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DON’T CLICK THIS! (Unless you really, really want to see 2023 NYS Fair butter sculpture photos)

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A NY grant meant to help child care providers is actually making their work more difficult

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New Cambria® Hotel Lake Placid Open For Bookings

Lake Placid’s newest hotel is set to welcome guests. Choice Hotels and Matrix Hotels announced today that the newly-built Cambria® Hotel Lake Placid is now open for bookings, with an anticipated opening in October. Cambria® Hotel Lake Placid was designed and built with groups, events and family gatherings top of mind. The modern hotel features […]

Peru Town Market August 27 Vendors

Saturday, Aug. 19 Household Waste Hazardous Waste Collection Day

After rains wash out Adirondack Railroad lines, state to rebuild

Damage disrupts busy first season for train service to Tupper Lake Click here for the Adirondack Daily Enterprise story 

New Impressions’ new facade makes a great impression

  August 16, 2023, Peru – Congratulations to Crystal and Kirsten O’jida-Blair for New Impressions Beauty and Tanning Salon’s “new” look. The ladies did it themselves over about two weeks. New Impressions is located at 6 Mason St. The Peru Gazette loves the finished product.

Lake City Arts Fest returning as bigger event on August 26

Talented artists and musicians for a day-long celebration of creativity and culture to City Hall, Trinity Park and MacDonough Park from noon to 6:30 p.m. Click here for the Press-Republican story 

Will Gov. Hochul and the NYS Legislature stand up for this state’s fledgling cannabis industry?

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Mannix Road solar farm development is making progress

By John T. Ryan Peru – The process has taken longer than anticipated. Still, if progress continues as hoped, the Hamilson Community Solar Farm will be functioning at 286 Mannix Rd. by the end of next year. Unlike traditional solar, where an array is installed on your roof or property, community solar is installed at […]

St. Clair joins Sun Community News team Ricky

St. Clair looks forward to leading the sports department with reinvigorated local coverage Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Peru’s Bear Swamp Rd. Subway Restaurant is closed

Peru August 15, 2023  – Peru residents reported to the Peru Gazette that the Subway Restaurant co-located at the Maplefields Convenience Store at 654 Bear Swamp Rd. closed on or about August 1.  Otto Hansen, an R.L. Vallee/Maplefields spokesman,  stated, “The closure is in litigation. I am not able to comment.” The Gazette hasn’t been […]

Solar battery fire in Jefferson County raises concerns for the future

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PRICE CHOPPER/MARKET 32 ISSUES VOLUNTARY RECALL OF “CORNER TO CORNER” PIZZA

(Schenectady, N.Y.) – Price Chopper/Market 32 is issuing a voluntary recall on a variety of store-made “corner to corner” pizzas, manufactured on July 2, 2023. The products are being recalled because the manufacturer of the pizza dough, Deiorio’s, has advised that foreign materials – fragments of a conveyer belt used in the manufacturing process — […]

“Everything will be fresh, made from scratch. It will be like going home to grandma’s, sitting down, and having breakfast.”

By John T. Ryan August 9, 2023 Peru – At 7 a.m. yesterday, Rove Cafe and Kitchen at 3065 Main St. was officially open for business. Since taking ownership on July 19, Tony Axelsson and Chrystal Kelly have been painting. Decorating and putting their personal touch on the former Green Acres Restaurant at 3065 Main St.  […]

New Yorkers cautioned about buying flood-damaged vehicles

DMV offers tips and warnings against buying flood-ravaged used vehicles Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Williston Christmas Tree Shops to close on August 12

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Tops Markets employees in Upstate NY to receive $764M pension fund bailout

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Hyundai and Kia recall nearly 92,000 vehicles and tell owners to park them outside due to fire risk

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New York opens ap­pli­ca­tions for child care retention program

“…Incentives ranging from $2,300 to $3,000 for retention and referral bonuses for existing staff and sign-on bonuses for new workers.” Click here for the State of Politics story 

CVPH security guard recognized for exceptional attention to patient and employee safety

Mark Silver Receives CVPH’s Inaugural BEE Award PLATTSBURGH, NY (8/2/2023) – Security Guard Mark Silver is the recipient of The University of Vermont Health Network-Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital’s (CVPH) inaugural BEE (Beyond Exceptional Everyday) Award. Silver, a CVPH employee for more than five years, was nominated by an Emergency Department (ED) colleague for his inspirational […]

A rare two consecutive weather days for area farmers

August 2, 2023 – 7:50 p.m. Adirondack Farms chopping hay as the sun sets tonight adjacent to River Rd. Area farmers are taking advantage of yesterday’s and today’s sunny days to get a second cut anticipating tomorrow’s scattered rain showers. In a typical year, the second cut would have been already harvested. Click the photo for […]

A bit of good news – NY churning out new businesses at record pace

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All NYS employers required to provide lactation accommodations for employees

Clinton County Health Department   ·Effective June 2023, ALL employers in NYS are required to provide lactation accommodations to their employees. For more information call 518-565-4993. To learn more about NYS Labor Law 206-c visit: https://dol.ny.gov/breast-milk-expression-workplace

Pharmaceutical company SterRX to close two Plattsburgh locations, lay off 161 employees

SterRX currently operates out of two buildings, including its plant on Idaho Avenue and a smaller space on Connecticut Road. Click here for the MYNBC5 story