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Archive for December, 2023

12/30/23 – Dull, grey day, but the sun breaks through ever so often

Photos taken near the River Rd. in west Peru.

National Weather Service Burlington warns of freezing drzzle and changing road conditions

We’ve received reports of patchy freezing drizzle across the region this afternoon. As road temperatures cool below freezing this evening, additional freezing drizzle or light snow may coat area roadways. Please keep in mind the changing road conditions.

Ausable Point State Campground Area closed to vehicular traffic.

Peru, NY 12/30/23 The Ausable River’s high water flooded the southwest portion of the Ausable Point State Campground. Drivers were disappointed today when they encountered the gate blocking the campground area to vehicular traffic. Walkers had the campground area to themselves, not having to be concerned with approaching vehicles.

Free Stewart’s Hot Coffee on New Year’s Eve!

Stay awake to ring in the new year with a FREE hot cup of Stewart’s coffee. Stop by any location on Sunday, December 31st and receive a free hot coffee from 6pm to close. Enjoy any size of hot coffee, tea, or hot chocolate at Stewart’s Shops to celebrate 2024. Choose from their long list […]

Vermont’s rates of homelessness are still among the worst in the nation

New York is #1 Click here for the VTDigger story 

2023 was Burlington’s warmest year on record, capping a year of ‘wild’ weather

Click here for the VTDigger story 

St. Augustine’s Church, Peru, NY – December 29, 2023

Affordable housing gets $46M shot in the arm

Clinton, Essex and Warren co. received a combined total of nearly $4M Click here for the Sun Community News story 

St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, January 3, 2023

Oven Roasted Chicken Mashed Potatoes Vegetable/Bread Dessert Served take-out only, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Auguatine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 1272 All are welcome!

New York’s new laws in 2024: Voting reforms, minimum wage, red light cameras, more

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Growing industry on Clinton County Airport Flightline

Click here for the Sun Community News story 

$200M+ for summer meal program for low-income children

Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Adirondack Regional Blood Center Plans January Drives

CVPH program encourages all those who are eligible to donate in the New Year  Peru drive Monday, January 29  PLATTSBURGH, NY (12/28/2023) – The Adirondack Regional Blood Center, a program of the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) encourages all those who are eligible, to kick off the New Year […]

A day on the set of ‘A Jar Full of Christmas’ in Lake Placid

Click here for the NCPR story 

Doonesbury cartoonist and former Saranac Lake resident Garry Trudeau reveals 2024 Winter Carnival button design

Click here for the Adirondack Daily Enterprise story 

Plattsburgh woman hospitalized after trooper-involved shooting

Jessica A. Chase reportedly drove at troopers responding to a welfare check Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Tom Smothers of ‘Smothers Brothers’ comedy duo dies at 86

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

TRAVEL ALERT: NORTHBOUND THRUWAY (I-87) BETWEEN ORANGE AND ULSTER COUNTIES TO FULLY CLOSE SATURDAY NIGHT, JAN. 6, 2024 FOR AT LEAST 12 HOURS TO FACILITATE OVERPASS REMOVAL

Motorists Should Avoid the Area Starting Early Saturday Evening (Jan. 6) and Take Alternate Routes Closure is Required to Safely Remove a Portion of Brookside Road Overpass in New Paltz Overpass Has Been Hit By Over-Height Trucks Nine Times in 2023 Plattekill Service Area to Close Late Saturday Afternoon Southbound Lanes to Fully Close Jan. […]

AGENDA – TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 28, 2023 @ 10 AM

Call Meeting to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call  MOTION:  Acceptance of Minutes for the Regular Meeting of December 11, 2023. Community Input.  DISCUSSION/MOTION:  Set Date of the Organizational Meeting of 2024 as January 8 at 5 PM. DISCUSSION/MOTION:  Approve Regular Meeting Schedule of 2024. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION:  Approval to Put Cook Rd. Culvert Project Out to […]

Teacher shortages are getting worse in North Country schools

Click here for the NCPR story 

NY Attorney general probing Clinton County jail death

Dustin Provost died Dec. 17 after suffering a ruptured bowel that became infected while he was incarcerated at the Clinton County jail. The state attorney general’s office is examining the case but has not launched a formal investigation. Click here for the Times-Union story 

Stewart’s Holiday Match Finishes Strong, Raises $2 million for Local Children’s Charities

Stewart’s generous customers came through in a big way, helping the 2023 Holiday Match program raise more than $2 million for local children’s charities. Accepting funding applications through January 31  Customers donated more than $1 million between Thanksgiving and Christmas Day again this year. With the company match, hundreds of nonprofit children’s organizations will benefit […]

NBC 5 Male Athlete of the Year: Peru’s Zach O’Connell

O’Connell made milestones in baseball, hockey and football during his senior year at Peru High School Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Gov. Hochul signs bill moving local elections to even years

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

City approves police chief appointment, 2024 Budget

Okays eight bass fishing tournaments June to August, 2024 Click here for the Sun Commnity News story