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Prison staff face lawsuit over fatal beating. But firing officers guilty of abuse is difficult

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Anthony Falvo is proud to be a U S Marine

By John T Ryan Peru, NY – January 9, 2025—Four members of Peru High School’s 2024 graduating class are proud members of the U.S. Marine Corps. Anthony Falvo, the 18-year-old son of Jim and Dorina Falvo, is one of them. Anthony has been home for a few weeks since his November 8 Basic Training graduation. […]

Contractor facing charges in Central NY sent to prison for ripping off almost $100K from Upstate NY family

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Assemblyman Billy Jones Appointed as Chair of New York State Assembly Committee on Local Governments

The New York State Assembly announced today that Assemblyman D. Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) will be the new Chair of the Standing Committee on Local Governments. The Committee was formerly led by Assemblyman Fred Thiele (D-Sag Harbor) from 2019 until he retired last year after 30 years in the Assembly.             “I am honored to […]

Carbon monoxide that sent 5 to hospitals came from food warmer in kitchen, school official says

The charter school did not have carbon monoxide detectors  Click here for Syracuse.com story 

76-year-old homeless man found dead in Syracuse University building identified

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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