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Taste of Home coming to Ti E.M.A.

All of the excitement of the Taste of Home Cooking School is coming to the Employees Mutual Association in Ticonderoga on Saturday, June 1.

Indian Lake Theater readied for conversion

Change is Good event May 25

Pennies, nickels, dimes, oh my! Quarters, halfsies, Susan B. Anthonys. For Indian Lake Theater’s conversion to a state-of-the-art projection system, the coins that fill your pockets can be the agent of change.

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Farm-fresh food to be distributed in Warren Co. via CSA program

A century ago, family farms were common throughout the Adirondacks, providing local food to area residents — but industrialized farming took its place in the mid-1900s. But now, after a 70-year absence, small farms in the Adirondacks are on the rebound. One milestone in this trend is that fresh, naturally-grown vegetables, meat, eggs and yogurt — all produced locally in the Adirondacks — will be available this summer in Warrensburg as well as North Creek and Glens Falls due to a new Farm Share program.

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Visiting Wilton, Gillibrand praises new small-farm initiatives

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and citizens of the southern Adirondacks region struck a harmonious chord this week as the Senator expressed support for a pending federal farm bill that would improve citizens' access to fresh local foods while boosting small family farm operations.

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Supers Debate alcohol hours

Essex County Lawmakers have come up with a compromise when it comes to the matter of when “closing time” will be here. Members of the Public Safety Committee voted April 8 to turn back the clock on the time bars and restaurants can serve alcohol — from 4 a.m. until 3 a.m. Last month, the committee tabled a resolution that would have moved last call up to 2 a.m.

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April events at Paul Smith’s VIC

The Northern New York Maple Project continues at the Paul Smith's College VIC with maple sap collecting and boiling in the sugarhouse through Monday, April 8.

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Budget committee discusses sale of fairgrounds

While plans for the 165th annual Essex County Fair are well into the works, the fate of future fairs may be up to the Essex County budget committee.

Creating a College Culture Nationwide: Big Vision in a Small Town

Imagine this: You’re a 16-year-old high school student scraping by with a C average.

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Suicide: There is always someone willing to listen

The holidays can be a heartwarming time of year, when family members come together to make lasting memories.

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Coming of age

Adirondack Bark

When 2-year-old Danika Parent was faced with a 50-foot-high waterfall, she turned to the stone wall behind her and began inspecting a tiny rock fern, common polypody, that was growing from a crack in the gorge.

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The Week In Sports

The Sports Schedule along with Girls and Boys Soccer results

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Rural life showcased during Thurman’s Fall Farm Tour

AspecMaple sugaring, specialty farming, sawmill operations and the rural lifestyle were all explained and explored Oct. 6 and 7 during Thurman's Fall Farm Tour.

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Concern over invasive species: Fact or fiction?

H2O Adventures

It seems the hot topic in the last few months has been the invasion of non-native species of aquatic plants and fish into Lake Champlain.

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Warren Co. pending grants represent record sum

Planners praised for achievement

County planners have worked long days — and on their own time — to try to bring state and federal money to northern Warren County communities, and their work is paying off.

Another one bites the dust

Thoughts from Behind the Pressline

Back in June I used this column to question if there will be a daily newspaper in our future. Last week, our neighbors in Syracuse learned the answer to that question the hard way concerning the future of The Post-Standard.

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