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 Holiday Match Update: Over $516k Going to Local Charities So Far

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Keeseville man charged for credit union robbery | Sun Community News KEESEVILLE | 

Source: Keeseville man charged for credit union robbery | Sun Community News KEESEVILLE | A Keeseville man is now behind bars for a strong-armed robbery at Mountain Valley Federal Credit Union and in connection with a violent domestic dispute roughly one month ear

Dollar General Closed for Code Violations

  Peru, Dec. 3, 2021 – As of 10:30 this morning signs on the front door of the Dollar General store in Peru indicated that the store is closed until further notice.   A Town of Peru Code Enforcement Notice dated December , 2021 on the door read, “In accorance with Section 108 of the […]

Burlington businesses react to mask mandate: ‘We’re really happy’

Source: Burlington businesses react to mask mandate: ‘We’re really happy’

How the mask mandate in Burlington will be enforced

Source: How the mask mandate in Burlington will be enforced

Minimum wage hike creeps closer in Upstate New York – syracuse.com

Source: Minimum wage hike creeps closer in Upstate New York – syracuse.com

Keeseville credit union robbed | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Keeseville credit union robbed | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Tops supports March of Dimes with fundraiser campaign | Sun Community News WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. | Campaign raises nearly $20 K for March of Dimes.

Source: Tops supports March of Dimes with fundraiser campaign | Sun Community News WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. | Campaign raises nearly $20 K for March of Dimes.

U.S. to require vaccines for all foreign border crossers in January

From the North Country Chamber of Commerce Essential nonresident workers who drive into the US have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 22, the White House was expected to announce. Truck drivers, emergency responders and government officials will be held to the same rules as those traveling across the border from Canada or Mexico for […]

Vermont construction company agrees to pay millions in settlement

Source: Vermont construction company agrees to pay millions in settlement

CNY village approves retail marijuana by a single vote, in example of a divided NY – syracuse.com

Source: CNY village approves retail marijuana by a single vote, in example of a divided NY – syracuse.com

New report shows tobacco companies targeting certain groups in the Adirondacks | NCPR News

Source: New report shows tobacco companies targeting certain groups in the Adirondacks | NCPR News

Lake Placid ski jumps upgraded ahead of Olympic trials | NCPR News

Source: Lake Placid ski jumps upgraded ahead of Olympic trials | NCPR News

Central NY pizza shop and gas station ordered to pay $120,000 in overtime, damages to employees – syracuse.com

Source: Central NY pizza shop and gas station ordered to pay $120,000 in overtime, damages to employees – syracuse.com

Peru Solar Farm Plans Steadily Advancing

By John T. Ryan   Peru – Barring unforeseen delays, by early 2023 a community solar farm generating enough electricity to power about 750 homes should be operating in Peru. RENUA Energy President David Byrne, the project developer, described the $8 to $10 million project to the Peru Planning Board at its November 10th meeting. […]

A popular general store asked its customers to work part time. They came through. | Vermont Public Radio

Source: A popular general store asked its customers to work part time. They came through. | Vermont Public Radio

DiNapoli: Local sales tax collections in October up nearly 13% from 2020

Exceeded Pre-Pandemic Levels by 7% Local sales tax collections in New York grew by 12.9% in October compared to a year ago, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. Collections for all localities totaled more than $1.5 billion, up $175 million from October 2020. This growth continues the trend that began in April of monthly […]

Grand Union Returning to Peru

C&S WHOLESALE GROCERS ENTERS INTO A DEFINITIVE PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR 12 TOPS MARKETS STORES By November 9, 2021   C&S Brings Back Grocery Icon Grand Union Supermarkets   Keene, N.H. — C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc., an industry leader in supply chain solutions and wholesale grocery supply in the United States, has entered into a definitive […]

Inside Camp Gabriels | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Stec pushes for ammendment to allow sale of former prison Source: Inside Camp Gabriels | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

It’s official: Upstate NY yogurt giant Chobani files IPO that should net its employees a windfall – syracuse.com

Source: It’s official: Upstate NY yogurt giant Chobani files IPO that should net its employees a windfall – syracuse.com

New York to get $27 billion from federal infrastructure package | Top Stories | nny360.com

Source: New York to get $27 billion from federal infrastructure package | Top Stories | nny360.com

DiNapoli releases interaction map of local census results

Report Profiles Demographic Changes New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today released a report tracking New York’s local demographic changes based on 2020 Census data and an interactive online map that breaks down population statistics by age, race and ethnicity, along with housing trends, in New York’s cities, counties, towns and villages. DiNapoli’s report […]

Stefanik Meets with Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik today met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and discussed Northern Border travel, North American energy security, and strengthening U.S.-Canadian supply chains to combat reliance on China. Click here or on the image above to download more photos.   “I am proud to welcome Prime Minister Trudeau today alongside my […]

Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | The Town of Plattsburgh will soon break ground on a cornerstone of its multi-year $24 million Water and Wastewater Capital Improvement Plan 

Source: Town of Plattsburgh advances new water source | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | The Town of Plattsburgh will soon break ground on a cornerstone of its multi-year $24 million Water and Wastewater Capital Improvement Plan – the development of a new water so

Multi-generational local farmers explain the latest challenge to their survival

By John T. Ryan Peru – Several area dairy farmers, orchardists, farm advocates gathered at Rulfs Orchard last Tuesday. They want Albany political leaders and the State Wage Board to know that reducing the farm workers overtime threshold would severely impact their livelihood. In 2019,  the NYS Legislature passed, and the governor signed the Farm […]