Nutrition
SNAP can help eliminate food worries
Life brings extra challenges to people with a disability. Putting food on the table should not be one of them. more
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Cobb, seeking Congress seat, lives her values
PLATTSBURGH | More than any other issue, health care has animated the national and local political landscape during the midterm election cycle. more
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‘National Adult Day Services Week’ celebrated
PLATTSBURGH | Denise Aubin has spent her life serving her community in local hospitals, kitchens and libraries. more
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Grant means free breakfast and lunch at ELCS
ELIZABETHTOWN | School breakfast and lunch costs $0 this year at Elizabethtown-Lewis Central School. more
Getting a ‘Head Start’ on school readiness
ELIZABETHTOWN | New programs for children at Head Start and pre-Kindergarten are growing to reach the youngest of Essex County residents. more
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Local 4H Club members in Food Day
MIDDLEBURY | Forty-one Addison County 4-Hers participated in the Addison County 4-H Foods Day at Middlebury Union Middle School last month. more
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Building resilience in the Adirondack food supply
TUPPER LAKE | Access to local farm products, distribution and fair pricing are critical to maintaining Adirondack food supply lines. more
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Westport resident receives high honors for leading Healthy Schools Network
WESTPORT | Twenty-five years ago, the Parent and Teacher Organization (PTO) at Westport Central School resolved to foster a healthier, safer school environment, including ensuring schoolchildren access to healthy foods. more
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Grant helps local schools promote healthy living
TICONDEROGA | With the help of the Essex and Clinton County, several local schools are getting a boost when it comes to promoting healthy lifestyles. more
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Newcomb Central joins farm-to-school movement
NEWCOMB | David Hughes stood in the kitchen at Newcomb Central School, cutting pumpkins as light splashed through the windows on a brilliant autumn afternoon. more
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Saranac Lake health forum upcoming
SARANAC LAKE | Adirondack Health is sponsoring a new iteration of the Adirondack Health Symposium, this year titled “Healthy Everyday,” on Oct. 19. more
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‘Biggest Loser’ program returns to Plattsburgh
PLATTSBURGH | It’s time to dust off that treadmill. more
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Peru Central nets garden grant
PERU — Fresh veggies and herbs grown in-house are coming to Peru Central. more
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Dairy princess vies for upstate industry
ELLENBURG — Grace Harrigan talks upstate dairy industry, agricultural challenges more
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County OKs nutrition building design specs
ELIZABETHTOWN — Lawmakers have signed off on the design specs for the county’s new senior meal nutrition kitchen. more
Proposed nutrition building another example of wasteful spending
So once again, I see local officials in pursuit of more wasteful spending. more
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Start the new year with more food on your table!
BENNINGTON — BROC-Community Action in Southwestern Vermont offers information about the 3SquaresVT program and personalized application assistance. more
Costs for new county nutrition building seem excessive
Well hurrah! Here we go again. Where is a Trump-like person at our county level to challenge, “The structure clocks in at $1.2 million, not including equipment costs.” more
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County nets $110K for nutrition building
ELIZABETHTOWN — Location of replacement structure for nutrition kitchen remains undetermined, officials say more
Completing the Circle of Care for North Country children
LAKE PLACID —Educators, caregivers, community leaders, and other professionals involved in the lives of young children will convene Friday, May 13 and May 14, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, for the Adirondack Birth to Three Alliance (BT3) annual meeting. more
