Newcomb NewsLocal news for Newcomb, NY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Experimental online writing course is elementary- February 25, 2008 "This is how kids are learning now in the 21st century" The online course has changed the way people attend college. It has begun to affect high schools. via The Post-Starhttp://www.topix.net/city/newcomb-ny/2008/02/experimental-online-writing-course-is-element... Room to grow in land deal- February 21, 2008 "This land set aside represents the fact that we have come a long way on this issue" Locals in the Adirondacks have long complained that whenever the state adds more forever-wild forests, there are fewer places for economic vitality to grow. via Times Unionhttp://www.topix.net/city/newcomb-ny/2008/02/room-to-grow-in-land-deal?fromrss=1 State buys Tahawus Tract for forest preserve- February 19, 2008 The state has purchased most of a historic wilderness tract in the central Adirondacks and added it to New York's Forest Preserve. via CBS 6 Albanyhttp://www.topix.net/city/newcomb-ny/2008/02/state-buys-tahawus-tract-for-forest-preserve?... NY to buy massive piece of Finch, Pruyn tract - deal expands forest preserve- February 16, 2008 OK Slip Falls, one of the prizes of the Finch, Pruyn deal Environment commissioner Peter Grannis praised the deal State environment officials and the Nature Conservancy say they've struck a deal that will ... via NCPR Daily RSShttp://www.topix.net/city/newcomb-ny/2008/02/ny-to-buy-massive-piece-of-finch-pruyn-tract-... |