Archive for 'Peru/Regional History'
Video Showcasing the Town of Plattsburgh as an outstanding place to live and work
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Posted: August 6th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Border News, Business News, Code Enforcement, General News, Lake Champlain News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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Following bankruptcy and sale, Gardener’s Supply workers are laid off and vendors are shortchanged
“…troubled company that owes hundreds of thousands of dollars to a variety of international, national and local vendors” Click here for the VTDigger story
Posted: August 5th, 2025 under Business News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Regional NY-VT News.
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Assemblyman D. Billy Jones to Lead Clinton Community College’s Institute for Advanced Manufacturing
Clinton Community College News Release – August 5, 2025 – PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Assemblyman D. Billy Jones, whose strong community leadership and steady business advocacy have marked his nearly nine years in the New York legislature, has been named Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Workforce Development at Clinton Community College. In his new role, […]
Posted: August 5th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, County Government News, General News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Legislator News, Statewide News, Upstate New York.
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Canada wildfires cause poor air quality in the midwest and northeast U.S.
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Posted: August 4th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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Summers Are Brutal in New York’s Prisons. This Year Is Worse Than Ever.
Short-staffed since a strike this winter, the prison system is keeping people locked in their boiling cells and dorms for upwards of 21 hours a day. Click here for the New York Focus story
Posted: August 4th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Social Issues, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Vermont will try a different attack on cyanobacteria at state’s only ‘lake in crisis’
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Posted: August 4th, 2025 under Environmental News, Peru/Regional History, Regional NY-VT News, State Government News.
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Trico mayfly hatch brings August fishing challenges to Adirondack waters
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Posted: August 2nd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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State settles with St. Albans Creamery over alleged water quality violations
Effluent sent straight to the town treatment plant overwhelming the facility and compromising water quality in nearby Stevens Brook, a tributary of Lake Champlain. Click here for the Vermont Public story
Posted: July 31st, 2025 under Agricultural News, Business News, Environmental News, Lake Champlain News, Law Enforcement News, Peru/Regional History, Regional NY-VT News.
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New home construction underway on Washington Street
By John T Ryan (Please Share) Peru, NY, July 30, 2025 – After an almost eight-year pause, new home construction is underway on Washington Street. Ken Silver III, owner of Silver III Construction, purchased the Orchard View Development in March 2024. He immediately began working on enlarging the drainage basin and reaching an agreement with […]
Posted: July 30th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Code Enforcement, Faces of Peru, General News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History.
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New York electric school bus mandate unaffordable, illogical, say rural Adirondack districts
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Posted: July 30th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Education News, General News, Northern NY News, Peru School News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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Adirondack Community Foundation announces actions to support region amid new challenges
“Medicaid provides support to 28% of the population of NY-21—either directly or through the New York State of Health Marketplace, according to the Healthcare Coalition for the North Country” Click here to read the Adirondack Almanac story
Posted: July 30th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Congressional News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Social Issues, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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Plans to replace Burlington monument bring controversy over state-recognized tribes to Queen City leaders
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Posted: July 30th, 2025 under Border News, Peru/Regional History, Regional NY-VT News.
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24-hour crisis center opening in Plattsburgh to close mental health care gap
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Posted: July 29th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, City News, Community Events, Heathcare News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Social Issues.
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Peru, NY July 29, 2024, 6:15 a.m. A beautiful time for a wakeup walk at Heyworth Mason Park
Posted: July 29th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, Faces of Peru, General News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History, Things to do in & near Peru.
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UVM Health Network announces layoffs as part of budget cuts
“The cuts are largely to positions not involved in direct patient care, specifically in the network-wide finance, human resources and information technology teams.” Click here for the VTDigger story
Posted: July 29th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, City News, Heathcare News, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Regional NY-VT News.
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Billy Jones, the North Country’s only Democratic state lawmaker, is resigning
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Posted: July 29th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, General News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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DEC and Partners Announce Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Confirmed on the Western Shore of Lake Champlain and Near the North End of Great Sacandaga Lakes
Lake Champlain Residents are Encouraged to Report Any Signs of HWA, an Invasive Forest Pest The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), New York State Hemlock Initiative at Cornell University (NYSHI), and Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program (APIPP) today announced the confirmed presence of hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) on the western shore of Lake Champlain […]
Posted: July 28th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Environmental News, Lake Champlain News, National News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History, Regional NY-VT News, State Government News, Upstate New York.
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NY attorney general’s office reaches settlement with Clinton County Sheriff’s Office following sexual harassment investigation
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Posted: July 28th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Corruption in Gov't., County Government News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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Tesla EV chargers attracting visitors to Peru
Peru, NY, July 27, 2025 – It has been just over a year since the Peru Zoning Board approved Tesla’s building permit. However, beginning about two weeks ago, eight Tesla EV chargers have been functioning at Peru Stewart’s Shop. At 1:30 p.m. today, a local resident gave his Tesla Model 3 a five-minute charge on […]
Posted: July 27th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Environmental News, General News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History, Statewide News.
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In Depth: Sculpting a ‘Monument to a Miracle’ for Lake Placid
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Posted: July 27th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Arts and Entertainment, Community Events, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Sports News.
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DiNapoli: Former Essex County Fair Treasurer and Willsboro Town Clerk ordered to pay full restitution for theft of nearly $90K
State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Franklin County District Attorney Elizabeth Crawford, and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced that Bridget Brown, the former treasurer of the Essex County Agricultural Society and former Willsboro town clerk/tax collector, was sentenced to serve five years probation and ordered to pay full restitution of nearly $90,000 […]
Posted: July 26th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Arts and Entertainment, Community Events, Corruption in Gov't., General News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, Statewide News, Town Board News.
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North Country PBS stations plan big changes to deal with federal funding cuts
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Posted: July 26th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Arts and Entertainment, Charity Events, Community Events, Congressional News, Education News, General News, National History, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News.
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Chemical exposure incidents rise at Clinton Correctional Facility
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Posted: July 25th, 2025 under Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Town crews put finishing touches on Telegraph Road paving job
July 24, 2035 – Peru Town Highway personnel were out early this morning putting smooth sloped, paved shoulders on newly paved Telegraph Road.
Posted: July 24th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, General News, Highway Dept. News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History.
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Clinton Community College move and renovations underway ahead of fall semester
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Posted: July 23rd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, City News, County Government News, Education News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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