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Archive for October, 2020

New community arts center opens downtown | Sun Community News PLATTSURGH | 

Source: New community arts center opens downtown | Sun Community News PLATTSURGH | The Link aims to unite the local artistic community here in the North Country.

DEC Announces Deer Management Permits Still Available for New York Hunters

DMPs Available Nov. 1 at License Sales Outlets New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced that remaining Deer Management Permits (DMPs) in several of the State’s Wildlife Management Units (WMUs) will be available to hunters beginning Nov. 1. “New York’s hunters are setting records this year, but there are […]

City & State Coronavirus Update co-sponsored by CMW Strategies

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update co-sponsored by CMW Strategies

Local COVID-19 Changes Since Friday: Lab-confirmed positive +10, Recovered +19, Active -10, Tested +1,173

Here are today’s Clinton County COVID-19 case updates. Ten additional lab-confirmed positive cases have been reported and 19 individuals moved to recovered since our 10/23 report. Of the 10 new cases, 3 are associated with the SUNY Plattsburgh cluster and 3 are associated with Clinton Correctional Facility. Of the other 4 cases among other community […]

Fresh ideas are popping up for bringing more affordable housing to Vermont – VTDigger

Source: Fresh ideas are popping up for bringing more affordable housing to Vermont – VTDigger

County unemployment numbers shrink after virus-induced increase | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: County unemployment numbers shrink after virus-induced increase | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Cuomo’s trick-or-treat advice: Stay home, or close to it – syracuse.com

Source: Cuomo’s trick-or-treat advice: Stay home, or close to it – syracuse.com

Police investigating theft at local banquet hall | Sun Community News ALTONA 

Source: Police investigating theft at local banquet hall | Sun Community News ALTONA | Authorities are now looking for the culprits who recently targeted a local banquet hall and dismantled their fleet of vehicles.

Positive COVID test moves Cumberland Head Elementary to remote learning | Sun Community News CUMBERLAND HEAD 

Source: Positive COVID test moves Cumberland Head Elementary to remote learning | Sun Community News CUMBERLAND HEAD | Cumberland Head Elementary students will now start the week with at least two days of remote learning after a staff member tested positive for CO

The Clinton County Historical Association and Fort Ticonderoga team up to present an online workshop for teachers

The Clinton County Historical Association is partnering with Fort Ticonderoga to offer a virtual “National History Day: Workshop for Teachers,” from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, November 12th.  The free program is made possible in part by a grant from the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership. National History Day encourages students in grades 6-12 to […]

Urgent Need for Foster Care in the Adirondack Region

Early Voting in Essex Co. sees lines | Sun Community News Polls opened in Lewis Sat. at 9 a.m.., wait was about 45 minutes

Source: Early Voting in Essex Co. sees lines | Sun Community News Polls opened in Lewis Sat. at 9 a.m.., wait was about 45 minutes

BHSN expands services to Warren, Washington counties | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | 

Source: BHSN expands services to Warren, Washington counties | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Behavioral Health Services North has received endorsement from Glens Falls Hospital and the Warren/Washington Community Service Board to move forward with becoming the

What New Yorkers should know about Vermont’s new cannabis marketplace | NCPR News

Source: What New Yorkers should know about Vermont’s new cannabis marketplace | NCPR News

Long lines at Capital Region polling places

Source: Long lines at Capital Region polling places

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day: October 24, 2020

From the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) website: “The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses a crucial public safety and public health issue. According to the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 9.9 million Americans misused controlled prescription drugs. The study shows that a majority of abused prescription drugs were obtained from family […]

Planning Board Agenda for Wednesday, November 11th Meeting

WEDNESDAY, November 11, 2020 @ 7:00 PM TOWN OF PERU CALL MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL of October 14, 2020 minutes. OPEN FLOOR to public hearing via Zoom meeting application (Covid-19) APPLICATIONS: Site Plan Review with SEQR: P-2020-022 Hometown Nutrition Site Plan Review – for Building Sign and a Freestanding Sign, 280.-1-32.2, 686 […]

LCBP Seeks Proposals for New York Farm Waste Management

Grand Isle, VT – The Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) seeks proposals for services to work with farmers in the New York portion of the Lake Champlain Basin to install temporary manure stacking pads on livestock grazing farms. The LCBP will provide up to $25,000 to support this effort to reduce sediment and phosphorus inputs […]

Thanking DEC Forest Ranger Capt. John Streiff | Sun Community News 

Source: Thanking DEC Forest Ranger Capt. John Streiff | Sun Community News Capt. retires after 26-year career at DEC

Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Oct. 23rd COVID-19 Update

October 23, 2020. With Halloween just around the corner, I want to remind New Yorkers to enjoy the holiday but to do so safely. To help New Yorkers make an informed decision on which Halloween activities are safe for their families, the State Department of Health has published guidance for Halloween. The best way to celebrate […]

New art school set to open in Saranac Lake in January | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: New art school set to open in Saranac Lake in January | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Agenda – Peru Town Board Meeting of October 26th

OCTOBER 26, 2020 @ 6:00 PM  Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the Town Board Regular Meeting of October 15, 2020. Community Input RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: To Accept the resignation of James Bosley from the Zoning Board of Appeals. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: Accept Recommendation of Jim Akey to the Zoning Board […]

MOTORISTS TO ENCOUNTER ROLLING LANE CLOSURES ON I-87 IN THE AREA OF EXIT 35 (PERU) IN CLINTON COUNTY

Please be advised that motorists will encounter rolling lane closures in support of a utility installation over I-87 in the area of Exit 35 (Peru), Clinton County. The rolling lane closures will be carried out by the New York State Police (NYSP) for the northbound and then the southbound lanes of I-87 near Exit 35 […]

Local COVID-19 Report for Oct. 23rd: Lab-confirmed positive +6, Recovered +1, Active +5, Total Active 48, Tested +259

Here are today’s Clinton County COVID-19 case updates. Six additional lab-confirmed positive cases have been reported and 1 individual moved to recovered since our 10/22 report. All 6 new cases are associated with the SUNY Plattsburgh cluster. There are currently 48 active COVID-19 cases in Clinton County. We continue to receive questions about quarantine. Here’s […]

Glens Falls rolls out new Arts District project downtown – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Glens Falls rolls out new Arts District project downtown – The Adirondack Almanack