The Senate’s version of the Farm Bill Slashes $4.1 Billion in Food Stamps For Veterans, Seniors, and Food Insecure Families.. Gillibrand is speaking out....
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Monthly Archives: October 2012
GAO Says States are Making it Harder to Vote!
New state laws that make it harder for millions of voters to cast ballots are detailed in a Government Accountability Office report released today. The comprehensive study was requested by Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.). Local senators are asking the non-partisan research arm of Congress...
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The Birthday Club – Ray Kroc (10/5/1902 – 1/14/1984)
In 1917, 15-year-old Ray Kroc lied about his age to join the Red Cross as an ambulance driver, but the war ended before his training finished. He then worked as a piano player, a paper cup salesman and a multi-mixer salesman. In 1954 he was surprised by a huge order for 8 multi-mixers from...
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Usula Wyatt Trudeau – Featured at Saranac Lake Artists Guild
Ursula Wyatt Trudeau ?A Little on the Wild Side? Ursula Wyatt Trudeau will be the featured artist for the month of October at the Adirondack Artists Guild. Her exhibit of acrylic paintings, ?A Little on the Wild Side,? will include landscapes,people, and some creatures. Montreal born and educated, Ursula Wyatt Trudeau studied art at...
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WNBZ adds Facebook Feature to Beta News Website
WNBZ announces the introduction of automatic posting to the “Talk of the Town” Facebook Wall… as a result of this testing, you may experience an increase in the number of posts on our facebook page – Generally, there are several per morning and a few additional posts and updates during the day.. Currently, this...
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Talk of the Town – October 4, 2012
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Help for the Baldwin House at St Luke’s
For years St Luke’s Church has been a landmark in the community, on the corner o f Main Street and Church Street.. Just before you head down the hill on Church Street towards the River.. The church’s membership has also been the caretaker of a building next to the church which is, in it’s...
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Democrats honoring Joe Pickreign
Harrietstown Democrats announce an event to Honor Long-Time Chairman Joe Pickreign.. The Town of Harrietstown Democratic Committee will honor recently retired Chairman, Joe Pickreign, during a “Tribute” event on Thursday, October 18th at Charlie’s Inn in Lake Clear. Pickreign served as Chair of the Town of Harrietstown Democratic organization for 13 years and was...
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Universal Pre-K in Saranac Lake
The Saranac Lake Central School Board Holds their regular meeting on Wednesday Night.. and they go into executive session.. Ok that’s not overly controversial because they do have to do the work of hiring and firing and working privately with employees issues in private, but when they again open the meeting back up to...
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What would you ask the Presidential Candidates
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – The second of three presidential debates will be held Oct. 16 at Hofstra University on Long Island. It will be “town meeting” style, and the participants will be undecided voters selected by the Gallup Organization. We asked a number of civic leaders, “If you could attend the debate, what would you...
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Prior Immunity to the Flu – Critical to Preventing Secondary Infections
Saranac Lake, N.Y.—October 3, 2012 New research from the Trudeau Institute demonstrates that prior immunity—the result of a previous influenza infection or vaccination against the virus—plays a critical role in preventing secondary bacterial infections. Bacterial infections are a common occurrence that can lead to a number of serious complications, including death. The findings of...
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Construction Schedule update for Village of Saranac Lake Projects:
Construction Schedule update for Village of Saranac Lake Projects: Week of October 3rd thru October 5th: Removal of Sidewalk and Curb on Lake Street from Petrova Avenue to Muffler Street. Continued installation of Curb and Sidewalk on Academy Street. Manhole and catch basin adjustment on Canaras Street, Park Avenue, Sheppard Avenue, Helen Street, and...
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Saranac Lake Trustee Presents Open Letter to Harrietstown Board
Saranac Lake Village Trustee Paul Van Cott recently delivered a letter to the Harrietstown Town Board regarding the possiblity of Annexing Trudeau Institute to the Village of Saranac Lake… We asked Paul to Join us for a conversation about the letter, and about the Local Development Corporation.. <<<< CLICK HERE TO LISTEN – K&J...
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ARTA lobbies North Country Regional Economic Development Council
The Adirondack Rails to Trails Advocates sent a letter to members of the North Country Regional Economic Development Council, with copies of the recent study by the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy on the economic implications of a recreational trail that would connect the Tri-Lakes area. The letter included a cover memo from Joe Mercurio, ARTA’s president,...
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Talk of the Town – October 3, 2012
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Emergency Funding for Essex County – Supervisors Release Bus to Keene
EssexCountyaccepts a two year grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.. The Community Health Grant will provide $127,000 forEssexCountyto address Health Disparities in the County.. The County’s Sheriff’s Department will also receive $22,250 as part of a separate resolution by theEssexCountyboard at a recent meeting where Supervisors accepted a 2012 State Homeland...
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Harrietstown Councilman responds to tax concerns
Harrietstown Councilman Bob Bevilacqua responds to concerns about property tax increases in the Town ofHarrietstown… Bevilacqua is a candidate for the Supervisor position in the Town ofHarrietstownand says he shares the concern about property tax increases. In a recent statement, Bevilacqua says the state mandated 2% tax cap is one important element in managing...
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Maple Funding for The Wild Center / Freight
Senators Charles Schumer, and Kirsten Gillibrand, Along with Congressman Owens Announce NBRC Funding for TheWildCenter-PaulSmithsCollegeMaple Project.. Senator Schumer says “The NBRC funding is a sweet success for the Northern New York Maple project..” and he says “The Wild Center, with partners at Paul Smiths College and Cornell, stands ready and able to unleash...
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What would you ask Romney? Obama?
Warming Up for Hofstra Debate This Month HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – The second of three presidential debates will be held Oct. 16 at Hofstra University on Long Island. It’ll be “town meeting” style, with participants selected by the Gallup organization from a pool of undecided voters. If you could attend the debate, a number of...
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Day and Daly earn 2012 U.S. National Skeleton Push Championship titles
- Veronica Day (Vienna, Va.) and John Daly (Smithtown, N.Y.) claimed their respective U.S. National Skeleton Push Championship titles in Lake Placid, N.Y. on Saturday to kick start the 2012-2013 competitive season. ”It’s always exciting watching the athletes measure themselves head to head in a fun competition,” saidU.S.skeleton head coach Tuffy Latour. “It gives...
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The Birthday Club – Emily Post
Emily Post – Born in Baltimore Maryland October 3rd, 1872 Famous for her books on etiquette. The Birthday Club airs on WNBZ every weekday at 7:25 am and again during the Three O’Clock News on WNBZ.
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Crossing the 48th Paralell
North Country Community College will sponsor a free wellness lecture on the Saranac Lake campus Wednesday, October 3 from 3-4:30pm in S-19 Petty Lecture Hall. Join internationally renowned author and wellness professional, Mr. German Schleinkofer of Bad Woerishofen, Southern, Germanyand his wife, Sissi, as they present, “Walking the 48th Parallel & Kneipp Hydrotherapy for Lifelong...
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Owens Announces Funding for Meat Plant / MILC Program for Framers expires
Owens Announces Funding for Meat Processor in Essex County Congressman Bill Owens announces funding from the office of Rural Development for The Adirondack Meat Company and approval of a guaranteed loan of $900,000 in support of its proposed meat processing facility. The funding will be used to construct a 7,500 square foot slaughterhouse inTiconderogaand...
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Those “Fracking” Environmentalists – DEC Stands Firm
Looking for Meaning in NY “Fracking” Restart NEW YORK – Advocates on all sides of the hydraulic fracturing debate in New York say that Governor Andrew Cuomo needs to be more specific about the Department of Environmental Conservation’s decision to restart regulatory rule-making for the controversial gas-drilling process. Katherine Nadaeau, water and natural resources...
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DiNapoli Proposes Early Warning Alarm for Local Government
New Report Finds Cities’ Financial Outlook Deteriorating; Contains Detailed Economic and Demographic Data for Cities With a growing number of local governments facing significant fiscal stress, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced plans today to implement an early warning monitoring system that would identify municipalities and school districts experiencing signs of budgetary strain so that corrective...
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Trudeau Institute Names New President
Research Organization names Dr. Ronald H. Goldfarb President, Director & CEO SARANAC LAKE, New York (October 1, 2012)—Benjamin Brewster, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Trudeau Institute, announced today the appointment of Dr. Ronald H. Goldfarb as the biomedical research organization’s sixth President, Director and CEO, effective October 1, 2012. Mr. Brewster...
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Obituary – Mary Martinetti
Mary Martinetti, age 96, of 272 Washington Street, Gloucester, died Thursday, September 27, 2012 at Golden Living Nursing Home, Gloucester, MA. Born in Bloomingdale, New York on March 12, 1916, she was the daughter of Antonio and Santa (Nasta) Alphonso. She married Odino Martinetti on December 20, 1935 in South Londonderry, Vermont. He predeceased...
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Local Veterans have a new Primary Care Physician
Community Based Veterans in the North Country, will be receiving a letter from Linda Weiss, Director of the Albany Stratton VA Medical Center announcing they’ve hired a New Primary Care Doctor, The Veteran’s Outpatient Clinics in Elizabethtown and Saranac Lake Will be increasing hours of operation to 5 days/week and announcing an increase in...
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Cuomo Fighting Long Term Unemployment
Governor Cuomo announces a new initiative to combat long-term unemployment in New York State over the weekend.. New Yorkwill distribute $6 million in federal grants to companies that hire long-term unemployed individuals, and they plan to deploy a mobile response team to assist individuals seeking work in high unemployment areas. New York’s Labor Commissioner...
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Friendship Volunteer Training Program in Saranac Lake
Lake Placid—Mercy Care for the Adirondacks is recruiting new volunteers and has scheduled a Friendship Volunteer Training Program in Saranac Lake on the mornings of October 3 and 10, 2012. (Both mornings are required to complete the training). New Volunteers will join Mercy Care’s 70+ Friendship Volunteers from Tupper Lake, Saranac Lake, and Lake...
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Saranac Lake’s Chamber Lays out Strategies
“The chamber is beginning to focus their efforts on member support services.” Craig Stevens is the Chamber’s President and he’s joined by Chamber Board member Nicole Brownell. She owns Gauthiers Hotel here inSaranacLake. The two are visiting with the Town of Harrietstown Town Board… Currently the Town of Harrietstown provides the Chamber with a...
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