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NCPR to air first HOWL Holiday Storytelling Special

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CANTON — North Country Public Radio presents its first-ever “HOWL Holiday Special” today at 2 p.m. and Friday at 7 p.m. Hosted by Ethan Shantie, the show features five regional storytellers who share tales of unforgettable holidays with their families — both joyful and disastrous. ...

BETA to host Backcountry Film Festival

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LAKE PLACID — The Barkeater Trails Alliance is hosting the Backcountry Film Festival at the North Country School and Camp Treetops Performing Arts Center on Jan. 10 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. The film festival includes 10 short films that celebrate the spirit of human-powered winter ...

Restoring the hunter’s home

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SARANAC LAKE — “You could spend days in here,” Mike Delahant said as he showed state Assemblyman Michael S. Cashman around the Robert Louis Stevenson Cottage Museum on Thursday. Members of the Stevenson Society of America board had heard the newly elected Assemblyman would be in the ...

Tupper Lake gets $2M state grant for sewer upgrades

Local News

ALBANY — The town of Tupper Lake is the recipient of a $2 million state grant for sewer infrastructure upgrades, and the town of St. Armand was awarded $484,185 for a wastewater treatment disinfection project. The grant awards were announced on Friday and are among the 83 water ...

Four green groups seek to join howitzer hearing

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RAY BROOK — Four environmental conservation advocacy groups are vying for party status to the upcoming adjudicatory hearing for a proposed howitzer range in the town of Lewis. While the public can watch the hearing, only those with party status can actively participate in it. This ...

Hochul signs bills banning kratom sales to under-21s

New York news

ALBANY — Kratom; it’s sold at gas stations, convenience stores and the ever-growing number of smoke shops across New York state, often marketed as a natural herbal supplement. But those products could be extremely dangerous, and state officials have taken their first step at reeling in ...