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Great Camp Santanoni's accessibility program returns for the summer
10+ hour, 33+ min ago (441+ words) Jul 02, 2026 " Visitors with mobility disabilities will have more opportunities to explore Great Camp Santanoni Historic Area this summer as the state expands its electric wheelchair accessibility program. The state Department of Environmental Conservation announced Tuesday that the free program will…...
Find relief from the heat at these North Country cooling centers
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (831+ words) Jul 01, 2026 " Communities throughout the North Country are readying their cooling centers as dangerously hot temperatures push into the Northeastern United States. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued extreme heat advisories and warnings for all of the North Country from…...
New power lines from Massena can unlock more green energy, lower electric bills
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (735+ words) Jul 01, 2026 " State officials held a ribbon-cutting in Massena last week to celebrate the completion of a huge 7-year project to upgrade New York's power grid. A new 100-mile powerline carries electricity from the hydropower dam in Massena downstate more quickly…...
Chef Curtiss' street corn salad freshens even the hottest summer night
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (177+ words) Jul 01, 2026 " It's almost too hot to eat, but not if you can find a refreshing recipe to help you get through these steamy summer days. Chef Curtiss Hemm has just the dish. Hemm is the executive chef at the View…...
Plattsburgh man sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for killing wife
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (184+ words) NCPR: North Country Public Radio /news/story/53638/20260701/plattsburgh-man-sentenced-to-25-years-to-life-in-prison-for-killing-wife Jul 01, 2026 " A Plattsburgh man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison Tuesday for the murder of his wife last fall. Keith A. Henry, 34, had pleaded guilty in March to second-degree murder,…...
Homelessness is growing in the North Country amid the rising cost of living
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (1572+ words) Jul 01, 2026 " Homelessness has been growing in the North Country over the last several years, with the unhoused population doubling in some counties since 2022. That's largely because of rising rents and the cost of living, which surged after the COVID-19 pandemic....
New artifacts from the American Revolution preserved at Fort Ticonderoga
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (558+ words) Jul 01, 2026 " In 2024, new artifacts from the nation's early conflicts were found at Liberty Hill on the grounds of Fort Ticonderoga. Officials recently announced the discovery and that more than 500 items, many dating to the American Revolution, have been preserved." It's…...
North Country lawmaker calls on Hochul to veto data center moratorium
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (804+ words) Jun 30, 2026 " Catherine Wheeler North Country lawmaker calls on Hochul to veto data center moratorium State lawmakers passed the Responsible Data Center Development Act at the end of the legislative session in early June. It would impose a one-year statewide moratorium…...
Adirondack Land Trust purchases new headquarters in Lake Placid
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (140+ words) Jun 29, 2026 " The Adirondack Land Trust, currently based in Keene, has purchased a new headquarters in downtown Lake Placid. On Monday, the nonprofit announced that it had bought a building on Saranac Ave for $2. 1 million. Originally constructed for the 1980 Olympics, the…...
The graduate | NCPR News
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (427+ words) Jun 28, 2026 " Don't get me wrong: I enjoyed my own high school graduation." It was on a sun-drenched Saturday morning in Washington, DC, which was - technically - not the municipality in which my high school was located." It was indoors, at DAR…...