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<title>Adk town tries &quot;white space&quot; approach to broadband</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 1, 2013) New York state and private companies investing tens of millions of dollars in the North Country in an effort to bring broadband internet connections to some of the region&apos;s most remote, rural areas.In March, the state announced that $200,000 will go to the town of Thurman in Warren County to help develop a kind of far-reaching wi-fi connection known as &quot;white space.&quot;Evelyn Wood, town supervisor in Thurman, and David Salway, head of New York&apos;s Broadband Program Office, appeared yesterday on the public radio program Capitol Pressroom to talk about the project.They spoke with host Curtis Schick. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21894/20130501/adk-town-tries-quot-white-space-quot-approach-to-broadband">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Emergency Adk tower plan worries bird experts</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 25, 2013) A plan to build and upgrade emergency communications towers on four summits in the Adirondack Park is sparking new controversy because of the possible impact on a rare songbird called the Bicknell&apos;s thrush. The thrush is a &quot;species of concern&quot; in New York, because of its dwindling population and its small, alpine breeding area.Last winter, the Adirondack Park Agency set strict rules for the construction project, designed to limit any impacts on the songbird. But facing pressure from local leaders, the APA decided earlier this month to scrap those restrictions.  The last-minute change is drawing criticism from scientists and conservation groups that study Bicknell&apos;s thrush. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21859/20130425/emergency-adk-tower-plan-worries-bird-experts">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Cell tower boom slows in Adirondacks</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 24, 2011) The cell tower building boom in the Adirondacks has slowed this year. Applications to the Adirondack Park Agency are down – the agency has only issued nine permits or amendments for cell projects as of early October. That&apos;s a big drop when compared to last year: 28 projects, and 2009, when the APA approved 27. Despite the trend, cell service providers say they&apos;re still planning to grow their wireless networks in the Park. Chris Knight reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18636/20111024/cell-tower-boom-slows-in-adirondacks">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Life in the air as a tower climber</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 20, 2010) Communications tower climbers from around New York will gather in Syracuse for a safety conference on Saturday.  According to OSHA, building and maintaining cell towers is the deadliest job in the country.  The conference will focus on climbers&apos; perspectives on tower safety. Among those offering their thoughts is former climber Dale Remington, whose son died last December when a tower he was working on in Oneida County collapsed.   Todd Moe talks with experienced tower climber Wally Reardon, who lives in Pulaski.  Reardon climbed towers for ten years before a shoulder injury forced him to retire. He told Todd that his climbing career began on a local feed mill&apos;s grain towers at a time when he was terrified of heights.  For more information about Saturday&apos;s conference, call: 315-298-2312.  [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/15535/20100420/life-in-the-air-as-a-tower-climber">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>APA &amp; cell companies, move to close cell-phone gaps</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 11, 2009) The Adirondack Park Agency approved two new cell phone towers yesterday.  Verizon and T-Mobile will build separate towers near the High Peaks rest stop on the Adirondack Northway.  These projects come at a time when cell phone service in the Park is expanding rapidly, after years of debate and delay. North Country Public Radio’s Brian Mann reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/14328/20090911/apa-amp-cell-companies-move-to-close-cell-phone-gaps">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Leading NPR into the future</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 24, 2009) Martha Foley talks with NPR president Vivian Schiller about public radio, its stations, listeners and future. Tune in at noon to hear Schiller in a news roundtable with NCPR Adirondack Bureau Chief Brian Mann and Station Manager Ellen Rocco, broadcast live from the Cantwell Room of the Saranac Lake Free Library. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/14211/20090824/leading-npr-into-the-future">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Mark Mahoney, Post-Star editorial writer, wins Pulitzer</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 21, 2009) One of the North Country’s daily newspapers was honored yesterday with a Pulitzer Prize, the most coveted award in journalism. Editorial page editor Mark Mahoney, with the Glens Falls Post-Star, was recognized for his work trying to bring more openness to local governments in the region.  Brian Mann caught up with Mahoney yesterday afternoon and has our story. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/13393/20090421/mark-mahoney-post-star-editorial-writer-wins-pulitzer">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>New progress on cell phones eases Adirondack tower feud</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 16, 2009) On Friday, the Adirondack Park Agency gave the green light to a new cell phone tower near Paul Smiths College, north of Saranac Lake.  The project comes at a time when towers are being built at a rapid pace across the Adirondacks.  As Brian Mann reports, that progress follows years of feuding between state regulators, cell phone companies and environmentalists. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/13164/20090316/new-progress-on-cell-phones-eases-adirondack-tower-feud">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>SLC looks to leverage HUD $ for more broadband</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 19, 2009) Development groups are hoping to increase broadband service across St Lawrence County.   Martha Foley has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/13019/20090219/slc-looks-to-leverage-hud-for-more-broadband">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Park agency reviews cell phone plans</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 23, 2008) It’s more than seven months since the Adirondack Park Agency approved the first of a series of cell towers Verizon wants to build along the Northway, but the company still hasn’t started construction.  A Verizon spokesman says work should start within the next month. Chris Knight has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/11758/20080723/park-agency-reviews-cell-phone-plans">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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