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Archive for July 22nd, 2022

New York State Fair adds 2 more shows to free concert lineup

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Route 11 crash claims the life of Ellenburg Depot man

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Corrections Officers Support Honor Flight

Janet Duprey’s Facebook post “A huge shout out to NYSCOPBA for raising $21,685 for North Country Honor Flight during their annual golf tournament at Malone Country Club.” “Pictured are John Roberts and Ricky Brunell presenting their check to the Board of Directors. Thanks for the tremendous effort by a bunch of great people!”

Clinton County Historical Association presents: The Battlefield Memorial Gateway

The Battlefield Memorial Gateway With Michael Cashman, Supervisor, Town of Plattsburgh August 2nd – 6:00 pm House of Prayer, 63 Broad Street, Plattsburgh Clinton County, New York, has a long and rich military history that dates back to the nation’s birth and continues to this day. To commemorate this rich history, the Town of Plattsburgh has […]

Saranac Lake Aldi faces temporary closure amid staff shortage

This is a MUST-READ, very sad, concerning story! Click here for the Adirondack Daily Enterprise story 

CVPH Peru Blood Donor Drive – Monday July 25th

Peru – CVPH Donor Center Blood Brive, Monday, July 25th from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. in Peru.  Many parishioners participated in the last donor drive. Thank you so much for your help.  The blood drive is being coordinated by St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273. 

Sounds like a fun time in Port Henry

The Moriah Chamber of Commerce’s “Champ Day 2022” festivities begin Friday, Aug. 5th at 7 pm with a free 16mm screening of the 1954 sea-monster classic “Monster from the Ocean Floor,” presented by regional film preservationist Andy MacDougall. Bulwagga Bay Beach, Bulwagga Drive, Port Henry. Register planned attendance at serious_61@yahoo.com or text 518-802-1220. Click here […]

Aboard the Carillon: A guided tour of Fort Ticonderoga’s waters

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Special School Board Meeting

The Peru School Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, July 27th at 6:00 PM in the High School Community Room. The purpose of the meeting is: 1)    To conduct a Public Hearing on the Districtwide Emergency Response Plan (DERP)/Safety Plan, in preparation for anticipated adoption at the end of August 2)    […]

AGENDA TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING , MONDAY, JULY 25, 2022 @ 6:00 PM

Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION/DISCUSSION:  To Accept Late Reports for June from Departments: (JCEO). MOTION:  Approval of Minutes for the Town Board Regular Meeting of July 11, 2022. Community Input. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION:  Speed Reduction Request for Calkins Rd. between Barney Downs Rd. and River Rd. MOTION/DISCUSSION:  Approval to Sell the TS […]

Jet Ski National Championships in Plattsburgh July 30-31

 Plattsburgh, NY – 7/22/2022 – The IJSBA National Championships presented by East Coast Watercross is back on the Adirondack Coast! Watch as jet skiers soar across Lake Champlain from 10 am-6 pm. each day, July 30-31, in an action-packed race around a 30-buoy course, providing entertainment and suspense for all spectators.  Event Director Christopher Yates […]

STATEMENT FROM NEW YORK STATE CONSERVATIVE PARTY CHAIRMAN GERARD KASSAR ON RELEASE OF ZELDIN ASSAILANT 

Brooklyn, NY – “Only in New York can someone attack a sitting congressman with a weapon and be back out on the street within hours. “But that’s the state we live in under Governor Kathy Hochul and reckless, one-party Democrat rule. “Congressman Lee Zeldin, the Republican-Conservative candidate for governor and a Lt. Colonel in the […]

Heat wave likely though weekend

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Family, Adirondack Land Trust conserve 107 acres in Keene

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Rep. Lee Zeldin, GOP candidate for NY governor, attacked at campaign stop

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Hochul says no masks in NY schools this fall, but ‘reserves the right’ if Covid resurges

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