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Update: March 20 Keeseville fire claims two lives

Elizabeth Shalton and William Regazzi identified as victims of the overnight fire on Margaret Street Click here for the Sun Community News story 

After long wait, Elise Stefanik to be confirmed as UN ambassador in early April

Click here for the NCPR Story 

How the Education Department cuts could hurt low-income and rural schools

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AGENDA – Peru Town Board Regular Meeting, Monday, March 24 at 6 p.m.

Call Meeting to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the Regular Meeting of March 10, 2025, and Special Meeting of March 18, 2025.  Community Input.  RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: Approval of Clinton County Youth Bureau Contract. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: Approval to Loan Money from the General Fund for the Temporary Partial Payment of the 2025 […]

St. Augustine’s Community Meal/Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Stew Fruit 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!

High winds and possble flooding today

Sunday, March 16, 2025 National Weather Service – Burlington, 6 a.m. Southerly wind gusts up to 35-55 mph are anticipated throughout the day. When rain begins this evening, winds will decrease, though excessive runoff of rain and snowmelt may flood rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

Vermont agriculture community reels from federal funding changes

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Adirondack Loon Center Unveils New Interactive Exhibits

Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

Five years later, COVID continues to impact education in the North Country

In-depth story details many of the challenges facing today’s schools, including here in Peru, NY  Click here for the excellent NCPR story 

Stec, Gray announce joint resolution to rescend Governor’s CO employment ban

Senator Dan Stec (R, C-Queensbury) and Assemblyman Scott Gray (R, C-Watertown) today announced a joint legislative resolution to rescind an executive order banning fired correction officers from all government employment. Senate Resolution B515 would eliminate Executive Order 47.3 and restore rights taken away from 2,000 correction officers who went on strike to protest unsafe working […]

$14.5 Million in State Aid for Malone, Keeseville

3/14/25 – Senator Dan Stec (R, C-Queensbury) announced that two North Country communities will receive nearly $15 million in state funding. The Village of Malone will receive $10 million in funding as the North Country winner of the eighth round of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative, and the Hamlet of Keeseville will receive $4.5 million as […]

Population estimates for New York in 2024

Clinton County had a slight decline of 0.02%. New York’s total population increased 0.66% last year to about 19.87 million. The state’s population grew in the second year in a row, but it’s still 1.18% (237,000) lower than in 2020.  Click here for the Sun Community News story 

WIRY Radio announces its closing down

3/13/25 ANNOUNCEMENT FROM WIRY RADIO STATION MANAGEMENT To Our Loyal Listeners and Valued Advertisers, It is with a heavy heart that we announce the closure of WIRY. After serving our community for 75 years, the challenges of an evolving media landscape have made it increasingly difficult to continue operations. The rise of digital platforms and […]

National Weather Service Burlington warns Sunday, heavy rain and possible flooding

Widespread snowmelt will continue through the weekend with widespread rainfall expected Sunday and Sunday night. This will lead to sharp river rises and the potential for flooding. Now is the time to prepare, so be sure to monitor the forecast and river levels in the coming days.

Peru Town Board Special Meeting Tuesday, March 18

The Peru Town Board has scheduled a Special Meeting for Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at 4:00 PM at the Peru Town Hall. The purpose of the meeting will be to award bids for a wastewater treatment upgrade and purchase a 2025 dump truck.

Northern lawmakers blast Hochul’s CO employment ban

Federal agencies are now actively recruiting fired officers Click here for the Sun Community News story 

CVPH Blood drive March 19 in Keeseville

PLATTSBURGH, NY (03/12/2025) –The Adirondack Regional Blood Donor Center, a program of the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) will hold a community blood drive at Mountain Lake Services, 100 Industrial Parkway in Keeseville on Wednesday, March 19. The event will take place from noon to 4 pm.  All eligible […]

Retired Teachers of NY offering $2K grant to active Clinton & Essex County Educators

Retired Educators of New York (RENY) is offering a $2000 grant to active educators in Clinton and Essex counties to assist them in their classroom endeavors. To be eligible for the grant, an educator must be a full-time teacher, nurse, counselor, or administrator in a public school district in the RENY Northeastern Zone (NEZ). For […]

2024-25 Winter Season Snowfall Totals

National Weather Service – Burlington Here’s our map of reported snowfall totals for the 2024-2025 winter season (December through February). Most places saw near-to-above-normal snowfall, with the highest deviations from normal concentrated in the northern Green Mountains and the Adirondacks.

Schumer decries massive NOAA layoffs

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Ti’s Judge O’Bryan retires after 30 years

Story about a man who appears to be a very special person  Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Town Board votes to sell Jenkins Street tennis court property

By John T Ryan If all goes as planned, the 7 Jenkins Street tennis courts will soon be private property.  At its Monday, March 10 meeting, the town board declared the property surplus and will list it for sale as soon as the market value is determined. In 2016, residents proposed repairing the courts for […]

Excessive rise in bee deaths are impacting local honey producers as well as crop pollination on a national level

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Big Tupper’s new owner sets sights on next project: Transforming a Tupper Lake tavern

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Snowmobiler travelled approximately 150 feet in the air on the vehicle before being ejected and travelling another nearly 150 feet

Town of Indian Lake Hamilton County Snowmobile Accident: On March 4 at 11:30 a.m., Hamilton County received a 911 call about an unconscious snowmobiler on Indian Lake. Environmental Conservation Police Officer (ECO) Newell arrived first at the scene, followed by Forest Ranger Milano and an Indian Lake Paramedic. The 55-year-old from Hillsdale had hit an ice […]