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Archive for October 7th, 2026

Unitary America volunteers are impacting the North Country

PLATTSBURGH, NY – Unitary America, a locally-based, community advocacy non-profit organization, with over 35 volunteers, helped remove approximately 100 pounds of garbage from downtown Plattsburgh over the past two weeks, cleaning an area stretching across the entire downtown area. Volunteers helped clean Betty Little Park, Margaret Street, MacDonough Monument, Trinity Park, Durkee Street, Clinton Street, […]

Enjoy chicken and biscuits on Oct. 22 at Peru Memorial VFW

DEC Announces 2026 Big Game Hunting Seasons beginning in October

Hunters Reminded of New Regulations to Increase Harvest of Antlerless Deer New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton today reminded big game hunters that a variety of New York State deer and bear hunting seasons begin in October. “Each year, New York’s big game hunters highly anticipate the October start of […]

This weekend is a great time to go to the Babbie Museum

NY hit pause on large data centers. A massive project in Massena may be exempt

Click here for the NCPR story 

A Plattsburgh man planned a data center in Chateaugay. Locals are pushing back

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A photo that had to be taken

By John T. Ryan Plattsburgh, October 3, 2026 – Last Saturday morning, after attending the Honor Flight ceremony, I was traveling home when I noticed a group of adults and kids outside a building on Sharron Avenue that I still think of as Plattsburgh Bowling Lanes, not as an ice rink. I felt compelled to […]

UVM Medical Center unions reach tentative agreement in contract negotiations

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Announcing Navy Band Northeast’s Pops Ensemble

Performing in Plattsburgh – October 10th and 11th The Navy Band Northeast’s Pops Ensemble will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, October 10, 2026, in Giltz Auditorium at Hawkins Hall on the SUNY Plattsburgh campus. The performance is part of the weekend commemorating the Battle of Valcour Island. The 30-member ensemble brings together Navy wind and […]

Telegraph Road reopening is in sight!

Peru, NY, October  7, 2026 – Paving the closed Telegraph Rd. bridge is taking place today and tomorrow. The inspector on the scene said the bridge will remain closed until a subcontractor installs guardrails during the week of October 19. Hopefully, the bridge will reopen on Thursday or Friday of that week.

Inside the medical network behind big events in the Adirondacks

With a robust year-round event schedule, emergency services staff find themselves stretched thin at times. Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

Saturday, October 10, there’s a special ceremony at the Peru Boat Launch

The next few days are packed with reliving our region’s role in U.S. History. October 10 | 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Reenactor Encampment & Living History Plattsburgh City Beach Visit with re-enactors as they recreate the Revolutionary War experience of gathering and making ready for battle. October 10 | 11:00 am Dedication of the […]