Archive for August, 2024
Highest average financial aid for U.S. colleges
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Posted: August 22nd, 2024 under Education News, General News, National News.
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Amid a Volatile Industry, Burlington May Lose Its Only Cinema
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Posted: August 22nd, 2024 under Arts and Entertainment, Business News, National News, Peru/Regional History, Regional NY-VT News.
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SUNY Plattsburgh welcomes students for fall 2024 semester
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Posted: August 22nd, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Education News, Northern NY News.
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Horse Identified with Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Clinton County
Clinton County, August 21, 2024. The Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) has been notified that a horse in Mooers has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE, Triple E) virus. The animal was unvaccinated. The EEE virus is transmitted by mosquitoes and can infect people, horses and other mammals, some birds, reptiles and amphibians. This […]
Posted: August 21st, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Environmental News, Heathcare News, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Statewide News.
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Lowville flooded again. Here’s what we know (and don’t know)
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Posted: August 21st, 2024 under Environmental News, Northern NY News, Upstate New York, Weather News/History.
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Willsboro Hardware/town win $1.3M Restore NY funds
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Posted: August 21st, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Community Events, Heathcare News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News.
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Peru Fire Department seeks voter approval to expand & renovate the fire station
Voting is to take place on Sept. 3 (Corrected 8/20/24 at 7:56 PM. Originally posted as Sept. 5. It is Sept. 3) Peru – Last spring, the Peru Volunteer Fire Department Board of Fire Commissioners invited the public to view its plans to expand and improve the 1973-era fire station. After researching how to finance […]
Posted: August 20th, 2024 under General News.
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Peru Fire Department seeks voter approval to expand & renovate the fire station
Voting is to take place on Sept. 3 (Corrected date. Originally posted as Sept. 5. It is Sept. 3) Peru – Last spring, the Peru Volunteer Fire Department Board of Fire Commissioners invited the public to view its plans to expand and improve the 1973-era fire station. After researching how to finance the improvements, the […]
Posted: August 20th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Fire Department News, General News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History.
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Prescott’s Six Generations in Keeseville – Wednesday, August 21, 7 p.m.
Posted: August 19th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Education News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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CVPH Blood Drive in Peru, Monday, Aug. 19
Peru – CVPH Donor Center Blood Brive, Monday, June 10, from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. in Peru. All blood collected is utilized in our trl-county region. The drive is being coordinated by St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273.
Posted: August 18th, 2024 under Community Events, Heathcare News, Northern NY News, Peru News.
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St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Shepherd’s Pie Fruit Bread Dessert Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., take-out only, at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972 All are invited and welcome!
Posted: August 18th, 2024 under Community Events, Faces of Peru, Northern NY News, Peru News.
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Air quality alerts issued for New York, Vermont, New Hampshire as western wildfire smoke lingers
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Posted: August 16th, 2024 under Northern NY News, Regional NY-VT News, Weather News/History.
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Special BOE Meeting 8/20/24
The Peru CSD Board of Education will hold a brief, special meeting in the High School Community Room on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at 7:30 AM. The main topics of discussion/action include a proposed capital project and a sports merger. The agenda will be available on the District’s website (perucsd.org). The meeting is open to […]
Posted: August 16th, 2024 under Education News, Peru News, Peru School News, Sports News.
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Medicare negotiates lower prices for ten drugs Helps 666K+ New Yorkers treated for diabetes, cancer, heart disease, chronic kidney disease, more Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: August 16th, 2024 under Congressional News, General News, Heathcare News, National News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, Statewide News.
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For this Plattsburgh author, the ADK family book fest is interactive and unique
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Posted: August 15th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Arts and Entertainment, Community Events, Northern NY News, Youth News.
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Climate diary: A windsurfer’s observations of Lake Champlain
The story features Gary Badger of Peru Click here for the NCPR story
Posted: August 15th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, General News, Lake Champlain News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru resident news/accomplishments.
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Mark your calendars
Growing evidence suggests that everyday actions can reduce the risk of cognitive decline and dementia. Join us at St. Augustine’s Parish Center on October 29, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. for a free 30-minute program on reducing your risk of dementia by up to 40% through lifestyle, even if you have a history of dementia in […]
Posted: August 14th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, Heathcare News, Northern NY News, Peru News.
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Town Board schedules emergency meeting
The Peru Town Board has scheduled an Emergency Meeting. Monday, August 19, 2024, at 5:30 PM at the Peru Town Hall. The meeting’s purpose is to pass a resolution for the transfer of funds and discuss the immediate financial needs of the Highway and Water/Sewer Departments.
Posted: August 14th, 2024 under General News, Highway Dept. News, Peru News, Town Board News, Water & Sewer Dept. News.
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Inter-department cooperation yields success
On Monday, August 12, 2024, at the Peru Town Board meeting, Councilman Eric Duquette and the board thanked Courtney Tetrault, Mike Farrell, and their personnel for working together last week to dredge the town’s water reservoir. Dredging the reservoir has been planned for several months. Tetreault drained it, and then, following heavy rainfall, the reservoir […]
Posted: August 14th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, General News, Highway Dept. News, Peru News, Town Board News, Water & Sewer Dept. News.
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First Champlain Hudson Power cables cross U.S.-Can. border
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Posted: August 14th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Environmental News, General News, Lake Champlain News, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Statewide News, Upstate New York.
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Date Change for Historial Association railroad presentation
Rescheduled from August 26 to August 27 August 27 – 6:45 pm, Lake Forest Retirement Community, 8 Lake Forest Drive, Plattsburgh. The History of Railroads in Clinton County – Part 1. Inspired by CCHA photo albums of early area trains and the recently acquired collection of rail enthusiast Lawrence Duffina, Transportation Historian Dick Soper will […]
Posted: August 13th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Arts and Entertainment, City News, Community Events, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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Town Board pauses to honor Greg Timmons
Craig Randall is officially the Peru Town Supervisor Paying for Peru’s immense infrastructure needs is a challenge Peru, NY, August 13, 2024—Last evening, the town board conducted a moment of silence for Greg Timmons, Peru’s longtime Water-Sewer Superintendent. Deputy Supervisor Jim Douglass, who chaired last evening’s meeting, said the massive turnout at Greg’s funeral showed […]
Posted: August 13th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, General News, Highway Dept. News, Northern NY News, Town Board News, Water & Sewer Dept. News.
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ACW and NCPR announce the final Howl Story Slams of 2024
The Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW) and North Country Public Radio (NCPR) have announced the final six Howl Story Slams of the 2024 season. The first will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 14, at 6:30 p.m. at Ausable Brewing Company in Keeseville, NY. Additional story slams are scheduled in Bolton Landing at Bolton Landing Brewing […]
Posted: August 13th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Arts and Entertainment, Community Events, Northern NY News.
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One additional ounce yields $100,000
Plattsburgh, NY, August 12, 2024 – Ed Loughran III of Richmond, Virginia, was the top finisher in Lake Champlain’s August 8-12 Tackle Warehouse Bassmaster Elite fishing tournament. During the tournament’s four fishing days, Loughran landed 80.12 pounds of small and largemouth bass, just one more than second-place finisher Chris Johnston. The one-ounce difference met an […]
Posted: August 13th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Arts and Entertainment, Business News, City News, Community Events, General News, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Statewide News.
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St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Stew Fruit Bread Dessert Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., take-out only, at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972 All are invited and welcome!
Posted: August 13th, 2024 under Community Events, Faces of Peru, Northern NY News, Peru News.
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