for Members of […]

Vermont Air National Guard members return home from deployment

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DiNAPOLI: LOWER MANHATTAN, 25 YEARS AFTER 9/11

New Report Highlights Remarkable Growth, Resilience, and Transformation of Neighborhoods Around Ground Zero September 9, 2026 – Lower Manhattan has undergone a profound transformation in the 25 years since the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. A diversified business community, an expanding tourism sector, major public transportation investments, and the emergence of a 24-hour neighborhood […]

Is the EPA abandoning its mission?

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What to know about Canada’s escalating trade war with the U.S.

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Army engineers to map out former Plattsburgh air base’s aging infrastructure

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Military Biographies of North Country Honor Flight #73 Veterans (September 5,2026)

  Seyit Murat Aldas, US Army 1970-1971 Vietnam Seyit was #13 in the draft, and he said this is all he won. He joined the Army as an 11 Bravo Infantryman. He attended boot camp and AIT at Fort Jackson South Carolina.  Seyit was assigned to the 101st Airborne Charlie Company 2nd Battalion 506th Infantry, sent […]

Military Biographies of North Country Honor Flight #72 Veterans (September 5, 2026)

Dennis Bardelcik, US Air Force 1969–1976, Vietnam Era Dennis Bardelcik began his United States Air Force service at the age of 19. Inspired by his older brother, Dennis chose the Air Force and trained as a Navigation and Bombing Trainer Specialist, working with advanced flight simulator technology. During his military career, Dennis worked with F-4 Phantom […]

Send-Off Ceremony for North Country Honor Flights 72 and 73

Plattsburgh, 9/5/26 – U.S. Oval, Veterans Memorial Park – Many people and organizations turned out early this morning to honor the 29 veterans flying to Washington D.C. on Honor Flights 72 and 73. Veteran photos and biographies will be posted tomorrow. As of today, 1,095 veterans, plus their escorts, have flown to Washington D.C. thanks […]

Video: Plattsburgh – North Country Honor Flights 72 and 73 arrive at the U.S. Oval

As of September 5, 2026 the North County Flight has flown 1,095 veterans to Washington D.C. Click here to see the veterans arrive at the U.S. Oval 

Judge strikes down New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act

The law would allow the state to charge the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies $3 billion annually over the next 25 years to pay for climate damages Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

The Wild Center commits to net zero emissions, a first of its kind

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Vermont veterans, Guard families seek support for Defend the Guard Act

“The Constitution is clear that Congress — not the President acting alone — possesses the authority to decide whether the nation enters war,” the letter from 27 Vermont veterans and Guard family members states. Click here for the vtdigger story 

Fort Drum boosters praise nuclear microreactor selection, but details are fuzzy

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NNY sheriffs join lawsuit challenging Hochul’s ban on cooperating with ICE

Franklin, St. Lawrence, Jefferson and Lewis County Sheriffs join in the lawsuit  Click here for the Yahoo News story 

Inside the Federal Program Paying NY Cops to Help Border Patrol Arrest Immigrants

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