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Wind chills below zero in the outlook

National Weather Service – Burlington-  Heads up! Temperatures will turn very cold Monday onward, with wind chills below zero throughout Vermont and northern New York. The mountains will be especially cold. Anyone planning to recreate outdoors should take precautions against the extreme cold.

Quebec government upping border security with Trump set to take office

Hundreds of police officers on call to secure its border with Vermont, New Hampshire and New York Click here for a VTDigger story 

CVES BOCES Announces $59 Million New State-of-the-Art Career and Technical Education Center in Plattsburgh 

1/16/25 – Plattsburgh, New York — Clinton-Essex-Warren-Washington Board of Cooperative Educational Services (CVES BOCES) is proud to announce plans for a new, state-of-the-art Career and Technical Education (CTE) Center in Plattsburgh, New York. This transformative project addresses growing enrollment, space constraints, and the demand for modern workforce development programs, positioning CVES BOCES as a leader […]

Adirondack Farms and Suburban Propane Donate $1,000 to JCEO of Clinton and Franklin Counties

PLATTSBURGH | On Monday, January 13, Adirondack Farms and Suburban Propane recently presented a $1,000 check donation to the Joint Council for Economic Opportunity of Clinton and Franklin Counties, Inc. (JCEO) to support their local food pantry programs, which works to improve community health by distributing donated, recovered, and farmed food to those in need. […]

Lenny’s Shoe & Apparel donates $15K to Plattsburgh YMCA

Efforts toward a new facility continue Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Vortex expands manufacturing with new Plattsburgh facility

Operations will begin in the first quarter of 2025 Click here for the Sun Community News story 

St. Clair: Bob Goetz was North Country sports

Click here for the Sun Community News Tribute to Bob Goetz 

CVPH Nationally Recognized for Improving Care for Older Adults

Skilled Nursing Facility Named Age-Friendly Health Systems Participant CVPH News Release – PLATTSBURGH, NY (1/16/2025) – Older adults are living and working longer, redefining later life and enriching our communities. Delivering care that values them and addresses their unique needs leads to better outcomes, more satisfied patients and families and lowers overall costs. This is […]

Megan Charland Appointed Executive Director at the Strand Center for the Arts

(PLATTSBURGH, NY – January 16, 2025) The Board of Trustees of the Strand Center for the Arts has announced the appointment of Megan Charland to the position of Executive Director of the organization. Charland has been with the SCA as the Artistic Programming Director since 2022 and has been instrumental in strengthening the SCA’s connection […]

Feds: Vermont failing its duty to protect Lake Champlain

Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

Helen Nerska presents “Portraits and Painters of the Early Champlain Valley (1800-1865)”

Anthony Falvo is proud to be a U S Marine

By John T Ryan Peru, NY – January 9, 2025—Four members of Peru High School’s 2024 graduating class are proud members of the U.S. Marine Corps. Anthony Falvo, the 18-year-old son of Jim and Dorina Falvo, is one of them. Anthony has been home for a few weeks since his November 8 Basic Training graduation. […]

Vt. sees record-breaking heat in 2024

Click here for the WCAX story 

Senator Stec Annnounces 2025-26 NYS Senate Assignments

Senator Dan Stec (R, C-Queensbury) today announced his 2025 Senate Committee assignments. Most notably, Stec was appointed as the Ranking Minority Member of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee and the Senate’s Internet and Technology Committee. These notable positions will further his work with two important issues facing our region: responsible stewardship of the Adirondacks and […]

Homicide investigation expands to Saranac

Multiple agencies, K-9s, ATVs and drones involved in Irish Settlement and Cass Road searches Click here for the Sun Community News story 

St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, January 15, 2025  

Chicken & Biscuits  Salad  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!

FEMA to host open houses on flood risk and insurance Jan. 14 & 15

Scheduled for Lewis and Ticonderoga  Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

Ongoing homicide investigation brings police to the Irish Settlement Road

Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

NYS grants invest in salt storage, green space, wastewater upgrades

Click here for the Adirondack Explorer Story 

AGENDA – TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 13, 2025 6:00 PM

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; and Banking Reports, JCEO); MOTION:  Acceptance of Minutes for the Regular Meeting of December 30, 2024. Community Input.  RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION:  Accept the Contract for Atlantic Testing Laboratories […]

AGENDA TOWN BOARD ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING JANUARY 13, 2025 5:00 PM

Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION:  Establishment of 2025 Salaries for Elected Positions: DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION:  Approval of 2025 Appointees. DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION:  Establishment of 2025 Appointee Salaries and Frequency of Payments DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION:  Establishment of Town Department Liaisons. DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION:  Establishment of 2025 Regular Town Board Meeting Dates and Times. DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION:  Approval of 2025 Contracts. DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION:  […]

Elmore SPCA Capital Campaign Kicks Off

Plattsburgh, January 11, 2025 –  There were many happy faces at the Elmore SPCA’s Champlain Centre location this morning as Casella Waste Systems kicked off Elmore SPCA’s Capital Campaign with a $10,000 donation. Area Manager Bill Meyers, Shawn Mclean, Hauling Division Manager, and Sean Lukas, Morrisonville Landfill Division Manager, made the presentation. Shawn McLean commented, […]

Growing interest in trades drives CVES expansion

From enrollment of less than 600 students, more than 800 are now attending CV-TEC Click here for the Adirondack Explorer Story 

North Country at Work: Making space and time for artists in the Adirondacks

Click here for the NCPR story 

Booth family donates $25K to Plattsburgh YMCA

Family’s association with the Y dates back to the early 1900s Click here for the Sun Community News story