Adams

A town in Jefferson County, New York — population 4,947 as of 2022.

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Paralyzed man riding Erie Canal for 350-plus miles reaches Orleans today

Orleans Hub September 27

Ian Mackay, on trek from Albany to Buffalo, wants to highlight accessibility in nature ALBION – A man who is paralyzed from the waist down is headed to Orleans County today on the Erie Canal towpath, as part of 10-day journey to highlight accessibility in nature for people who…

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1,200 students, including many from Orleans, will be at workforce event on Sept. 29

Orleans Hub September 16

GLOW With Your Hands puts focus on careers in trades, agriculture, construction and advanced manufacturing Press Release, GLOW With Your Hands BATAVIA – For more than 1,200 students across the GLOW region, one hands-on experience could spark an interest, reveal a hidden talent or…

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WAMC Northeast Public Radio September 4

North Country deputies sometimes paid to help arrest immigrants

One collaboration is called Operation Stonegarden. New York has participated since 2009. Governor Kathy Hochul supports it. It pays counties along the border with Canada to work with U.S. Border Patrol, including detaining immigrants. This year, Jefferson, St. Lawrence, Franklin,…

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Investigative Post August 25

Program pays local cops to arrest immigrants

This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. A Jefferson County sheriff’s deputy was patrolling near a strip mall in Watertown, 30 miles south of New York’s border with Canada,…

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Adams by the numbers

Population 4,947Population figure, 2022

Households & income

Median age: 38.6
Households: 2,047
Persons per household: 2.4
Median household income: $78,750
Median house value: $202,600

2020–2024 ACS

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