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From Willsboro to Juneau and back: travels with Joe, the caricature artist

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Clinton County Sheriff’s Department files to dismiss discrimination lawsuit

The Clinton County Sheriff’s Department claims a lawsuit filed by a former corrections officer is “untimely” and “unjustifiable” Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

There are dozens of “high hazard” and aging dams in the Adirondacks

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The Foundation at CVPH awards grant to support women going through early miscarriage

Plattsburgh, NY- Healing Grace Center for Hope and Healing is expanding their services thanks inpart to a grant from the Foundation at CVPH. The Foundation has awarded Healing Grace a Community Project Grant in support of their new program designed to support women going through early miscarriage.This program provides medical supplies and comfort items to […]

Online reporting system for harmful algal blooms now active

DEC encourages New Yorkers to ‘Know it, Avoid it, Report it” Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Another celebration of our region’s glorious history

By John T. Ryan May 26, 2023 – Plattsburgh Excitement was in the air Friday as many supporters attended the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Battlefield Memorial Gateway. Town of Plattsburgh Supervisor Michael Cashman told the large gathering he was so excited he had trouble sleeping the previous night. Located on Route 9 across from Clare […]

Honor those killed in battle

Photos of St. Augustine’s Cemetery in Peru, where members and auxiliary members of VFW Memorial Post 308 erected flags this Friday. They mark the graves of many people who have served our nation in the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U. S. Marines, U.S. Coast Guard, and Space Force. Memorial Day, formerly Decoration […]

2023 Adirondack Summer Harvest Farmers’ Market Guide

A Lasting Tribute

Click here for a memorable Mountain Lake Journal story about Danny Kaifetz and the American Hereos Flagpoles

This boy’s hometown in Ukraine was bombed. Now he’s graduating in the Adirondacks

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Essex Co. eyes new $3.2M Ag/Youth building for county fairgrounds

Project requires State Historic Preservation Office review Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Help CATS make a new trail in Peru on Saturday, June 10

You can help Champlain Area Trails (CATS) develop its first trail system in Peru on Saturday, June 10, from 9 am to 1:00 pm. The CATS “2nd Saturday-of-the-Month Trail Project” will continue making the eight-mile network of Allen Hill Trails that features incredible views from Huckleberry Hill, gurgling brooks by Bennett Hill, waterfalls on the Reverend York Trail, […]

Adk. Regional Blood Center Plans Several June Blood Drives

CVPH program supplies blood, and blood products to hospitals across our region  PLATTSBURGH, NY (5/25/2023) –The Adirondack Regional Blood Center, a program of the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH), is conducting several community blood drives this month as part of its mission to ensure an adequate blood supply for […]

Regional unempolyment rates approcach record lows

May 25, 2023 – From the North Country Chamber of Commerce – The New York State Labor Dept. has released seasonally unadjusted unemployment rates for April, showing some area counties approaching record lows and most outperforming the statewide figure of 4%. The unemployment percentages for April 2023 are as follows:    CLINTON COUNTY: 2.8%    ESSEX COUNTY: 3.5%    FRANKLIN […]

Peru Town Market begins Sunday, June 25 – there are still vendor openings

We are gearing up for our first @perutownmarket on June 25th from 10 am to 2 pm at Heyworth-Mason Park in Peru, NY, so mark your calendars!  We still have space available if you’re a vendor and you’re interested in joining us! Visit our PeruTownMarket.com to sign up. And please reach out with any questions!

After a 16-hour rescue in the Adirondacks, rangers say prepare for the worst

The DEC still has our mud season travel advisory, so we are advising people not to go above 2,500 feet. The conditions up there are very, very wet. Click here for the NCPR story 

Hudson Headwaters to expand access pediatrics care in Plattsburgh

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Flying high over the North Country

By John T Ryan  Peru – It’s hard not to love drone photos. They’ve given us a whole new perspective on the world. David Duprey of Peru, is the owner of Duprey’s Drone Zone. The aerial views of Peru, the City of Plattsburgh, the Cumberland Head ferry landing, and the Babbie Rural and Farm Learning […]

Paul Smith’s College is not closing, but its acquisition is in limbo

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Duprey Drone Zone visits the Babbie Museum

 

North Country’s first recreational cannabis dispensary is open for business

Elevate ADK is operating a delivery-only service until it moves into its new storefront. Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

How a flower farm flourished in the harsh climate of the North Country

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Veteran Biographies North Country Honor Flight #44 of May 13, 2023

Compiled and read at the departure ceremony by Former NY State Assemblywoman Janet Duprey  Allen Burnsworth   U.S. Navy                            1965-1972                   Vietnam Allen, not a boat or swimming guy,  joined the Navy – the […]

ORDA board OKs $38.3M in new projects

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Peru orchardists turn on fans to combat the frost

No, helicopters weren’t overflying Peru beginning at about midnight last night; fans turned, sometimes loudly, keeping the air moving to protect our orchards from the frost damage. Temperatures reached the low thirties—video with sound.