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Adirondack communities: Fixing food insecurity, child care gaps – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Adirondack communities: Fixing food insecurity, child care gaps – – The Adirondack Almanack

Fire Department Lighted Truck Plan

Here is the Plan for the Lighted Trucks parade. PLEASE SHARE. We leave the station at about 6 pm. December 16, Bearswamp to Rt. 9 turning around at Spitfire back to bear swamp end of Jabez Allen road to Sullivan, Telegraph Rd, Bruce Dr, Telegraph back to Fuller Rd to Lapham Mills, Valour Heights to […]

Stewart’s Shops Holiday Match Totals Exceed $1 million and Going Strong with 11 Collection Days Left!

December 14, 2020 — Despite people using less cash, a national coin shortage and customers staying home more, Stewart’s Shops is happy to report that the Holiday Match Program is going strong and has hit the $1 million mark; and there’s 11 collections days left. As of Sunday, December 13th, donations collected total $525,104 and […]

Rouses Point’s December 13th Parade of Lights

Click here to view on Calvin Castine’s Home Town Cable 

Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Shepherd’s Pie Garden Salad Bread Dessert Served take-out only, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY

What a WONDERFUL Parade!!!!!!!

Peru’s farmers thrilled kids and adults alike tonight with a wonderful Christmas Tractor Parade.  Cars and people lined the streets and hundreds of kids were outside their homes to watch.  Great Job Farmers!!!!!!!!!  

Tractor Parade In Peru Hamlet – Friday, Dec. 11th beginning at 7 p.m.

If your children like farm tractors, they’re going to enjoy what happens this Friday in the Peru hamlet. Beginning at 7 p.m. several local farmers will be parading their tractors through many of the hamlet’s street. The parade will begin at the Irwin Farm in the Jarvis Rd., proceed down Jarvis Rd., Right on Elm […]

Free Bikes For Kids and Adults

  Peru – Two local men have bikes for people in need, i.e., the unemployed, underemployed, foster children, etc. Dick Jenkins and Gene Provencher have been repairing bikes for about three years and giving them to children and adults in need. They have everything from pushcarts up to 29-inch bikes. Call Dick Jenkins at 518-420-5637 […]

Time to Enjoy The Knight’s Great Spaghetti Again 

Peru – Peru Knights of Columbus Council 7273 will host a take-out only spaghetti dinner on Saturday, Dec. 12, at the St. Augustine’s Parish Center. Regular & gluten-free spaghetti, salad & bread. Served at the parish center from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. for only $8 per person.  The Knights will deliver within a 3-mile radius […]

Stewart’s spends $45M on new, rebuilt stores in 2020

Source: Stewart’s spends $45M on new, rebuilt stores in 2020

Tractor Parade In Peru Hamlet – Friday, Dec. 11th Beginning at 7 p.m.

  If your children like farm tractors, they’re going to enjoy what happens this Friday in the Peru hamlet.  Beginning at 7 p.m. several local farmers will be parading their tractors through many of the hamlet’s street. The parade will begin at the Irwin Farm in the Jarvis Rd., proceed down Jarvis Rd., Right on […]

Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Chicken Fajita Casserole Coleslaw Rice Dessert Served take-out only 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center. All are welcome at our table!

Holiday Pop-Up Gallery Exhibit at The Strand Center for the Arts!

The Strand Center for the Arts is excited to host a Holiday Pop-Up Gallery Exhibition, featuring paintings, photographs, sculptures, and more, all created by area artists. This special exhibition will be held at The Strand Center Main Gallery at 23 Brinkerhoff Street in Plattsburgh and will be open for only one day: Saturday, December 12, […]

History Books now available as CCHA allows for limited sales on December 12th

CCHA houses the largest selection of Clinton County history books (new and used) for sale in the North Country, there is a special opportunity to preorder and purchase these local history books. All preorders will be ready for pick up on December 12th from 10 am to 3 pm. Other arrangements might be available.   […]

Apple Valley Senior Housing On A Rainy December 4th Evening

The Museum Association of NY announces North Country grant awards – – The Adirondack Almanack

Nearby Underground Railroad Museum is a WINNER! Source: The Museum Association of NY announces North Country grant awards – – The Adirondack Almanack

Doug Brown Lights Our Beautiful Tree

Peru – The Town of Peru conducted a subdued, brief tree lighting ceremony tonight at Little Ausable River Park. Doug Brown was given the honor of lighting the tree. Doug’s family and Town Board members Jim Douglass, Melvin Irwin and Rick Barber were present along with Town Clerk Dianne Miller. Town Clerk Dianne Miller made […]

Time to Enjoy The Knight’s Great Spaghetti Again

Peru – Peru Knights of Columbus Council 7273 will host a take-out only spaghetti dinner on Saturday, Dec. 12, at the St. Augustine’s Parish Center. Regular & gluten-free spaghetti, salad & bread. Served at the parish center from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. for only $8 per person. The Knights will deliver within a 3-mile radius […]

Dear Santa, From The Elmore SPCA

Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, December 2nd

Spaghetti  Tossed Salad  Garlic Bread  Dessert  Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. take-outs only, at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY

Local Nov. 30th COVID-19 Report: Lab-confirmed positive +20, Recovered +31, Active -11, Tested + 1,093

All residents are encouraged to continue monitoring themselves for symptoms of COVID-19, especially if you recently attended a gathering or other event. Symptoms of COVID-19 can appear anywhere from 2 to 14 days after exposure to the virus and may include: – Fever or chills – Cough – Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing – […]

Thanksgiving Message From John R. Brumsted, MD President and CEO, The University of Vermont Health Network

My upbringing instilled in me the importance of being thankful for everything, in no small part because my parents had lived through the Great Depression. And throughout my professional life, I’ve been surrounded by selfless health care providers and colleagues who put in long hours to help others – a fact that constantly makes me […]

A Thanksgiving Day Message From Governor Andrew Cuomo

The past year has been one of the most challenging in history. In March and April, New York became the global hotspot of the COVID pandemic. We suffered unimaginable losses with deep pain. But in the months that followed New Yorkers made sacrifices, big and small, to help stop the spread and save lives. Together […]

Happy Thanksgiving from the Peru Gazette

STATE ENCOURAGES NEW YORKERS TO SHOP LOCALLY ON SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY 

Supporting Local Businesses this Saturday and Year-Round Strengthens Communities and Boosts Local Economies Watch the Department of Labor’s Small Business Saturday Video Here  This Saturday, November 28, 2020, is “Small Business Saturday” in New York State and today Empire State Development, and the Departments of Labor, Taxation and Finance, and Agriculture and Markets encourages all […]