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Keeping U.S. History in High School Graduation Requirements
Now is the time for people interested in the teaching of American history in New York’s schools to let their…
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New York State Forest Ranger Statistics
In 2024, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers conducted 362 search and rescue missions, extinguished 122…
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The Great Haverstraw Landslide of 1906
On January 8th, 1906, a catastrophic landslide destroyed a large portion of Haverstraw in Rockland County, NY, and took the…
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Robert Land: Magistrate, Loyalist and Spy
In October of 1805, Robert Land, who was then 66 years old, penned his last will and testament, dividing up…
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Environmental History of the American Revolution
The Massachusetts Historical Society (MHS) has premiered a new podcast, Historians & Their Histories. The first episode features Blake McGready,…
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Loons Rescued at Paradox Lake in the Adirondacks
The Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation (ACLC) successfully rescued three iced-in loons on Paradox Lake on December 24th and 26th,…
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Jolicoeur’s Journey: An 18th Century Winter Adventure
Jolicoeur Charles Bonin was part of a 500-man detachment that left Quebec on January 15, 1754 and arrived at Fort…
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Betsy Folwell, Adirondack Communitarian & Storyteller, Dies at 71
Elizabeth “Betsy” Folwell, an Adirondack essayist and conservationist has died at the age of 71 of cancer, according to news…
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Manhattan’s Congestion Pricing Now in Effect
Starting on January 5, 2025, vehicles entering Manhattan‘s Congestion Relief Zone (CRZ), will be charged a toll in an effort…
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Clinton County’s 19th Century Potato Starch Industry
In the 1870s, the starch mill owned by Nicholas Bullis in the hamlet of Suckertown on the Little Chazy River…
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