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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to modernize has become apparent. Pre-pandemic, the members of the public could visit the historical society to do research and view the displays and collections. Until recently, the historical society has been closed to the public although it has continued its research services. According to Jonathan Miller, society president, the historical society has been working on a “care and share” project to convert the dated way of dealing with the collection. He said in the past the curator, the late Jerry Perrin, knew the history of each item in the ...

Grant secured to Raise the Roof on Lowville’s Progress Industries Building Raise the Roof! That’s the goal of The Arc Oneida-Lewis Chapter. (Source: wwny) By Emily Griffin | May 16, 2021 at 3:27 PM EDT - Updated May 16 at 3:27 PM LOWVILLE, N.Y. (WWNY) - Raise the Roof! That’s the goal of The Arc Oneida-Lewis Chapter. The Arc is a human services organization that provides employment to people with and without developmental disabilities. When The Arc found themselves in need of a new roof this winter, they struck a deal with the Couldsplitter Foundation, where if they rai...

LOWVILLE — The Arc, Oneida-Lewis Chapter’s “Raise the Roof” capital campaign received a big boost from the Cloudsplitter Foundation. The Sacranac Lake-based foundation’s primary purpose is “to improve the environment, both physical and cultural, in the Adirondacks to make life easier, healthier, and more rewarding for the people who live there.” To that end, the foundation donated a $25,000 matching grant to the nonprofit, which is in need of a new roof for its Progress Industries Building, 7688 Forest Ave. According to Chad Hartwig, The Arc executive direct...

Akwesasne Boys & Girls Club is a Adirondack Foundation grant recipient. (Provided photo — Lisa Godfrey) Generous Acts grants are helping to improve educational pathways through literacy programs for adults and families, summer enrichment programs for teens, community college recruitment efforts for non-traditional students, improving resources for preschoolers and more. Grant recipients: Adirondack Sky Center, Akwesasne Boy & Girls Club, AuSable Valley Central School District, Bing Bang Boom (Saranac Lake Rotary Foundation), Bluseed Studios, CFES Brilliant Pathways, Champlain Children�...

CANTON — Throughout the 2021 growing season, Traditional Arts in Upstate New York is partnering with littleGrasse Community Farm on the Grow and Tell Project (part of TAUNY’s Folk to Table traditional foodways project), which will feature research and documentation, farm activities, digital productions, garden tours, and other public programs highlighting how littleGrasse Community Farm and other individuals and farms throughout New York’s north country grow food that reflects and sustains community members’ food traditions. A major component of this project is developing ...