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Plattsburgh International Airport Port of Entry
Plattsburgh International Airport is one step closer to being designated a port of entry. North Country Congresswoman Elise Stefanik says the House passed the bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Bill. It includes a provision changing the status of the Plattsburgh airport to allow for more federal funding. Right now, taxpayers foot the bill to pay…
Gillibrand Tours Beta
New York Senator Gillibrand and Mitch Landrieu, the Biden Administration’s point man on Infrastructure came to Plattsburgh this past week to tour BETA Technologies test facility at Plattsburgh International Airport touting green technology and the development of electric aircraft. White House Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu says to help address climate change President Biden wants to…
2023 Battle of Plattsburgh Commemoration Press Conference
1814 Commemoration Inc held a Press Conference to announce this year’s 25th anniversary schedule and 2023 Battle of Plattsburgh Poster Contest winners. Students in 5th grade in Clinton or Essex counties were asked to design a poster depicting their vision of historic events that occurred during the Battle of Plattsburgh. The posters were judged by…
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand visits Akwesasne to unveil a Master Plan on Aging
It was a historic day in Akwesasne as U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand paid a visit to the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Senior Center to unveil her Master Plan on Aging. As a member of the special committee on Aging, Senator Gillibrand outlined a five-point plan to address the challenges faced by the rapidly aging population…
Women in Politics Panel: Serving the Community
In a recent forum on women in local politics at Clinton Community College, Clinton County legislator Patty Waldron, Plattsburgh Town councilor Barbara Hebert, and retired County legislator Sarah Rowden discussed how at the local level, politicians are able to set aside partisan politics and focus on serving their communities. They also talk about the importance…
Professor discusses new immigration deal between US and Canada
Political science professor Frederick Gonyo discusses the recent immigration deal between the US and Canada and how politics played a crucial role in its formation. Gonyo explains that negotiations for the deal likely wouldn’t have happened under the Trump administration due to Trump’s contentious relationship with Prime Minister Trudeau and his focus on attacking Canada’s…
Assemblyman Jones discusses changes at the unofficial border crossing at Roxham Road
During President Biden’s visit to Ottawa this past week, the U.S. and Canada reached a deal on a new immigration policy closing a loophole that has allowed tens of thousands of asylum seekers to enter Quebec through an unofficial border crossing at the end of Roxham Road in Champlain, New York. Asylum seekers who now…
Chancellor John King tours SUNY Plattsburgh nursing skills lab
SUNY Chancellor John King came to the North Country this past week to SUNY Plattsburgh where he toured the campus and met with administrators, professors and students. He visited the college’s new nursing skills lab, which is a simulation center that teaches students practical skills on high-tech mannequins before they start working at a hospital…
Author Mark Manske and his pet owl celebrate his book release
A sure way to draw a crowd at the mall on a Saturday morning, just put a live owl outside the front door and watch the crowd grow. That’s what author Mark Manske did at Bookburgh Books, bringing along his pet owl Morley, a Eurasian Eagle Owl, to entertain the crowd and help celebrate the…
Symposium explores Rockwell Kent’s Alaskan adventure
Art and nature lovers have a very special opportunity to behold the majesty of Alaska this spring, through the eyes of 20th century artist Rockwell Kent. The painter, who spent much of his life at Asgaard, his farm in Au Sable Forks, New York, moved to a small island in Alaska in 1918. The artwork…
