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<title>NCPR Topical RSS: washington-county</title>
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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>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>North Country nursing homes face questions</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20255/20120803/north-country-nursing-homes-face-questions</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 3, 2012) As our report from Albany today makes clear, country-run nursing homes are under pressure  statewide. But the problem is particularly acute in rural areas where there aren&apos;t a lot of options for families that need nursing home care.  Adirondack Bureau Chief Brian Mann joins Martha Foley this morning to talk about the situation in the North Country, where county nursing homes from Lake Champlain to Lake Ontario face serious questions about the future. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20255/20120803/north-country-nursing-homes-face-questions">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[As our report from Albany today makes clear, country-run nursing homes are under pressure  statewide. But the problem is particularly acute in rural areas where there aren&apos;t a lot of options for families that need nursing home care.  Adirondack Bureau Chief Brian Mann joins Martha Foley this morning to talk about the situation in the North Country, where county nursing homes from Lake Champlain to Lake Ontario face serious questions about the future. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20255/20120803/north-country-nursing-homes-face-questions">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:22</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>health, elder care, medicaid, politics, economy, adirondacks, stlv, tijf, washington County, lewis county, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>An old space becomes a new venue for the arts</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16843/20101217/an-old-space-becomes-a-new-venue-for-the-arts</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 17, 2010) Volunteers have transformed an old courthouse near Glens Falls into a new performing arts space.  You&apos;ll have a chance to check it out this weekend.  Todd Moe talks with pianist Jonathan Newell, one of the musicians involved in creating the new Hudson River Music Hall in Hudson Falls.  It’s first concert is Sunday.  Newell, who grew up in Hudson Falls, will teach piano and music composition in the new space, and says he wants the hall to be affordable and available to everyone in the community. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16843/20101217/an-old-space-becomes-a-new-venue-for-the-arts">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Todd Moe</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Volunteers have transformed an old courthouse near Glens Falls into a new performing arts space.  You&apos;ll have a chance to check it out this weekend.  Todd Moe talks with pianist Jonathan Newell, one of the musicians involved in creating the new Hudson River Music Hall in Hudson Falls.  It’s first concert is Sunday.  Newell, who grew up in Hudson Falls, will teach piano and music composition in the new space, and says he wants the hall to be affordable and available to everyone in the community. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16843/20101217/an-old-space-becomes-a-new-venue-for-the-arts">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>08:07</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>hundson falls, washington county, sadk, arts, music, history, [loc:43.3006281 -73.5859487], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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