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Duck, goose hunting season dates set for fall – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Duck, goose hunting season dates set for fall – – The Adirondack Almanack

Seeing Green: Public asked to watch for algal blooms | News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Seeing Green: Public asked to watch for algal blooms | News | pressrepublican.com

Ogdensburg’s new mayor upends aging port city’s politics, but not everyone’s a fan | NCPR News

Plattsburgh is not the only city facing challenges. Ogdensburg faces many of the same issues. Source: Ogdensburg’s new mayor upends aging port city’s politics, but not everyone’s a fan | NCPR News

Montreal’s New COVID-19 Case Counts Per Borough Has Just Been Released – MTL Blog

Source: Montreal’s New COVID-19 Case Counts Per Borough Has Just Been Released – MTL Blog

McDonald’s on the lake reopens | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: McDonald’s on the lake reopens | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Beekmantown CS offering in-person, digital options for a return to school | Sun Community News 

Source: Beekmantown CS offering in person, digital options for return to school | Sun Community News BEEKMANTOWN | Students here will have the option of returning to school full time or in a digital model, according to superintendent Dan Mannix.

Census participation lags in North Country as new deadline approaches | NCPR News

Response rates to-date range from 61 percent in Clinton County to just 18 percent in rural Hamilton County. Source: Census participation lags in North Country as new deadline approaches | NCPR News

Stewart’s Shops Super Store opens in Port Henry – Mountain Lake PBS

Source: Stewart’s Shops Super Store opens in Port Henry – Mountain Lake PBS

Your town roads are dependent on Highway Department expertise and NYS funding

By John T. Ryan Peru – Ideally, Peru Highway Department Superintendent Michael Farrell would like to repave about four miles of Town of Peru roads each year. His department maintains 82 miles of town roads and asphalt has a 20-year rule of thumb life-expectancy. There are variables such as traffic volume, vehicle weight, and weather […]

Door-to-Door Visits Begin Nationwide for 2020 Census

Census Takers to Follow Up With About 56 Million Households Nationwide AUG. 11, 2020 — This week, the U.S. Census Bureau began following up with households nationwide that have not yet responded to the 2020 Census. Based on the current self-response rate of 63.3%, the Census Bureau estimates it will need to visit about 56 million […]

Plattsburgh City School District releases revised reopening plan

Source: Plattsburgh City School District releases revised reopening plan

Saranac elementary students will have the chance to return to school this fall here, while older students will be rotated between in-person and digital learning – Sun Community News 

Source: Elementary to fully return at Saranac, middle/high school to rotate | Sun Community News SARANAC | Elementary students will have the chance to return to school this fall here, while older students will be rotated between in person and digital learning to s

A message from Jolene Wallace, Horticulture Program Coordinator, Cornell Cooperative Extension Clinton County

I am offering 2 live Zoom programs: August 20 at 10:00 am, 3 of our Master Gardener Volunteers and I will hold an open forum for the public to ask questions. We will share some of our gardening experiences, and offer tips we have found useful. If you would like to participate email me and […]

CVPH nurses hold informational rally | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | A rally held Friday sought to bring awareness to proposed cuts for CVPH staff.

Source: CVPH nurses hold informational rally | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | A rally held Friday sought to bring awareness to proposed cuts for CVPH staff.

AuSable Forks man mourned following fatal motorcycle wreck | Sun Community News JAY | A leisurely midday motorcycle ride ended in tragedy Sunday, claiming the life of an AuSable Forks man.

Source: AuSable Forks man mourned following fatal motorcycle wreck | Sun Community News JAY | A leisurely midday motorcycle ride ended in tragedy Sunday, claiming the life of an AuSable Forks man.

New local cider house rules | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: New local cider house rules | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Whitehall lock finally open allowing Lake Champlain access from the south

A message from the North Country Chamber of Commerce website We are pleased to confirm that the Whitehall lock of the Champlain Canal finally opened on Friday for passage, allowing access by boaters to Lake Champlain from the south. Unfortunately, the state’s construction restrictions this past spring as part of the COVID-19 pause, delayed completion […]

Fire heavily damages Adirondack home of Rachael Ray

Source: Fire heavily damages Adirondack home of Rachael Ray

Frances Allen, Who Helped Hardware Understand Software, Dies at 88 – The New York Times

Peru High School Graduate – Winner of the Nobel Prize of computing. Sister of Rev. Philip Allen and Peru farmer Jimmy Allen. Funeral Tuesday at St. Augustine’s church One of the few women in the computer industry in its early days, she paved the way for the efficient, lightning-fast apps of today. Source: Frances Allen, […]

New buildings at Air Industrial Park | Sun Community News

Source: New buildings at Air Industrial Park | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | New business and job creation are the goals behind The Development Corporation (TDC)’s new 60,000 sq. ft. industrial space and increased administrative office capacity at the former Cl

Troopers: Westport teen reported missing | Sun Community News WESTPORT | New York State Police in Troop B are asking for assistance in located a missing teen girl here.

Source: Troopers: Westport teen reported missing | Sun Community News WESTPORT | New York State Police in Troop B are asking for assistance in located a missing teen girl here.

Bassmaster Elite Series Has Safely Come, Gone and Left an Impact State and County approved fishing tournament went off successfully!

From the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau With approval from New York State and the Clinton County Health Department, the City of Plattsburgh and Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau, a division of the North Country Chamber of Commerce, was happy to host the 2020 Bassmaster Elite Series on Lake Champlain last weekend. Despite the limitations and change […]

Stefanik Statement on Trump Administration Reinstating Tariffs on Imports of Non-alloyed Aluminum from Canada

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik released the below statement following the Trump Administration’s decision to reinstate the 10% tariffs on imports of non-alloyed aluminum from Canada: “I oppose the Trump Administration’s decision to reinstate the 10% tariffs on imports of non-alloyed aluminum from Canada,” said Congresswoman Stefanik. “The United States and Canada have a strong […]

PPP Act 2? Why small business owners should wait to apply for loan forgiveness – syracuse.com

Source: PPP Act 2? Why small business owners should wait to apply for loan forgiveness – syracuse.com

SUNY unrolls start-up plans | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: SUNY unrolls start-up plans | Local News | pressrepublican.com