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Plattsburgh, NY, News Release, December 26, 2025  Clinton County, NY – Clinton County has adopted its 2026 Operating Budget, marking another year of full compliance with the New York State property tax cap. Despite inflation, rising operational costs, and shifting state and federal mandates, the County successfully delivered a balanced budget without requiring a tax […]

Free Guided Hiking Events Offered in Warren, Essex, Franklin, and Clinton Counties to Ring in the New Year The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Region 5, in collaboration with partner organizations, is hosting six First Day Hike events on Thursday, January 1, 2026. First Day Hikes encourage New Yorkers to “Get Offline, […]

Michelin awards $500 scholarships to each student News Release Plattsburgh, NY – December 22, 2025 – TDC is pleased to announce the awardees of the “Best Booth” competition at 2025 Manufacturing Day as a group of high school students from Northeastern Clinton Central School who worked with the local team at Michelin to design the […]

News Release of Dec. 23, 2025 – Plattsburgh, NY — Behavioral Health Services North (BHSN) is announcing the launch of “Together Totes,” a new community initiative providing essential hygiene and seasonal care items to individuals and families in crisis in the North Country. The program is supported through grant funding from The Foundation of CVPH. […]

Assembly Speaker News Release of Dec. 22, 2025 – Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie alongside a New York delegation of elected officials hosted a humanitarian mission trip to Jamaica following the landfall of the devastating category five Hurricane Melissa. The historic storm was record breaking, becoming the third most intense hurricane in the Atlantic and the […]

Click here to the Steve and Andrew perform at the Keeseville-Peru Ecumenical Choir Christmas Concert on December 21, 2025 at St. Augustine’s Church 

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The Peru Gazette will post a video of the Sunday, December 21, 2025 concert as soon as possible.

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Recently adopted environmental regulations have added months to New York’s already years-long energy permitting process, colliding with new deadlines for federal subsidies. Click here for the New York Focus story 

Lighting and festival takes place at the Town Hall, 997 Mason Street, Morrisonville, from 4 pm until 7:30 pm.  Town of Schuyler Falls News Release of Dec. 19, 2025 – Continuing the town’s tree-lighting tradition (started in 2014), the entire event this year is held again at the Town Hall and grounds, with plenty of […]

Expands Use of Cameras, Increases Reporting and Investigative Powers When Deaths Occur, and Adds Members to the State Commission of Corrections New York State News Release of December 19,2025 – Governor Kathy Hochul today announced an agreement with the Legislature on the prison reform omnibus bill that would enact a series of ten transformational changes […]

Elise Stefanik News Release, December 19, 2025, 4:20 p.m. SARATOGA, N.Y. – Chairwoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement: “While spending precious time with my family this Christmas season, I have made the decision to suspend my campaign for Governor and will not seek re-election to Congress. I did not come to this decision lightly […]

Clinton County News Release of Dec. 19, 2025 – Clinton County has adopted its 2026 Operating Budget, delivering residents another year of meaningful tax relief. The new budget decreases the gross tax rate from $3.98 to $3.74 per $1,000 of assessed value, a 6 percent reduction. The total tax levy also decreases by $32,767, marking […]

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Applications Accepted Through February 3, 2026 NYS News Release of Dec, 18, 2025 – Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the opening of the Excelsior Scholarship application for students attending college during the 2026 spring semester. The spring Excelsior application allows eligible students who plan to enroll full-time at a SUNY or CUNY two- or four-year […]

Peru, NY, Dec. 18, 2025 – The St. Augustine’s Parish Center was a busy place this morning. Volunteers, Town of Peru Highway personnel, and Clinton County JCEO Outreach personnel filled Paul Calkins Hall and the parish center hallway with bags of toys for local children. The Christmas Bureau and JCEO Outreach offices work together to […]

Dec. 17, 2025 Chamber of Commerce Facebook Post – North Country Chamber of Commerce President Garry Douglas has been identified by City & State Magazine among their “2025 Responsible 100” honorees. The Responsible 100 list is, according to City & State, “intended to recognize New York’s most powerful execs, thought leaders, visionaries and influencers who […]

Senator Stec News Release of Dec. 17, 2025 – Senator Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) today announced that six libraries in the 45th Senate District will be the recipients of more than $340,000 in state library construction aid. This funding, part of a $44 million allocation in the state budget, is dedicated toward financing construction of new […]

Governor Claims Protections Will Ensure Integrity of Patient Decision and Preparedness of Medical Institutions Gov. Hochul News Release of December 17, 2025 – Governor Hochul today announced an agreement with the Legislature to make medical aid in dying available to terminally ill New Yorkers with less than six months to live. This comes after careful […]

  Joesph Hernandez News Release of December 16, 2025 ALBANY, NY — Joseph Hernandez, Republican candidate for New York State Comptroller, released the following statement endorsing Congresswoman Elise Stefanik for Governor of New York: “I am proud to endorse Congresswoman Elise Stefanik as the Republican candidate for Governor of New York. I look forward to […]

Congresswoman Stefanik News Release of Dec. 15, 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Chairwoman of House Republican Leadership, celebrated the passage of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act on the House floor. This bill allows school cafeterias to serve flavored and unflavored whole milk. “For the past decade, I have worked […]

News Release of Dec. 15, 2025 – New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Region 5 invites the public to attend the annual Children’s Holiday Party at the regional headquarters in Ray Brook on Thursday, December 18, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Children and their families can meet Santa and Smokey Bear, enjoy complimentary […]

For this installment of Campfire Fare, Adirondack Outlaw Dick Monroe shares a hunting story Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story