Archive for 'City News'
Veteran photos and military biographies – Honor Flight #55
Every North Country Honor Fight carries veterans with different military backgrounds. Flight #55 included a medic, infantrymen, supply, maintenance, communication, and electronics specialists, forward artillery observers, a helicopter mechanic, a cook, a fighter pilot with 22 kills, and the Distinguished Flying Cross, a jet engine mechanic. Some suffered wounds and sicknesses, the effects which remain […]
Posted: June 24th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, City News, Community Events, General News, Honor Flights, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Regional NY-VT News, Veterans' News.
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Veteran photos and military biographies – Honor Flight #54
Every North Country Honor Fight carries veterans with different military backgrounds. Flight #55 carried a dentist, bomb loaders, a ship-fitter/welder, a heavy equipment operator, a truck driver, a crane operator, a radio relay communications specialist, a military policeman, and aircraft hydraulics and ground equipment specialists. Some served for two or four years, while others served […]
Posted: June 24th, 2024 under City News, Community Events, General News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History.
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Rain causes flooding, sinkholes across city and town of Plattsburgh
The cleanup will continue into Friday Click here for the MYNBC5 story
Posted: June 21st, 2024 under City News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Weather News/History.
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Plattsburgh’s Parks Come Alive! kicks off July 11
City’s annual summer series begins in Melissa Penfield Park Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: June 18th, 2024 under Arts and Entertainment, City News, Community Events, Northern NY News.
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Honor Flights 53 and 54 Fly this Saturday, June 22.
This Saturday, the North Country Honor Flight will again take to the skies with flights 53 and 54. Three Cold War veterans, one from Desert Storm, and 26 Vietnam Veterans will be on board. “Thunder in the Burgh” will leave Champlain Center to arrive at Veterans Park on the US Oval at about 6:20 a.m. […]
Posted: June 18th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, City News, Community Events, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru resident news/accomplishments, Veterans' News.
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Here’s the deal with those barges on Lake Champlain
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Posted: June 17th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, City News, Environmental News, Lake Champlain News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News.
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Plattsburgh Mayoral Candidate Dan Lennon Shares His Top Issues for the City
Plattsburgh Mayoral Candidate Dan Lennon Shares His Top Issues for the City
Posted: June 13th, 2024 under City News, Northern NY News, Political News.
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Mayoral Candidate Wendell Hughes on His Vision for the City of Plattsburgh
Mayoral Candidate Wendell Hughes on His Vision for the City of Plattsburgh
Posted: June 13th, 2024 under City News, Northern NY News, Political News.
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Celebrating Juneteenth A Celebration of Black Culture and Liberation
(PLATTSBURGH, NY—Strand Center for the Arts is scheduled to celebrate Juneteenth early on Friday, June 14, from 5 to 8 p.m. The Strand Center will honor Black culture and liberation on the center’s front lawn with live performances, food, art displays, activities, and more. This event is free and open to the public. Live performances […]
Posted: June 3rd, 2024 under Arts and Entertainment, City News, Community Events, Northern NY News.
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North Country dealerships come together for new YMCA
Brennan Buick, Goss Chevrolet and Riley Ford applauded for massive $150K donation Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: May 29th, 2024 under Business News, Charity Events, City News, Community Events, Northern NY News.
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Police: Woman’s body found inside vehicle in Plattsburgh
An NBC5 crew saw police tape around a car rental business on Route 3 and Military Turnpike on Tuesday evening. Click here for the MYNBC5 story
Posted: May 29th, 2024 under City News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News.
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Clinton County Assistant DA Dan Lennon placed on administrative leave amid criminal investigation
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Posted: May 22nd, 2024 under City News, County Government News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Political News.
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North County Honor Flight #52 Military Biographies – WWII to Dessert Storm
May 18, 2024 – U.S. Oval, Veterans Park, Plattsburgh, NY, Send-Off Ceremony Winfried Belanger, U.S. Air Force, 1960-1990 – Vietnam Trained as an Avionics Repairman, Win was the guy who could fix anything that was broken. Flying from Langley Air Force Base, two KB-50, 4-engine aerial refueling tankers headed to the Azores. Flight “Tyler 41,” […]
Posted: May 20th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, City News, Community Events, General News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Veterans' News.
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Clinical Pharmacist Honored With BEE Award
Vincent Ludewig Recognized for Extraordinary Teamwork PLATTSBURGH, NY (05/17/2024) – Whether it’s a broken arm, undergoing a procedure, battling cancer or recovering from an illness, patients rely on the Inpatient Pharmacy at The University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) to get the medications they need to feel better. Teamwork is […]
Posted: May 17th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, City News, Heathcare News, Northern NY News.
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T-shirt designs unveiled for 47th annual Mayor’s Cup Regatta & Festival
Senior Emily Whalen’s design was chosen as the main t-shirt design, showcasing all the activities happening during the annual event Click here for the MYNBC5 story
Posted: May 14th, 2024 under Arts and Entertainment, Business News, City News, Community Events, Lake Champlain News, Northern NY News, Things to do in & near Peru.
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Participants, organizers gear up for 2nd year of Lake City Running Festival
The festival was established last year following the conclusion of the Plattsburgh Half-Marathon in 2019 Click here for the MYNBC5 story
Posted: May 7th, 2024 under City News, Congressional News, Northern NY News.
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Alan Blackman Jazz Performs Award-Winning “Coastal Suite”
May 19 at the Strand The Coastal Suite stands as a significant achievement in the notable career of composer-pianist Alan Blackman. A New Jazz Works commission by Chamber Music America with funding awarded by the Doris Duke Foundation, the full-length, multi-media work was premiered live in Baltimore and New York in 2014 and featured on […]
Posted: May 3rd, 2024 under Arts and Entertainment, City News, General News, Northern NY News.
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Work resumes on Margaret Street reconstruction project in Plattsburgh
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Posted: May 1st, 2024 under City News, General News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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Massena mall closes its doors; only JC Penneys remains
A painful story to report! Click here for the NCPR story
Posted: April 29th, 2024 under Border News, Business News, City News, Community Events, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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Southwest Airlines to pull out of Syracuse, blaming Boeing production problems
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Posted: April 26th, 2024 under Business News, City News, Upstate New York.
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SUNY Plattsburgh Music Department hosts upcoming concerts
All performances are free and open to the public Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: April 24th, 2024 under Arts and Entertainment, City News, Education News, Northern NY News.
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Staffing down, calls up: Burlington VT police shares its priorities in responding to calls
“As of April 1, 2024, the department has 66 sworn officers and is working to bring that number to 87. Many of those 66 officers are in special positions or injured. There are 15 supervisors, 10 detectives, seven airport officers, and three special assignment officers, leaving the total number of officers patrolling at 24.” Click […]
Posted: April 24th, 2024 under City News, Law Enforcement News, Peru/Regional History, Regional NY-VT News.
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Public visitation, funeral to be held for Peru resident Krysten Remy
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Posted: April 22nd, 2024 under City News, Community Events, General News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru resident news/accomplishments, Religious News.
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Retired Educators of NY Northeastern Zone Benefit Concert
Posted: April 21st, 2024 under Arts and Entertainment, City News, Community Events, Education News, Northern NY News.
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CVPH statement on today’s lockdown
CVPH Lockdown Initiated for Patient and staff safety Security measures were lifted after a quick, professional response from local law enforcement PLATTSBURGH, NY (04/15/2024) — Earlier this morning, the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) officials, in conjunction with local law enforcement, locked down the Main Campus after a credible […]
Posted: April 15th, 2024 under City News, General News, Heathcare News, Northern NY News.
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