The Peru Gazette

Source: BREAKING: Fire at Whiteface Mountain’s Mid-Station

Source: ‎We Stand Corrected: Dannemora on iTunes

Source: Ray Brook Biomass fires up – Sun Community News & Printing

Source: Wild Center to build new climate change exhibit – Sun Community News & Printing

Source: Correctional officers speak about escape from Dannemora for 1st time

State Encourages New Yorkers to Volunteer to be “Campground Ambassadors” New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced the opening of the 2020 application period for the Campground Ambassador program. As part of the state’s Adventure NY initiative to connect more New Yorkers with the outdoors, Campground Ambassadors volunteer to […]

Source: Dannemora man arrested for tampering with tree stand

Source: The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train brings Christmas cheer to Upstate NY – syracuse.com

By John T. Ryan Keeseville – Keeseville residents were shocked when they learned TD Bank would close its local branch on November 15th. Only an ATM remains; however, there was good news on November 13th when the Peru Federal Credit Union (PFCU) opened at 187 Pleasant St. Why establish a new branch when another institution […]

Source: Clean Water Regs Affect Some Marinas – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Winter Farmers Markets in the Adirondack Region – – The Adirondack Almanack

Families Encouraged to Register Early for Camps New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced today that online registration for the agency’s 2020 Summer Camps program will open Sunday, January 26, 2020, at 1 p.m. Applications should be submitted through the online registration program available through a link from the Summer […]

System will Provide Heat to Three State Agency Office Buildings The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Adirondack Park Agency (APA), and New York State Police today formally commissioned a renewable biomass heating system at the State Office Campus in Ray Brook, NY. The High-Efficiency Low-Emission Boiler, fueled by wood pellets, will provide […]

Source: Trudeau Sanatorium sale continues wave of new investment in Saranac Lake | NCPR News

Source: State Forest Preserve Use Plans Ignore Climate Change – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Exploring Adirondack Climate Change Impacts – – The Adirondack Almanack

New DEC High Peaks Strategic Planning Advisory Group will Collaborate, Develop Framework to Balance Region’s Public Use Needs New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced a new strategic planning initiative for sustainably managing public use in the Adirondack High Peaks. The High Peaks Strategic Planning Advisory Group, comprised of […]

Au Sable Forks – After being closed for three years Riverside Lanes reopened on August 1st. Leagues have returned and the kitchen is operating. Au Sable Forks native John Sorrell, his wife Amy and Amy’s brother Kevin Bedard have brought the business back to life. Amy Sorrell quit her full-time job to operate the business. […]

Source: Climate Change Impacting Adirondack Boreal Birds – – The Adirondack Almanack

Article quote: “Citing a recent study from the Adirondack Watershed Institute, Jones said of 500 Adirondacks wells tested, 64% of these downhill from state roads were found to have sodium levels exceeding the federally recommended health limit of 20 parts per million, as well as 250 ppm over the recommended levels of chloride, with some […]

Source: Storm Update: Much of Hamilton County NY remains cut off | NCPR News

Source: Historic Flooding In The Adirondacks – – The Adirondack Almanack

Meteorologist John Hart said rainfall in the 24-hour period set a seasonal record. 5.01″ near Speculator,  3.78″ in Tupper Lake, 3.73″, 3.56″ Keene Valley, 3.73″ in Ticonderoga. The Peru Gazette stopped at Ausable Chasm about 12:30 p.m. today. Here’s a 2:30 minute video of Rainbow Falls and above the Falls. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9Lq1eSLCrM

Source: State of emergency in Essex County – Sun Community News & Printing

From the office of Congresswoman Elise Stefanik Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has signed on as an original cosponsor of the bipartisan Farm Workforce Modernization Act. The bill is being led by Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-4) and Zoe Lofgren (CA-19) and includes solutions to address the labor crisis facing American agriculture. The bill provides […]