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<itunes:summary>NCPR provides locally-produced news stories from around the Adirondack and North Country regions of New York State, as well as Western Vermont, and Ontario and Quebec in Canada.</itunes:summary>
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<title>Story 2.0 - Croghan asks for time on crumbling dam</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17979/20110708/story-2-0-croghan-asks-for-time-on-crumbling-dam</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 8, 2011) The Department of Environmental Conservation says it’s on schedule to remove the last stop logs from the Croghan dam any day now. That’ll lower the pond on the Beaver River by some five feet.  That’s after the pond in Lewis County was lowered two feet last summer when stop logs were removed.DEC engineers say the dam’s a hazard.  But local officials say it’s part of history and there’s no rush while they seek money to save it.  David Sommerstein reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17979/20110708/story-2-0-croghan-asks-for-time-on-crumbling-dam">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Department of Environmental Conservation says it’s on schedule to remove the last stop logs from the Croghan dam any day now. That’ll lower the pond on the Beaver River by some five feet.  That’s after the pond in Lewis County was lowered two feet last summer when stop logs were removed.DEC engineers say the dam’s a hazard.  But local officials say it’s part of history and there’s no rush while they seek money to save it.  David Sommerstein reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17979/20110708/story-2-0-croghan-asks-for-time-on-crumbling-dam">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>06:19</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, economy, albany, dec, environment, tghl, dam, croghan, lewis county, history, beaver river, [loc:43.8959020 -75.3924083], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Croghan scrambles to save its dam</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17863/20110620/croghan-scrambles-to-save-its-dam</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 20, 2011) The Lewis County village of Croghan is mounting a last-ditch effort to save its dam on the Beaver River as well as the historic sawmill it powers.The dam is crumbling and is considered a high hazard by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.  State officials said they’ll remove the stop logs next month and may breach the dam completely. Local officials say that will leave shoreline residents high and dry, and hurt a grassroots effort to rebuild the dam.  David Sommerstein reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17863/20110620/croghan-scrambles-to-save-its-dam">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Lewis County village of Croghan is mounting a last-ditch effort to save its dam on the Beaver River as well as the historic sawmill it powers.The dam is crumbling and is considered a high hazard by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.  State officials said they’ll remove the stop logs next month and may breach the dam completely. Local officials say that will leave shoreline residents high and dry, and hurt a grassroots effort to rebuild the dam.  David Sommerstein reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17863/20110620/croghan-scrambles-to-save-its-dam">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>03:59</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, economy, environment, dam, hydropower, energy, green energy, croghan, lewis county, tghl, tijf, beaver river, [loc:43.8959020 -75.3924083], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Teachers step up to help school budgets</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17544/20110427/teachers-step-up-to-help-school-budgets</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 27, 2011) School across the North Country finalized their budget plans last week.  Now they go before the voters on Tuesday, May 17.Most spending plans raise taxes and cut staff and programs.  But the situation could have been worse if teachers didn’t help out.According to New York State United Teachers, at least 200 local teachers’ unions – or about a third statewide – accepted contract concessions or restructuring to give more money to their school budgets.Pressure to do so came from the highest levels of state government, and some say teachers didn’t give enough.  David Sommerstein reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17544/20110427/teachers-step-up-to-help-school-budgets">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[School across the North Country finalized their budget plans last week.  Now they go before the voters on Tuesday, May 17.Most spending plans raise taxes and cut staff and programs.  But the situation could have been worse if teachers didn’t help out.According to New York State United Teachers, at least 200 local teachers’ unions – or about a third statewide – accepted contract concessions or restructuring to give more money to their school budgets.Pressure to do so came from the highest levels of state government, and some say teachers didn’t give enough.  David Sommerstein reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17544/20110427/teachers-step-up-to-help-school-budgets">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>05:50</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, economy, education, budget, teachers, union, labor, contracts, concessions, beaver river, cuomo, politics, adirondacks, chpv, tghl, tijf, stlv, [loc:43.9036755 -74.9099025], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>State aid cuts squeeze rural schools</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17478/20110414/state-aid-cuts-squeeze-rural-schools</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 14, 2011) Across the North Country, school districts are wrestling with deep cuts to their budgets - the result of Albany’s efforts to rein in billions of dollars in deficit spending.Governor Cuomo has stood firm on his belief schools have the finances to absorb a $1.2 billion cut in education funding.  But those cuts are hitting rural school districts especially hard.  Educators blame a byzantine and outdated school funding formula.  David Sommerstein reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17478/20110414/state-aid-cuts-squeeze-rural-schools">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Across the North Country, school districts are wrestling with deep cuts to their budgets - the result of Albany’s efforts to rein in billions of dollars in deficit spending.Governor Cuomo has stood firm on his belief schools have the finances to absorb a $1.2 billion cut in education funding.  But those cuts are hitting rural school districts especially hard.  Educators blame a byzantine and outdated school funding formula.  David Sommerstein reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17478/20110414/state-aid-cuts-squeeze-rural-schools">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>06:22</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, economy, politics, adirondacks, budget, education, school, lewis county, albany, jobs, arts, music, stlv, cuomo, beaver river, croghan, lewis county, tghl, potsdam, [loc:43.8870133 -75.4274083], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Students show talent to fight for the arts</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17472/20110413/students-show-talent-to-fight-for-the-arts</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 13, 2011) The latest Siena College poll found Governor Cuomo enjoying the support of near three-quarters of New Yorkers even after his austerity budget cut $1.2 billion to schools. Now reality’s setting in as districts finalize their budget plans.  And in many North Country districts, the news is ugly, with teacher layoffs and program cuts the norm.The news is so bad, students themselves are fighting back.  Today we have two stories from opposite ends of the region.  We start in Croghan in Lewis County, where the Beaver River school district may cut or reduce a third of its staff, including several music and art teachers.  Students organized a talent show last night to raise money.  David Sommerstein was there. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17472/20110413/students-show-talent-to-fight-for-the-arts">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The latest Siena College poll found Governor Cuomo enjoying the support of near three-quarters of New Yorkers even after his austerity budget cut $1.2 billion to schools. Now reality’s setting in as districts finalize their budget plans.  And in many North Country districts, the news is ugly, with teacher layoffs and program cuts the norm.The news is so bad, students themselves are fighting back.  Today we have two stories from opposite ends of the region.  We start in Croghan in Lewis County, where the Beaver River school district may cut or reduce a third of its staff, including several music and art teachers.  Students organized a talent show last night to raise money.  David Sommerstein was there. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17472/20110413/students-show-talent-to-fight-for-the-arts">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:17</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, economy, budget, politics, adirondacks, jobs, education, albany, music, arts, cuomo, lewis county, tghl, croghan, beaver falls, beaver river, [loc:43.8870133 -75.4274083], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Crumbling dam threatens historic Croghan mill</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17355/20110323/crumbling-dam-threatens-historic-croghan-mill</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 23, 2011) Our series on New York’s aging  infrastructure continues this morning with a look at a crumbling dam in Lewis County and why it threatens a community’s identity and culture.There are more than 5,000 dams in New York State.  They’re mostly used for flood control, to provide drinking water, for hydropower, and to create lakes and ponds for recreation.Even dam safety officials don’t know how many need repair.  But they do know 50 of the most potentially hazardous ones need to be fixed or dismantled.  One of those is on the Beaver River in the village of Croghan.  If it can’t be fixed, it may force the closure of one of the state’s last water-powered sawmills.  David Sommerstein reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17355/20110323/crumbling-dam-threatens-historic-croghan-mill">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Our series on New York’s aging  infrastructure continues this morning with a look at a crumbling dam in Lewis County and why it threatens a community’s identity and culture.There are more than 5,000 dams in New York State.  They’re mostly used for flood control, to provide drinking water, for hydropower, and to create lakes and ponds for recreation.Even dam safety officials don’t know how many need repair.  But they do know 50 of the most potentially hazardous ones need to be fixed or dismantled.  One of those is on the Beaver River in the village of Croghan.  If it can’t be fixed, it may force the closure of one of the state’s last water-powered sawmills.  David Sommerstein reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17355/20110323/crumbling-dam-threatens-historic-croghan-mill">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>05:21</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, economy, environment, energy, disrepair, infrastructure, hydropower, beaver river, tghl, lewis county, croghan, history, adirondacks, sawmill, [loc:43.8959020 -75.3924083], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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