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<title>Why low Lake Ontario levels mean high St. Lawrence levels</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 17, 2013) We&apos;ve reported for months - years even - that the Great Lakes, from Superior to Ontario, are at historically low water levels.So we were surprised to get the news this week that regulators are lowering the gates at the Iroquois Dam near Ogdensburg because the St. Lawrence River is too high.It&apos;s quite a puzzle. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21999/20130517/why-low-lake-ontario-levels-mean-high-st-lawrence-levels">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>NYS canals expect 20-year high in commercial traffic</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 9, 2013) While often seen as an economic lifeline of another era, New York&apos;s canals are poised to have a big year for moving freight; almost two centuries after goods were first transported on the upstate New York waterway.As the state&apos;s network of canals opens this week for its 189th official season, commercial traffic along the waterways is expected to be at a two-decade high.The Canal Corporation, the agency that oversees the 524 miles of canals, expects more than 100,000 tons of freight to move through upstate by way of the Erie Canal and its other canals. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21957/20130509/nys-canals-expect-20-year-high-in-commercial-traffic">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>NY motorists advised to beware of deer</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 9, 2013) ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) Motorists who travel the New York State Thruway are being advised to be alert for deer on the highway this spring.The Thruway Authority and state police Troop T have issued their semi-annual &quot;antler alert&quot; to remind motorists that deer are more active in May and June. Officials say the most deer-vehicle collisions on the Thruway occur during the next two months and October through November. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21955/20130509/ny-motorists-advised-to-beware-of-deer">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Vermont grants driver&apos;s licenses to migrant workers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 9, 2013) Dairy farms in Vermont and northern New York have faced a major labor shortage, which means that migrant laborers from Mexico and Guatemala are now milking many of the region&apos;s cows.Farm country here is not an easy place to be a migrant worker: It&apos;s rural, hard to get around, and there&apos;s not a big Latino population. But a new law means that migrant workers in Vermont will soon be able to drive legally. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21952/20130509/vermont-grants-driver-apos-s-licenses-to-migrant-workers">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Essex County Route 73 repairs postponed</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 3, 2013) KEENE, N.Y. (AP) State transportation officials say they&apos;ve postponed a project to repair the slopes along one of the main roads in the Adirondack Mountains.Department of Transportation officials announced Thursday evening that the work scheduled for Route 73 in Essex County has been put on hold after the discovery of a fiber-optic cable line in an unexpected location. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21918/20130503/essex-county-route-73-repairs-postponed">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Plattsburgh&apos;s Nova Bus plant wins $148m contract</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 1, 2013) Nova Bus in Plattsburgh has won another big contract to assemble 300 new vehicles for Chicago&apos;s Transit Authority. That&apos;s according to an announcement yesterday from Congressman Bill Owens.The deal will bring the Canadian company roughly $148 million in new business. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21900/20130501/plattsburgh-apos-s-nova-bus-plant-wins-148m-contract">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Canada disrupts Al Qaeda-supported &quot;major terror plot&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 23, 2013) Canadian officials say they have disrupted a &quot;major&quot; terror plot involving two men in Montreal and Toronto who were planning to derail a VIA passenger train.According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the pair were working with support from Al Qaeda elements based in Iran. Sources in the US say the men were planning to attack a train traveling from Toronto to New York City.This news comes at a time when concerns are rising about terrorism activity based in Canada. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21836/20130423/canada-disrupts-al-qaeda-supported-quot-major-terror-plot-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>VT Senate considers driver&apos;s licenses for migrant workers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 5, 2013) A bill in the Vermont Senate would allow migrant farm workers access to driver&apos;s licenses.Vermont is home to approximately 1500 migrant workers - many of whom don&apos;t have legal status. They live and work on dairy farms throughout the state.And as a study commissioned by the legislature last year found out, it&apos;s hard for migrant workers to get to the doctor and the grocery store without a driver&apos;s license. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21750/20130405/vt-senate-considers-driver-apos-s-licenses-for-migrant-workers">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Highway, farm funds coming in NYS budget</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 26, 2013) The region&apos;s representatives are getting a close look at the details of the budget to be finalized in Albany this week. Word is out on money for local roads and bridges, and parts of the agriculture and  markets budget. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21689/20130326/highway-farm-funds-coming-in-nys-budget">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>What happens to an old warship, 200 years later? </title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 14, 2013) The war of 1812 may seem like it happened a long time ago. But in Whitehall, New York, residents have a daily reminder: the Ticonderoga. For the past 50 years, the battleship has been sitting squarely on the lawn of the Skenesborough Museum. But it&apos;s not clear who&apos;s responsible for preserving the boat. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21613/20130314/what-happens-to-an-old-warship-200-years-later">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Why upstate communities want to be drone testing sites</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 26, 2013) A coalition of universities and defense contractors in upstate New York has submitted a bid to become a federal research and test site for drones. The Federal Aviation Administration is working on regulations for the use of unmanned aircraft in American airspace by 2015.To do that, the FAA will name six testing sites - and seeing economic opportunities, upstate New York wants to have one of those sites. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21510/20130226/why-upstate-communities-want-to-be-drone-testing-sites">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Cuomo spokesman on the offensive over DOT case</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 22, 2013) The Cuomo administration went on the offensive Thursday against a former state Department of Transportation worker DOT tried to fire for speaking to the press without his agency&apos;s approval. During an interview with Albany radio station News Talk 1300, state Operations Director Howard Glaser outlined the specifics of a past disciplinary case against Mike Fayette, much of it surrounding an affair the former Essex County engineer had with a fellow DOT employee. The move came the day after Fayette went public about DOT&apos;s efforts to fire him for speaking to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise and North Country Public Radio - a story that drew attention from news media across the state and beyond. Chris Knight reported that story, and is following this latest chapter: [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21494/20130222/cuomo-spokesman-on-the-offensive-over-dot-case">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>DOT worker: punished for praise?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 21, 2013) A 30-year state Department of Transportation employee said he was forced to retire for speaking to a newspaper reporter without approval from his agency&apos;s communications office. Mike Fayette, DOT&apos;s top official in Essex County, said he was threatened with termination for talking to The Adirondack Daily Enterprise for a story in which he praised the DOT&apos;s response to Tropical Storm Irene. A version of the same story, also from reporter Chris Knight, ran on NCPR.DOT officials are refusing to comment on Fayette&apos;s case. Some observers say it&apos;s just another sign of how Gov. Andrew Cuomo&apos;s administration has worked to limit and control public information. Chris Knight is still following the story. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21485/20130221/dot-worker-punished-for-praise">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>VT rep pushes back against F-35 jet at Burlington</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 12, 2013) The Air Force is considering basing its new fighter jet, the F-35, at the Vermont Air National Guard base at the Burlington airport. The plan has encountered fierce opposition from area residents who are worried about noisy training flights. Now a state representative is proposing legislation to slow down the plane&apos;s arrival. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21428/20130212/vt-rep-pushes-back-against-f-35-jet-at-burlington">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Businesses bypassed by new I-81 connector road have mixed reactions</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 8, 2013) Until recently, the only way to drive between Route 11 and Interstate 81 near Fort Drum was a two-lane road, Route 342. As the Army base grew, local businesses flocked there to serve the increasing traffic.But the state built an $87 million bypass to ease traffic and give military vehicles a direct route to Fort Drum&apos;s main gate. I-781, as it&apos;s known, opened last December. Local shop owners have had mixed reactions to the new road. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21413/20130208/businesses-bypassed-by-new-i-81-connector-road-have-mixed-reactions">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Cuomo: &quot;Rooftop highway&quot; needs economic reality check</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 7, 2013) While in Potsdam Tuesday, Governor Cuomo threw cold water on the decades old idea of a new Interstate between Watertown and Plattsburgh. But he left open a sliver of hope for supporters of the so-called &quot;rooftop highway.&quot; [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21401/20130207/cuomo-quot-rooftop-highway-quot-needs-economic-reality-check">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Seaway digs out from recession</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 17, 2013) The St. Lawrence Seaway, and its commerce between Great Lakes ports and countries around the world, got hammered by the recession.Craig Middlebrooks, acting administrator for the U.S. side of the binational waterway, says the steep drop was between 2008 and 2009. &quot;It was almost a 25 percent drop. And I think &apos;09 tonnage was among the lowest for decades.&quot;Middlebrooks says the Seaway&apos;s been creeping back to pre-recession levels since then. Last year helped. Tonnage rose almost four percent, driven by coal and iron ore exports to China and Europe and U.S. steel imports. Industrial wind components also continue to be strong. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21274/20130117/seaway-digs-out-from-recession">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>2012 Seaway shipping up four percent</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 15, 2013) St. Lawrence Seaway officials have tallied the 2012 shipping numbers, and say they exceeded expectations for the year.In a news release, the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation says the total tonnage of freight shipped through the waterway increased by four percent. That&apos;s 300,000 tons higher than expected last year. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21260/20130115/2012-seaway-shipping-up-four-percent">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Farm bureau opposes &quot;rooftop highway&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 18, 2012) The group that&apos;s pushing for an Interstate to be built from Watertown to Plattsburgh has collected hundreds of local endorsements.But it just lost an influential one. The New York Farm Bureau passed a resolution earlier in December, opposing the so-called &quot;rooftop highway&quot;. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21094/20121218/farm-bureau-opposes-quot-rooftop-highway-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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<title>Man at the heart of the Great Adirondack Railroad Debate</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 12, 2012) A group that wants to tear up an old railroad track in the Adirondack Park and replace it with a multi-use trail says it has gathered more than 10,000 signatures supporting the idea.Adirondack Recreational Trail Advocates, known as ARTA, formed last year, reviving the debate over what should be done with the historic rail corridor that stretches from Old Forge to Lake Placid. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21062/20121212/man-at-the-heart-of-the-great-adirondack-railroad-debate">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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