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FRIDAY, MAY 09, 2008
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NCPR News All Before Five: 5/9/08
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State Police are asking for the public's help in finding a blind girl's specially made bicycle, which was stolen from the girl's home in Champlain... The Adirondack Park Agency approves a couple controversial projects... Air service is set to grow in the North Country... And state lawmakers fear worries over money will outlast their spring session - set to end in just a few weeks.
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NCPR News APA set to approve new I-87 "frankenpine" cell tower; safety cited as priority
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The Adirondack Park Agency is expected to approve another Verizon cell phone tower today along the Northway, closing a gap in service near Schroon Lake. The APA will also wrestle with a proposal to build a hotel on the shore of Raquette Lake. Brian Mann reports.
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NCPR News Air service set to grow in North Country
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New York Senator Chuck Schumer announced a deal this week that could expand air service in the North Country. Jonathan Brown has more.
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NCPR News Locals welcome Cape Air
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Three months after it began service at the Adirondack Regional Airport and the Plattsburgh International Airport, Cape Air was formally welcomed to the North Country on Thursday during separate ribbon cutting ceremonies at the two facilities. Local officials say they're optimistic that Cape Air will be able to restore the trust of the flying public, which was hurt by the collapse of the airports’ previous carrier, Big Sky airlines. Chris Knight reports.
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NCPR News Legislative session ends amid worries over economy, energy and judicial pay raises
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State lawmakers have just about six weeks left until the end of the legislative session. In a tumultuous year marked by the resignation of a governor, lawmakers seem more eager to leave town than to achieve any major accomplishments. Karen DeWitt reports.
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NCPR News Preview: Pianist Adrian Carr in Plattsburgh
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Adrian Carr at the NCCCA in Plattsburgh. (photo: Luke Bush)
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Pianist and composer Adrian Carr hosts a concert of new music tonight and Saturday night (7 pm) at the North Country Cultural Center for the Arts in Plattsburgh. Carr is launching a new cd, Finding Charlotte. Adrian Carr grew up in Buffalo and attended the Juilliard School in New York City. But his life changed in 2003 during a hiking trip in the Adirondacks, and he now splits his time between Champlain and Montreal. Todd Moe spoke with him by phone about his music, career and the nagging question, “Who’s Charlotte?”
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