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Enjoy Seasonal Fun at Kids Craft & Pajama Party in the Champlain Center Mall
Check out the Kids Craft and Pajama Party on December 17th, from 1-3 PM, at the Champlain Center Mall in Plattsburgh, NY. Plattsburgh Sunrise Rotary is hosting a fun afternoon of crafting, snacks, and a story time reading. Come in your coziest pajamas – it’s all FREE! Donations support the United Way of the Adirondack…
Catch “Comedy for a Cause” With Completely Stranded
Enjoy sidesplitting family-fun on the farm at the Miner Institute on July 15th at 7pm! Watch Plattsburgh’s own Completely Stranded improv comedy troupe perform and help raise money to support Childhood Mental Health and Wellness programs. The show is outside, on the lawn by the Miner Institute farm office, located at 1034 Miner Farm Road…
John Bernardi | North Country Vaccination Network | MLJ Interview
As part of the statewide vaccine rollout, every region of New York has a “vaccine network” that’s overseeing the distribution of the vaccine. In the North Country that regional vaccine network is based at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh. And one of the components of that network is the Health Equity Task Force. John…
Community Leaders Discuss Impact of New Federal Funding for Opioid Crisis
We talk with two community leaders with the SPARCC coalition who are on the front lines of the opioid crisis in the North Country, Connie Wille with Champlain Valley Family Center and John Bernardi with the United Way of Adirondack Region. They talk about newly expanded treatment options in the North Country, including a new…
The Challenge of Poverty Across the Nation and In Our Region
As we join together across the nation to eat and be thankful with our families, our thoughts turn to those who may be going with less or little on their table, not just on Thanksgiving but everyday of the year. We highlight some programming that turns the focus on those across the nation and in…
Chasing the Dream – Rural Poverty in the North Country (FULL BROADCAST)
Northern New York is inching dangerously close to having 50% of its families struggling to afford their basic needs. They are friends, neighbors, and co-workers who have jobs, but are still having a tough time getting by. Hardworking families are having to choose between paying for food or rent, child care or keeping their car…