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Clinton Community College unveils refurbished George Moore building

Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Clinton Community College starts first e-sports team

The school has been working to introduce e-sports to students for the past two years. Click here for the NBC 5 story

Wage board votes to lower farmworker OT threshold to 40 hours per week

Click here for the NCPR story 

Adirondack Council: Prohibit private weapons testing in Adirondacks

“Michael Hopmeier, president and principal investigator for Florida-based Unconventional Concepts Inc., said his plan is to test the internal ballistics of military cannons made at Benet Laboratories in Watervliet. Hopmeier owns the former Atlas F nuclear missile silo in Lewis and is currently conducting small firearms testing indoors there.” Click here for the Adirondack Explorer […]

50+ organizations to participate in September 21st Job Fair

Plattsburgh – The North Country Chamber of Commerce JOB FAIR will be held on September 21st at the West Side Ballroom in Plattsburgh from 3pm-7pm. The Job Fair is FREE for job seekers to attend. Representatives will be on hand to accept resumes, give out applications, set up interviews, and/or talk about career opportunities within […]

October 22nd County Youth Bureau “Trick or Trot” at Heyworth Mason Park

Major FEMA grants to regional fire departments including Ausable Forks announced

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is granting $586,501.61 to eight fire departments in New York’s 21st District. During the grant process, Stefanik held a webinar for NY-21 fire departments with FEMA staff to review the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and answer questions about the […]

Paul Smiths College merges with educational nonprofit

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Adirondack Council’s State of the Park Report: Adirondack Park is “Stressed and Challenged”

Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

SUNY COBLESKILL’S JENNA SWYERS NAMED NAC WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER-OF-THE-WEEK

 Waterville, Maine: The North Atlantic Conference (NAC) announced today that SUNY Cobleskill sophomore runner Jenna Swyers, Peru, N.Y., Peru High School, has been named the conference’s Women’s Cross Country Runner-of-the-Week for the week ending Sunday, September 4. Swyers becomes the first Fighting Tiger women’s cross country runner to earn NAC Runner-of-the-Week honors in program history. […]

Two North Country biolabs receive substantial NIH funding

Trudeau Institute will produce monoclonal antibodies for Ampersand Biosciences to use in immunology testing Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Fatal I-87 crash claimed the life of Las Vegas man

Police asking for information leading up to the Labor Day crash Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Assemblyman Billy Jones: Statement on Wage Board Decision

“New Yorkers- not just farmers- will feel the ramifications of the Wage Board’s decision to lower the overtime threshold for farmworkers from 60 to 40 hours. Considering the current supply chain issues, the cost of fuel, and inflation, this decision will negatively impact access and affordability of fresh food and products from New York State […]

Peru Blood Donor Drive – May 19th

Peru – CVPH Donor Center Blood Brive, Monday, September 19th from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. in Peru.  Your neighbors need and appreciate your donation. The blood drive is being coordinated by St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273. 

Emergency crews respond to fatal crash on the Adirondack Northway

Accident is near Keeseville – Flames, heavy smoke could be seen on I-87 Monday evening Click here for the NBC 5 News story 

Ausable River Association to Auction Adirondack Guideboat

The Ausable River Association is holding a silent auction for a professionally built, Bloomingdale-style Adirondack guideboat, made ca. 1900. Photo provided – Kelley Tucker WILMINGTON, NY – It’s a rare opportunity to own and row a piece of Adirondack history. The Ausable River Association (AsRA) is holding a silent auction for a ca. 1900 Adirondack […]

Gracie’s Shoe Drive a Resounding Success

 Plattsburgh, NY – Healing Grace: Center for Hope and Healing with Funds2Orgs is excited and grateful for the successful completion of “Gracie’s Shoe Drive.” The drive ran from May 1st, 2022 to July 29th, 2022 and collected 163 bags of shoes and $1846 funds raised to continue their mission of supporting grieving families in the […]

Seven Facts About The War of 1812 That Will Amaze you!

UVM Health Network expanding tele-health capabilities for smaller hospitals and the NICU

New video call capabilities are connecting doctors in the newborn intensive care unit to smaller hospitals. Click here for the NBC 5 News story 

Battle of Plattsburgh Commemoration | MLJ Interview

With the border reopening, Canadians can again participate in the Battle of Plattsburgh Commemoration. The organizers join us to tell us all about this year’s new events. 2022 Battle of Plattsburgh Commemoration Schedule of Events: www.1814inc.com Watch: The Final Invasion Monday, September 5, 2022, at 5 pm on Mountain Lake PBS. Click here for the […]

Honor Flight’s September 3, 2022 motorcycle escort the the flight line

 

North County Honor Fights 40 and 41 are in the air today

  Click here to view Flights 40 & 41 End-Off Ceremony  September 3, 2022 – Plattsburgh – North Country Honor Flights 40 and 41 are in the air this morning, flying to Washington D. C. to visit our National War Memorials. These 38 vets mark 620 area vets who have been North Country Honor Flight […]

 Back by Popular Demand: Green Cone Solar Digesters 

Clinton County, September 2, 2022. In April, the Clinton County Health Department’s Eat Smart Waste Less, Clinton County (ESWL) partnered with Casella Waste Management at the Clinton County Solid Waste & Recycling Facility to provide green cone solar digesters to county residents at a reduced rate. The Earth Day sale proved successful and resulted in […]

Foundation of CVPH Planning for Annual Heart Health Fundraiser Proceeds benefit Cardiology patients across the region

PLATTSBURGH, NY (9/2/2022) – Tickets are on sale for The Foundation of Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital’s (CVPH) “Stepping out for Your Heart” fundraiser. The eighth annual event is scheduled for Thursday, September 22 at the West Side Ballroom. Each year, guests dressed in red attire come together for a special evening dedicated to raising funds […]

A one-day Applefest on September 17th – Enjoy!