Over the last two years, the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) has provided technical assistance for 70 projects aimed at improving safety and comfort, increasing affordability and building markets and economic stability. The regional economic development nonprofit has helped North...
The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) Board of Directors has named the nonpofit's next executive director. Emily Nobel Maxwell of Jay will begin on Thursday, Oct. 15. She succeeds Elizabeth Cooper, who led ANCA for five years and left the...
by David Escobar North Country Immigrant Allies will receive more than $32,000 to expand programs that help immigrant families prepare for possible immigration detention and address language barriers. The funding from the Adirondack Diversity Initiative (ADI), a project of the Adirondack North Country...
by T.J. Brearton For Lissa Goldstein, June is the best month of the year. “June is like – most things are in, they’re looking good, it’s under control, things are starting to come into fruition,” she said. “But there’s not a...
New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball today announced that $750,000 has been awarded to 10 organizations across the state through the Farmers’ Market Resiliency Grant Program. The grant will help farmers’ markets make infrastructure improvements, update processing systems,...
by David Escobar The early morning walk around John Brown Farm in the Adirondacks began with silence. As a faint call drifted from high in the trees, about a dozen people tilted their heads upward, scanning the bright green canopy...
by David Escobar After the murder of George Floyd, a Black man, by a white police officer in 2020, New York became one of several states to pass legislation aimed at reforming local police. Then-governor Andrew Cuomo issued Executive Order 203, requiring local...
by Zachary Matson Sara Burke was a vegetarian before she was a beef farmer. She and her husband Dan Burke, who together run Atlas Hoofed It Farm on state Route 3 in Vermontville, also never expected to buy a decommissioned missile...
TUPPER LAKE — Bird enthusiasts from across the state are invited to gather in the Adirondacks for a special celebration of birds and the diverse birding community that admire them. In commemoration of National Black Birders Week, the Adirondack Diversity...
Gardening is ongoing. A process. Not to get too kooky about it, but I think it’s a practice, like meditation. by T.J. Brearton A couple of years ago, I built my “east garden.” It sounds a lot fancier than it is....
POTSDAM— A local effort to reduce food waste has received nearly $100,000 to expand compost efforts and awareness in St. Lawrence County. Clarkson University and Compost for Good, a program of the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA), have been awarded...
LAKE PLACID — The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) will host leaders, innovators and community advocates to explore climate and energy solutions that reflect and strengthen community values at the nonprofit’s annual 2026 Climate & Energy Conference. The two-day event...
SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack North Country Association Board of Directors has announced the addition of the newest member to the regional nonprofit’s leadership team. John Walker, owner of a New York City-based marketing firm, will bring extensive marketing and...
Real Food Hub retail store, processing kitchen expands local access to North Country farms WINTHROP | In our rural region of northern New York, where access to local food is often limited by remoteness, transportation costs, a short growing season,...
SARANAC LAKE — Four years after establishing its regional Community Policing Initiative, the Adirondack Diversity Initiative invites North Country community members to its first public community policing forum. The forum will provide information and insights about the innovative training program...
by Mike Lynch The Adirondacks may be a natural draw for environmentally conscious travelers, but gaps in electric vehicle charging infrastructure are holding the region back from a growing market. Availability and reliability of chargers are issues that need to be addressed to...
JOHNSBURG | The Glenn and Carol Pearsall Adirondack Foundation is a private foundation established in 2000, “dedicated to improving the quality of life for year-round residents of the Adirondack Park.” Since its inception, the foundation has funded nearly 700 not-for-profit...
by David Escobar (Report For America corps reporter) The morning of June 29, 2022, two Saranac Lake police officers pulled their vehicle into a Stewart’s Shops parking lot. The call turned out to be fatal. The suspect, 33-year-old Saranac Lake resident Joshua...
North Country organizations strategize to strengthen North Country food system by Grace McIntyre LAKE PLACID — The doors to the meeting room at Heaven Hill Farm were cracked open, and the breeze and sunshine beckoned people outside. Representatives from a...
TUPPER LAKE — Electric vehicle (EV) and clean energy enthusiasts are invited to the Watts & Wheels, a free community event set for Saturday, Sept. 27 at The Wild Center. Third Act Upstate NY, The Wild Center and the North...
