HEAP cuts make heating more difficult
Clinton County using more local dollars to help low-income households
Clinton County officials are dealing with major funding cuts to the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) by using more local dollars to make sure families stay warm this winter.
The Housing Assistance Program of Essex County benefits from funding
The Housing Assistance Program of Essex County (HAPEC) along with the towns of Lewis and Willsboro were the recipients of awards through Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Regional Economic Development Council initiative.
Trashing rechargeable batteries now illegal in NY
On Monday, Dec. 5 it became illegal in New York state to throw rechargeable batteries in the garbage.
Mailboxes your problem
When the snow piles and plows barrel through sending tons of hard wet snow to the same shoulder of the road your dolphin mailbox used to sit, that crumpled up box with the utility bill trapped inside could now be the homeowner’s problem to replace.
Checking off fall garden chores
North Country Gardening
Even though we have been enjoying some beautiful weather over the past few weeks, we know that colder weather is just around the corner.
Volunteers build home for local couple
Ethel Beaty stood in front of her soon-to-be home Friday, Nov. 11 and wept tears of joy as she watched 65 or so volunteers hammer on shingles, cut boards, haul sand, paint walls and hang drywall.
W’burg town budget adopted with no tax increase
The Warrensburg Town Board voted Nov. 9 to adopt a 2012 budget that calls for no tax increase for local property owners.
Thurman scraps municipal trash collection, avoids tax increase
After 90 minutes of heated discussion Monday, Nov. 14, the Thurman Town Board adopted a 2012 budget that eliminated its treasured tradition of townwide, curbside trash collection.
Plants and believing everything you read
North Country Gardening
Every year, professional and hobby plant breeders are working on developing new varieties of plants for our gardens.
FEMA extends deadline for assistance to Dec. 15
At the request of New York state, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has extended the registration deadline for anyone who suffered damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee this summer.
Humidifiers help humans, houseplants
North Country Gardening
I will admit that I am one of those people who always try to postpone turning on the heat.
Water rates to increase for some residents in Moriah
Village decision impacts district 3
A group of Moriah water customers are in line for a price hike — and there’s nothing town officials can do about it.
Officials seek return of surveys
Information key to grant funding
Ticonderoga officials are pleading with residents to return surveys mailed to them two weeks ago.
Property maintenance issue discussed at council meeting
The town of Saranac could be on its way to court to prosecute a local landowner.
Think twice about clear-cutting
North Country Gardening
Now the nights are crisp and frosty, it is hard to resist the temptation to go out into the perennial garden and clear-cut all of this year’s growth down to the ground.
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