Adirondack reporter
@NCPR
previously in Alaska | Co-host of the podcast ‘If All Else Fails,' about far-right extremism in Upstate NY | email: emily
@ncpr
.org
In a new podcast from
@NCPR
, Zach Hirsch and I investigate far-right extremism in Upstate NY, why the ideology is drawing support, and what threat it poses at a pivotal moment for democracy in the US.
Listen to all
#podcast
episodes now.
Rep. Stefanik is among "a cohort of young Republican leaders who seem far more concerned with owning the libs on social media than with proposing conservative solutions to issues that matter to young people," writes Charlotte Alter.
Packed crowd here in Plattsburgh for
@TedraCobb
’s campaign event. Cobb contrasting herself with
@RepStefanik
, saying unlike the Congresswoman, Cobb has “a deep dedication to our community.”
#NY21
"Tedra has delivered real results for Northern New York, and that's exactly the kind of leadership we need in Congress," Biden said in a statement released by Cobb's campaign.
Rep. Stefanik chair's Trump's NY re-election campaign.
In her letter to the IRS, Rep. Stefanik incorrectly describes the NCPR email system as taxpayer-funded (we're part of a private university), incorrectly IDs retired news director Martha Foley as Ms. Murphy, and incorrectly IDs NCPR as NPR. We pay for NPR programs, we are not NPR.
In announcing Backroads Pac,
@TedraCobb
mentioned defeating Republicans who voted against certifying the presidential election results, including
#NY21
Rep.
@EliseStefanik
.
Clinton County has the highest voter turnout in the region at more than 8%. The county has about 3,000 more registered Democrats than Republicans.
#Election2020
Woke up this morning to more instances of police unacceptably targeting and using force against journalists in the US over the last week. The list is far too long & this is unacceptable -- especially in the United States of America.
Time for a thread. This is just a sampling:
It was powerful to watch these 38 Forest Rangers walk across the stage today and graduate into the
@NYSDEC
Ranger force. There were cheers, tears, and a lot of proud family and friends in the audience in Lake Placid. I’ll have a story about these rangers next week on
@NCPR
.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg went to summer camp Che-Ne-Wah in Minerva in the
#Adirondacks
from 1937 to 1951—from the time she was 4 until she was 18. From the
@adkexplorer
#RGB
Sadly not shocking that
#NY21
@RepStefanik
continues to attack local newsrooms for our fact-based reporting, now from her “war room” account, which also called out
@7NewsWatertown
for “deranged coverage.”
My reporting:
Shocking that
@EmilyRussellADK
and
@ncpr
get another story wrong about
@EliseStefanik
.
The DOJ did label parents as domestic terrorists.
The FBI did pay $3 million to Twitter to suppress stories.
Defund NCPR.
The program has delivered over 35,000 meals from local farms to low income families. It has also supported about 20 farms and 75 farm workers in
#Adirondacks
.
With $225,000 in new funding,
@AdkAction
says it will double the program's impact.
Wow wow wow. Our little, rural station has won a national
@RTDNA
Edward R. Murrow award for overall excellence. I could not be prouder of our entire station and our newsroom leader,
@davidncpr
, who always encourages us to tell bigger and better stories.
FUN FACT: When I was a kid, I hiked Hackensack Mt. in the Adirondacks for my birthday party. I recently hiked it for just the second time in my life and now that hike airs nationally today on
@NPR
. Pretty proud, full circle moment ☺️
Last week, a hiker injured their ankle in the Adirondacks and required an 8-hr rescue. The next day, another hiker had a hip injured and required a 10-hr rescue.
Be prepared for the worst, says ranger Andrew Lewis, who was on both rescues.
#NY21
Congresswoman Elise Stefanik referring to our trusted, fact-checked, national journalism outlet as activism. That is not what I do, that is not what
@NCPR
does, that is not what
@NPR
does.
That is not support of
#LocalNews
.
In just a few weeks, the Emergency Food Package program raised more than $130,000, enough to distribute 35,000 meals to people in the North Country who need it most.
Story airs tomorrow on
@NCPR
/
#localfood
#localfarms
#coronavirus
#foodsecurity
Blown away by the Dolomites. And what my legs and lungs are capable of. Climbed 4,500 ft. over 6 miles for this view. And then drank beer and ate lots of meat and cheese and bread at one of the 5 (!) summit restaurants. Happy.
I work at the greatest
#publicradio
station:
@NCPR
.
My co-worker just put a call out to kids: color this sheet, photo it, email it to jessica
@ncpr
.org with your name and location to win a $20 gift card for local take out at a restaurant of your choice.
#QuarantineLife
Some professional new 😊 I couldn't be more thrilled to cover the
#Adirondacks
for
@NCPR
, the place where I grew up and have come back to call home.
Tips (including trails to hike)? 👉 emily
@ncpr
.org
"I've never voted before," said Karissa Adam from Keeseville. "I'm voting for Joe Biden because I believe that Trump is ruining America."
Her husband his Muslim and her kids are biracial. "I just want a safer world for them to grow up in."
#ElectionDay
Is there a place in the
#Adirondacks
you keep going back to? For me, one of those places is St. Regis Mountain. I’ve hiked it in spring, summer, fall, through fog and snow and even on New Year’s Day! Yesterday’s climb didn’t disappoint, per usual 💙
Jaw just hit the floor. Essex County, NY is reporting ZERO new COVID cases today (there were 3 new on Sunday, 1 on Sat). I haven't seen a 0 in many months.
There was a 12 hr. rescue on Mt. Marcy in the
#Adirondacks
on Sunday night of a 57-year-old from Schenectady with a significant knee injury. Ten forest rangers, 2 AFRs and multiple volunteers helped carry the man more than 3 miles to the trailhead, arriving after 3 a.m. Monday.
I never thought I’d find a place that I was so in love with. I was out of the Adirondacks for 10 hrs today and filled up with joy when I came home to this view.
What a huge honor to earn some of the top awards from
@JournalistsNY
for
@NCPR
, including for general excellence in reporting 🥹. Couldn’t have done it without my editor,
@davidncpr
💯.
I adopted Dax one year ago today from the North Country Animal Shelter. It’s been a year of hikes, runs, and a few runaways 😆. I never thought I could get so much joy and love from a little pup like him, but that’s what this last year brought me. Feeling grateful today 🥰🐶
Rep.
@EliseStefanik
has tweeted about 50 times in the last two months calling
@NYGovCuomo
the worst governor in America, including 5 times (so far) today.
Worth noting NYS is among the largest employers in
#NY21
.
EDITORIAL: Rather than merely working to rile up their base of supporters,
@RepStefanik
and
@MarkWalczyk
should return to civil discourse. There are more effective ways to demonstrate where state policies can be improved.
Stefanik says NY schools are forcing a 'radical and racist'
#CRT
agenda on children. The false claim fits a pattern. Reporting from
@zdhirsch
for
@ncpr
.
New: More than 1 million New York voters cast an in-person ballot during the first four days of early voting, according to the NYS Board of Elections.
(Thread)
Sarah Keyes, from Saranac Lake, and Alyssa Godesky, from VA, will cover 150 miles and climb 58,000 ft. in the next few days in an attempt to be the first woman to set the speed record of all 46 high peaks in the
#Adirondacks
.