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wamc.org > news > 2026-03-06 > state-senator-dan-stec-calls-for-changes-to-the-clcpa

State senator Dan Stec calls for changes to the CLCPA

3+ hour, 30+ min ago  (237+ words) State senator Dan Stec calls for changes to the CLCPA'WAMC State senator Dan Stec calls for changes to the CLCPA The North Country Chamber of Commerce held its annual Legislative Forum this morning. The primary discussion focused on utility costs…...

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wamc.org > news > 2026-03-05 > six-flags-sells-great-escape-other-parks

Six Flags announces sale of Great Escape

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (199+ words) Six Flags Entertainment Corporation announced Thursday the sale of seven amusement parks, including the Great Escape in Queensbury, New York. The company said in a press release the sale to EPR Properties in Kansas City, Missouri will close in the…...

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wamc.org > news > 2026-03-05 > six-flags-sells-great-escape-other-parks

Six Flags announces sale of Great Escape, 6 other parks

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (199+ words) Six Flags Entertainment Corporation announced Thursday the sale of seven amusement parks, including the Great Escape in Queensbury, New York. The company said in a press release the sale to EPR Properties in Kansas City, Missouri will close in the…...

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wamc.org > news > 2026-03-04 > saratoga-springs-city-council-votes-to-file-notice-of-appeal-in-indemnification-decision

Saratoga Springs City Council votes to file notice of appeal in indemnification decision

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (683+ words) The Saratoga Springs City Council voted'Tuesday'to file a notice of appeal that would allow them to contest a judge's'ruling that has to do with repaying a former council member's legal fees. Former Public Works Commissioner Jason Golub was charged with…...

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wamc.org > show > earth-wise > 2026-03-04 > wildfires-and-indoor-pollution

Wildfires and indoor pollution

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (321+ words) In January 2025, two large wildfires burned through large areas of greater Los Angeles damaging or destroying more than 18,000 buildings and directly causing the death of 31 people. A study by public health researchers attributed another 409 deaths to factors associated with the…...

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wamc.org > news > 2026-03-03 > sounding-the-alarm-locals-rally-in-holyoke-for-return-of-air-raid-sirens-sound

Sounding the Alarm: Locals rally in Holyoke for return of air-raid siren’s sound

3+ day, 34+ min ago  (598+ words) A'loud weekly tradition in Holyoke, Massachusetts recently went quiet, but instead of it being an end of an era, locals are filling the silence while calling for change at city hall. For about'half-an-hour'Friday, a muddy lot off Lyman Street was…...

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wamc.org > news > 2026-02-27 > local-activists-historians-and-filmmakers-unfurl-the-legacy-of-urban-renewal-in-saratoga-springs

Local activists, historians, and filmmakers unfurl the legacy of urban renewal in Saratoga Springs

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (452+ words) Saratoga Springs activists and organizations are hosting a fundraiser to help complete a years-long project documenting the impact of urban renewal in the city. Like in other communities across the country, between 1962 and 1986, the U.S. Federal Urban Renewal Program provided funding…...

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wamc.org > news > 2026-02-26 > state-crews-find-body-of-missing-adirondack-hiker

State crews find body of missing Adirondack hiker

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (133+ words) State crews find body of missing Adirondack hiker'WAMC State crews find body of missing Adirondack hiker New York State Police say they found the body of a hiker who went missing in the Adirondacks earlier this month. Theodore Troth, a…...

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wamc.org > news > 2026-02-24 > berkshire-lawmaker-calls-for-pittsfield-armored-vehicle-maker-to-forgo-future-ice-contracts

Berkshire lawmaker calls for Pittsfield armored vehicle maker to forgo future ICE contracts

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (752+ words) When ICE carried out President Donald Trump's hardline immigration agenda and detained around a dozen community members in Berkshire County last March, Democrat Tricia Farley-Bouvier didn't mince words. "You can't help but hear the echoes of the Holocaust in this…...

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wamc.org > commentary-opinion > 2026-02-18 > the-effort-to-impact-the-2026-election

The effort to impact the 2026 election

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (476+ words) Republicans have a lot to worry about in the upcoming 2026 election. Historically, the party that controls the White House takes an electoral pasting in the mid-terms. Given the current'razor-thin majority'that allows the Republicans to control the House, a November vote…...