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NCPR News Staff: Julie Grant
Reporter and Producer
Julie Grant grew up on the north shore of Long Island, NY, and moved to the Midwest to attend Miami University. She stayed in Ohio to start her career as a public radio reporter, host, and news director. Julie covered city hall, the statehouse, and loads of political stories. She focused on education coverage for many years, and then turned her attention to environmental issues. Julie was Ohio correspondent for The Environment Report, and covered agriculture, wetlands, chemicals in everyday products, and many other issues.She has traveled to Egypt, India, and around the U.S. for documentary work and public radio stories, and has won many awards through the years. Julie is excited to be back in New York with her family--even though it's much further north this time! Email Julie
Stories filed by Julie Grant
Flavor Fest at the Wild Center in Tupper Lake
Aug 11, 2011 — If you're interested in eating locally, the folks at the Wild Center in Tupper Lake are setting up a feast of information and food today. Stefanie Ratcliffe is director of the Wild Center. She says they hold a farmer's market every Thursday, but they wanted to do more to help people find ways to eat locally and to find local food and beer producers. Go to full article
Some fear SUNY's Canton and Potsdam campuses could be merged.
SUNY says new initiative will consolidate administration, maintain student programs
Canton, NY, Aug 05, 2011 — Media reports and rumors have been rampant this week about the future of SUNY Canton and SUNY Potsdam...particularly after the official announcement Tuesday that long time Canton college president Joseph Kennedy would be stepping down from that position. SUNY is now working to dispel rumors and clarify the situation. Go to full article
Word on the street is that Joe Kennedy has been singled out for this kind of treatment because he was doing too good a job.
Canton says it'll fight a SUNY merger
Canton, NY, Aug 03, 2011 — After several days of media speculation, SUNY's Chancellor announced yesterday that Canton College President Joseph Kennedy will retire at the end of this coming academic year. After that, he will become special advisor to the Chancellor.
SUNY officials say they are looking to save money, and promote collaboration among campuses, but some are seeing this as a step down the road to consolidation of the Canton and Potsdam SUNY campuses.
The loss of Kennedy angered some in the local Canton community, and the town board has voted to fight a possible merger of the two colleges. Julie Grant speaks with Canton Town Supervisor David Button. Go to full article
SUNY officials say they are looking to save money, and promote collaboration among campuses, but some are seeing this as a step down the road to consolidation of the Canton and Potsdam SUNY campuses.
The loss of Kennedy angered some in the local Canton community, and the town board has voted to fight a possible merger of the two colleges. Julie Grant speaks with Canton Town Supervisor David Button. Go to full article
Fate of HSBC bank branches in the North Country unclear
Buffalo, NY, Aug 02, 2011 — First Niagara Financial Group has purchased 195 HSBC bank branches, including 71 in western New York, and a dozen in the north country. Julie Grant reports that it's unclear what will happen to those northern HSBC branches, customers, and employees. Go to full article
They know there’s contamination and the people who own it have just stopped paying taxes on it and just let it go.
St. Lawrence County wants tax money from polluted properties
Aug 01, 2011 — St. Lawrence County officials say they're owed nearly $600,000 in unpaid property taxes, mostly from old gas stations. The county wants the money, or the property.
But there's a hitch. As Julie Grant reports, the county doesn't want to be on the hook for a major environmental clean-up. Go to full article
But there's a hitch. As Julie Grant reports, the county doesn't want to be on the hook for a major environmental clean-up. Go to full article
Photo: David Chanatry. The Maple Ride Wind Farm in Lewis County has had a positive effect on property values, unlike projects in other counties.
Study shows wind turbines have mixed affect on property values
Potsdam, NY, Jul 26, 2011 — Wind power projects have been controversial in the North Country ever since the Maple Ridge Wind Farm started turning in Lewis County more than five years ago. One of the big questions remains: how do wind turbines affect the local economy?
Now a team of researchers at Clarkson University has some answers. Assistant professor Martin Heintzelman and PhD student Carrie Tuttle found that wind projects can depress property values by as much as 17-percent. But, they can also have a positive effect on real estate.
The researchers collected information about 10,000 property sales in three counties, including Lewis, between the years 2001 and 2009. They mapped the sales of these properties. They mapped all the wind turbines. And they considered every factor they could think of that might be a variable in the sales price: the size of the property, the house, whether it's in a village, what was happening with the general real estate market. Professor Heintzelman spoke with Julie Grant about what they found. Go to full article
Now a team of researchers at Clarkson University has some answers. Assistant professor Martin Heintzelman and PhD student Carrie Tuttle found that wind projects can depress property values by as much as 17-percent. But, they can also have a positive effect on real estate.
The researchers collected information about 10,000 property sales in three counties, including Lewis, between the years 2001 and 2009. They mapped the sales of these properties. They mapped all the wind turbines. And they considered every factor they could think of that might be a variable in the sales price: the size of the property, the house, whether it's in a village, what was happening with the general real estate market. Professor Heintzelman spoke with Julie Grant about what they found. Go to full article
Comlinks food distribution warehouse in Malone
Food gleaning program returns to its roots
Malone, NY, Jul 21, 2011 — It's been a tough year for the community action agency Comlinks in Malone. It made headlines in February when the former Comlinks director was indicted for theft. And now, its program to distribute to food pantries and soup kitchens is facing steep budget cuts from the state.
This week, Comlinks announced it will need to cut services, and will no longer be making food deliveries west of Massena.
Julie Grant recently visited the Comlinks food distribution warehouse in Malone, and found that the organization is trying to get back to its roots. Go to full article
This week, Comlinks announced it will need to cut services, and will no longer be making food deliveries west of Massena.
Julie Grant recently visited the Comlinks food distribution warehouse in Malone, and found that the organization is trying to get back to its roots. Go to full article
Sheep at Downing Acres in Burke
Trading the dairy for sheep farming
Burke, VA, Jul 19, 2011 — Today there are half the number of dairy farms in the North Country than there were twenty years ago. In recent years dairy farmers have been hit especially hard by record low milk prices.
While some farmers are completely leaving the field, others are trying new ways to make it in agriculture.
Producer Julie Grant recently met Patrick and Elizabeth Downing of Burke. They tell their story - of getting rid of the cows, and almost inadvertently finding their way into the sheep market. Go to full article
While some farmers are completely leaving the field, others are trying new ways to make it in agriculture.
Producer Julie Grant recently met Patrick and Elizabeth Downing of Burke. They tell their story - of getting rid of the cows, and almost inadvertently finding their way into the sheep market. Go to full article
This will not cost the state a nickel. This will not cost these individuals a nickel.
St. Lawrence seeks sales tax hike
Canton, NY, Jul 14, 2011 — Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed bills this week to extend sales tax increases for a dozen counties. The measures are sponsored by legislators from the regions and passed by the Assembly and Senate.
Franklin and Essex counties are on the list. But St. Lawrence County isn't. Local officials want to raise the county's share of the sales tax to help fill a multi-million dollar deficit in the county budget. But they're having trouble getting the state's OK. Julie Grant reports. Go to full article
Franklin and Essex counties are on the list. But St. Lawrence County isn't. Local officials want to raise the county's share of the sales tax to help fill a multi-million dollar deficit in the county budget. But they're having trouble getting the state's OK. Julie Grant reports. Go to full article
Government revising diet guidelines as obesity rises
Washington, DC, Aug 11, 2010 — Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the obesity epidemic in America continues to get worse. In nine states - all in the South or Midwest - a third of the population is obese. Not a single state had a rate of adult obesity below 15 percent, the goal set by federal government's Healthy People program.
The Northeast is slimmer than other parts of the country. But, still, a quarter of all New Yorkers are obese.
Jeffrey Levi of the Trust for America's Health calls obesity "one of the biggest public health challenges the country has ever faced."
Some people say the government is partly to blame for America's obesity problem - because of the federal dietary guidelines. Julie Grant reports on efforts to improve how the government offers nutritional advice. Go to full article
The Northeast is slimmer than other parts of the country. But, still, a quarter of all New Yorkers are obese.
Jeffrey Levi of the Trust for America's Health calls obesity "one of the biggest public health challenges the country has ever faced."
Some people say the government is partly to blame for America's obesity problem - because of the federal dietary guidelines. Julie Grant reports on efforts to improve how the government offers nutritional advice. Go to full article
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