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By Pat Bradley

New York City, NY – A new generation of young Jewish-Americans is looking for products, activities and organizations that reflect their cultural tastes while embracing pop culture. That growing trend is bringing Jewish-themed products to Jewish youth, by young Jewish entrepreneurs. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

By Pat Bradley

Hopkinton, NY – In April 2004, New York Governor George Pataki and International Paper announced an agreement that would allow public use of 257-thousand acres of Adirondack forest land thru conservation easements. But the deal has been stalled by four Adirondack towns over the issue of snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles and a bridge that would link the trails.
WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

By Pat Bradley

Burlington, VT – It took roughly ten hours of deliberations over two days for a Vermont jury to recommend that Donald Fell should be put to death for kidnaping and killing Vermonter Terry King in New York State five years ago. The sentence was handed down just before noon Thursday in Vermont's first capital punishment trial in nearly a half-century.
WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

By Arielle Trimm

South Glens Falls, NY – The village of South Glens Falls has launched an initiative that applies GPS technology to their school buses. More from WAMC's Capital District Bureau Chief, Arielle Trimm

By John Krol

Holyoke, MA – A corporation that owns several shopping malls throughout the region this weekend will implement a new escort policy for teen-agers at a mall in Albany this weekend.

By Pat Bradley

Plattsburgh, NY – Plattsburgh officials have named the company that will operate the hotel and conference center that is the focus of the city's major Lake Champlain waterfront development project. The announcement moves the multi-million dollar re-development closer to a planned fall groundbreaking.
WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

By John Krol

Pittsfield, MA – A prestigious Architectual organization has chosen two cities in Western Massachusetts to develop long-term smart-growth strategies.

By Pat Bradley

Plattsburgh, NY – Several months ago, the Department of Homeland Security announced plans that would require anyone crossing the U-S border to have a passport or secure document. But business, tourism and trade officials along the U-S/Canadian border raised concerns about the potential impact of such a plan. This week, New York Senator Charles Schumer introduced federal legislation that would mandate more affordable and accessible requirements.
WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.

By Arielle Trimm

Albany, NY – Scrambling for change to pay the downtown Albany parking meters could now be a thing of the past. The Albany Parking Authority has introduced a new device that will allow motorists to pay the meters without cash. More from our Capital District Bureau Chief, Arielle Trimm

By Pat Bradley

Milton, VT – Husky Injection Molding Systems Limited will close the smaller of two plants that it operates in Milton, Vermont. Sixty-nine jobs will be cut or moved to Canada, where the company is based.
WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.