The Peru Gazette

Click here to view a video of the new machine in operation  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K6qV6WzXRA&t=16s By John T. Ryan  Peru – Customers purchasing apples at Forrence Orchards’ Route 22 packing house over the past few months may have noticed a significant change in its apple packing operations. There’s a new machine in operation; it’s called a sizing […]

Source: Stefanik opposes gun control in the wake of Buffalo and Uvalde mass shootings | NCPR News

Source: St. Lawrence County doctor describes what the endemic phase of COVID-19 will be like | NCPR News

Friends, We are absolutely crushed to have to cancel both performances this weekend June 4-5 by Paul Meyers’ World on a String trio at the Saranac Fire Hall. The band’s drummer, Vanderlei Pereira, has COVID, poor fellow! This master musician with his prodigious knowledge of Brazilian and Afro-Cuban rhythms, impeccable technique and distinctive touch is […]

Source: Adirondack Council recognizes Conservationist of the Year efforts | Sun Community News PAUL SMITHS | Adirondack Council’s prestigious award given for educational impact on climate change.

A new law will go into effect this month requiring owners and operators of motorboats to verify they have no invasive species present before launching in Adirondack waters. Clean, drain, dry, verify! It’s the law. #Adirondacks

Source: Can Lake Placid host another Olympics? This North Country lawmaker says there’s a shot | NCPR News

Source: Plattsburgh Rotary names 2022 Paul Harris Fellows | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | The Plattsburgh Rotary Club will be bestowing Rotary Club members Tony Searing, Forrest Edwards, and community member Janet McFetridge with the Paul Harris Fellow Recognit

  By Robert St.John President, Rouses Point-Champlain Historical Society  June 7th – 6:00 pm  House of Prayer, 63 Broad Street, Plattsburgh The Clinton County Historical Association is proud to sponsor a presentation on one of the quirkier stories in Clinton County’s business history, that of the Perry Mills Frog Farm.  Founded in 1937 by Emil […]

Source: Canada’s government moves to make selling or importing handguns illegal | NCPR News

Source: DiNapoli: SUNY Campuses Need to Focus on Tuition Paid by Out-Of-State Graduate Students | Office of the New York State Comptroller

Source: Stefanik says NY schools are forcing a ‘radical and racist’ agenda on children. The false claim fits a pattern | NCPR News

“Give A Pint, Get A Pint” returns for the seventh year May 25, 2022— The need for blood donations doesn’t take a vacation. Summer is a challenging time to collect enough blood donations to meet the needs of patients. That’s why The American Red Cross and Stewart’s Shops are incentivizing donors with a sweet treat. […]

“Immediately following the last public hearing on January 28, by a vote of 2-1, the Farm Laborers Wage Board members advanced a series of resolutions to lower the overtime threshold to 40 hours. The status of the Wage Board’s report to the Commissioner of Labor is unknown at this time.” Albany, NY – The New […]

Source: Injured hikers in Bolton, Keene; hiker death on Scarface – – The Adirondack Almanack

Clinton County Health Dept. News Release Plattsburgh, May 26, 2022. On Friday, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) announced they were investigating two potential cases of Monkeypox in New York State. Since that announcement, one case has been ruled out and the second case is still under investigation.  “There are currently no cases […]

New Adirondack Harvest Resource Provides Info on 65+ Area Farmers’ Markets  Lewis, NY – Summer farmers’ market season has officially kicked off this month in the Adirondack region, bringing a welcome return of locally grown and made food, arts and crafts. Seasonal farmers’ markets offer a closer-to-home opportunity for folks to support farmers and makers […]

Source: Solos and Swashbuckling: Willsboro Festival of Theater Arts promotes arias and action | News | pressrepublican.com

Source: City weighs appealing court ruling to resume Durkee development | News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Prison assault leaves officers with burns and possible broken bones | Sun Community News DANNEMORA | Two officers were seriously injured by an inmate at Clinton Correctional Facility May 26.

Source: After alleged threat, racial slur from Indian Lake parent, school goes on lockout | NCPR News

Interactive Map Displays Bloom Locations and Informative Website Encourages New Yorkers to “Know it, Avoid it, Report it” The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and New York State Department of Health (DOH) today reminded New Yorkers to learn about and be aware of harmful algal blooms, or “HABs,” as the 2022 HABs […]