A new novel by SUNY Potsdam English professor, Rick Henry, is set in central New York State in the mid-nineteenth century. The novel is written entirely in letters between James, a doctor, and his wife, Sadie.
When you think of loggers, you probably think of brawny men hacking down trees with an axe and crying "timber!" But today, logging is a highly skilled profession requiring huge machines and technical know-how. And one of the industry's main problems is its workforce: Loggers are getting older.
One of the most notorious murderers in recent Adirondack history has died while in state prison in Dutchess County. Jeffrey Glanda, age 69, was pronounced dead Wednesday morning at Green Haven Correctional Facility.
Cohesion, adhesion, magnetism: there are a lot of different ways that a lot of different things can stick together. Martha Foley and Curt Stager pry loose some of the secrets of stickiness.
It was an emotional day Wednesday as hundreds of childhood sexual abuse survivors filed lawsuits in New York courts on the first day of a one-year window of opportunity for victims to seek civil action against their abusers.
The Essex County Fair kicked off on Tuesday. The annual event brings hundreds of visitors to the small Champlain Valley community of Westport each summer, but there’s controversy this year around one of the fair’s newest attractions - a live tiger show.
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