KEESEVILLE — Registration is open for Bike the Barns, a new recreational road cycling tour that connects with the North Country's agricultural movement. The Saturday, Sept. 24, agritourism event is being presented by the Adirondack North Country Association. It will...
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>It is an annual meeting that brings together government, institutional, environmental, and business advocates to find solutions to issues of common interest across the Adirondacks. The 10th annual Common Ground Alliance meeting...
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>PLATTSBURGH — Apex Solar and Triangle Electric were selected as installers for Solarize Adirondack Coast, a program designed to make investing in solar power easier and more affordable for local residents and...
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack Farm to School Initiative has won the “One in a Melon” award for "administering an exemplary farm to school program." </p> <p>One school district program per state...
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>CANTON — Farmers across the state will soon have an easier time selling their vegetables and fruits to school districts eager to serve students fresh, locally grown food.</p> <p>Prompted by farmers from...
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>North Country Assemblywoman Addie J. Russell, D-Theresa, has joined with an Oneida senator to sponsor legislation that would bring more locally produced food into school cafeterias.</p> <p>The bill would significantly increase reimbursements...
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>POTSDAM — According to students in Clarkson University’s Adirondack Semester Program, bringing sustainable economic growth to Adirondack communities requires a variety of strategies, many of which should be focused on improving infrastructure...
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Gov. Cuomo applauds North Country for blazing the sustainable energy trail</p> <p>SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) is spearheading “Solarize” campaigns targeting several North Country communities as part of...
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>ANCA and Town of Plattsburgh team up to get residents and business owners to go solar</p> <p>PLATTSBURGH — Imagine never having to pay an electric bill again.</p> <p>The Town of Plattsburgh and...
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Assemblywoman Addie Russell, D-Theresa, says the budget includes a pilot program to give school districts reimbursements when they purchase local food grown in New York.</p> <p>The budget allocates $300,000 to the Adirondack...
