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No Border Fees Amendment Gets Unanimous Approval in Committee
The House Appropriations Committee today unanimously passed an amendment introduced by Congressman Bill Owens that would halt the proposed study of a “border fee.” Owens introduced the amendment as part of the mark-up for the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill.
History Matters – Quilting in the Adirondacks
Historic Saranac Lake announced that the last of its four “History Matters” discussions in May will feature the topic of quilting in the Adirondacks. The talk is hosted in conjunction with the Lake Placid North Elba Historical Society. Hallie E.
Tupper Residents Reject Proposed School Budget
685 voted against the budget, 512 voted in favor of the budget which means the school board will have to go back to the drawing board.
Tufano Misses Lake Placid Board by 13 votes
Rick Preston received 333 votes total, And interestingly He’ll be taking over immediately for John Hopkinson who received the second highest total with 295 votes.
K&J Archive
The K&J Show – airs at 8:10am during The Morning News and again at 3:08pm during the “Three O-Clock News” on WNBZ.
K&J – Comprehensive Planning in Saranac Lake
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A public hearing is scheduled for 5:30pm Tuesday, May 28th in the Saranac Lake village offices. Community Development Director Jeremy Evans will present the final draft of the proposed comprehensive plan to the community, and then to the village board for their approval.
K&J – Investigating UPK – Outsourcing Pre-School Education
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Saranac Lake’s school board is outsourcing pre-school education which leads us to ask how much will parents be able to save with children already at local agencies who offer the Universal Pre-K programs. The program is free for participants of the two and a half hours and yet calculating the savings appears more complicated than one might expect.
K&J – Interviews Hannah Hanford, Adirondack Health Foundation Executive Director
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High Peaks Ford and Egglefield Ford are donating $20 per test drive on Tuesday (May 22nd) to the Adirondack Health Foundation. The event will run outside the main hospital entrance from 10am until 8pm.
K&J – Interviews John Hopkinson – Lake Placid School Board Candidate Series
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We’ll speak with Lake Placid School Board Candidate John Hopkinson about his feelings on standardized testing, BOCES, technology and more…
K&J – Volunteer Week in Lake Placid
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National Volunteer Week in Lake Placid concludes on Saturday at 3pm with a tree planting and a 4pm reception at the LPCA. We Speak with ROOST Director James McKenna about Volunteerism, Iron Man, The Adirondack Challenge, and Lake Placid’s relationship with Governor Cuomo.
K&J – Interviews Rick Preston – Lake Placid School Board Candidate Series
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Our Series of interviews with Lake Placid School Board Candidates begins with Rick Preston.
K&J – “History Matters” A Panel Discussion on Hunting in the Adirondacks
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Bob Brown moderates a panel including Joe Hacket, Jack Fogarty and Billy Allen discussing traditions, hunting camps and the changing times.
K&J – Interviews Historic Saranac Lake Executive Director Amy Catania
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We’re speaking with Amy about The Historic Saranac Lake WIKI, whose talking about our history, The Saranac Laboratory on Church Street, The “History Matters” lecture series and much more.
K&J – LPCSD Budget Hearing in Wilmington
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The “Bottom line” $17,265,000.. Administrators discuss property taxes of $14,201,000, and an estimated tax levy $6.78 per thousand.
K&J – Interviews Northern Lights Choir Director Helen Demong
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The Northern Lights Choir Premiers an original Oratorio – “Voices of Timbuctoo” Friday May 10th at St Bernards. We speak with Helen about the Choir and their Premier.
K&J revisits broadband with Clarkson Chief Information Officer Kevin Lynch
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Our conversation originally occurred just before the 2012 Forever Wired Conference. Our Focus; Broadband in the North Country.
K&J – Tupper Lake Events Coordinator Michelle Clement
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Warrior Run registration began Wednesday in Tupper Lake as part of Tupperpalooza in August. We’re speaking today with Event’s Coordinator Michelle Clement.
K&J – Interviews Tupper Lake Mayor Paul Maroun
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Tupper Lake’s Mayor Paul Maroun speaks with us about “Adirondack Days” in Albany, Tupper Lake’s Budget and the May 7th Emergency Services Building Referendum.
K&J – North Elba’s Highway Superintendent Larry Strait
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Route 73 lane restrictions begin Wednesday. A full closure May 12th & 13th plus Old Military Road and Spring cleaning in Lake Placid.
K&J – DAFFEST Derby and Blueberry Pies
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Spring is here and DAFFEST officially welcomes the blooms of the season in Saranac Lake.
K&J – May is Skate Park Month in Saranac Lake
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May is Skateboard Park Month in the Village of Saranac Lake – We speak with Peggy Wiltberger about the committee’s efforts and their plans for May.
K&J – Interviews Corey Hurwich – Adirondack Regional Airport
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Flight delays pile up across the country as thousands of air traffic controllers begin taking unpaid days off due to federal budget cuts. Today local insight from Adirondack Regional Airport Manager Corey Hurwich.
K&J – Earth Day
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Today (Monday 04/22) is Earth Day – Which gives us the opportunity to look back at a conference held in 2012 on Climate Change. Author Jerry Jenkins is the lead speaker at that conference.
K&J – Saranac Lake Parent Teacher Association / Race to Nowhere
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The Saranac Lake Parent Faculty Alliance screens a documentary “Race to Nowhere” at Petrova. We hear parents and teachers opinions on the state’s focus on standardized testing.
K&J – Interviews Village Manager John Sweeney and Treasurer Paul Ellis
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A 3.81% increase in Saranac Lake’s General Fund allocation. Overall $11.555 per $1,000 of assessed value for all residents. We talk risk and reward in many aspects of today’s K&J show.
K&J – Interviews Saranac Lake Free Library Director Peter Benson
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Peter Benson takes us on a tour of the Saranac Lake Free Library in honor of National Library Week.
K&J – A Preview of our Tour at the Saranac Lake Free Library
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Library Director Peter Bendon says they host about 200 people daily. On Wednesday’s K&J show, we’ll tour the library. Listen to this preview of that tour.
K&J – Interviews Adirondack Health CEO Chandler Ralph and Dr John Broderick
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Adirondack Health President Chandler Ralph and Medical Director Dr John Broderick speak with us about a vision for Emergency Health Care in Lake Placid.
K&J – Interviews Gerald Goldman and Dan Bower
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We’re speaking with Saranac Lake Central School Superintendent Gerald Goldman and Assistant Superintendent and Business Manager Dan Bower about the 2013-2014 School Budget.
K&J – Interviews North Elba Councilman Jack Favro on Fire Safety
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Part Two: The death of 16 year old Paul Schlitt in a 1995 apartment fire. A Smoke Detector could have saved a life. Plus North Elba Councilman Jack Favro remembers the Lake Placid Club fires.
K&J – Interviews Tom Worthington on NY Fire and Safety Codes
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In Part one of a focus on fire codes, we speak mostly with Saranac Lake Code Enforcement Officer Tom Worthington about Fire and Safety Codes in New York State.
K&J – NCCC Inauguration of Dr Steven J Tyrell
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Join us for in depth coverage of the inauguration of Dr Steven J Tyrell as the sixth President of North Country Community College.
K&J – Interviews Tim Kremer, NYSSBA Executive Director
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Executive Director Tim Kremer speaks with us abhout the New York State School Board Association.
K&J – Interviews Senator Betty Little
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New York Senator Betty Little spends some time on the K&J show discussing the newly enacted State Budget.
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