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CVPH Blood Drive Monday, April 1

CVPH Blood Drive Monday, April 1 St. Augustine’s Parish Center 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Your blood is needed! In February, Peru donors contributed about eight more pints than usual. Wonderful!

3 upstate NY communities among the top 50 NY communities with fastest rising home values

Check out the home values in some communities. Amazing!  Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

How farmers, crops are faring with the erratic spring temperatures

Click here for the NCPR story 

Friday, March 22, 3:30 PM Ausable Chasm, NY

Thank you, Bob Woods, for your beautiful photo of this very special place.

Clarkson University Announces New Cybersecurity Masters Program

As dependence on the Internet continues to grow rapidly, so too does the need to safeguard our online world. Clarkson University is rising to meet this challenge by offering a new Master’s degree in Cybersecurity.   Image The new STEM-designated program will offer an interdisciplinary approach where students will have a diverse range of choices. […]

Temps to rise with increasing sunshine

NWS Burlington @NWSBurlington · After a chilly start, temperatures will warm into the upper 20s to mid-30s this afternoon, with increasing amounts of sunshine anticipated. A wonderful day to get outside and enjoy all the new snowfall.

St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, March 27, 2024 

Michigans  Salad Yogurt  Bread  Dessert  Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972  All are invited and welcome!

How retirees are returning to fill North Country school vacancies

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Summer Camps Staff Needed!

Now in its 77th year, DEC operates four residential camps for children and hires 60 seasonal employees to provide week-long adventures in conservation education for children ages 11-17. Working at a NYSDEC camp is a great opportunity to gain practical outdoor, naturalist, teaching, leadership, and many other transferrable skills while living in a beautiful setting. […]

Former CVPH employee Robert Thibodeau indicted on multiple charges following arrest

Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Eclipse Viewing: Do’s and Don’ts

Our ophthalmologist shares how to protect your eyes. Click here for CVPH story 

March 23, 2024 – Light early spring snowfall

March 23, 2024, Peru, NY—As of 10 a.m., there is much less snow than expected, only about 3 1/4 – 3 1/2 inches, but it’s still lightly snowing. The roads are sloppy and the guys are enjoying their Fisher plows. Most people hunkered down, not venturing outside—quite a change from last Saturday. Click here to […]

New NY graduation rates out: Browse, search 2023 data for over 600 districts statewide

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

St. Augustine’s, St. Alexander’s & St. James Holy week Schedule

Winter Storm Warnings (pink) & Winter Weather Advisories (purple) have been issued

NWS Burlington @NWSBurlington · As of 530 am, Fri, March 22…Winter Storm Warnings (pink) & Winter Weather Advisories (purple) have been issued. Much of today will be dry as snow will only move on this evening. Prepare today because travel will likely be very hazardous on Saturday! Power outages are also expected.

March 22, 2023 – 8:45 a.m., Peru, NY – Whiteface Mountain viewed from the River Rd. – Jarvis Rd. intersection.

17 degrees, sunny, cheerful morning.

Thursday 9 PM Weather Update from the National Weather Service

[Mar 21 PM Update] directly from the US National Weather Service Burlington VT: “Snow ratios remain in question as well, though in general, we should see >10:1 on the front and back ends of the storm, with 5-10:1 during the bulk of it during the daylight hours on Saturday. Central and southern Vermont, where mixed […]

Unfortunate injury turns into record-breaking track season for Saranac 8th Grader

“If I didn’t dislocate my knee, I never would have started track,” said Evie Liberty Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Deceased suspect linked to June 2023 Yando’s robbery

Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Clinton County Health Department Receives Health Department Clinical Services Accreditation

Clinton County, NY, March 12, 2023. On January 31, 2024, the Compliance Team (TCT), a nationally recognized healthcare accreditation organization approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced the award of Exemplary Provider® status to the Clinton County Health Department (CCHD). This recognition follows the successful completion of TCT’s Health Department Clinical […]

Champlain, NY: Samuel de Champlain History Center receives project grant

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Gov. Hochul launches stipend program for volunteer firefighters

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Hear one mother’s experience visiting her son in prison in the Adirondacks

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An opportunity to support a family as they confront cancer

By John T Ryan Peru/Plattsburgh, March 20, 2024—If you’ve never been to Peru’s Courthouse, you may not know Holly Stone. She’s been a Peru court clerk since 2011. Holly and her husband Terry’s 25-year-old son Austin is battling brain cancer.  Austin Stone is a 2016 Beekmantown High School/CVTEC and 2023 Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) […]

Recent Local DEC Forest Ranger Actions

Town of Black Brook Clinton County Wilderness Rescue: On March 14 at 12:51 p.m., Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from Clinton County 911 requesting Forest Ranger assistance with an injured hiker on the summit of Catamount Mountain. Ranger Odell contacted the distressed hiker, who indicated she had hurt her ankle and could not walk. […]