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Fantastic turnout for a wonderful concert

As UVM Health Network cuts services in Vermont, it expands in New York

Different regulatory environments in the two states have led to contrasting situations on either side of Lake Champlain. Click here for the VTDigger story 

Climate diary: A North Country vet on how farm animal care is changing

Click here for the NCPR story 

St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen reopens on January 8

The St. Augutine’s Soup Kitchen will not serve this week or next. The next scheduled meal will be on Wednesday, January 8, and the menu features Shepherd’s Pie. The St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen wishes everyone a happy and blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Unhoused scramble to find shelter as temperatures drop

Click here for the WCAX story 

Ecumenical Choir Concert Tonight!

Video: Peru Town Board meeting of December 9, 2024

Health Department asks residents to complete health survey

Health Department wants to assess and update your healthcare needs  Clinton County – Through the end of February, the Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) and the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) are asking residents what they see as the most pressing health concerns in our community. Residents can take […]

Adirondack Regional Blood Donor Center Drives Offers Many Opportunities to Give North Country residents benefit from donations

St. Augustine’s Parish Center, Monday, December 23, 3-6:30 p.m. PLATTSBURGH, NY (12/20/2024) –   The Adirondack Regional Blood Donor Center, a program of the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH), offers multiple opportunities in January to donate blood and support the health and wellbeing of the North Country. In addition to […]

ICU Nurse Honored for Giving Patient’s Family a Voice in Darkest Hours

PLATTSBURGH, NY (12/20/2024) – Christine Porter worried about what each passing hour could bring as her mother battled a life-threatening illness in the ICU at the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH). While she’ll never forget the fear she felt during her mother’s stay in the hospital, Porter also says […]

New York school districts ranked from 1 to 609 based on new test scores in science

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

NCCC pins first hybrid nursing class T

Twenty-nine nursing students graduated from North Country Community College’s inaugural Jan. to Dec. RN program Click here for the Sun Community News story 

The good works of many people are coming to fruition

Peru, NY December 18, 2024 –  North Country goodwill has been visible the last several days at St. Augustine’s Parish Center. JCEO Community Outreach personnel have been preparing Clinton County Christmas Bureau Christmas gifts for delivery to JCEO Outreach Centers throughout Clinton County. JCEO Director of Community Outreach Lisa Goodrow said 550 households applied this […]

What a wonderful way to usher in Christmas Week

Clinton Community College Names Enzo its Official Dog

CCC News Release –  Plattsburgh, NY — Clinton Community College Administrator in Charge Ken Knelly has named Enzo, a seven-year-old English Creme Golden Retriever, the “Official Dog of Clinton Community College.” The appointment was effective following the college’s Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 17 where the authorization for the appointment was approved. This […]

What decades of lake ice data tells us about climate change in the Adirondacks

Click here for the NCPR story 

Monday afternoon blaze levels Calkins Road home

Peru, NY December 17, 2024 –  A rapidly spreading fire destroyed Lance and Veronika Falcon’s 436 Calkins Road home on Monday, December 16. Fortunately, the Falcons escaped the inferno and saved their animals. Unfortunately, the fire leveled their log frame home. When the Peru Gazette arrived, the Peru Fire Department and several other departments were […]

Police find human remains near home of 2 missing women in Plattsburgh

Heavy police presence at Abenaki Mobile Home Park in Plattsburgh Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

A perfect Christmas gift

Peru – CVPH Donor Center Blood Brive, Monday, December 23, from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. in Peru. Each presenting donor during December will be entered into a drawing for a $50 Applebee’s gift card.  The drive is being coordinated by St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council […]

St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, December 18. 2024

Ham Scalloped Potatoes Vegetable Bread Dessert Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., take-out only, at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972 All are invited and welcome!

Elizabethtown’s Mahaney crowned as Airborne Park Speedway champion

Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Keeseville Grocery & Deli opens, fully stocked

Community thrilled with full-service grocery, deli open in the village Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Chamber President Garry Douglas recognized as a TRAILBLAZER IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT by CITY & STATE magazine.

The most recent edition spotlights the biggest innovators and groundbreakers in government, business, academia and advocacy circles who are creating jobs and improving the wellbeing of all New York. The recognition cited our work in developing the Quebec-New York economic relationship and in the creation of a growing cluster of Transportation Equipment and Aerospace manufacturers […]

Clinton Community College Honors Mike Zerrahn as He Retires

CCC News Release – Plattsburgh, NY — Clinton Community College (CCC) has been shaped by countless people over the years, making it the invaluable resource it is today for the North Country. But every so often, someone comes along who doesn’t just leave their mark—they leave a legacy. That’s exactly what Mike Zerrahn has done. […]

Peru Lions Club making the holiday season joyful for children and families.

The Peru Lions Club’s Thanksgiving Day  Turkey Trot has been a great fundraiser for 47 years. Thanks to more than  400 participants and many donors, the 2024 Turkey Trot was another success. The Peru Lions are putting the proceeds to good use.