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Clinton Pushes Extension of Tax Credit to Poor Families
Jun 04, 2003 — Senator Hillary Clinton is pushing a Senate measure to give a $400-a-child tax credit to millions of low-income families not included in the recent $350 billion tax cut package. Clinton has signed onto a bill sponsored by Democrats and a few Republicans to extend the tax credit, to be paid for by ending some corporate tax shelters. Go to full article
NYS Sen. Ray Meier
NCPR News Call-in: Education Funding and the State Budget Battle
May 30, 2003 — Tuesday, June 3, voters decide on school budgets, and the messy state budget process once again leaves state aid levels in doubt. In a special call-in program on state budget and school funding issues, NYS Senator Ray Meier and Hermon-DeKalb school superintendent Ann Adams will join Martha Foley, Karen DeWitt and David Sommerstein to examine the issues and the stakes and to take listener calls. Go to full article
Ogdensburg Considers River Boardwalk
May 27, 2003 — Ogdensburg city officials are talking with a consulting firm about the cost of building a boardwalk along the St. Lawrence River. Both groups met last week to look at four plans developed for the boardwalk. Go to full article
Preservation on the Tug Hill: A New Model?
May 27, 2003 — Bidding closed last week on more than 120,000 acres of land in the Adirondacks and Vermont owned by Hancock Timber Resources Group. Company spokesman Henry Whittemore says Hancock did receive multiple bids. Officials are now analyzing them before the company decides whether to sell.
The land sale worries sportsmen in St. Lawrence County, who fear they could lose hunting clubs and ATV trails to conservation. But some are pointing to another large land purchase in northern New York they say could serve as a model to bring environmentalists and sportsmen together. Last summer, David Sommerstein visited the 45,000 acre "East Branch of Fish Creek Working Forest" on the Tug Hill Plateau. Go to full article
The land sale worries sportsmen in St. Lawrence County, who fear they could lose hunting clubs and ATV trails to conservation. But some are pointing to another large land purchase in northern New York they say could serve as a model to bring environmentalists and sportsmen together. Last summer, David Sommerstein visited the 45,000 acre "East Branch of Fish Creek Working Forest" on the Tug Hill Plateau. Go to full article
Adirondack Council Cuts Back
May 23, 2003 — The tough economy is hitting one the region's most powerful environmental groups. The Adirondack Council has laid off nearly a quarter of its staff. Spokesman John Sheehan says four people, including several veterans, will go. Go to full article
Ag Coops May Benefit From Empire Development Zones
May 16, 2003 — The State Senate is considering legislation that would extend benefits of Empire Development Zones to agricultural cooperatives. Dairy cooperatives are made up of farmers who pool their resources to be more competitive in the marketplace. The bill's sponsor, Senator Jim Wright, says when the Empire Zones were first established the agricultural industry didn't have a need for those types of benefits. Go to full article
118th District Assemblyman Darrel Aubertine
Aubertine Responds to Budget Veto
May 16, 2003 — North Country River District Assemblyman Darrel Aubertine was among the legislators who were pleased by what they called a fair, bipartisan budget for New York. While the budget process was definitely not the norm this year, Aubertine says some people have the misunderstanding that the political process is broken. Go to full article
Canton Jazz Band Heads to NYC
May 14, 2003 — The Canton High School Jazz Band will attend the Essentially Ellington Jazz Band Competition and Festival this weekend in New York City. Seven members from the group visited the NCPR studios earlier this year to record some music and conversation. For more information about the jazz band and jazz combo, and their New York City plans, call director Tim Savage: 315-386-8561, x. 360. Go to full article
Park Agency Interim Chairman Resigns Abruptly
May 12, 2003 — The Adirondack Park Agency's interim chairman, Jim Frenette, announced his resignation Friday. The decision surprised commissioners and APA staff,coming just five months after the departure of veteran chairman Dick Lefebvre. Frenette, a Democrat from Tupper Lake, says nothing triggered his abrupt resignation. It was simply "time to move on." Go to full article
The Raquette River runs fast just below the Hannawa Falls Dam
Hiking Through History: The Red Sandstone Trail
May 08, 2003 — Hiking trails in the North Country are generally considered good ways to get away from human society, gateways to the unspoiled natural world we're lucky to live so close to. But a new trail along the Raquette River south of Potsdam takes hikers on a different sort of trip. The Red Sandstone Trail highlights both the natural beauty of the area and the ways people have shaped the river and its valley over time. David Sommerstein explored the trail with John Ohmohundro last spring. Go to full article
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