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Peru Blood Drive Today

Peru – CVPH Donor Center Blood Drive, Monday, April 21,  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 […]

Depot Theatre announces expanded 2025 main stage season; season passes now on sale

Click to the Adirondack Almanac Story 

COMMENTARY: Saving Arto, It’s Not Magic

Monaco’s Land of Make Believe heritage is safe–and on public display–at the Adirondack History Museum in Elizabethtown Click here for Adirondack Almanac story 

Stefanik reintroduces by-partisan legislation to designate Plattsburgh Airport as a Port of Entry

April 17, 2025 – Elise Stefanik News Release  While Plattsburgh International Airport qualifies as a port of entry under CBP’s criteria, it has not received this designation, which has resulted in increased costs for the airport and travelers flying in and out. Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik reintroduced the bipartisan Border Airport Fairness Act […]

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 […]

NY-21 Rep. Elise Stefanik reportedly eyeing run for governor of New York

Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Peru students are learning more about the environment at Earth Fest 2025

By John T. Ryan The Peru High School gym is bustling with activity from Tuesday to Thursday this week as 1,200 students participate in Earth Fest 2025. Sixteen environmental education and student organizations are on hand to answer questions, distribute literature, and conduct hands-on learning activities. The school club Students Against a Vanishing Environment hosts […]

NYS Leaders describe the advantges of the soon-to-be-installed Smart Meters

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SUNY chancellor worries about chilling effect after Plattsburgh student set for deportation

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CVPH Blood Drive on Monday, April 21

Peru – CVPH Donor Center Blood Brive, Monday, April 21,  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 […]

Should I stay or go? Immigrants across U.S. consider self-deportation

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New Education Course for Lake Champlain Boaters

New York passed a law requiring anyone operating a motorized vessel to get and carry a boating safety certificate. Click here for the WCAX story 

Peru Central to host Earth Fest 2025

Peru CSD will conduct Earth Day celebration workshops involving sixteen (16) environmental education organizations and student presenters from April 15th to April 17th, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. This is a three-day event to celebrate Earth Day and bring greater awareness of environmental issues to our students, staff, and community. There will be stations […]

Clinton County Fair Demolition Derby set for July 12

ACW seeks submissions for Anne LaBastille Memorial Writers Residency

The Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW) is now accepting submissions for its 12th annual Anne LaBastille Memorial Writers Residency – a fully funded, two-week residency at the Lodge on Twitchell Lake near Big Moose, NY. Submissions are due by May 19. Each fall, ACW welcomes six poets, fiction writers and creative nonfiction writers – three […]

AGENDA – Peru Town Board Regular Meeting of April 14, 2025 @ 6 p.m.

Call Meeting to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call  MOTION/DISCUSSION: To Accept Reports from all Departments: (Water/Sewer/Valcour; Highway; Town Clerk; Dog Control; Youth Department; Code/Zoning; Supervisor’s Report; Court; Website; Banking Reports, and JCEO); MOTION: Acceptance of Minutes for the Regular Meeting of March 24, 2025 and Special Meeting of April 8, 2025. Community Input.  DISCUSSION/MOTION:  […]

An Open Secret’: Sackets Harbor ICE Raid Shows the ‘Reality’ of New York Dairy Country

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St. Augustine’s Community Meal/Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, April 16, 2025  

Ham and Potato Casserole Vegetable  Bread  Dessert Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., take-out only, at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972  All are invited and welcome!

Dairy farmer Blake Gendebien claims $3M fundraising haul, continues actively campaigning for NY-21

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Native lake trout, the dweller of the deep, has returned to thrive in Lake Champlain

Click here for the VTDigger story 

“Not enough work” to “not enough help”: Evolution of the Adirondack job market

Click here for the Adirondack Opinion piece by Tom Rowland 

Champlain Area Trails announces conservation of 65 acres, permanent public access to the Coot Hill – Big Hollow Trail in Moriah

Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

1,700 pounds of Cabot butter recalled in New York, Vermont and 5 other states for possible fecal contamination

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Border czar’s town stood up for 3 kids detained by ICE — and won

Click here for the MSN story 

Assemblyman Billy Jones: Governor and DOCCS Need to Act Urgently on Staffing Issues

Billy Jones Press Release 4/10/25 – It has been one month since over 2,000 correction officers were terminated, and I have been working diligently to get the officers who want to return to work back into their respective facilities. Today, the officers in these facilities are faced with almost daily 12 hour or longer shifts, […]