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New Lake Placid hotel accommodates groups of all sizes

Bluebird Lake Placid is the ninth hotel in Bluebird Hotels’ sister collection of boutique roadside lodges Click here for the Sun Community News story 

DEC to Hold Annual ‘First Day Hikes’ in the Adirondacks

DEC Staff and Partners to Lead Five Hikes on Jan. 1 to Celebrate New Year The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today encouraged New Yorkers to participate in First Day Hikes in the Adirondacks on Jan. 1, 2023. DEC Region 5 staff and partners will lead five hikes for visitors to connect […]

Adirondack Veterinarian Travels to Treat Pets in Ukrainian War Zone

Click here for the Mountain Lake Journal story 

70 mph wind gusts, flash freezing to make for hazardous travel in Vermont, New York

Click here for the NBC5 story 

Increased flu cases impacting schools, hospitals

“Superintendent Jay Lebrun said 50 teachers around the district had called out sick ahead of Friday’s classes with no substitutes available to cover them, which forced him to cancel school before the snow even hit the ground.” Click here for the Press-Republican story 

Gov. Hochul vetoes bill allowing Upstate NY counties to ban holiday hunt

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Keeseville-Peru Ecumenical Choir performs “O Holy Night”

 

Keeseville-Peru Ecumenical Choir performs at St. Augustine’s Church – Dec. 18, 2022

Choir Director – Jeanette Woodruff Accompanists- Steven Collier  Organist – Stephen Woodruff  Choir Members Program: Oh Come, All Ye Faithful Immanuel Is Come  Christmas Dreams Jesus Child A Ukrainian Prayer Unto Us A son IS Born  Candles In December Mary, Did You Know Greensleeves There Is Faint Music As Lately We Watched The Jesus Gift […]

Beautiful Duprey Drone Zone video of St. Patrick’s Oratory, Mother Cabrini Shrine and the Champlain Valley

Click the “Watch on YouTube” link. I hope it works.  If not, google go to Duprey’s Drone Zone on YouTube   

10 to 20″ inches of snow expected dependant on elevation

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Burlington VT 327 PM EST Thu Dec 15 2022 NYZ029>031-034-VTZ006-008-010-017>020-161030- /O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0008.221216T0300Z-221217T1800Z/ Southeastern St. Lawrence-Southern Franklin-Western Clinton- Western Essex-Lamoille-Washington-Orange-Eastern Chittenden- Eastern Addison-Eastern Rutland-Western Windsor- Including the cities of South Colton, Star Lake, Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake, Dannemora, Ellenburg, Lake Placid, Newcomb, Johnson, Stowe, Montpelier, Waitsfield, Bradford, Randolph, Richmond, […]

Adirondack non-profit wins $4 million grant to create green energy hub

Click here for the NCPR story 

SUNY Plattsburgh women’s basketball features four newcomers with North Country ties

How four former New York Section VII high school athletes from three different schools are getting along on the same team in college Click here for the NBC5 story 

Program helps many low income households pay for broadband service and internet connected devices.

Click here to learn about the federal government’s Affordable Connectivity Program 

Local leaders urge prison reuse with innovative ideas‘

Don’t mothball Moriah Shock,’ local officials urge while offering strategic new ideas Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Assemblyman Billy Jones: NYSCA awards $423,500 to local arts organizations

The New York State Council of the Arts announced the 2023 grant recipients, including seven organizations in Assembly District 115, totaling $423,500. “Art is an important part of a vital community and I am proud to have supported these projects that will help better the lives of North Country residents,” said Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay […]

Ben visits Wilmington, New York as the town celebrates its 200th anniversary

The home of Whiteface Mountain, and year-round Christmas cheer Click here for the NBC5 story 

Beautiful new hiking trails in Peru

By John T Ryan Mike Derrick expected five volunteers Saturday morning; he got almost twenty, even at 12 degrees. They worked on a portion of the six-mile network of Allen Hill Trails that features incredible views from Huckleberry Hill, gurgling brooks by Bennett Hill, waterfalls on the Reverend York Trail, and pleasant walks on wonderful […]

Peru’s 2022 Christmas Tractor Parade

 

Lake Placid debuts one-of-a-kind indoor sledding track

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NWS forecasts possible icy conditions in Northern Adirondacks

National Weather Service Burlington @NWSBurlington Patchy freezing drizzle may create some icy conditions across the Northern Adirondacks and summits of the Green Mountains early Thursday morning. Elevated surfaces and bridges will be the most susceptible to light ice accumulations, so use caution while traveling.

Remodeled Olympic museum opens in Lake Placid

Visitors can also experience what it is like being an Olympian. Click here for the NBC5 News story 

A small, family-operated business going strong after sixty years, how have they done it

By John T. Ryan  December 7, 2022,  Keeseville – The Peru Gazette concentrates on Peru news, but we’re making an exception because Arnold’s Grocery in Keeseville is celebrating its 60th anniversary. How has the small family-owned grocery store survived when regional stores usually dominate small towns?  Co-owner George “Speedy” Arnold commented, “We had to find […]

Help CATS make a new trail in Peru on Sat., Dec. 10

You can help Champlain Area Trails (CATS) develop its first trails in Peru this Saturday, Dec. 10th, from 9 am to 1:00 pm. The CATS “2nd Saturday-of-the-Month Trail Project” will continue making the six-mile network of Allen Hill Trails that features incredible views from Huckleberry Hill, gurgling brooks by Bennett Hill, waterfalls on the Reverend York Trail, and […]

Lake Champlain’s legendary monster inspires upcoming short film

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Tupper Lake gets $5 million from NY grant for housing

Click here for the NCPR story