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Archive for December, 2022

Lake City Sports Club set to open at Champlain Centre in January

Indoor batting cages and year-round training opportunities to open in January Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Burlington School District files federal lawsuit against Monsanto

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Ben visits Wilmington, New York as the town celebrates its 200th anniversary

The home of Whiteface Mountain, and year-round Christmas cheer Click here for the NBC5 story 

Plattsburgh High School says threat sent via AirDrop is not credible

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Bomb Threat Prompts Lockdown at CVPH

Facility reopens after law enforcement investigation                                                                                                                    PLATTSBURGH, NY (12/11/2022)  –  A bomb threat early Sunday morning resulted in a 4-hour lockdown of the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH). After receiving the phone call shortly before 8 a.m., CVPH officials immediately called in New York State Police and the Plattsburgh […]

Beautiful new hiking trails in Peru

By John T Ryan Mike Derrick expected five volunteers Saturday morning; he got almost twenty, even at 12 degrees. They worked on a portion of the six-mile network of Allen Hill Trails that features incredible views from Huckleberry Hill, gurgling brooks by Bennett Hill, waterfalls on the Reverend York Trail, and pleasant walks on wonderful […]

Students work alongside professors, cadets at CFES-West Point STEM Day

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Peru’s 2022 Christmas Tractor Parade

 

Lake Placid debuts one-of-a-kind indoor sledding track

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Agenda – Peru Town Board Meeting of Monday, Dec. 12, 2022

 6:00 PM Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION/DISCUSSION:  To Accept Reports from all Departments: (Water/Sewer/Valcour; Highway; Town Clerk; Dog Control; Youth Department; Code/Zoning; Supervisor’s Report; Court; Website; JCEO; and Banking Reports).  MOTION:  Approval of Minutes for the Regular Town Board Meeting of November 21, 2022;  Community Input. DISCUSSION:  Info Brief on […]

Sam’s Club – Rugar Street traffic light operational

District No. 3 Fire Department  · The Chief reports that the traffic light on Rugar Street @ Ampersand Drive ( the “back way” into Walmart) is now fully functional. Please pay attention to the traffic control device and be wary of the other traffic in the intersection!

12/8/22 Peru JV BAsketball vs. NCCS thanks to Calvin Castine

 

Franklin County ranked with one of the state’s highest poverty rates

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2022 NSL Division I Boys Soccer All-Stars

MVP – Jack Ferris (Plattsburgh High) 1st Team: Marcus Bedard (Northeastern Clinton) Matthew Hebert (Saranac Central) Dominic Falvo (Peru) Tristan Laundree (AuSable Valley) Matt Macner (Beekmantown) Nolan Manchester (Peru) Simon Meyer (Plattsburgh High) Markel Mosley (Beekmantown) Owen Mulligan (Plattsburgh High) Winfred Simpson IV (Northeastern Clinton) James Wells, Jr (Northeastern Clinton) 2nd Team: Owen Beebe (Beekmantown) […]

State comptroller: nearly 14% of New Yorkers live in poverty

DiNapoli calls for continued federal resources Click here for the Sun Community News story

Hochul signs emergency heat legislation

Aimed at bolstering the state’s storm and winter preparedness efforts Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Burlington man charged in downtown stabbing death

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Celebrity deaths in 2022: Remembering people who died this year

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Children as young as 6 months can now receive an updated COVID-19 vaccine

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NWS forecasts possible icy conditions in Northern Adirondacks

National Weather Service Burlington @NWSBurlington Patchy freezing drizzle may create some icy conditions across the Northern Adirondacks and summits of the Green Mountains early Thursday morning. Elevated surfaces and bridges will be the most susceptible to light ice accumulations, so use caution while traveling.

School Board Regular Monthly Meeting December 2022

The Peru School Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting in the High School Community Room on Tuesday, December 13th at 6:30 PM.  It is anticipated that an executive session will take place immediately following the 6:30 PM start, and that the Board will reconvene for public session business at approximately 7:00 PM.   […]

Remodeled Olympic museum opens in Lake Placid

Visitors can also experience what it is like being an Olympian. Click here for the NBC5 News story 

People can’t wait for Peru’s 2022 tractor parade

Leeward Babbie will be Grand Marshal and lead the parade Peru – Yes! Peru’s farmers will hold their third annual tractor parade. The 2022 parade will be Saturday, December 10, starting at 6 p.m. It begins at the Irwin farm on Jarvis Road, left on River Rd., right on Laflure Lane, Right onto Rt. 22, […]

Community mourns Burlington stabbing victim as police investigation continues

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Cazenovia College to close after nearly 200 years

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