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STEC HONORS GREGORY LEE AS INDUCTEE INTO NEW YORK STATE SENATE’S 2023 VETERANS HALL OF FAME

Senator Dan Stec (R, C-Queensbury) nominated Plattsburgh resident Gregory Lee for the 2023 New York State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame. During the Disabled American Veterans ceremony held at Plattsburgh Barracks Veterans Park on Veterans Day, Stec presented Lance Corporal Lee with his official plaque inducting him into the hall of fame.  Gregory T. Lee […]

Saturday Send-Off Planned for the Section VII Champions, the Peru Nighthawks

Message received from Stephanie Breen We will do a big send-off for the Varsity Football team on Saturday morning for the next round of playoffs. Busses will leave the bus loop between 11 and 1130. They are playing against Ravena at 4pm at Mechanicville High School. Photos provided by Stephanie Breen

SUNY Canton now offering nursing doctorate

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Chazy boys soccer team downs Loudonville Christian, returns to state final

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Bailey Ford in Malone changes hands

Plattsburgh dealership remains in the Bailey family while Malone Ford transitions Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Crab Island: A tribute to veterans

Site of early U.S. Army field hospital, burial grounds Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Breeze Airways to now offer seasonal Tampa flights

Highly applauded new Plattsburgh service already expands from inaugural Orlando Fl Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Clinton County Unofficial 2023 Election Results

Click here for the results as reported by the Clinton County Board of Elections 

Town of Peru 2023 vote totals reported at St. Augustines’s Center 

November 7, 2023  State Supreme Court Justice  Carl Falolico – 376 Paul Davenport – 598  Clinton County Family Court Judge  Amy Asadorian Senecal – 553 Hilary Rogers – 457  Clinton County Clerk  Brandi Lloyd – 400  John Zurlo – 607  Clinton County Coroner  Chad Deane – 801  Clinton County Legislator Area 5  Rick Hazen – […]

After a summer of wildfire smoke, Cornell expands smoke sensors across state

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Clinton County Historical Association and Museum November 2023 History Presentations

Tuesday, November 14, 2:30 pm.  A Virtual Tour of the Old Base Oval with Helen Nerska showing the original buildings and the histories associated with each one. The Grand Room, Meadowbrook Healthcare, 154 Prospect Ave, Plattsburgh. Thursday, November 16, 6:30 pm. The Catholic Summer School of America – A History in pictures with Robin Labarge […]

Peru High School football wins 3rd straight sectional title in shutout win over Beekmantown

“We are prepared every game and we come through with the win every time,” said Peru’s Zack Engstrom Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Candidates for Clinton County’s contested election races responded to our questions

Election Day is next Tuesday, Nov. 7.  If you didn’t read these responses when they were posted, please take a few minutes to read them now.  Click here for Clinton County Legislature Candidates’ responses to Peru Gazette Questions. Click here for the Clinton County Clerk Candidates’ responses to Peru Gazette Questions Click here for the […]

Rabideau: Downtown Plattsburgh needs hotel

Opinion appearing in the November 2, 2023 Press-Republican. Published with permission. Plattsburgh’s downtown is not ready yet,” said the hotel developer I invited to Plattsburgh some 30 years ago to walk downtown’s streets with me. The developer concluded our walk and conversation by saying, “When your downtown has a critical mass of retail, dining, and […]

Airborne Speedway under new leadership

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End the silence on health care violence.

Our staff share their stories, as a national crisis hits home. Across the country, health care staff suffer more violent assaults than any other profession.  Click here to view the UVN Health Network Video 

Fish Passage Improvements on the Saranac River

From NYS DEC  Fish in the Saranac River are about to experience some new-found freedom. Deconstruction to remove the remnants of the Indian Rapids Dam and Frendenburgh Falls Dam in Plattsburgh is just about complete, which means fish will now be able to move more freely on that stretch of river. The projects are a […]

How one Upstate NY sheriff’s oath led him down a far-right path

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VT State employees union calls for ‘state of emergency’ to handle juvenile detention

“Youths brought into the system are “essentially homeless,” he said, as front-line staff improvise alternatives.” Click here for the VTDigger story 

DiNAPOLI: NEW YORK CITY CONTINUES TO REBOUND AND REGAIN SHARE OF STATE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY (57% of NYS GDP)

2017 – 2022, the city’s gross domestic product (GDP) rose 8.2% during that period, accounting for more than 57% of the state’s GDP during each of those years. Economic indicators show New York City’s economy is recovering from the depths of the pandemic, with the city accounting for three-fifths of the state’s total wages and […]

JetBlue to cease operations between Burlington and New York’s JFK International Airport

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Preliminary report on Lake Placid airplane crash released

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Burlington City Council approves Vermont Air National Guard’s 25-year airport lease extension

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Thinking through the lens of a bee 

By John T Ryan Peru – October 23, 2023 Most people recall studying bees in school; however, the Peru Primary and Intermediate School students have a unique opportunity. There’s an active bee hive in the school’s front yard, and studying bees is being integrated into the schools’ curricula. The hive is one art teacher Kathy […]

There are five new members of the Peru Athletics Hall of Fame

Sherry Dobbs, Jessica Ewald, Everett J. Ezero, Ron Foster, and Micayla McGinn Wilson The school honored the new members during half-time of Friday evening’s Apple Bowl Football game and at a dinner on Saturday evening. Sherry Dobbs – 1955 – Athlete Sherry Dobbs Senior could be described in multiple ways.  He was a free spirit who loved […]