Cara Chapman
Plattsburgh and Champlain Valley Reporter at North Country Public Radio (NCPR)
Champlain Valley reporter @ncpr | previously @pressrepublican | Mom to 🐱🐈⬛🐶 | Story tips: [email protected]
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4 days ago |
northcountrypublicradio.org | Cara Chapman
A band from Saranac Lake recently won a March-Madness-style tournament for local bands. Darkside Skinny Dippers beat out 31 others to win the competition put on by New York State Music, an independent music and arts journalism outlet. The band, also known as DSkinnyD, joins other North Country bands like Lucid of Plattsburgh and Seize Atlantis of Glens Falls who’ve also taken home the title. Their next show is scheduled for May 17th at the Red Shed Ale House in Cherry Valley.
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6 days ago |
northcountrypublicradio.org | Cara Chapman
A new exhibition in Plattsburgh spotlights women artists. “The World Is Her Canvas” opens today at the Strand Center for the Arts with an opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. It features the work of eight women from around the region: Michelle Vara, Sarah Ashe, Alise Babbie, Zoe Bedell, Kt Falzetta (Dear Simon Photography), Valerie Hird, Susan Hoffer and Eve Petrashune.
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1 week ago |
northcountrypublicradio.org | Cara Chapman
Clinton Community College's move to SUNY Plattsburgh's campus was formalized with the signing of an agreement Tuesday. CCC Administrator in Charge Ken Knelly said it's a game-changer. "It’s not an overstatement to say that, collectively, the people in this room have saved a college," he said. Enrollment and accreditation challengesBefore the plans were first announced early last year, CCC was in rough shape.
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1 week ago |
northcountrypublicradio.org | Cara Chapman
Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., waves to supporters at CPAC in Feb. 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File) Apr 16, 2025 — North Country Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is seriously considering a run for governor next year, multiple outlets report. A source told NBC News that Stefanik received encouragement from New York Republicans, members of the Trump world, and GOP donors.
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1 week ago |
northcountrypublicradio.org | Cara Chapman
Earlier this year, correction officers around New York went on a wildcat strike to demand safer working conditions. The state fired 2,000 who didn’t return to work after multiple rounds of negotiations with their union. Two of the North Country’s state lawmakers are sponsoring a bill that would allow them to be reinstated.
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RT @ncpr: Discussions are underway to pull Rep. Elise Stefanik's nomination to become U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. https://t.co/r…
RT @davidncpr: The state prison crisis continues to unfold on many fronts. Reporting from @EmilyRussellADK and I on unrest in Ogdensburg an…
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