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Veteran photos and military biographies – Honor Flight #55

Every North Country Honor Fight carries veterans with different military backgrounds. Flight #55 included a medic, infantrymen, supply, maintenance, communication, and electronics specialists, forward artillery observers, a helicopter mechanic, a cook, a fighter pilot with 22 kills, and the Distinguished Flying Cross, a jet engine mechanic. Some suffered wounds and sicknesses, the effects which remain […]

Veteran photos and military biographies – Honor Flight #54

Every North Country Honor Fight carries veterans with different military backgrounds. Flight #55 carried a dentist, bomb loaders, a ship-fitter/welder, a heavy equipment operator, a truck driver, a crane operator, a radio relay communications specialist, a military policeman, and aircraft hydraulics and ground equipment specialists. Some served for two or four years, while others served […]

New self-storage facility under construction in Peru

Peru, NY – June 24, 2024—Two weeks ago, residents noticed heavy equipment operating behind the Route 22 Dollar General store. Adirondack Coast Self Storage plans to open a self-storage facility at that location with 50 storage units measuring five feet by ten feet and ten feet by twenty feet. The facility address is 13 Town […]

June 22, 2024 – ‘Thunder in the Burg’ escorts Honor Flight Vets to the flightline

Editor’s Error- It is Flights #54 and #55. The video’s numbers will be corrected when time permits.

The North Country appreciates its veterans

June 22, 2024 – U.S. Oval, Plattsburgh, NY. – The show went on; it was probably one of the best ever. Heavy rain at 7 a.m. today didn’t deter “Thunder in the Burg” motorcycles, law enforcement and a huge crowd of well-wishers from attending the North Country Honor Flight Send-Off Ceremony. Flights #54 and #55 […]

St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, June 26, 2024 

Macaroni & Cheese  Mixed Vegetables  Bread Dessert Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972  All are invited and welcome!

North Hudson: New York State Police trooper injured after crashing cruiser during heavy rain, police say

Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Rain causes flooding, sinkholes across city and town of Plattsburgh

The cleanup will continue into Friday Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

AGENDA – TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING, JUNE 24, 2024, 6:00 PM

Call Meeting to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call  MOTION/DISCUSSION:   MOTION:  Acceptance of Minutes for the Regular Meeting of June 10, 2024.  Community Input.  DISCUSSION:  Homes & Community Renewal Pro-Housing Certification Letter. MOTION/DISCUSSION:  Acceptance of NYSEG Reservation Letter for Updating Town Hall Lighting. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION:   Acceptance of Councilman’s Resignation. DISCUSSION:  Other Business. DISCUSSION:  Public […]

Three airlines submit bids for flights out of Plattsburgh International Airport

You can review the documents by entering the docket number “DOT-OST-2003-14783” into the search bar at regulations.gov. Official comments should be sent to Michael Martin with the U.S. Department of Transportation at Michael.F.Martin@dot.gov. Click here for the NCPR story 

Clinton Announces Dean’s and President’s Lists for Spring 2024

Plattsburgh, New York – Clinton Community College’s Administrator in Charge, Ken Knelly, is proud to recognize the following students on their high academic performance during the Spring 2024 semester. President’s List students achieved a grade point average of 3.75 or above. Dean’s List students earned a grade point average between 3.25 and 3.749. Spring 2024 […]

Adirondack Forest Rangers find two people dead, rescue lost hikers and kayakers

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St. Augustine’s, St. Alexander’s, St. James’ new pastor get a loving send-off in Ticonderoga

Click here for the Sun Community News story 

First-year results of local hazelnut growing trials are in

Willsboro, New York. The farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP) has published the first-year results of the hazelnut trials added to its “superfruits” research series in 2023.  The multi-stemmed wood perennial produces its “fruit” as nuts high in protein and oil, with 81 percent as healthy mono-unsaturated oleic acid. The trial’s first-year results […]

History and Present Day of the Keeseville Fire Department

Dorothy Grant Obituary

Hamilton Funeral Home Obituary for Dorothy Grant 

This Keeseville resource is a must-see

By John T Ryan June 18, 2024, Keeseville—Keeseville was originally called Anderson Falls, and it was named after the falls near the beautiful Main Street arch bridge that passes over the Ausable River. That river and the falls played an important role in Keeseville’s history. Fortunately, the Anderson Falls Heritage House Museum at 98 Clinton […]

Plattsburgh’s Parks Come Alive! kicks off July 11

City’s annual summer series begins in Melissa Penfield Park Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Outdoor summer concerts planned throughout the ADKS

Most are free and open to the public Click here for the Sun Community News story 

This heat wave is the “new normal” amid a changing climate in the Adirondacks

Click here for the NCPR story 

Saranac Lake’s largest hotel taken over by lender

Click here for the Adirondack Explorer Story 

Honor Flights 53 and 54 Fly this Saturday, June 22.

This Saturday, the North Country Honor Flight will again take to the skies with flights 53 and 54. Three Cold War veterans, one from Desert Storm, and 26 Vietnam Veterans will be on board. “Thunder in the Burgh” will leave Champlain Center to arrive at Veterans Park on the US Oval at about 6:20 a.m. […]

Town of Schuyler Falls Summer Events

Music in the Park Concert Series begins this Friday, June 21  The Town of Schuyler Falls announces the 2024 Summer Music in the Park series.  Concerts are held outdoors most Fridays at the Jefferson Dukette Memorial Field on Salmon River Road near Mason Street and between Mason Street and Military Turnpike.  This venue has a lot […]

Here’s the deal with those barges on Lake Champlain

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Peru Gazette Website Traffic Summary – May 1, 2024 – May 31, 2024

https://www.perugazette.com Hi there! Let’s take a look at how your website traffic performed in the past month. Total Sessions 11,205 -38% vs previous 31 days Total Pageviews 16,213 -31% vs previous 31 days Total Engagement 4,013 -34% vs previous 31 days