Archive for 'National History'
GET OFFLINE, GET OUTSIDE: FREE FISHING WEEKEND JUNE 28-29 IN NEW YORK STATE
New Yorkers Encouraged To Try Freshwater Fishing at No Cost Governor Kathy Hochul announced today that June 28-29 is a free fishing weekend in New York State, encouraging New Yorkers to get offline and get outside to enjoy opportunities for affordable outdoor recreation across the state. During free fishing days, the fishing license requirement is […]
Posted: June 27th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, Heathcare News, National History, Northern NY News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Champlain border crossing down 31% compared with 2024
June 25, 2025, North Country Chamber of Commerce – Border crossing numbers from Canada at our Champlain Port of Entry were down 31% in May compared to 2024. This compares to a 31% figure for March and 26% in April, likely attributable to the Easter holiday falling in April this year. It remains important that […]
Posted: June 25th, 2025 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, Regional NY-VT News.
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Community rallies in St. Albans to support Vermont farmworker facing deportation
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Posted: June 21st, 2025 under Agricultural News, Border News, Community Events, General News, Law Enforcement News, National History, National News, Peru/Regional History, Regional NY-VT News.
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Social Security benefits face big cuts in 2033, unless Congress acts
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Posted: June 19th, 2025 under Congressional News, Corruption in Gov't., National History, National News, Political News, Social Issues.
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Celebrating the North Country’s role in the Underground Railroad on Juneteenth
“It honors the day in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and told the last enslaved African Americans they were free, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation had been signed.” Click here for the NCPR story
Posted: June 19th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, General News, National History, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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Man killed when dumpster he was sleeping in emptied into NY garbage truck
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Posted: May 30th, 2025 under General News, National History, National News, Peru/Regional History, Upstate New York.
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Keeseville: History markers for two Revolutionary War veterans and one War of 1812 veteran to be unveiled
Keeseville, NY – On Saturday, June 7, 2025, two historic markers will be unveiled in Keeseville and Port Kent, commemorating the contributions of local veterans. These markers, generously funded by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, recognize individuals who played significant roles in American history. Each unveiling ceremony will take place outdoors, rain or shine, and will […]
Posted: May 30th, 2025 under Community Events, General News, National History, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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Federal money is essential to North Country airports. Trump wants to cut it in half
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Posted: May 28th, 2025 under Business News, Congressional News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Political News.
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New York food banks say cuts to SNAP will worsen state’s food insecurity
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Posted: May 24th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, Heathcare News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Political News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Hochul apologizes for ‘ethnic cleansing’ at Thomas Indian School
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Posted: May 22nd, 2025 under National History, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Social Issues, State Government News.
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American Flags honor our deceased veterans
Peru, NY, Wednesday, May 21, 2025 – On Monday, May 26, 2025, many people will gather to participate in ceremonies and parades in observance of Memorial Day. Some will visit cemeteries to pay their respects at the graves of loved ones, and they will likely be struck by the sight of hundreds of American flags […]
Posted: May 21st, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, General News, National History, Northern NY News, Peru News, Veterans' News.
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Trump pressure on Israel to end ‘catastrophic’ Gaza blockade
United Nations humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher told the BBC Tuesday that 14,000 babies in Gaza are at risk of death in the next 48 hours without aid. Click here for the Vermont Public story
Posted: May 21st, 2025 under Congressional News, Heathcare News, National History, National News, Political News, Regional NY-VT News.
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FDA to limit future Covid-19 shots to older people and those at risk of serious infection
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Posted: May 20th, 2025 under Heathcare News, National History, National News, Political News.
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Famous Rochester museum loses $500,000 in Trump cuts to federal grants
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Posted: May 16th, 2025 under Arts and Entertainment, Corruption in Gov't., National History, National News, Upstate New York, Youth News.
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A MAHA fight in NY: Liberals and conservatives join forces to regulate food additives
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Posted: May 14th, 2025 under Business News, Education News, Heathcare News, National History, Political News.
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May 9, 2025 – Pope Leo XIV’s first official portrait
Posted: May 9th, 2025 under National History, Religious News.
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Robert Francis Prevost elected first American pope
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Posted: May 8th, 2025 under National History, National News, Religious News.
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North Country Chamber Endorses Call for Interim Tariff Relief for Small Business
The North Country Chamber of Commerce has joined a call by the U.S. Chamber for three immediate forms of tariff relief: Immediate exemption of small business. If SBA sectoral definitions are used, this would include manufacturers with 500 or fewer employees. Goods that are not produced in the U.S. Restoration of a process to […]
Posted: May 6th, 2025 under Business News, Corruption in Gov't., National History, National News, Northern NY News.
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Slashed federal funds shake up New York state museums’ plans for the future
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Posted: May 5th, 2025 under Corruption in Gov't., National History, National News, Northern NY News.
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Feds cut more AmeriCorps programs, jeopardizing 200 positions in Vermont
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Posted: May 1st, 2025 under Congressional News, National History, National News, Political News, Regional NY-VT News.
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Benjamin Greenwood: Vermont’s drug crisis doesn’t stop at the city line
Addiction here is not some distant statistic; it’s an unrelenting force that has a corrupting grip on neighbors, classmates and loved ones. Click here for the VTDigger story
Posted: April 27th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Regional NY-VT News.
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60 MINUTES – NEWSMAKERS Bird flu, feared as a possible pandemic, poses growing risk to people as pathogen spreads, scientists warn
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Posted: April 21st, 2025 under Agricultural News, Business News, Education News, Environmental News, Heathcare News, National History, National News.
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March Champlain car crossings down by 31% compared to last year, truck crossings up 12%
North country Chamber Of Coommerce Press Release “We now have the border crossing numbers for Champlain for March and, as anticipated, car crossings were down 31% compared with March 2024,” reports Garry Douglas, President of the North Country Chamber of Commerce. “Visitation was down 16% in February but we knew March was the month that […]
Posted: April 17th, 2025 under Border News, Business News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Political News.
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SUNY Plattsburgh student to be deported after student visa revoked
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Posted: April 15th, 2025 under Education News, Law Enforcement News, National History, Political News.
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Champlain Valley Union High School students face expulsion from the US
An early suspension of a parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans requires the two students to leave the country by the end of April. Click here for the VTDigger story
Posted: April 11th, 2025 under Education News, Highway Dept. News, National History, National News, Regional NY-VT News.
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