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Farmers of all stripes are up to their eyeballs in work right now. But a bunch of them are taking some time off this weekend to celebrate the summer solstice and get social. The Greenhorns, an organization that supports young farmers, is holding its...
I’ve been waiting for these two small, but jam-packed, volumes from editors Neal Burdick and Maurice Kenny. In each, a collection of writers reflect on living in either the Adirondacks or the North Country lowlands. Originally planned as a...
Good Friday to you! (It’s not actually Good Friday, but I hope you’re having a good one.)
Today in the news, North Country Congressman Bill Owens’ amendment to the $38.9 billion Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill...
If you’re a reader of the Adirondack Almanack blog or the Adirondack Daily Enterprise’s letter-to-the-editor column, you know that there is a deep, nasty and and apparently intractable debate underway over the future of the rail corridor...
I was talking yesterday with Saranac Lake Mayor Clyde Rabideau, who was unveiling his village’s new “6er” program, designed to convince people to come check out the cool little mountains that ring his community.
“I talk to...
Features
Audio Series:The Adirondack Attic
Andy Flynn uses the objects people make, use, and leave behind to tell stories about the life and times of the region.
Tupper Lake isn't alone in its struggles. Newcomb Superintendent Skip Hults is struggling to find cuts that balance his school's budget while garnering enough political support in his tiny community. NCPR file photo
General Brown, Minerva, Newcomb, Tupper Lake pass school budgets
Jun 19, 2013 — Four school districts across the North Country saw their budgets approved by voters yesterday in a second round of balloting.
General Brown, Minerva, Newcomb and Tupper Lake all saw their first spending plans rejected last month, in part because they exceeded the state property tax cap. Go to full article
General Brown, Minerva, Newcomb and Tupper Lake all saw their first spending plans rejected last month, in part because they exceeded the state property tax cap. Go to full article
Shugrue named new head of Glens Falls Hospital
Jun 19, 2013 — Glens Falls Hospital has a new president and CEO. Dianne Shugrue had been serving as the interim president at the regional hospital and was named yesterday to fill the top post permanently.
Shugrue first joined the hospital's staff in 2007. Go to full article
Shugrue first joined the hospital's staff in 2007. Go to full article
Cuomo moves to fill APA commission seats
Jun 19, 2013 — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has moved to fill expired seats on the Adirondack Park Agency board, including two appointments that would replace veteran members of the commission.
The move comes after Cuomo drew criticism from some environmentalists for leaving APA commissioners in place long after their terms had expired. Go to full article
The move comes after Cuomo drew criticism from some environmentalists for leaving APA commissioners in place long after their terms had expired. Go to full article
Would a part-time ER be good enough for Lake Placid?
Jun 19, 2013 — Legislation proposed in Albany would let Adirondack Health run a part-time emergency room in Lake Placid.
The plan is seen as a possible compromise between a... Go to full article
The plan is seen as a possible compromise between a... Go to full article
"Soup-er" book includes recipes from Lake Placid
Jun 18, 2013 — The author of a new book of soup recipes from sixty ski resort towns around the country will be in Lake Placid for a book party on Thursday. Jennie Iverson's Ski Town... Go to full article
Photo Essay: Glens Falls All-American Soap Box Derby
Glens Falls, NY, Jun 18, 2013 — Akron Ohio is the Mecca of soap box derby racers and references to "going to Akron" was heard often on the Murray Street hill in Glens Falls this past Saturday. Since being... Go to full article
DEC's Martens at center of big Adirondack debates
Jun 18, 2013 — State conservation Commissioner Joe Martens is at the center of some of the biggest debates in the North Country.
Under Martens' leadership, the DEC has agreed to... Go to full article
Under Martens' leadership, the DEC has agreed to... Go to full article
Theatre Review: "Dirty Blonde" at Pendragon Theatre
Jun 17, 2013 — "Dirty Blonde" is running in rep at Pendragon Theatre in Saranac Lake through August 31. Go to full article
State assembly to vote on Adirondack land swap
Jun 17, 2013 — State Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens says he hopes the state Assembly will approve a land-swap deal for the Adirondacks that would help NYCO Minerals continue... Go to full article
Emergency alert lifted in Franklin County
Jun 14, 2013 — UPDATE: Saturday, June 15, 11:40 am:
Franklin County has lifted its state of emergency.
Emergency Services Director Ricky Provost says water levels are... Go to full article
Franklin County has lifted its state of emergency.
Emergency Services Director Ricky Provost says water levels are... Go to full article
