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Top Stories from NCPR

NCPR provides locally-produced news stories from around the Adirondack and North Country regions of New York State, as well as Western Vermont, and Ontario and Quebec in Canada. 010329

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Is subsidized child care coming to the North Country?

Is subsidized child care coming to the North Country?

(Mar 18, 2021)

18 Mar 2021

5mins

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The science behind maple syrup

The science behind maple syrup

(Mar 18, 2021) You can get the sugar out of a lot of trees, but there's something special about the sugar maple. Its tru... Read more

18 Mar 2021

5mins

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How the new 2021 'child tax credit' works, and what it means for North Country families

How the new 2021 'child tax credit' works, and what it means for North Country families

(Mar 11, 2021)

11 Mar 2021

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Glitches? Could be gremlins, could be cosmic rays

Glitches? Could be gremlins, could be cosmic rays

(Mar 4, 2021) Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager discuss cosmic rays. While many people may think cosmic rays only affect ... Read more

4 Mar 2021

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Animals that make their living outside the box

Animals that make their living outside the box

(Feb 11, 2021) In general, plants make food from sunlight, and animals fuel themselves by "burning" oxygen. But some ani... Read more

11 Feb 2021

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North Country at Work: digging out trains during the great snowstorm of 1912

North Country at Work: digging out trains during the great snowstorm of 1912

(Feb 2, 2021) On February 21, 1912, disaster struck in the form of a train collision on the New York Central Railroad li... Read more

2 Feb 2021

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NYS Offices for the Aging setting up vaccine appointments for the elderly

NYS Offices for the Aging setting up vaccine appointments for the elderly

(Feb 1, 2021) The COVID-19 vaccine continues to be distributed to the 7 million New Yorkers in groups 1A and 1B. They in... Read more

1 Feb 2021

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How you and me and flowers and bees get charged up (with static electricity)

How you and me and flowers and bees get charged up (with static electricity)

(Jan 28, 2021) It's the reason opposites attract and doorknobs shock, why lightning strikes, and the way bumblebees find... Read more

28 Jan 2021

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Bonfires and social skis: Hanging with friends during the COVID-19 winter

Bonfires and social skis: Hanging with friends during the COVID-19 winter

(Jan 26, 2021) The way we socialize and see friends during the COVID-19 pandemic has changed drastically. To prevent the... Read more

26 Jan 2021

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What is a flame?

What is a flame?

(Jan 21, 2021) What is a flame? Why is it shaped like that? How does it keep going? Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager ans... Read more

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