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Archive for April, 2026

Hochul Pushes Mamdani to Slow Spending in Exchange for Aid

Click here for the New York Focus story 

April 19-25 is National Crime Victims Week in NYS

Directs Landmarks Across the State to be Illuminated to Honor Individuals and Communities Impacted by Crime, Recognize the Professionals Who Provide Critical Support and Services Statewide Albany, April 19, 2026– Governor Kathy Hochul today issued a proclamation marking Sunday, April 19 through Saturday, April 25, as National Crime Victims’ Rights Week to coincide with the […]

The push for smaller, cheaper plug-in solar panels gains momentum in New England

Click here for the Vermont Public story 

Our town looks much better today thanks to the Green Up Day volunteers

Peru, April 18, 2026 – Peru Lions Club and Peru PTO Community volunteers came to Rulfs Orchard Saturday morning to participate in the 2026 Community Green Up Day.  Lions Club President Dave Dalton estimates that 50 adults and youth were given street and road assignments throughout the community.  Dalton and other Lions Club members handed […]

NCCS student needs your vote!

Gavin LaValley of Northeastern Clinton Central School hopes to advance to the next round of the America’s Favorite Student competition. The winner will meet Bill Nye, appear in Reader’s Digest, and take home $20,000. He needs the community’s help to stay in the running and move on to the next round! Everyone has the chance […]

St. Augustine’s Community Meal/Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Meatloaf Potatoes  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!

SUNY Plattsburgh services available to Clinton Community College students this fall

Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

DEC Announces Adirondack Mountain Reserve Parking Reservation System Returns April 17

Tens of Thousands of Users Since 2021 Helped Greatly Improve Safety in the Route 73 Recreation Corridor Albany, April 17, 2026 – New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton today announced the return of the parking reservation system for the privately-owned Adirondack Mountain Reserve (AMR). The no-cost reservation system produced another […]

Firefighters working hard to fund scholarship at Peru High School

Peru, NY, April 18, 2026 – Peru, NY, April 18, 2026 – Peru Firefighters are at work this morning hoping to build up the Greg Timmons Memorial Scholarship. Stop by the Peru Fire Department and show your support!!!!!!! They’ll be working until noon.

Recent NYS Fores Ranger actions in Our Region

Hamlet of Raquette Lake Hamilton County Wilderness Search: On April 12 at 8 p.m., Ray Brook Dispatch received a call about a lost hiker off trail behind the Burketown neighborhood. Forest Rangers Cleinman, Miller, and Scott responded. At 9:15 p.m., Ranger Miller made voice contact with the 55-year-old and located them deep in a swamp, getting […]

Rise early Saturday and help clean up our community – Make it even more beautiful:

Notice of Special Election – Peru Fire Department

Peru Fire Department seeks voter approval to move ahead with expansion project

Bids came in higher than expected  Peru, April 17, 2026 – On September 3, 2024, Peru voters approved, by a margin of 121 to 70, the Fire Department’s plan to expand and upgrade its fire station. At the time, Architectural Engineering and Design Associates (AEDA) estimated having to borrow no more than $5 million. However, […]

Despite tree-clearing, APA approves 4-megawatt solar facility in Ellenburg

Assessment estimates solar panels will offset forest’s carbon sequestration in less than one year Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

Peru CSD Senior Sarah Guay Wins Statewide Art Competition

Peru, April 16, 2026 – Peru Central School District is proud to announce that senior Sarah Guay has been named a winner in the “A Day in the Life of a School Bus” statewide art competition with her painting, titled “First Odyssey,” sponsored by Leonard Bus Sales. The competition challenges New York high schoolers to […]

$125 million plus available to upgrade affordable multifamily housing in Upstate NY

Serves as a One-Stop Shop To Enhance Building Performance, Deliver Utility Bill Savings and Improve Quality of Life  Albany, April 16, 2026 – Governor Kathy Hochul today announced more than $125 million is available to upgrade affordable multifamily housing in upstate New York. The State’s new Affordable Multifamily Program Upstate (AMP Up) provides support for […]

AFL Football Signups Slated for April 29

Pedaling through petals along Lake Champlain

A 10-mile spring bike loop through daffodils and history from Willsboro to Essex  Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

Hotel Saranac, Weekender Hotels work to resolve tax delinquencies

Adirondack hotel groups face state and local tax warrants totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

Corrections officers injured in series of incidents at Clinton Correctional Facility, NYSCOPBA says

Click here for the NBC News 5 story 

Grand Isle County’s top prosecutor cited for DUI

The arrest comes two years after a state prosecutor in Addison County was similarly arrested for drunken driving.  Click here for the vtdigger story 

“What to do when something bad happens to you” – Today at the Peru Free Library

May 6 and May 9 presentations at the Peru Free Library

Clinton Co. to host public meeting on Military Turnpike Ext. bridge rehab

Treadwells Mills bridge over Saranac River to be rehabilitated, traffic flow will be maintained     Click here for the Sun Community News story 

New NYPA preference power rates to hit some North Country residents’ electric bills

Click here for the NCPR story