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<title>NCPR Feeds: ALL stories filed by Jon Alexander</title>
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<itunes:summary>News stories from the Adirondack North Country filed by Jon Alexander</itunes:summary>
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<title>EMS volunteer numbers plummet in Warren, Washington Cos</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21711/20130329/ems-volunteer-numbers-plummet-in-warren-washington-cos</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 29, 2013) The number of volunteers in the region&apos;s emergency squads continues to plummet. As volunteers leave, paid staff often has to fill the gap. That&apos;s an added financial burden.Officials in Warren and Washington counties said last week that, unless something is done to boost the number of volunteers, many of the squads in small, rural communities won&apos;t survive. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21711/20130329/ems-volunteer-numbers-plummet-in-warren-washington-cos">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Jon Alexander</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The number of volunteers in the region&apos;s emergency squads continues to plummet. As volunteers leave, paid staff often has to fill the gap. That&apos;s an added financial burden.Officials in Warren and Washington counties said last week that, unless something is done to boost the number of volunteers, many of the squads in small, rural communities won&apos;t survive. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21711/20130329/ems-volunteer-numbers-plummet-in-warren-washington-cos">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:09</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, emergency services, health, washington county, warren county, adirondacks, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>NY commmits new money to stop Lake George invasives</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21505/20130225/ny-commmits-new-money-to-stop-lake-george-invasives</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 25, 2013) State Environment Commissioner Joe Martens was in in the North Country on Friday, unveiling $250,000 in new funds to help stop invasive species from reaching Lake George.The money will go to help a local coalition pay for boat washing and inspection stations around the lake.&quot;We were able to tease out $250,000 extra for Lake George,&quot; Martens said.  &quot;Depending on what the outcome is of this last fall&apos;s and next spring&apos;s program on the lake, we&apos;ll go back and see if we can&apos;t dedicate more funds to it.&quot; [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21505/20130225/ny-commmits-new-money-to-stop-lake-george-invasives">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Jon Alexander</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[State Environment Commissioner Joe Martens was in in the North Country on Friday, unveiling $250,000 in new funds to help stop invasive species from reaching Lake George.The money will go to help a local coalition pay for boat washing and inspection stations around the lake.&quot;We were able to tease out $250,000 extra for Lake George,&quot; Martens said.  &quot;Depending on what the outcome is of this last fall&apos;s and next spring&apos;s program on the lake, we&apos;ll go back and see if we can&apos;t dedicate more funds to it.&quot; [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21505/20130225/ny-commmits-new-money-to-stop-lake-george-invasives">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:07</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, environment, outdoor recreation, invasive species, lake george, martens, dec, [loc:43.4261809 -73.7123408], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Heard Up North: Tough times at the post office</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21464/20130218/heard-up-north-tough-times-at-the-post-office</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 18, 2013) The US Postal Service lost another $1.3 billion in the last few months of 2012.As a result, many rural post offices across the North Country are expected to see their hours cut back to half a day, opening from 8 am until noon.  It&apos;s also likely that Saturday home delivery will be ended nationwide as part of cost-cutting measures.In all, the Postal Service plans to cut hours at more than 9,000 rural post office nationwide — a move that is expected to phase out roughly 21,000 jobs.North Country Congressman Bill Owens has blasted he move, arguing that families in small towns &quot;depend on&quot; the post office more than residents in urban areas.In today&apos;s Heard Up North, reporter Jon Alexander set out to talk with people about how the cuts in service might affect them. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21464/20130218/heard-up-north-tough-times-at-the-post-office">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Jon Alexander</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The US Postal Service lost another $1.3 billion in the last few months of 2012.As a result, many rural post offices across the North Country are expected to see their hours cut back to half a day, opening from 8 am until noon.  It&apos;s also likely that Saturday home delivery will be ended nationwide as part of cost-cutting measures.In all, the Postal Service plans to cut hours at more than 9,000 rural post office nationwide — a move that is expected to phase out roughly 21,000 jobs.North Country Congressman Bill Owens has blasted he move, arguing that families in small towns &quot;depend on&quot; the post office more than residents in urban areas.In today&apos;s Heard Up North, reporter Jon Alexander set out to talk with people about how the cuts in service might affect them. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21464/20130218/heard-up-north-tough-times-at-the-post-office">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:23</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, economy, owens, heard up north, post office, usps, [loc:43.3095164 -73.6440058], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Supervisors revolt, Horace Nye to remain public</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16602/20101102/supervisors-revolt-horace-nye-to-remain-public</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 2, 2010) The flagship cost-cutting measure of the administration of Essex County Chairman Randy Douglas was torpedoed Monday; the Horace Nye Nursing Home will remain public.	Supervisors voted 13-1 against  a measure to hire a private real estate firm to look for potential buyers. That effectively kills the push to privatize Horace Nye. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16602/20101102/supervisors-revolt-horace-nye-to-remain-public">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Jon Alexander</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The flagship cost-cutting measure of the administration of Essex County Chairman Randy Douglas was torpedoed Monday; the Horace Nye Nursing Home will remain public.	Supervisors voted 13-1 against  a measure to hire a private real estate firm to look for potential buyers. That effectively kills the push to privatize Horace Nye. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16602/20101102/supervisors-revolt-horace-nye-to-remain-public">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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