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Volunteers tend a community garden in Potsdam. NCPR file photo
Gardening Call-in with horticulturist Amy Ivy
Canton, NY, Oct 09, 2012 — Cornell Cooperative Extension horticulturist Amy Ivy, a Monday morning regular on The Eight O'clock Hour, was joined by Martha Foley in the studio, and by gardeners from around the region by phone. Questions, answers, issues, tips and more. Its all about your yard and garden. Go to full article
ADK leaders seek telecommuters inside Blue Line
Potsdam, NY, Oct 09, 2012 — "Forever Wild" is the term in New York's constitution that describes state forest preserves in the Adirondacks, and community leaders in and around the park are also using that term to inform their vision for economic development.
Their slogan, and the name of a conference held annually at Clarkson University in Potsdam, is "Forever Wired." At the fourth conference, they continued a push to expand broadband internet access, and economic opportunity, in the Adirondacks. Go to full article
Their slogan, and the name of a conference held annually at Clarkson University in Potsdam, is "Forever Wired." At the fourth conference, they continued a push to expand broadband internet access, and economic opportunity, in the Adirondacks. Go to full article
Essex County lawmakers grapple with tough budget
Elizabethtown, NY, Oct 09, 2012 — Essex County faces a huge budget shortfall as it prepares its spending plan for 2013. In the weeks ahead, county lawmakers will look for ways to whittle away at a $13 million budget gap, and tough decisions may be looming.
Meanwhile, county officials are trying to get taxpayers to look beyond the tax levy and focus on the actual tax rate. Go to full article
Meanwhile, county officials are trying to get taxpayers to look beyond the tax levy and focus on the actual tax rate. Go to full article
Many hands help at neighborhood cider pressing
Canton, NY, Oct 09, 2012 — It is absolutely cider season, from big operations to small. Martha Foley and her neighbors usually gather at this time of year for "cider day." The hand-cranked press lives... Go to full article
St. Lawrence County legislator proposes steep cuts
Canton, NY, Oct 09, 2012 — Budget leaders in St. Lawrence County are considering some steep cuts to prevent a 20 percent property tax increase. The tax hike proposed by county administrator Karen St.... Go to full article
Preview: Sarah Chang in Glens Falls
Glens Falls, NY, Oct 09, 2012 — Internationally renowned violinist Sarah Chang performs the Barber Concerto with the Glens Falls Symphony on Sunday. Sarah Chang is one of the world's most remarkable... Go to full article
