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Hugely Popular Hiking App Releases 27,000 Trail Maps to Download for Free to Increase Hiker Safety

One of the most popular hiking apps has made 27,000 trail maps available for download for free in a bid to increase hiker safety. Most hikers, if they’re honest, will at some point have experienced this situation: they thought they needed to follow one trail, but instead they followed another. Seeking to reorient themselves, they… Keep Reading

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Thompson Park pool, vandalized over holiday, remains closed for scheduled gutter work

Some gutter work will keep the Thompson Park pool closed for the time being. City Parks and Recreation Department staff closed the park pool on Memorial Day after someone threw a bottle or bottles into the water and they broke. But the pool was going to be closed and drained on Tuesday anyway for warranty… Keep Reading

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Man Becomes Local Hero After Power-Washing Hometown’s Filthy Pavement: ‘I Got Fed Up’

A window cleaner has become an online sensation after pressure washing his hometown’s filthy pavement and sidewalks in his spare time. Andrew Carr has been dubbed a hero by TikTok users for his efforts and his videos that have attracted thousands of followers from around the world. Carr, who owns ABC Cleaning Services, says he was… Keep Reading

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After Years of Walking at 4am to Haul Trash, He Graduated From Harvard Law School

In 2020, GNN celebrated the hard work of 18-year-old Rehan Staton, who worked for years as a garbage man to support a charge into Harvard Law School via classes at the University of Maryland. Now, after years of a different sort of hard work, Staton has graduated and has a job lined up in a New York… Keep Reading

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The Incredible Moment 69-Year-Old Stops a Bank Robbery with Words and a Hug

When a struggling Californian attempted to alleviate his financial stress by robbing a bank, Michael Armus Sr. recognized it was out of sadness and not malice. Stepping in with words, and eventually a hug, 69-year-old Michael diffused a situation potentially explosive situation, as the bank robber claimed he was carrying a bomb. Everything seemed a… Keep Reading

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World’s Oldest Homo Sapiens Footprint Discovered–And it’s 153,000 Years Old

A 153,000-year-old footprint found in South Africa could be the world’s oldest ever made by our species. Older footprints from the Homo genus have been found in Spain, but it’s not perfectly clear which species they belonged to as they pre-date the earliest evidence of neanderthals in Europe. Scientists working in Africa identified the track made by Homo sapiens in… Keep Reading

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Detroit Students Build a House–Then Deliver the Entire Structure For Low Income Housing

It was a surreal sight for Pedro Rivera, a whole house was on the back of a trailer driving down a Detroit suburban road; a house that he and his friends had built with their own hands. “All my friends, we all looked at each other like, ‘Wow, this is what we did,’” Rivera, a… Keep Reading

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Planned Watertown egg hatchery awarded low-cost power from NYPA

A $16 million egg hatchery proposed the for Thousand Islands International Agriculture and Business Park has been awarded low-cost power from the state to help support the project. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday that the New York Power Authority’s Board of Trustees has approved the allocation of 320 kilowatts of low-cost power from the St.… Keep Reading

in Health

Partnership creates lifesaving Narcan kits for distribution

A Narcan Leave-Behind Program has been initiated by the Alliance for Better Communities in partnership with The Anchor Recovery Center. The Leave-Behind Program is designed to support individuals with opiate use disorders and their family members by allowing them to have lifesaving Narcan readily available in the event of an overdose. First responders will leave… Keep Reading

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2023 Watertown Farm and Craft Market begins in rainy conditions

A little rain wasn’t going to Justin T. Wilbanks from going to opening day of the Watertown Farm and Craft Market. He said he had to go out to get a windshield replaced and noticed that the market had begun. Mr. Wilbanks is originally from Georgia and moved to the north country about seven years… Keep Reading