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Invasive insect that kills spruce and hemlock found in Essex County

The hemlock wooly adelgid was found on private property in Fort Douglass.

NYS wants to hear from female veterans about what they need after service

The answers will be used by the state Women's Veteran Advisory Committee.

Malone mayor says she's exploring state Assembly candidacy

In a social media post on Friday, Andrea Dumas says she's working with local Republican Party chairs to determine if she should run to replace Assemblyman Billy Jones. 

North Words: The Sacandaga Valley is an unlikely hub for world renowned art

Carolyn Wilcox and John Van Alstine give a preview of the Sacandaga Valley Arts Network's Art Trail, featuring dozens of artists across mediums.

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What's the deal with claims that birth control is dangerous?

Social media is full of videos saying hormonal contraception can hurt you and promoting natural alternatives. How did the treatments get such a bad reputation and do alternatives work?

Trump's tariff revenue has skyrocketed. But how big is it, really?

President Trump's new tariffs are pouring in. But it's still only a fraction of overall government revenues — and falls short of new spending in the recent Republican megabill.

Boston Public Library aims to increase access to a vast historic archive using AI

The library is launching a project in collaboration with Harvard Law School and OpenAI this summer to digitize the materials and make them more fully searchable.

Factories are losing immigrant workers, stressing those who remain

Trump campaigned on helping American workers through his immigration policies. Now that he's revoked work authorization for thousands of immigrants, those left behind are feeling taxed by their absence.

Israeli strike kills journalists in Gaza City, worsening the death toll for the media

Israel's military targeted an Al Jazeera correspondent with an airstrike Sunday, killing him, another network journalist and other people, all of whom were sheltering outside the Gaza City Hospital complex.

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Friday, 8/8/20258/8/25: Michigan Fest!
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Artwork of the week

Market Square, Potsdam, oil on paper. Artist: Jennifer Sampson, Potsdam, New York. On display until September 18, at SLC Arts at The Potsdam Town Hall. "Roadside Attractions is a collection of small oil sketches on paper I made over the past few years. Most of them...

North Country at Work Photo

This week's North Country at Work photo shows Dick Thayer and Eugene McGunnis climbing out of a talc mine by ladder in 1956. It was taken in Talcville in the Town of Edwards. You can view this photo and more like it in person at the St Lawrence County Historical...

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