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New York prison strike ends after 22 days, DOCCS says, as 2,000 employees terminated

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Clinton County Health Department and partners are monitoring Bird Flu

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)  Clinton County, March 11, 2025. The Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) and their local partners are working closely to monitor Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), also known as H5N1 or bird flu, in Clinton County and to share educational messages with poultry and dairy farms and workers, health care providers, […]

Nurse Honored for Providing Peace, Privacy in Patient’s Final Hours

MALONE, NY (03/07/2025) – Mary Tashjian heard the devastating news about her Uncle Tom and rushed to the hospital. Thomas Garland was unresponsive as he arrived at the Emergency Department (ED) by ambulance at The University of Vermont Health Network – Alice Hyde Medical Center. Tashjian and other family members were told he wouldn’t make […]

Nearly 200 kids under 6 in NY went to ERs after exposure to cannabis last year

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March 15 – Relay for Life of Plattsburgh KICK-OFF 2025

Gillibrand, Hawley introduce First Responders Wellness Act

Creation of national mental health hotline receives bipartisan support Click here for the Sun Community News story 

‘He bit a chunk out of me…’ Trauma still strong for injured Clinton CO

Note: If you don’t have a PR subscription, you may be unable to open it. It’s a good day to purchase a Press-Republican. We need to support our local daily newspaper.  Click here for the Press-Republican story 

Feb. 17 Cancellation – CVPH Blood Drive in Peru

Cancelled due to cold weather issues with the Donor Center Truck 

UVM attains status as top-tier research institution

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Free online childcare provider trainings target nutrition, physical activity

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Plattsburgh blood drive canceled today, but there are drives tomorrow at the Government Center in Plattsburgh and Monday in Peru

PLATTSBURGH, NY (02/13/25): The Adirondack Regional Blood Donor Center blood drive planned for today at 1 p.m. at Oak Street School in Plattsburgh is cancelled. You can give blood tomorrow, Feb. 14, at the Clinton County Government Center from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or Monday, Feb. 17, at St. Augustine Parish Center in Peru […]

Burlington Council to consider UVM Medical Center plans for future growth

Major expansion could include a building that would tower over the existing hospital. Click here for the WCAX story 

Monday, Feb 17, CVPH Peru Blood Donor Drive

Peru—CVPH Donor Center Blood Brive will be held on Monday, February 17, from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. in Peru. All donors are eligible for a monthly $50 gift card drawing. St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273 is coordinating the drive.

NY asks farms and residents for help in stopping the spread of bird flu

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Social Media is not social anymore

By Ellenburg Center 10th Grader Clara Parsons  Click here for the Adirondack Daily Enterprise story 

Clinton Community College Plans Move of Nursing, EMT Programs to UVM Health Network – CVPH

CCC News Release – Clinton Community College plans to relocate the educational space for its renowned nursing and EMT programs to The University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) beginning with the Fall 2025 semester. The move is a unique opportunity to further develop the college’s leading nursing and emergency medical […]

Adirondack Regional Blood Donor Center Drives Offers Many Opportunities to Give

Blood collected by Donor Center supports regional hospitals  PLATTSBURGH, NY (01/29/2025) –   The Adirondack Regional Blood Donor Center, a program of the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) in partnership with numerous community sponsors, has several blood drives open to the community planned this month. Blood and blood products collected […]

CVPH Peru Blood Drive, Monday, Feb. 17

Peru – CVPH Donor Center Blood Brive, Monday, February 17, from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. in Peru. St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273 is coordinating the drive.

Ban smartphones in NY schools to break tech’s hold over kids (Editorial Board Opinion)

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NY to open HEAP applications after short closure

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UVM Health Network executives made $3 million in bonuses in 2024

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Caring for the homeless in Clinton Co. ‘These are our residents. These are not a migrant population.’

The Peru Gazette also covered this story. Sun Community News reporter Kim Dedam wrote such a great story. I will post hers because I can’t top it. Kim is an outstanding reporter. Press-Republican reporter Carly Newton wrote an exceptional and even more detailed story in today’s Paper. I will post a video of the 54-minute […]

Community health centers are critical in the North Country. But stagnant funding is putting them at risk

Hudson Headwaters is one of those organizations  Click here for the NCPR story 

Saving Lives by Wearing Red

CVPH News Release – Foundation of CVPH fundraiser supports women’s heart health  The National Institutes of Health (NIH) says, on average, 86 women in Clinton County die each year from heart disease. PLATTSBURGH, NY (1/20/2025) – Getting dressed for the day is not typically considered a lifesaving activity. In this case, it could do exactly […]

Market 32/Price Chopper has a pizza dough recall

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