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Tag: Plattsburgh NY
Re-evaluating the Champlain Monument
A handful of community members, historians, and Native Americans from the region have teamed up to create an interpretive panel to place near the Samuel De Champlain statue that has sat on the shore of the lake that bears his name, in the City of Plattsburgh, since 1912. The panel will point out what the…
Champlain Statue | Bonus Interview
Watch our extended interview with Champlain Monument Working Group members Pastor Greg Huth and Penelope Clute on the one aspect of the monument that the sculptor portrayed quite accurately. They also talk about Champlain’s extraordinary accomplishments as an explorer and cartographer: Another Champlain statue has also stirred debate and controversy over the portrayal of indigenous…
What The Heck Is That? – Merkel’s
When walking down Margaret Street in downtown Plattsbugh ever notice the name “Merkel’s” laid in concrete in the sidewalk? Well, if you didn’t know, here is the history behind why that name adorns the sidewalk in our latest… “What the Heck Is That?” Editing and Videography by Eli Moore
New Addiction Recovery Center Opens in Plattsburgh
A new drug and alcohol addiction recovery center has opened in old Clinton Community College dormitories and dining hall on the former Plattsburgh Air Force Base, to help addicts get their lives back on track. The MHAB project, founded by businessman Michael Carpenter, and Champlain Valley Family Center’s All Ways To Recovery Community Center are…
New Addiction Recovery Center | Bonus Clip
In our expanded interview, we discuss how more employers are hiring recovering addicts. Watch our Special MLJ Opioid Crisis from October 2018:
Battlefield Memorial Secures Funding
The Town of Plattsburgh and the Clinton County American Legion gathered recently along the Lake Champlain waterfront to announce they will be receiving 250-thousand dollars from the state of New York,with the help of North Country Assemblyman Billy Jones, to begin work on phase one of the Battlefield Memorial Gateway Park, a new park along…
Plattsburgh Half Marathon
The half-marathon that has become a signature event in Plattsburgh, marks a milestone. The race being held this coming Sunday will be the 10th annual half-marathon d relay race. We’ll talk with the organizers, and co-founders of the race, Stephanie Desautels and Jen Boyer, about the awareness, and the hundreds-of-thousands of dollars it has raised…
Town Supervisor Michael Cashman discusses new developments in the Town of Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh Town Supervisor Michael Cashman joins us to talk about Kohl’s Department Store moving into Champlain Centre Mall, construction moving ahead on a new factory for Norsk Titanium that the Town hopes will become a tech park, and plans in the works for a Battlefield Gateway Memorial on the Lake Champlain waterfront to honor veterans…
Michael Cashman Interview Bonus Clip
Town Supervisor Michael Cashman discusses additional topics not covered in our main interview, including changes to the New York State budget, tourism, and health care.
The State of Plattsburgh, NY
This week we sit down with Mayor Colin Read to discuss the state of Plattsburgh, NY and on going efforts to improve the city.