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Assemblyman Jones announces 2023 Women of Distinction Award Nominations Underway 

         Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) announced that nominations for his 2023 Women of Distinction Awards are underway. The Women of Distinction Awards are held annually and honor local women who have had significant positive impacts on their community and those around them. Awards will be given for various categories, such as […]

Peru Central School Consignment Sale – They want your STUFF!

CV-TEC, BETA, the electric plane manufacturer, announce partnership

Click here for the Press-Republican story 

CNY high school soccer coach drowns while coming to aid of his kids at Florida beach

Click here for the Sun Community News story

Adirondack Center for Writing hosts event to help students with their writing 

Saranac Lake, NY—The Adirondack Center for Writing is hosting a Teen Night on Friday, March 3, from 3 to 7 PM in order to help teenagers draft, revise, and send their writings to Wild Words: Adirondack Teen Writing Anthology. As the deadline to submit writing to the anthology is approaching (3/10/2023), ACW wants to support […]

Three northern New York high schools earn high school cheerleading sectional titles

Saranac, Northeastern Clinton Central and Moriah high schools all earning hardware in 2023 Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Beta Technologies, CV-TEC in Plattsburgh launch partnership to train workforce

Beta Technologies is an electric aerospace company Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

NYS officially recognizes SUNY Plattsburgh as a University

Click here for the Press-Republican story 

Glenn McRae: Libraries are more than books

A reaction to the Vermont State University (NOT UVM) closing its libraries Click here for the VTDigger opinion commentary 

Peru Central Closed Today – Friday, February 17, 2023

Due to the forecasted continuation of icy conditions, Peru CSD is now CLOSED for today.

Did Covid Reshape Adirondack And New York State School District Enrollment?

Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

North Country Commnity College to host Campus Visit Days Feb. 21-24

Malone, Saranac Lake, Ticonderoga and Akwesasne locations to all open Click here for the Sun Community New story 

DEC is Hiring Staff for the 2023 Summer Camps Program

Click here for the Adirondack Almanack story 

Northern New York’s ties to the Underground Railroad shed light on current asylum seekers

“Learning what has happened and how this has occurred, it can be a little uplifting that there are still people who want to be human, who want to help others.” Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Section VII Wrestling Championship Results

Team Score: 1st….Saranac – 223 2nd…Beekmantown – 163 3rd….Ausable Valley – 116 4th….Peru – 112 5th….NAC – 96 Most Outstanding Wrestler: Caleb Starke (Peru) Champion of Champion Award Winner: Landen Smith (Sar) 102: Jackson LaBarge (NAC) Colby Roesler (Sar) Matt Desotell (Beek) Lawrence Serano (Peru) 110: Caleb Starke (Peru) Owen Stiles (Sar) Hayden Bartlemus (NAC) […]

Her Adirondack dream job

Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

Vermont State University officials apologize amid backlash over library, sports downsizing but say they will not reverse course

Click here for the VTDigger story 

She’s a hero to us’

SARANAC LAKE — A first grade field trip to the Ice Palace on Wednesday could have ended disastrously if it weren’t for the quick actions of a teacher leading the trip. Click here for the Adirondack Daily Enterprise story 

CLINTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE’S FACULTY ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCE A “VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE” IN THE INSTITUTION’S BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND MOVE TO “WORK TO RULE” STATUS. 

Faculty Association News Release 2/10/23 Clinton Community College’s teaching and non-teaching faculty have been without a salary increase for six years, and attempts to negotiate have been unsuccessful since 2017.  In October 2022, the College Board was informed that the Faculty Association (FA) sought mediation, resolution, and progress toward a fair and equitable contract.  Currently, […]

Wrestling results – Peru Sr HS @ Beekmantown Sr HS on 02/08/2023.

Beekmantown Sr HS (BSH) 50.0 Peru Sr HS (PSH) 21.0 102: Matthew Desotell (BSH) over Alyn Capen (PSH) (Fall 1:49) 110: Caleb Starke (PSH) over   (BSH) (For.) 118: Ian Sylvester (PSH) over   (BSH) (For.) 126: Jacob Lagree (BSH) over Seanan Edwards (PSH) (Fall 3:05) 132: Jacob Magiera (BSH) over Cory Winch (PSH) (Fall 5:17) 138: […]

Several Peru students recognized for college academic achievement

Merit Pages News notified the Peru Gazette that the following college students were named to the President’s List and Dean’s List for the Fall 2022-23 academic year.   Kathryn Bowman of Peru has been named to the Dean’s List at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the College of Engineering. Rylee Desso earned a spot on […]

See the latest graduation rates for 678 NY school districts: Search for yours

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Registration Now Open for Free Welding Training at Clinton Community College

Plattsburgh, NY – 02/06/2023: The North Country Chamber of Commerce, Clinton Community College, and Lincoln Electric are pleased to announce that registration is now open for a free welding training program. The training will run for three weeks (Monday-Friday, 7:30 am – 3:30 pm each day) from April 24th through May 12th and includes 120 […]

League of Women Voters to host six-week reading and discussion group

The League of Women Voters of the North Country invites interested readers to join a six-week reading and discussion group on Place and Story made possible through a grant from Humanities New York. The three titles chosen by the League from the list developed by award-winning author and environmentalist Rick Bass will stimulate discussion about […]

Frigid temperatures and high winds close Peru School

Peru Central School District will be closed today, Friday, February 3rd.