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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 […]

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 […]

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 

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 […]

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 

$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 […]

‘No Kings’ rally Plattsburgh draws more than 1,500 attendees from across the North Country

Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Royal Savage Gun Carriage: Historic pieces reassembled

Part of America250 display at CCHA museum Click here for the excellent Sun Community News story 

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 […]

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 

ICE agents take man in custody in Vermont after hourslong standoff as protesters gathered

Click here for the vtdigger story 

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 

Hochul Proposes Banning ICE Collaboration Contracts

Click here for the New York Focus story 

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 […]

Canadian platform brings community care to Vermont

Click here for the WCAX News story 

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 

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 

Pediatric asthma worsened in Vermont following Canadian wildfires, UVM study finds

Click here for the VTDigger story 

Vermont Air National Guard headed to Caribbean amid growing U.S. tensions with Venezuela

Click here for the VTDigger story 

These Syracuse men helped the U.S. military in Afghanistan. Now they fear they’ll be sent back

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

How ICE’s mostly unseen campaign in Syracuse breeds fear and resistance

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

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 

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]