Archive for April, 2025
Native lake trout, the dweller of the deep, has returned to thrive in Lake Champlain
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Posted: April 12th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Environmental News, Lake Champlain News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Regional NY-VT News.
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“Not enough work” to “not enough help”: Evolution of the Adirondack job market
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Posted: April 11th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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Champlain Area Trails announces conservation of 65 acres, permanent public access to the Coot Hill – Big Hollow Trail in Moriah
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Posted: April 11th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, Environmental News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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1,700 pounds of Cabot butter recalled in New York, Vermont and 5 other states for possible fecal contamination
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Posted: April 11th, 2025 under Agricultural News, Business News, Heathcare News, National News, Northern NY News, Religious News.
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Champlain Valley Union High School students face expulsion from the US
An early suspension of a parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans requires the two students to leave the country by the end of April. Click here for the VTDigger story
Posted: April 11th, 2025 under Education News, Highway Dept. News, National History, National News, Regional NY-VT News.
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Border czar’s town stood up for 3 kids detained by ICE — and won
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Posted: April 11th, 2025 under Community Events, Law Enforcement News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News.
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Malta NY: Man who aimed BB gun at law enforcement officers fatally shot
State Police spokeperson said Law enforcement instructed Moore to drop the firearm, but he refused and aimed the weapon at troopers and deputies Click here for the Syracuse.com story
Posted: April 11th, 2025 under Law Enforcement News, Upstate New York.
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Assemblyman Billy Jones: Governor and DOCCS Need to Act Urgently on Staffing Issues
Billy Jones Press Release 4/10/25 – It has been one month since over 2,000 correction officers were terminated, and I have been working diligently to get the officers who want to return to work back into their respective facilities. Today, the officers in these facilities are faced with almost daily 12 hour or longer shifts, […]
Posted: April 11th, 2025 under General News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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Judge allows requirement that everyone in the US illegally must register to move forward
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Posted: April 11th, 2025 under Border News, Law Enforcement News, National History, National News, Peru/Regional History.
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VP of Buffalo’s Bikers Against Child Abuse arrested for sex crimes against children
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Posted: April 11th, 2025 under Law Enforcement News, Upstate New York.
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Town Board awards last wastewater treatment plant bid
By John T Ryan April 8, 2025, Peru, NY—On Tuesday afternoon, the Peru Town Board awarded K & L Plumbing and Heating of Plattsburgh a $1,156,000 contract for the mechanical components (heating and air conditioning) of the wastewater treatment plant project. The general, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical contracting bids amount to $17,450,000, excluding design, engineering, […]
Posted: April 10th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, General News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History, Water & Sewer Dept. News.
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Prison Dog Sweep very successful
Posted: April 10th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Upstate New York.
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Stec, Gray announce legislation allowing 2,000 fired COs to return to work
Senator Dan Stec (R, C-Queensbury) and Assemblyman Scott Gray (R-Watertown) announced legislation permitting the reinstatement of 2,000 correction officers fired by Governor Hochul in the aftermath of the CO strikes for prison safety measures. Senate Bill S.7310 would grant a grace period for officers terminated by the governor to return to work without retribution. […]
Posted: April 10th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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CVPH Community Forum Spotlights UVMH Network Workforce Development, Physician Recruitment Success
CVPH CEO Eappen, MD, said, “Our health system has recruited 90 physicians and 57 advanced practice providers, with a scheduled start date this fiscal year.” PLATTSBURGH, NY (04/10/2025) — Improving access to quality health care close to home by recruiting and supporting the region’s health care workforce was the primary focus of a Community Forum […]
Posted: April 10th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, General News, Heathcare News, Northern NY News.
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Hochul celebrates meals provided to veterans, service members and military families through state’s pardonership with HelloFresh
April 9, 2025 – Launched During the COVID-19 Pandemic, the “Meals with Meaning: Veteran Feeding Veteran” Program Expands Access to Fresh, Healthy Meals Through Public-Private Collaboration Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the “Meals with Meaning: Veteran Feeding Veteran” program, launched in response to food insecurity heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic, has reached a major […]
Posted: April 10th, 2025 under General News, Statewide News, Veterans' News.
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Stefanik appointed to key leadership positions
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Posted: April 10th, 2025 under Congressional News, Northern NY News, Political News, Upstate New York.
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North County orgs concerned over gutting of federal museum and library agency
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Posted: April 10th, 2025 under Education News, National News, Political News.
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ICE arrests over 100 people in Upstate NY
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Posted: April 10th, 2025 under Law Enforcement News, National News, Political News, Upstate New York.
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Man shot and killed by New York state police after he opened fire on their Malta barracks
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Posted: April 10th, 2025 under Law Enforcement News, Upstate New York.
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Dannemora FCU donates $10,000 to local non-profit North Country Veterans Association
(Plattsburgh, N.Y.) – Dannemora Federal Credit Union (DFCU) is excited to announce a $10,000 donation to the North Country Veterans Association, a local non-profit in the community. Dannemora FCU President and CEO Chris Hay said, “We are extremely passionate about donating to the North Country Veterans Association, and it has been an honor to do […]
Posted: April 10th, 2025 under Charity Events, Community Events, General News, Northern NY News, Veterans' News.
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Feds freeze more than $1 billion in funding for Cornell University
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Posted: April 10th, 2025 under Education News, National History, National News, Peru/Regional History, Political News.
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President Trump is dismantling the Dept. of Education. What does that mean for the North Country?
” “But the biggest pots of federal funding are to support children with physical and learning disabilities and for rural and/or low-income schools. The North Country has a lot of those.” Click here for the NCPR story
Posted: April 9th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Congressional News, Education News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News.
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May 14 Chamber of Commerce Job Fair
Looking to grow your team? Don’t miss the Spring Job Fair on May 14th—your chance to connect with potential employees and showcase the opportunities within your organization! Finding the right talent is crucial for every business, and the North Country Chamber of Commerce is committed to helping our members fill their open positions. Take advantage […]
Posted: April 9th, 2025 under Business News, Community Events, Northern NY News.
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NY lawmakers take aim at Musk: Bill could claw back Tesla incentives
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Posted: April 9th, 2025 under Business News, National News, Political News, Upstate New York.
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Nearly Decade After Brutal Beating by Auburn Correctional Prison Guards, Man Gets $1.2 Million Settlement
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Posted: April 9th, 2025 under Law Enforcement News, Social Issues, State Government News, Statewide News.
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