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How the North Country experienced the Boston Marathon bombings

Yesterday’s really shocking and horrifying bomb blasts at the Boston Marathon continue to be a mystery, and I’m not going to go into it here except to send you to NPR’s ongoing coverage of the story. There’s been some really...

Morning Read: How’s the North Country spending?

The budget isn’t likely to be formally passed until late this week (probably Thursday, it looks like), but information is coming out at this point about what’s in there, and people are starting to respond. For example, North Country Now...

5 things I learned at New York’s biggest wine conference

I grew up in Buffalo, so I have long associated New York wines with what they perhaps used to be known for – sweet, cloying reds and weird labels from Bully Hill. Old prejudices are hard to kick. I’m ready to step into today’s...

Well, it used to be here….

Most of the staff here at North Country Public Radio are real lifers in the North Country. Some, like our general manager Ellen Rocco, who hails from Manhattan, didn’t come from here. But as anyone who knows Ellen knows, she’s hugely rooted in...

Simple Pleasures: Coming home to the North Country

Last week my work took me on a brief, half-day foray into the wilds of Albany. By “wilds” I mean tangled interstates, big crowds, vast stretches of samey-looking developments, with concrete and cars everywhere. This is no great knock...

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A Taste of College in the North Country

by Jody Tosti

Mar 18, 2002 — The 6th annual "College 101 Experience" at Clarkson University is expected to draw nearly 800 high school juniors from across the North Country and Canada. The event is designed to give students a look at what educational programs are available in the region. Jody Tosti reports. Go to full article

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