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March 14 Shamrock Shuffle Benefits CVPH Child Psychiatry Unit

CVPH Foundation, Adk. Coast Events team up for the community’s first 5K of 2026  Plattsburgh, NY, March 5, 2026 –   –   Proceeds for the 2026 Shamrock Shuffle 5k planned for Saturday, March 14 at Valcour Brewing Company will benefit University of Vermont Health – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) Inpatient Child & Adolescent Psychiatry […]

Peru Drama Club presents Footloose: The Musical

Three days, four shows March 19-21 Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Berry rescues Peru; Nephew shoots Moriah past SL/N

Reese Duprey left the game with a lower-body injury. Duprey was helped off the floor with 6:13 remaining in the third quarter and did not return Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Meet Peru’s new property assessor

By John T Ryan  Peru, NY – On September 30, 2025, Jeremiah Cross’s six-year term as Peru’s tax assessor ended, and on October 1, Sean Masten succeeded Cross. Peru contracts with the Clinton  County Real Property office for assessment services, so both men are county, not town, employees. When Masten isn’t in Peru, he’s either […]

Forest Rangers locate deceased hiker, conduct several rescues

Town of Schroon Essex County Wilderness Recovery: On February 24 at 3 p.m., nine Forest Rangers joined NYSP in searching for a missing hiker. The 51-year-old from the state of Florida failed to check out of his lodging that morning. The hiker was last seen on February 19 and mentioned going snowshoeing on Crane Mountain. At […]

State launches $3.5 million initiative to accelerate workforce housing in the North Country

New Program Will Help Communities Plan, Finance and Build Housing for Working Families Albany, March 5, 2026, News Release – Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the launch of Accelerate Workforce Housing, a multi-year, multi-partner initiative to address the critical shortage of housing for working families and individuals in the North Country region. Empire State Development […]

Live storytelling is back with the Howl, live in Plattsburgh on March 11th

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From an Olympic dream to a life-changing injury, this Adirondack skier is now a Paralympian

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Walking the walk: My experience as an EV owner in the Adirondacks

ANCA’s Jill Henck shares her experience purchasing and operating an electric vehicle (EV) in the Adirondacks  Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

Award Winner, Grammy Nominated Blues-Soul Band in Plattsburgh on March 29

Plattsburgh Blues & Jazz is thrilled to welcome back the Danielle Nicole Band to Retro Live on Sunday, March 29th at 630 PM for an unforgettable night of powerhouse blues, soul, and roots music. Danielle Nicole is one of the most electrifying performers on the blues scene today. An eight-time Blues Music Award winner and […]

Inside the $50M push to reconnect North Creek, Gore Mountain

North Creek aims to reclaim its “ski town” heritage, linking Gore Mountain’s 250k annual visitors to a transformed downtown  Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

Clinton Community College Drama Club and Adirondack Regional Theatre Launch New Pick‑Up Plays Series

PLATTSBURGH, March 4, 2026 –  — Clinton Community College’s Drama Club has partnered with Adirondack Regional Theatre (ART) to launch Pick‑Up Plays, a free monthly public script‑reading series designed to bring together students, faculty and members of the local community in an interactive theater experience. The first reading, Shakespeare’s “As You Like It,” will take […]

A2i Innovation Initiative hosts remote worker meetups

Who: Adirondack Innovation Initiative (A2i) has been developed by Adirondack Community Foundation to connect people, ideas, and resources to allow more people to live in the Adirondacks full time with a good job by building and supporting a tech innovation ecosystem and network; driving regional economic resilience by fostering entrepreneurship, supporting local startups, and expanding […]

Where are NY21 congressional candidates getting their campaign cash?

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Adirondack Experience museum to highlight 200 years of Black history

Permanent exhibit to open in 2027, includes Fulton Fryar’s cabin that shows past segregation in the Adirondacks Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

DEC announces 2026 I BIRD NY Challenge

Participants must identify 10 or more birds  Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

Active educators is Clinton and Essex Counties eligible to apply for $1000 RENY grant

PLATTSBURGH, March 3, 2026  – Active educators in Clinton and Essex Counties are invited to apply for a $1000 grant that will assist them in their classroom endeavors. The local association of the Retired Educators of New York (RENY), known as the Northeastern Zone (NEZ), will offer the Kramer Memorial Educator Award of $1000 to […]

Vermont Air National Guard part of war effort in Iran

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Four interesting on the history events on the Historical Association’s March schedule

March 12th, 2:30 pm, Meadowbrook Healthcare, 154 Prospect Avenue, Plattsburgh. Welcome to the Witherill with memories shared from the book authored by the late Susan Howel Hamlin. March 12, 6 pm, Advisor’s Room, Beekmantown High School, Haynes Road Entrance, West Chazy– The Davidson Sisters: Darkness and Light. Local teenaged poets and sisters, Lucretia and Margaret Davidson, were once […]

Market 32 and Price Chopper Launch Checkout Campaign to Support Local United Way Chapters

Customers invited to round up purchases during March to fund critical community services Schenectady, N.Y., March 2, 2025– Market 32 and Price Chopper are inviting customers to round up their purchase total to the nearest dollar at checkout to benefit local United Way chapters and the various nonprofit partners they help support across the chain’s […]

Peru pulls away to repeat as Class A champion

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Cadyville Field Day returns June 6 and 7

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Police stop installing surveillance cameras in Saranac Lake. For now

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North Country highway officials push back on road salt limit legislation

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NY lawmakers push back on Hochul’s plan to delay climate mandates

Click here for the Adirondack Almanac/Explorer story