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When did constant consumerism become a thing? Most finance watchdogs say the tradition really took off near the end of World War II, when the economy was thriving, and the market exploded with products Americans didn’t even know they wanted. And even in an economy rocked by a pandemic in 2020, according to NPR, buying is back on track to exceed 2020 levels this holiday season. The result of all that spending means consumption drives 70% of our country’s GDP, but it’s also driving very real environmental issues. Let’s break down what the env...
Daily Statistics Tuesday, December 14, 2021: New Positives: 53 Active Cases: 237 Community Active: 234 DOCCS Inmate Active: Bare Hill Correctional: 3 New Deaths: 0 New Recovered: 56 Individuals in Isolation/Quarantine: 639 Cumulative Totals: Cases: 6371, Confirmed Positive: 6228, Probable: 143, Deaths: 27, Recovered: 6107 Daily Statistics for Monday, December 13, 2021: New Positives: 19 Active Cases: 240 Community Active: 239 DOCCS Inmate Active: Bare Hill Correctional: 1 New Deaths: 0 New Recovered: 51 Individuals in Isolation/Quarantine: 658...
For Wednesday, December 15, 2021: Transmission Level: High New cases: 88 Total number of confirmed positives to-date: 16,415 Active cases: 768 Released from isolation: 15,496 Hospitalizations: 30 Deaths: 151 Total number of tests performed to date: 475,587 % of Fully vaccinated in St. Lawrence County: 57.4 % of St. Lawrence County positivity rate: 8.31 For Tuesday, December 14, 2021: Transmission Level: High New cases: 113 Total number of confirmed positives to-date: 16,327 Active cases: 779 Released from isolation: 15,398 Hospitalizations: 34...
AMS Students with Teacher Barry Montour and volunteer Rose King, donating food to the HAVFD Christmas Drive. Year unknown Do you have any old photos that you'd like to share with our readers in Blast from the Past? Bring them in! Our offices are located on Hilltop Drive in the Communications Building. Stop letting your photos gather dust in the basement and bring them in for us! All photos are returned to their owner....
St. Lawrence Health’s CEO says the current COVID-19 surge, where St. Lawrence County is regularly seeing over 100 new cases per day, is putting a greater strain on the local health care system. Health officials are also seeing younger hospitalized COVID-19 patients, driven by large numbers of unvaccinated people under the age of 55. “Never have we seen such a continuously high percentage of inpatient bed capacity filled by COVID-positive patients,” St. Lawrence Health CEO David Acker said in a recent emailed statement. St. Lawrence Healt...
By Emily Russell. NCPR Adirondack Reporter. More than 1.1 million people camped in the Adirondacks in 2021, a new record for the park. To manage and respond to more people coming to hike and camp in the Adirondacks in recent years, the NYSDEC created a new Adirondack Coordinator position. Josh Clague, who has been with the DEC for 14 years, says his new job will focus on recommendations laid out in the High Peaks Advisory Board’s report released earlier this year. JOSH CLAGUE: I think I’m envisioned as being a liaison between our lea...
Dr. Robert N. Wells Jr., Canton, NY, passed away peacefully on December 10, 2021. He was 88 years old. As the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe noted, "It is with a sad and heavy heart that the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe has lost a cherished friend of many years - Dr. Robert N. Wells Jr. of St. Lawrence University began his journey into the spirit world on December 10, 2021. Known by many Akwesasne residents since he joined St. Lawrence University in 1965, Dr. Wells was affectionately known for his work...
New jobs posted include: Food Services Supervisor Human Resources Generalist Human Resource Information Systems Administrator Prevention Service Supervisor Lands Officer Please visit www.akwesasne.ca/employment for full job listings....
# Of Positions: One (1) position Term: Open until filled Start Date: July 5, 2021 Deadline for application: June 25, 2021 The applicant must embody the principles of the Akwesasne Freedom School in their personal and professional life. “Through our language, the Ahkwesahsne Freedom School will support and encourage a process for each child to learn their role and responsibility as Rotinonhsonni through an understanding of the Ohenten Kariwatekwen as the core of their learning experience. The guiding principles of Skennen, Kasatstensera, K...
For more information please contact Human Resource Dept. by phone 518.358.6072x113 or by email [email protected] Or Apply online at twinleafstores.com...
RESPONSIBLE TO: Editor JOB DUTIES: 1. Photograph and report on community events and conduct interviews for Indian Time Newspaper. 2. Meet deadlines for Editor and Layout Artist. 3. Produce news articles and related materials using computer programs such as Word and email for submission and Editor’s approval. 4. Develop ideas for news stories and must be available for scheduled and unscheduled community events and activities. Willingness to keep a flexible schedule. QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Must enjoy meeting people and talking with people. 2. P...
TSI TETEWATATKENS St. Regis Mohawk Senior Center 518-358-2963 BIRTHDAYS: Dec. 17th-Inez N. Cook & Emily Bradshaw Dec. 18th-Marilyn Gale Dec. 19th-Greg Cole Dec. 20th-Debbie Cooke Dec. 21st-Ward Cook & Dawn Boice Dec. 22nd-Ernest Samphier Dec. 23rd-Debbie Thompson, Judith Vankennan, Judith Printup Dec. 24th-Minerva White Dec. 25th- Richard LaDue & Mabel White Dec. 26th- H. John Bero, Ellen K. Planty & Selena Smoke Dec. 27th-Katherine Foley Dec. 28th-Brenda LaFrance Dec. 29th-Gloria Lazore & Charlene Spieler Dec. 30th-Debbie Cree Dec. 31st-Gerald...
The Mohawk Council of Akwesasne’s Community Health Program is informing the community of the following COVID-19 vaccine clinics: December 15, 2021 (Pfizer, 1st & 2nd Doses) 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. @ Kanonhkwa’tsheri:io (by appointment) December 16, 2021 (5-11 year olds) 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. @ Kanonhkwatsheri:io (by appointment) December 20, 2021 (Third Dose Clinic) 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. @ St. Regis Rec. Center (walk-ins welcome) December 22, 2021 (Moderna, 1st & Second Doses) 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. (by appointment) To schedule an app...
Akwesasne Child & Family Services, QuestPTS Strength Training & Massage Therapy and Lucy Hill Fitness have teamed together to offer a free youth fitness camp for Indigenous youth! The camp is open to youth ages 13-18 and will be held from December 22, 2021 - January 5, 2022. Each session will be structured to improve strength, conditioning, body awareness, mobility and enhanced well-being and a variety of fun activities. Nutritional and healthy lifestyle elements will also be included. Proof of vaccination will be mandatory to enter QuestPTS...
Akwesasne Trading Post 8 State Route 37, Akwesasne 16 Vendors December 18 9am to 2pm...
Weekend masses at the St. Regis Mission Church are now expanded to a MAXIMUM OF 100 PERSONS. ALL CURRENT COVID-19 MANDATORY RESTRICTIONS APPLY WHICH INCLUDE: SOCIAL DISTANCING, SIGN IN, WEARING MASKS AT ALL TIMES, COVID SCREENING AND TEMPERATURE CHECKS AS PER MCA-EOC GUIDANCE. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2021 12:10 PM Offered for: Gloria Cook (David) Birthday Memorial Mass by the St. Regis family FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2021 12:10 pm Offered for: Margaret L. Buckshot, 4-Year Memorial Anniversary by the St. Regis family SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2021 4:00...
Bring your Christmas tree to the Franklin County Soil & Water Conservation District at 151 Finney Blvd. in Malone. December 27 – January 14th, Monday to Friday from 8a.m. to 3p.m. Please put your tree out front of the office Call our staff with your name and address before you drop off the tree to receive a coupon in the mail for a free seedling at the end of April. All tree stands, lights, ornaments and any other tree decorations must be removed. No artificial trees. For questions please call: 518-651-2097....
by Melinda Myers Pot them up, give them a chill and enjoy spring flowering bulbs indoors or outside on a patio, deck or porch. This is a great way to enjoy any bulbs that didn't make it into the ground this season or take advantage of late season discounts on bulbs. Larger flowering bulbs like tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, and alliums put on quite a display in your home or in a window box or container. Add some smaller bulbs like crocus, squills, and grape hyacinths to the mix for added beauty....
Staff and students throughout the Upper Canada District School Board are turning the page on a new learning experience – through outdoor Storytime Trails. Five schools within the UCDSB are participating in an outdoor book walk program in which large signs are set up as a pathway through the outdoor areas of schools. Each sign includes a page from a story, and the students walk from sign to sign to read the entire book. Created by One World Schoolhouse Foundation, Storytime Trails use stories w...
In a major action to address the winter surge that comes as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rise, Governor Kathy Hochul announced Friday that masks will be required to be worn in all indoor public places statewide. The mask mandate is in alignment with the CDC’s recommendations for communities with substantial and high transmission. Businesses or venues implementing a vaccine requirement are not required to follow the mask mandate. According to nys.gov, this determination is based on the State’s weekly seven-day case rate as well as inc...
With the 2021-2022 winter season well underway, here is a wrap of recent Salmon River Shamrocks and Massena Raiders basketball and hockey highlights: Salmon River 8, Rockland 0 (girls hockey Saturday, Dec. 11) – Playing host to five Salmon River skaters for the 2021-22 season, the Huskies/Shamrocks outshot the competition 47-7 en route to the win on their home ice in Fort Covington. Huskies goalie Gina Norcross turned aside seven shots. Rockland’s Marina Capone tallied 39 saves. Taytum Cook-Francis scored two goals and helped set up ano...
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Hosted by the Akwesasne Coalition for Community Empowerment, the Parade of Lights 2021 was a sight to behold. Held on Wednesday evening at 6:30pm, decked out in holiday themed vehicles, they started to line up at 5:30 at the SRMT Clinic road. Over twenty-five businesses, programs, and community members took part this year. Every available parking space along Route 37 between Bear Den and Generation Park was packed. Many vehicles were parked alongside of the road, utilizing every bit of space to...
