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Archive for March, 2024

AGENDA – Planning Board WEDNESDAY March 13, 2024 @ 6:00 PM

TOWN OF PERU CALL MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL of February 14, 2024 minutes OPEN FLOOR to public hearing APPLICATIONS: P2023-039 Site Plan Approval with SEQRA, Chrystal Kelly, 280.1-3-18, 3065 Main St. P2024-002 Merge, Forrence Orchards, 280.-1-52, 280.-1-6.2 Union Rd P2024-003 Site Plan Approval Sign, Chrystal Kelly, 280.1-3-14, 3065 Main St. […]

Senior Services on the Chopping Block in NY

Click here for the Mountain Lake PBS story 

Peru Fire Department Plans Major Fire Station Expansion

By John T Ryan March 6, 2024 – If voters approve, the Peru Fire Station will be undergoing a significant expansion. Fire Commissioner Chairman Greg Timmons unveiled preliminary plans at the fire station last night. Engineers from Architectural Engineering and Design Associates (AEDA) also responded to questions. The department’s plans include: Expanding the building’s five […]

March 14 – Corned Beef and Cabbage at the Peru VFW

Operator of A Canine Gem formally charged

A Canine Gem animal rescue operator is facing more than 50 charges including six felonies and 48 misdemeanor counts. Click here for the Press-Republican story 

Council moves ahead with City Hall roof repairs

I should have shared this excellent February 3, 2024, Kim Dedam, Sun Community News story. It traces Plattsburgh City Hall’s history. Its architct designed the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. Click here for the Sun Community News story 

The Howl Story Slam returns for its 8th season

The Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW) and North Country Public Radio (NCPR) have announced the first five Howl Story Slams of the 2024 season. “Anyone can sign up to tell a story. Stories must be: true, under five minutes, adhere to the night’s theme and told without notes.” The first event is set for Wednesday, […]

Read all of VTDigger’s 2024 Town Meeting Day coverage

Find all the latest on Town Meeting Day here. Click here for the VTDigger story

Adirondack Regional Blood Center Plans March Blood Drives

Blood collected by CVPH program helps thousands of North Country residents  The next drive in Peru is Monday, April 1.  PLATTSBURGH, NY (3/05/2024) – The Adirondack Regional Blood Center,  in collaboration with numerous generous sponsors, will conduct several blood drives open to the community in March.  The Blood Center is a program of the University […]

TOP STORY Elmore SPCA: State legislation will be ‘very difficult for shelters’

Click here for the Press-Republican story  Peru Gazette photo of March 6, 2024 at 7 a.m.

Emma Mulvaney-Stanak elected mayor of Burlington, 1st woman to lead the city

The Progressive state representative beat out Democratic City Councilor Joan Shannon. Click here for the VTDigger story 

Metal Night at Livingoods

Rangers carry out injured hikers in two overnight rescues in the Adirondacks

Click here for the NCPR story 

Pearl Physical Therapy hosting yard sale to benefit Elmore SPCA – Donations Welcome!

Pearl Physical Therapy, located at 135 South Peru Street in Plattsburgh, is having a yard sale for Elmore SPCA. If you want to donate yard sale items to this cause, you can drop off donations at the clinic (135 South Peru St). The building has a donation area by the entrance to the left. If […]

Wide temp ranges in our region today – 68 degrees in Massena

NWS Burlington @NWSBurlington · Quite a range in temps across the region this afternoon from the upper 30s in SE Vermont, to mid/upper 60s in the St. Lawrence Valley. The temperature in Massena, NY at Massena International-Richards Field Airport reached 68º, which breaks the old record of 64 set in 1964.

University of Vermont Health Network initiatives address workforce shortage

Last fall, UVM Health Network partnered with Clinton Community College and Mohawk Valley Community College and launched a new program to train the next generation of surgical technologists. This initiative, designed explicitly for UVM Health Network staff working at partner hospitals in northern New York — Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital and Alice Hyde Medical Center […]

Animal rights advocate calls for tighter regulations on dog tethering in Clinton County

The recent investigation of A Canine Gem has boosted awareness of animal rights Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Peru Drama Club Presents “Mean Girls”

Musical navigates the challenges of high school with humor Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Panera Bread to pay customers $2 million over hidden fees: How to get your money

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

NY to offer big discounts to some first-time home buyers in Syracuse area. A few strings attached

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run accident on Shelburne Road

Story Update 3/4/24 – Police identified the cyclist as 73-year-old Joseph Byrd Allen of Shelburne. Click here for the MYNBC5 story

See health-care jobs expected to grow fastest in New York by 2030

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

What are the wealthiest places in New York? See 1,000-plus communities ranked

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Beyond Micron: Syracuse and Upstate NY partners push to expand region as a semiconductor hub

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Clinton Co. awarded $3M in FAST NY grant awards

Funding furthers infrastructure growth at the Clinton County Business Innovation Gateway Click here for the Sun Community News story