New York News

By Pat Bradley

Lake Placid, NY – The Adirondack-based Totem Peoples Preservation Project has been working with the peoples of the Burat-Mongolian region of Eastern Siberia for over ten years to help preserve their heritage and bring their unique arts to western awareness.
An ensemble of musicians and throat singers are in the Adirondacks to participate in a cultural exchange and perform their music. Throat singing is a vocal art that allows a singer to simultaneously sing up to 4 vocal tones. More from Pat Bradley.

By Allison Dunne

Albany, NY – New York Senator Hilary Rodham Clinton is calling on the Bush Administration to restore cuts to federal housing assistance programs. Senator Clinton say several thousand New York low-income families would be affected. More from WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Allison Dunne.

By Kelly Wilkinson

Boston, MA – Massachusetts officials released a disappointing report on job loss on Friday. And this morning, Governor Mitt Romney released a plan to try and keep more jobs from leaving the state. But in the face of bad economy news, some experts are finding the bright spots. More from WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief Kelly Wilkinson.

By Pat Bradley

Montpelier, VT – Members of the Vermont House are starting work a day early this week so they can begin discussing the state budget for the 2005 fiscal year. North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley filed this report.

By Kelly Wilkinson

Boston, MA – An Associated Press survey recently showed almost one-third of Americans say paying for prescription drugs is a problem in their families. A bill in Massachusetts would create a new state office to provide people with information on buying cheaper drugs in Canada. Berkshire Bureau Chief Kelly Wilkinson filed this report.

By Allison Dunne

Fleischmanns, NY – There is a bed and breakfast in New York's eastern Delaware County that is going to the dogs this weekend, and the surrounding Belleayre region may eke out a few tourist dollars as a result. WAMC's Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Allison Dunne has the scoop on a canine adventure group whose destination is the Catskills.

By Brian Shields

Albany, NY – Love Canal, a working class neighborhood in Niagara Falls, NY., became the first site to be placed on the federal government's Superfund Cleanup list 25 years ago. This week the Environmental
Protection Agency recommended removing Love Canal from the Superfund saying the cleanup at one of the more notorious
hazardous waste site in the U.S. has been completed. WAMC's Brian Shields reports.

By Pat Bradley

Plattsburgh, NY – Are you hoping the weather warms up soon so you can break out the barbecue grill? Saturday is the first day of spring... and it's also Great American Meat-Out Day. Patterned after the Great American Smoke-out, its purpose is to promote a vegetarian diet and lifestyle. More from North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley.

By Pat Bradley

Montpelier, VT – The group Judicial Watch last year sued to gain access to Howard Dean's sealed gubernatorial records. Last month, a judge told the state of Vermont to index the thousands of documents. The judge also said the state can charge for staff time to do it. Vermont officials want to bill Judicial Watch in advance, but the Washington D.C. based group calls the amount that's been calculated "preposterous". More from North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley.

By Kelly Wilkinson

Boston, MA – The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is undertaking a new project that focuses on Berkshire County. Health officials will be looking at data to see if there's any connection between PCB pollutants and developmental problems in children. As Kelly Wilkinson reports, it's one of the first study of its kind.