Archive for 'Border News'
CCHA and America250 Committee announce a new, one-of-a-kind children’s ABC Activity Book
“The American Revolution in the Champlain Valley from A to Z” This year, the entire country is celebrating “America250,” a national commemoration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, on July 4, 1776. In order to educate students and their parents and teachers about our beginnings as a country, the Clinton County Historical Association […]
Posted: April 24th, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, America 250 Events, Border News, Community Events, Education News, General News, National History, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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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 […]
Posted: April 19th, 2026 under Border News, Education News, Northern NY News, Youth News.
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One year later, North Country businesses still struggle with Canadian tariffs and tourism
Tense international relations are also impacting tourism. The state comptroller says travel from Canada into New York fell by 21% last year. Click here for the NCPR story
Posted: April 14th, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, Border News, Business News, Corruption in Gov't., General News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News, Upstate New York.
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Longtime Peru Hardware owner Doug Brown passes away at age 105
Peru, NY, April 9, 2026 – Doug was an amazing man who Peru will truly miss. Most recently, he was Grand Marshal of the 2025 Peru Tractor Parade. Click here for a link to the latest Peru Gazette story on Doug Brown. There have been several Doug Brown stories over the years. Click here for […]
Posted: April 9th, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Border News, Business News, Community Events, Faces of Peru, General News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History, Veterans' News.
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FIS World Cup Finals: What I remember most from Lake Placid
Fans and community members shared their experience from the cross country skiing FIS World Cup in Lake Placid Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story
Posted: April 9th, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, Arts and Entertainment, Border News, Community Events, General News, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Sports News, Things to do in & near Peru.
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$10.5 million awarded through Federal Homeland Security Program
Clinton County Awarded $50,000 Grant Albany, April 1, 2026 – Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $10.5 million has been awarded through the federal FY 2023 and FY 2024 State Homeland Security Program to enhance the preparedness and response capabilities of 80 cities, towns, villages and counties statewide. Bomb squads, hazardous materials teams, explosive detection canine […]
Posted: April 2nd, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, Border News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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‘No Kings’ rally Plattsburgh draws more than 1,500 attendees from across the North Country
Click here for the MYNBC5 story
Posted: March 29th, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, Border News, Community Events, National News, Northern NY News, Political News, Statewide News, Upstate New York.
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Royal Savage Gun Carriage: Historic pieces reassembled
Part of America250 display at CCHA museum Click here for the excellent Sun Community News story
Posted: March 28th, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, Border News, City News, Community Events, Education News, General News, Lake Champlain News, National History, Peru/Regional History.
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North Country Chamber of Commerce: Tourism Momentum Builds with Strong February Performance
The Adirondack Coast is off to a strong start in 2026, with February lodging numbers showing meaningful growth and setting a positive tone for the months ahead. Compared to February last year, occupancy increased by 20%, and total lodging revenue rose by 24%. For a winter month, these are very encouraging results and reflect steady […]
Posted: March 24th, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, Border News, Business News, Northern NY News.
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One of three detained by ICE in South Burlington released
“Johana would not be detained but for an unlawfully executed search warrant,” her lawyer Kristen Connors said in court. Two others are still detained. Click here for the vtdigger story
Posted: March 17th, 2026 under Border News, Community Events, Law Enforcement News, National News, Regional NY-VT News.
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ICE agents take man in custody in Vermont after hourslong standoff as protesters gathered
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Posted: March 12th, 2026 under Border News, Law Enforcement News, National History, National News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, Regional NY-VT News.
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Saranac Lake restricts police cooperation with ICE
New policy builds on last year’s debate over using local resources for immigration enforcement Click here for the Adirondack Explore story
Posted: March 11th, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, Border News, Community Events, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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Hochul Proposes Banning ICE Collaboration Contracts
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Posted: February 3rd, 2026 under Border News, Law Enforcement News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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CANCELED: Cordâme
Dear Friends, Hill and Hollow Music regrets to announce the cancellation of the Cordâme concerts scheduled at Lake Forest on Saturday, January 31st and the Saranac Methodist Church on Sunday, February 1st. In April 2025, the award-winning Montreal chamber music (jazz) ensemble applied for a U.S. visa to travel here for these concerts. In the nine […]
Posted: January 30th, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, Arts and Entertainment, Border News, Community Events, Corruption in Gov't., General News, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, Statewide News, Upstate New York.
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Canadian platform brings community care to Vermont
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Posted: January 20th, 2026 under Border News, Community Events, Heathcare News, Regional NY-VT News.
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Building global bonds: Saranac Lake hosts farmers from former Soviet republic
Georgian, Adirondack leaders use Rotary programs to exchange small-scale farming and food security ideas Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story
Posted: January 12th, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Border News, Community Events, Education News, Environmental News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News.
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Vermont’s agriculture exports to China surge 80%, defying US trade slump
The increase is driven predominantly by a spike in the price of whey, a milk byproduct. Click here for the VTDigger story
Posted: December 30th, 2025 under Agricultural News, Border News, Business News, National History, National News, Regional NY-VT News.
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Pediatric asthma worsened in Vermont following Canadian wildfires, UVM study finds
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Posted: December 21st, 2025 under Border News, Environmental News, Heathcare News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Regional NY-VT News.
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Vermont Air National Guard headed to Caribbean amid growing U.S. tensions with Venezuela
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Posted: December 16th, 2025 under Border News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Regional NY-VT News, Veterans' News.
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These Syracuse men helped the U.S. military in Afghanistan. Now they fear they’ll be sent back
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Posted: December 14th, 2025 under Border News, Congressional News, Corruption in Gov't., Peru/Regional History, Political News, Upstate New York, Veterans' News.
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How ICE’s mostly unseen campaign in Syracuse breeds fear and resistance
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Posted: December 7th, 2025 under Border News, Law Enforcement News, National History, National News, Upstate New York.
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Winooski school district rallies to help 2nd-grader detained by ICE
The 7-year-old boy, who attends JFK Elementary, was absent from school Monday morning, according to school officials. Click here for the VTDigger story
Posted: December 7th, 2025 under Border News, Law Enforcement News, National History, National News, Peru/Regional History, Regional NY-VT News.
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Important TSA Change effective Feb. 1. They must a REAL ID or Passport or pay a $45 fee.
As of February 1, 2026, the TSA will charge a $45 fee for travelers without a REAL ID or another acceptable ID (like a passport) to use their alternative identity verification system, TSA Confirm.ID, for a 10-day travel period, encouraging travelers to get their REAL ID from their state DMV before flying. What this means […]
Posted: December 5th, 2025 under Border News, Law Enforcement News, National History, National News, Peru/Regional History.
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Chamber of Commerce launches “We Know Canadians As…” Campaign
Plattsburgh, NY (12/1/2025): The North Country Chamber of Commerce has launched “We Know Canadians As…”, a heartfelt bi national campaign that celebrates the long standing, people to people bond between Northern New York and Canada. The campaign was introduced at a press conference this week and is now being shared broadly across both sides of […]
Posted: December 2nd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Border News, Community Events, Congressional News, Corruption in Gov't., General News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, Regional NY-VT News.
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Residents Launch Petition and SEQRA Challenge Concerning Proposed DHS/HSI Facility in Plattsburgh
12/1/25 – News release from Cadyville resident Patricia Barnett 12/2/15≤ 8 a.m. – Barnett stated that 103 people had signed her petition in a 15-hour period. North Country residents are renewing and formalizing concerns that were raised during the public hearings but remain unresolved following the Planning Board’s November 18 approval of the proposed DHS/HSI facility […]
Posted: December 2nd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Border News, Code Enforcement, Community Events, Law Enforcement News, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Planning Board News, Political News, Statewide News.
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