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Colton-Pierrepont and Parishville-Hopkinton schools are studying a possible merger as both districts face financial challenges. Consultants could recommend combining districts, sharing services or making no changes. Any merger would need voter approval. Residents can weigh in at a community forum November 17 at seven p.m. at Parishville-Hopkinton.

Vermont State Police have identified the boater recovered Tuesday from Lake Champlain as 48 year old Douglas Brooks of Burlington. Police say he fell into the water Saturday while fishing with a friend near Ferrisburgh. Investigators believe Brooks was wearing waders but no life jacket. New York divers assisted in the recovery.

New York is investing nearly five million dollars in road repairs in Clinton and Essex counties next year. Projects include Interstate 87 in Plattsburgh, Route 22 in Ticonderoga and Route 9 in Lewis. State transportation officials say crews will begin rebuilding the roads in the spring.

Loon Lake landowners are suing the town of Franklin over its one-year building moratorium. The companies claim the construction freeze targets their proposed 52-lot subdivision and beach. Town Supervisor Dorothy Brown says the pause addresses new floodplain maps and gives the town time to develop a comprehensive plan.

A 41 year old Plattsburgh man remained hospitalized Wednesday after a rollover crash in Chazy last Friday. Clinton County sheriff’s deputies say he swerved to avoid a deer on Route 22 around two in the morning. His vehicle overturned, and he was taken to Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital.

Hosted by SUNY Plattsburgh lecturer Wanda Jean Carroll and produced by Plattsburgh broadcaster Woodhouse, the internationally recognized podcast earns two prestigious honors celebrating personal growth, resilience, accountability and meaningful change.

Transformative Paths arrives on 106.3 NBZ-FM with real conversations about real life—stress, relationships, choices, and change. Hosted by Wanda J. Carroll, this weekly program blends expert insight with lived experience, delivering practical takeaways listeners can use right away. It’s a fresh, accessible voice for personal growth in the North Country—meeting you where you are, and helping you move forward.

"The Oldies Show with Jerry Crouth" airs every Sunday Morning at 6:00 AM, just before "Worship with Pastor Ric."

While it's been said that imitation is the best form of flattery, stealing intellectual property is quite another thing altogether.  

In this week’s edition of 802 News, Mark Johnson spoke with Traverse about how his approach would differ from Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak.

The ECHO Leahy Center and a local emergency vet performed their first-ever ultrasound on a sturgeon.

Parts of southern Vermont saw their first snowflakes of the season Thursday.

Vermont Pub & Brewery is asking people to stop stealing items from the soon-to-close downtown Burlington restaurant.

New federal funding aims to bolster rural health care, but questions remain about whether it will offset the impact of Medicaid cuts.