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NCPR News: Joanna Richards, Watertown Correspondent
 The Maple Ridge Wind Farm has brought millions of dollars to local governments in Lewis County and changed the landscape dramatically. Photo: David Sommerstein
Wind farm a windfall to Lewis County communities
May 15, 2013 — Wind farms are a touchy subject in the North Country. As the town of Cape Vincent wrestles with a potential project, in neighboring Lewis County another wind farm has been operating for seven years. The Maple Ridge Wind Farm has brought some big changes to its community. Go to full article
 A homecoming ceremony at Fort Drum. NCPR file photo
For Fort Drum soldiers, frequent deployments "'til the end" in Afghanistan
May 06, 2013 — It's a busy time for Fort Drum, near Watertown. Even as the country prepares to leave Afghanistan, the Army post has parts of two brigades deployed. Its aviation unit is about to ship off for a nine-month tour. And the 10th Mountain Division is expecting more orders from the Pentagon soon. Go to full article
 John Ferry, co-owner of Milk Street Dairy in Tylerville, in Jefferson County, shows off his new dairy barn. Photo: Joanna Richards
National Grid power upgrade grant helps Jefferson County dairy farm expand
May 06, 2013 — A Tylerville dairy farm, in Jefferson County, is growing, in part thanks to help from National Grid. The company awarded the farm a grant of $50,000 to increase its access to electricity. Go to full article
 John Johnson Jr. looks through some clippings from the Watertown Daily Times's archive Wednesday at the newspaper's offices in Watertown. Photo: Joanna Richards
John Johnson Jr. steps down at Watertown Daily Times
Watertown, NY, May 02, 2013 — After a long career at the helm of the Watertown Daily Times, John Johnson Jr. is far from calling it quits. But he is stepping down from daily oversight at the Times and its parent company, Johnson Newspapers, helping to make way for a new generation of family leadership. Go to full article
 State Senator Patty Ritchie speaks in support of Fort Drum at a community listening session hosted by the Army Thursday at Case Middle School in Watertown. Listening, from left, are Fort Drum Garrison Commander Colonel Gary Rosenberg, Fort Drum and 10th Mountain Division Commander Major General Stephen Townsend, and Army stationing expert Colonel Thomas O'Donoghue. Photo: Joanna Richards
Watertown community comes out to support Fort Drum
Apr 29, 2013 — About 200 community members turned up in a school auditorium in Watertown Thursday night in a showing of regional support for Fort Drum. The event was billed as a "listening session" for the Army, to inform a process of personnel cutbacks and reorganization currently affecting military installations around the country.
Leaders in local government, education, business, transportation, housing, health care and more turned out at Case Middle School to bolster the community's case for maintaining strong troop levels at Fort Drum. Go to full article  Chief Warrant Officer 5 Michael Mogg and Specialist Miranda Mogg stand in front of one their brigade's Kiowa helicopters in a hangar at Fort Drum. Photo: Joanna Richards
Father, daughter Fort Drum soldiers to deploy together
Apr 25, 2013 — An unusual pair of "battle buddies" is about to deploy to Afghanistan from Fort Drum. Michael and Miranda Mogg are a father-daughter pair of soldiers with the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade of the Army's 10th Mountain Division. Go to full article
 Richard Chandler, director of business development for BP Wind Energy North America, gives a presentation on the proposed Cape Vincent Wind Farm project at a firehouse in Three Mile Bay. Photo: Joanna Richards
BP to push forward with Cape Vincent wind project
Apr 19, 2013 — Earlier this month, energy company BP announced its entire renewables division was up for sale. At a recent public meeting on the proposed Cape Vincent Wind Farm, a BP official confirmed the company will push ahead with the development anyway, and local leaders vowed to hire experts to help them fight the project. Go to full article
 New York's Regional Economic Development Council regions. Image: http://regionalcouncils.ny.gov/
North Country economic council gets crash course on Fort Drum's impact
Fort Drum, NY, Apr 16, 2013 — The North Country Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) held its most recent meeting at Fort Drum last week. The idea was to give members from the region's seven counties greater insight into how the Army post interacts with the local economy. The council also took steps to implement a new program for water and sewer project infrastructure. Go to full article
 Developer Erich Seber gives local officials a tour of the Woolworth building in downtown Watertown. Photo: Joanna Richards
Developers eager to revive Watertown Woolworth building
Apr 08, 2013 — After founding his first stores elsewhere, Jefferson County's Frank Winfield Woolworth bought the building in Watertown where he'd gotten his start in the dry goods business, intending to raze it and build one of his own stores. Woolworth died before he could see it, but his company realized his plan and the building's a central part of the early history of the five-and-dime chain. After years of vacancy, two developers have plans to revive the landmark. Go to full article
 An instructor leads a workshop on card-making at the North Country Arts Council's studio in Watertown. Photo: Joanna Richards
North Country Arts Council brings out kids' creativity
Watertown, NY, Apr 02, 2013 — The North Country Arts Council has been a growing force for cultural activity in the Watertown area since its inception in 2009.
The group aims to spotlight the work of regional artists, and it hopes to draw more community members into arts activities, too. Over the schools' winter break this year, the organization offered a day full of different art workshops for kids at its home on Public Square. Go to full article |
She's thrilled to be working in radio again as the Watertown correspondent for North Country Public Radio and especially enjoys doing stories about intriguing local subcultures. Outside of work, she is a regional explorer, vegetarian cook, and regular volunteer for various community groups, as well as a voracious reader, aspiring pool shark and an orange belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. |
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