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Community Calendar Events for The Tug Hill region and Lewis County
Lewis County Animal Response Team Open House
(June 21, 2013, 11:00 am - 01:00 pm) Lewis County Animal Response Team open house for those interested in learning about helping with emergency efforts for livestock & domestic pets in a disaster. Jim Martin 376-5305 Lewis County Public Safety Building, Stowe Street,Lowville,NY
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Local Author Book Signing
(June 21, 2013, 07:00 pm - 08:30 pm) Author and Speaker Tim Skjellerup will be holding a book signing at the Erwin Library for his new book, "Maximize Your College Experience." Boonville, NY More info
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A generous grant from The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties, Inc. supports NCPR's emergency alert system serving Old Forge and Boonville.
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Special Reports
Audio Slideshow:Life beneath the Tug Hill wind turbines
David Sommerstein talks with neighbors of the Maple Ridge windfarm on the Tug Hill Plateau to find out what it's like living with the new energy technology in your own back yard.
Photo Audio EssayProtecting the Tug Hill Plateau: Fish Creek
Last summer, New York State, the Nature Conservancy, and a Boston-based timber company announced a plan to preserve 45,000 acres of forest on the Tug Hill Plateau. David Sommerstein visited the “East Branch of Fish Creek Working Forest” to see how the plan is shaping up.
State aid cuts squeeze rural schools
Castorland, NY, Apr 14, 2011 — Across the North Country, school districts are wrestling with deep cuts to their budgets - the result of Albany's efforts to rein in billions of dollars in deficit spending.
Governor Cuomo has stood firm on his belief schools have the finances to absorb a $1.2 billion cut in education funding. But those cuts are hitting rural school districts especially hard. Educators blame a byzantine and outdated school funding formula. David Sommerstein reports. Go to full article
Governor Cuomo has stood firm on his belief schools have the finances to absorb a $1.2 billion cut in education funding. But those cuts are hitting rural school districts especially hard. Educators blame a byzantine and outdated school funding formula. David Sommerstein reports. Go to full article
Students show talent to fight for the arts
Castorland, NY, Apr 13, 2011 — The latest Siena College poll found Governor Cuomo enjoying the support of near three-quarters of New Yorkers even after his austerity budget cut $1.2 billion to schools. Now reality's setting in as districts finalize their budget plans. And in many North Country districts, the news is ugly, with teacher layoffs and program cuts the norm.
The news is so bad, students themselves are fighting back. Today we have two stories from opposite ends of the region. We start in Croghan in Lewis County, where the Beaver River school district may cut or reduce a third of its staff, including several music and art teachers. Students organized a talent show last night to raise money. David Sommerstein was there. Go to full article
The news is so bad, students themselves are fighting back. Today we have two stories from opposite ends of the region. We start in Croghan in Lewis County, where the Beaver River school district may cut or reduce a third of its staff, including several music and art teachers. Students organized a talent show last night to raise money. David Sommerstein was there. Go to full article
Under state law, prisoners are not residents of these Upstate counties.
Senators challenge inmate count
Apr 08, 2011 — The North Country State Senators are suing to block a new law for redistricting this year. It would count prison inmates in the districts where their home residence is, not in the North Country town where they're held. David Sommerstein reports. Go to full article
Farmer arrested for employing illegal immigrants
Adams, NY, Mar 31, 2011 — Federal agents raided a Jefferson County dairy farm yesterday and arrested the farmer, a week after one of his Hispanic employees died in an apparent accident. 47 year-old... Go to full article
Parishville-Hopkinton wind power in "earliest stages"
Parishville, NY, Mar 25, 2011 — The owner of the Northeast's largest wind farm - on the Tug Hill Plateau - is looking into a new project in St. Lawrence County. Iberdrola Renewables is holding an... Go to full article
Tour the Croghan Island Mill
Croghan, NY, Mar 23, 2011 — David Sommerstein spent some more time with John Martin, the owner and operator of the Croghan Island Mill, and went on a tour. Martin specializes in custom windows and... Go to full article
Crumbling dam threatens historic Croghan mill
Croghan, NY, Mar 23, 2011 — Our series on New York's aging infrastructure continues this morning with a look at a crumbling dam in Lewis County and why it threatens a community's identity and... Go to full article
Tug Hill Commission restored
Albany, NY, Mar 22, 2011 — A joint budget conference committee has restored money for the Tug Hill Commission in the state budget. According to State Senator Patty Ritchie's office, the Assembly... Go to full article
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Final push on to save Tug Hill Commission
Mar 18, 2011 — Leaders across Lewis, Jefferson, and Oneida counties are making a full court press to save the Tug Hill Commission. The 38 year-old agency provides planning, development,... Go to full article
Sen. Griffo on education cuts, redistricting
Albany, NY, Mar 10, 2011 — New York's Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would make the Power For Jobs program permanent. The newly named "Recharge NY" program would double in size by using electricity... Go to full article
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