Regional News
All Before Five: 8/21/08
Aug 21, 2008 — The Nature Conservancy completes a 90,000-acre land deal in the Adirondacks... The city of Ogdensburg takes over a kosher cheese plant that failed to pay taxes... Saranac Lake settles a school-construction lawsuit from 2003... And we hear the Fort Ticonderoga Fife and Drum corps recreated music from the 1700s. Go to full article
Lawmakers cut $427 million, praise Governor
Aug 21, 2008 — Governor Paterson and legislative leaders say they've taken a major step towards reducing the state's deficit, after a rare mid-summer budget cutting session. Karen DeWitt reports. Go to full article
Saranac Lake school settles shoddy construction dispute
Aug 21, 2008 — Years of litigation and expense for the Saranac Lake School District came to an end last night when the school board voted to approve a settlement offer from contractors blamed for problems with a capital building project. The agreement settles a lawsuit the district filed against three different contractors in 2003. As Chris Knight reports, school officials say the settlement means the district's taxpayers will be paid back for the cost of fixing the school buildings. Go to full article
At Fort Ticonderoga, high school students recreate a musical tradition
Aug 21, 2008 — If you go to Fort Ticonderoga this summer, you'll find centuries-old stone walls and a new education center. But you'll also find music and pageantry. For more than three... Go to full article
Heard Up North: packing up, sort of light
Aug 21, 2008 — Students are filtering back to the North Country's campuses. At St. Lawrence University, one small group is heading out, away from campus on a backpacking trip into the... Go to full article
Preview: Watercolors in Old Forge
Aug 21, 2008 — The 27th annual Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors opens at the Arts Center Old Forge this weekend. It features watercolor paintings from across the... Go to full article
Lawmakers agree to slash more than $400 million
Aug 20, 2008 — The New York State legislature agreed to a billion dollar, multi-year budget cutting package, in a special session called by Governor Paterson to address the state's growing... Go to full article
More on the budget cuts in Albany
Aug 20, 2008 — Martha Foley talks with Albany reporter Karen DeWitt about some of the details in the budget cutting agreement reached late last night. Go to full article
A "green" solution to house cleaning
Aug 20, 2008 — If you've ever looked at the household cleaner aisle in the grocery store, you know there can be pretty strange chemicals involved. And they're not cheap, either. Ottawa... Go to full article
Making homes in the Adirondacks affordable
Aug 20, 2008 — A newly renovated home in North Creek was donated to the Adirondack Community Housing Trust this week. The housing trust program was formed over the past year with the help... Go to full article
All Before Five: 8/20/08
Aug 20, 2008 — Lawmakers in special session in Albany cut more than $420 million from the state budget... Greening up cleaning up... And the ABCs of packing for a semester in the... Go to full article


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