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Recent NYS Forest Ranger Rescues

Town of North Elba, Essex County Wilderness Rescue: On Dec. 26 at 12:52 p.m., Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from a hiker at Marcy Dam who advised their feet were frozen and they could not continue hiking. Forest Rangers Curcio and Rooney located two 18-year-olds from New Jersey. One of them was barefoot with […]

STEWART’S HOLIDAY MATCH RAISES $1.76 MILLION FOR LOCAL CHILDREN’S CHARITIES

Thanks to our generous customers, Stewart’s 2024 Holiday Match program raised more than $1.76 million for local children’s charities! Stewart’s customers generously donated more than $883,500 between Thanksgiving and Christmas Day this year. The company doubled those donations, penny for penny with no administrative fees. This means hundreds of local nonprofit children’s organizations will benefit […]

Inmate who died after ‘use of force’ by corrections workers in Utica area state prison identified

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Peru family farm building community solar power

HamilSun Community Solar offers power to low, moderate-income households Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Snowfall totals for 122 Upstate communities

National Weather Service snowfall totals reported by Syracuse.com Here are the snowfall totals recorded from the weekend lake effect storm as of Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. Note: Updated with more communities Monday afternoon. Table with 4 columns and 122 rows. Place County Inches Time Copenhagen, 3 SW Lewis 65.9 1100 AM Barnes Corners, 4 SW […]

Amtrak to restore Empire Service in time for the holidays

New schedules between Albany and NYC to take effect Dec. 2 Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Upstate NY-VT chipmaker becomes second to sign final deal with Biden administration

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Turning Stone casino starts new phase of massive $370 million expansion

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North Country Rep. Stefanik celebrates reelection to her 6th term in Congress

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Bad drivers, you’re warned: 4 school districts in Onondaga County set to get bus cameras

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Man convicted in New York limo crash moved to Attica prison

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Where to buy the cheapest tickets to Billy Joel & Sting’s Syracuse concert

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Construction starting on hydrogen plant in Massena

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APA announces proposed Adirondack Park Master Plan amendments

Amendments, public hearings and public comment period detailed Click here for the Sun Community News story 

October 11 and 12 fundraisers will support Peru High School graduates and families affected by cancer

(Please Share) Peru, NY – Chris Garrow, a 1994 Peru High School graduate, was a member of the New York State Police for 23 years, starting as a trooper in Plattsburgh.  Chris passed away on June 12, 2023, after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. His cancer was deemed a result of his time responding […]

Top 11 music artists coming to Upstate NY in October

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Find serenity on the road to Ausable Forks.

September 30, 2024 – The Serenity Garden on Harkness Road is extremely beautiful, especially at this time of year. If you haven’t been there, it’s 1.4 miles west of the Harkness Methodist Church. Ausable Forks logger, good samaritan Art Ford, and his wife Ann work in the garden almost daily. In 2014, the Peru Gazette […]

First Signs of Fall Foliage Emerging Across Upstate NY

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This ADK news editor, Peru native, Elizabeth Izzo is moving on. She hopes she’s made space for more people like her

Elizabeth has taken a job as a news editor at the Albany Times Union  Click here for the NCPR story 

Peru Free Library Director Becky Pace is retiring

By John T Ryan Peru, NY –  A person familiar to hundreds of Peru and area residents will soon depart from the institution she’s led for the past 21 1/2 years. Becky Pace,  Director of the Peru Free Library, is retiring effective September 25, 2024. Becky considered retiring last spring, but she delayed for a […]

Firefighters demonstrate respect for Honor Flight Veterans

Plattsburgh, NY – August 31, 2024 – Volunteer firefighters bring trucks from several area departments to every North Country Honor Flight. They salute the veterans traveling down New York Avenue to the flight line. Peru firefighters are usually present; however, they were at the scene of an I87 accident between exits 35 and 36. Thank […]

Olympic Authority 2024-25 events calendar released

Lake Placid continues to attract world’s best athletes Click here for the Sun Community News story 

How to get 2024 NYS Fair tickets, parking passes, ride wristbands (Pro tip: don’t bring cash)

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Lowville flooded again. Here’s what we know (and don’t know)

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First Champlain Hudson Power cables cross U.S.-Can. border

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