APRIL 12, 2017 Several programs that provide industry insight and educational opportunities to current and future farmers were given hundreds of thousands of dollars in the 2017-18 state budget passed Sunday. State Sen. Patricia A. Ritchie, R-Heuvelton, said the 2017-18...
Tuesday, April 11, 2017 A North Country Assemblywoman says $300,000 for a farm-to-school pilot program will help promote healthy eating for St. Lawrence County students. The pilot, which right now is underway at Madrid-Waddington Central, is being administered by the...
Mar 31, 2017 — The locavore movement tends to focus on local meat and vegetables - but what about booze? Gristmill Distillers is the answer to supporting your local economy through a stiff drink. They make bourbon, whiskey, and apple...
ESSEX — The Hub on the Hill is adding a new delivery vehicle, a solar-powered, refrigerated truck. The new equipment is being added through an Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) grant award from The Conservation Fund for Transporting Healthy Foods,...
ESSEX — A solar-powered refrigerated truck will get rolling thanks to a grant from the Conservation Fund and CSX Transportation. The Adirondack North Country Association will use the funding to buy equipment and supplies for the truck "which will transport...
State Sen. Betty Little says her chamber’s budget plan calls for an increase in school aid, tax relief and workers compensation reform to help small businesses. It would also set aside billions of dollars for clean water and sewer projects...
SARANAC LAKE — When Tennessee Carr made his first visit to The Wild Center, his museum manners lacked a bit. Rather than stop one by one at each of the natural history exhibits, he ran from one end of the...
LAKE PLACID — More than five years after Lake Placid High School science teacher Tammy Morgan first conceived the idea, the town of North Elba will install its biodigester later this year for use next spring. Read full article at...
ARLINGTON, Va.—The Conservation Fund today announced the grant recipients for the 2016 Grant Program for Transporting Healthy Food. Eleven charitable organizations in Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, New York, Virginia and West Virginia will receive grants...
CHAMPLAIN — The village is working with the state to be designated as a Clean Energy Community. This initiative will give them the state’s stamp as being environmentally friendly and make them eligible for up to $100,000 in grant funding...
LONG LAKE - Imagine being so hated by the political bosses in your own state that they actually work to promote you to a "useless" position. Now imagine that position is vice president of the United States. In 1898, Theodore...
SARANAC LAKE – The Adirondack North Country Association has announced the addition of two new members to its board of directors: Steven Cacchio, President and CEO of Champlain National Bank and Jennifer Potter Hayes, former Executive Director of View in...
If you’ve never heard of a makerspace, or you’re not sure what one is, you are not alone. These shared creative spaces are cropping up all over the country and have gained much attention in business, political and research circles....
PLATTSBURGH — The Adirondack North Country Association has been tapped to provide free technical assistance to qualifying municipalities in pursuit of clean-energy projects. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority announced ANCA's designation as a Clean Energy Communities...
The “Drive for 25 Farm to School” grant has secured funds to implement programs where local farmers can connect with 16 school districts in Jefferson and St. Lawrence counties. The purpose of the grant — administered by the Adirondack North...
POTSDAM -- The Adirondack North Country Association and St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce are partnering to host Adirondack Buyer Days North wholesale trade show at Clarkson University’s Cheel Arena on Sunday, Oct. 23 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m....
ELIZABETHTOWN — Funding for the Elizabethtown Wastewater Treatment Plant is coming into place, bit by bit. Elizabethtown Supervisor Noel Merrihew said the state Environmental Facilities Corp. grant of $2.14 million comes with access to up to $6.4 million in interest-free...
ELIZABETHTOWN — Funding for the Elizabethtown Wastewater Treatment Plant is coming into place, bit by bit. Elizabethtown Supervisor Noel Merrihew said the state Environmental Facilities Corp. grant of $2.14 million comes with access to up to $6.4 million in interest-free...
KEENE VALLEY — A new 20-panel solar array at Rivermede Farm is the first step toward year-round farming in the Adirondacks. It is, in fact, one of the first solar/thermal farm projects installed in New York, according to Jen Perry,...
KEESEVILLE - Following its quarterly board meeting and annual meeting on Friday, Sept. 23, the Adirondack North Country Association has announced the addition of three new members to its board of directors: Patrick McDonald, chief executive officer, Carbon Natural Gas...
