Archive for February 17th, 2026
Blue Bird to acquire, consolidate with Micro Bird
North Country Chamber President Garry Douglas says sale bodes well for Plattsburgh production operations Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: February 17th, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Northern NY News.
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Ice Fest brings ice racing back to Chazy Lake
Winter heat on solid ice, fun for racers, spectators Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: February 17th, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, Arts and Entertainment, Community Events, Northern NY News, Things to do in & near Peru.
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Au Sable Forks Historic District now on the National Register
Residential, commercial, municipal owners in the district now eligible for tax credits, funding Click here for the Sum Community News story
Posted: February 17th, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, National History, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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Seton Catholic launches 2025-28 Growth Plan
Will offer more experimental and independent studies, leadership growth Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: February 17th, 2026 under City News, Education News, Northern NY News, Religious News.
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AVCS plans for future amidst financial crisis
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Posted: February 17th, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, Education News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Town Board News.
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$240 million state money to create and preserve affordable homes in every region of the state
$9.7 million for Fireman’s Field Apartments in Town of Ticonderoga, Essex County – Construction of a 60-unit affordable and supportive mixed-use project. Albany, NYS News Release of Feb. 17, 2026 – Governor Kathy Hochul today announced more than $240 million in tax credits and subsidies was awarded to create and preserve 1,800 affordable, modern homes […]
Posted: February 17th, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, General News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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DiNapoli: State tuition assistance program not keeping up with inflation, tuition costs
77,000 Fewer Undergrad Students Receiving Help Compared to 2008 A new report from State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli finds that New York’s Tuition Assistance Program (TAP), the state’s primary need-based grant program for college students, has not kept pace with inflation or rising tuition costs since the 2008-09 academic year (AY) and that undergraduate TAP […]
Posted: February 17th, 2026 under Education News, Northern NY News, Social Issues, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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Governor directs state flags to half-staff in honor civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson
Flags Will Be Flown at Half-Staff Across New York State Tomorrow, February 18, and on the Day of Reverend Jackson’s Funeral Service Governor Kathy Hochul today directed flags to be lowered at half-staff to honor the life and public service legacy of civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson, who passed away on Tuesday, February 17 […]
Posted: February 17th, 2026 under General News, National History, National News, Social Issues.
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Hochul Seeks to Reverse Funding Increase for Prison Oversight Body
Last year Governor Hochul allocated millions to a prison oversight body. This year, she doesn’t want to renew the grant. Click here the New York Focus Story
Posted: February 17th, 2026 under General News, Law Enforcement News, Political News, State Government News.
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Pianist Diana Fanning to perform in Keene Valley
FANNING has toured extensively as a solo performer and chamber musician throughout the U.S. and in England, France, Austria, Switzerland, Holland, the Czech Republic, Canada and Germany. In recent years she has performed at the Schloss Leopoldskron (“Sound of Music” castle) in Salzburg, and in Prague at the invitation of the International Dvorak Society. After […]
Posted: February 17th, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, Arts and Entertainment, Community Events, General News, Northern NY News.
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Thousands of Vermonters could lose food assistance as new work requirements take effect next month
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Posted: February 17th, 2026 under Congressional News, General News, National History, National News, Regional NY-VT News, Social Issues.
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Lake Champlain fully freezes for the first time in 7 years
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Posted: February 17th, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Lake Champlain News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Weather News/History.
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