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By Pat Bradley

Adirondack Mountains, NY – It's a popular stop along a well-used trail in the Adirondacks. Marcy Dam creates a picturesque pond with a beautiful vista of the Adirondack High Peaks. But the dam has sprung a leak and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation must now decide what to do about this and another earthen dam in the Adirondacks.
WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

By Pat Bradley

By John Krol

Pittsfield, MA – Federal money has been tapped for Pittsfield, Massachusetts to establish the Samuel Harrison House.

By John Krol

Boston, MA – Lawmakers on Beacon Hill are working on a plan to make the formula for education funding more fair for rural regional school districts -- which have been suffered significantly in recent years.

By Alan Chartock

Albany, NY – JOHN BARRETT, THE MAYOR OF NORTH ADAMS, MASSACHUSETTS, IS BACK IN THE COMMUNITY CORNER TO TALK WITH ALAN ABOUT EMINENT DOMAIN AND PROPERTY CONDEMNATION.

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By John Krol

Salisbury, CT – The Upper Housatonic River Valley is one step closer to being designated as a national heritage area, which would mean an influx of 10 million federal dollars for the initiative.

By Allison Dunne

Kingston, NY – New York State legislators from the Hudson Valley say they were surprised by the timing of Governor Pataki's announcement that he would not seek a fourth term. And one of the region's Republican lawmakers is not yet saying whether he has set his sights on a higher office. WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Allison Dunne has more.

By Pat Bradley

Plattsburgh, NY – New York's North Country joins in reaction to Governor Pataki's announcement that he will not run for a fourth term. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

By Pat Bradley

Montpelier, VT – The Vermont Department of Tourism plans to launch a new internet tourism strategy targeting some of the Northeast's largest markets. They are also in the midst of a second tourism promotion campaign that's garnering some attention. That's because the state of Vermont decided to market to a completely new audience - Vermonters.
WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

By The Associated Press