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Archive for July, 2022

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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Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘very mild symptoms’

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Legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Billy Jones to rename bridges after Trooper Brian Falb signed by Governor

From the office of Assemblyman Billy Jones             Governor Kathy Hochul today signed a bill (A8445a/S7504a) sponsored by Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) to rename the bridges located on Interstate 87 over the Saranac River after Trooper Brian S. Falb. Trooper Falb died of cancer stemming from his duties during the aftermath of the September […]

Stefanik votes with Democrats to protect marriage equality

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Can I break a window to save a dog in a hot car? Here’s what NY law says

“For everyone else in New York state: If you see a pet in a car on a hot day, you’ll have to call 911 to respond to the situation. If you break into a car, you could face up to 18 months in prison for criminal mischief, as well as charges for theft, burglary or […]

Grand Isle ferry booth credit card system down due to ‘lightning strike’

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Rangers assist lost and injured hikers, rafting guide who suffered heart attack near Blue Ledges Beach

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Controlling an invasive plant without herbicides

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City highlights beach testing protocols and updates

City Beach remains open as of July 20, officials said Click here for Sun Community News story 

PRICE CHOPPER/MARKET 32 ISSUES VOLUNTARY MANUFACTURER RECALL OF PICS GROUND CINNAMON

(Schenectady, N.Y.) – Price Chopper/Market 32 is issuing a voluntary manufacturer recall on 16 oz bottles of PICS Ground Cinnamon with UPC 4173505270. The manufacturer, International Spice, is recalling this product due to a packaging error. Some containers may contain cumin instead of cinnamon. Customers who purchased the affected product can return it to their […]

Stec, Simpson and union leaders call for Halt Act repeal

From the office of NYS Senator Dan Stec Senator Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury), Assemblyman Matt Simpson (R,C,I-Horicon), New York State Corrections Officers PBA President Michael Powers and Northern Region Vice President John Roberts today held a press conference outside Great Meadow Correctional Facility to call for a repeal of the HALT Act.  HALT severely limits the […]

Interpretive signs tell Old Stone Barracks history

Preservation group completes its mission to save, reuse historic site Click here to read the Sun Community News story

Assemblyman Billy Jones: State needs to pay outstanding balance to Unemployment Trust Fund

“In my conversations with local business owners across the North Country, one of the top concerns they share with me is an expected increase to the unemployment insurance tax rate. When many businesses were forced to close during the pandemic and an unprecedented number of workers were unemployed, the State borrowed money from the Unemployment […]

Stefanik announces a NY-21 Telephone Town Hall

Join me for a NY-21 telephone town hall this Thursday, July 21 at 7:00 PM. This will an opportunity for me to provide an update from Washington and answer your questions, so I can bring the concerns of New York’s 21st District to the highest levels. You can join by dialing 877-229-8493 and use PIN: […]

Everything you need to know about the Clinton County Fair

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Heat advisory in effect Wednesday

More severe weather possible Thursday Click here for the NBC News 5 story 

The CDC endorses Novavax, a more traditional COVID vaccine, for adults

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