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New York distributes free test strips to protect drug users from deadly xylazine tranquilizer

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Macaroni and Cheese Carrots Fruit Cup Dessert Served take-out only, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972 All are welcome at our table!

Essay Contest for Young People: Online Workshop Now Available

Adirondack Park – A writing workshop is now available online to help young people enter the essay contest My Dreams for My Community.   North Country residents between ages 13 and 25 can win up to $400 by writing about their vision for the Adirondacks.  Submissions are due by June 15, 2023. In a workshop recorded […]

Celebrate Father’s Day early at the Peru Memorial VFW

How Akwesasne processed last spring’s tragic migrant drownings

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Mission of Hope Color Run, Sat. June 17

Click here for more information and to sign up! 

Quebec wildfires: Air quality alert issued for Northern New York, parts of Vermont

Reduced visibility and air quality possible through Tuesday Click here for the MYNBC5 story

Peru Blood Drive Today

Remember the CVPH blood drive today, June 5, from 3 to 6:30 p.m. at the St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru.

Dannemora teen hospitalized after UTV wreck

The 15-year-old driver- identified by loved ones as Saranac Central athlete Donavyn Smith- was critically injured in the May 29 crash. A GoFundMe page has been set up to assist his parents who are out of work as they stay at his side. Click here for the Sun Community News story Click here for the […]

Champlain Area Trails awarded $100K

N.Y. Environmental Protection Fund grant to help expand community engagement Click here for the Sun Community News story 

From Willsboro to Juneau and back: travels with Joe, the caricature artist

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Clinton County Sheriff’s Department files to dismiss discrimination lawsuit

The Clinton County Sheriff’s Department claims a lawsuit filed by a former corrections officer is “untimely” and “unjustifiable” Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Former limo company operator sentenced in crash that killed 20

Nauman Hussain, convicted of manslaughter in connection with the 2018 crash, was sentenced to at least five and a maximum of 15 years. Click here for the NBC News story 

There are dozens of “high hazard” and aging dams in the Adirondacks

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Peru CVPH Blood Drive on Monday, June 5

Peru – CVPH Donor Center Blood Brive, Monday, June 5 from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. in Peru. The blood collected by the Donor Center provides more than 95% of the blood used at CVPH and is used to supply other hospitals in Elizabethtown, Malone, Massena, Saranac […]

Historical Association June Event Schedule

Stefanik on board with Biden-McCarthy debt-ceiling deal

Below statement for the office of Congresswoman Elise Stefanik Washington, D.C. – Speaker Kevin McCarthy (CA-20), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (LA-01), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06), and Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21) issued the following statement on the release of legislative text for the Fiscal Responsibility Act: “The American people elected House Republicans to stop the […]

The Foundation at CVPH awards grant to support women going through early miscarriage

Plattsburgh, NY- Healing Grace Center for Hope and Healing is expanding their services thanks inpart to a grant from the Foundation at CVPH. The Foundation has awarded Healing Grace a Community Project Grant in support of their new program designed to support women going through early miscarriage.This program provides medical supplies and comfort items to […]

Donna Rowley plans to close, but Green Acres Restaurant is still open for business.

By John T Ryan “Green Acres will be closing on June 30… Want to express how much y’all mean to me…your support..meeting many fantastic people..thank you..my heart.” Those words are a portion of Donna Rowley’s May 29 Facebook post. This morning Rowley hadn’t changed her mind. She commented, “I’ll keep operating as long as my […]

“It’s important for us to remember, lest we forget.”

Fr. Scott Seymour is pastor of St. James Church in Cadyville, St Alexander’s Church in Morrisonville, and St. Augustine’s Church in Peru. At today’s Peru VFW Post 309 Memorial Day Service he talked about the importance of “remembering” and he related a meaningful family story. Five minutes long.

May 29, 2023, Memorial Day Service at Peru VFW Post 309

Post 309 honored our fallen war heroes, prisoners of war and missing in action, its deceased members, and World War II – Korean War Veteran Curtis Banker, celebrating his 99th birthday today. Rev. Scott Seymour was the guest speaker.  Click here for a 44-minute video of the service. 

NBC5’s Ten Day Weather Forecast

St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Chicken and Biscuits Vegetables Fruit Dessert Served take-out only, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972 All are welcome at our table.

Another celebration of our region’s glorious history

By John T. Ryan May 26, 2023 – Plattsburgh Excitement was in the air Friday as many supporters attended the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Battlefield Memorial Gateway. Town of Plattsburgh Supervisor Michael Cashman told the large gathering he was so excited he had trouble sleeping the previous night. Located on Route 9 across from Clare […]

Honor those killed in battle

Photos of St. Augustine’s Cemetery in Peru, where members and auxiliary members of VFW Memorial Post 308 erected flags this Friday. They mark the graves of many people who have served our nation in the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U. S. Marines, U.S. Coast Guard, and Space Force. Memorial Day, formerly Decoration […]