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Burlington-based photographer returns from Ukraine

Source: Burlington-based photographer returns from Ukraine

Francia named AuSable Valley School Superintendent

10h  · Dear Faculty, Staff, Families and Community Members, The AuSable Valley Central School Board of Education is excited to announce the naming of Mr. Michael Francia as our new Superintendent of Schools officially starting on August 1, 2022. Mr. Francia will be taking over when our current and long-serving Superintendent, Mr. Paul D. Savage […]

As avian flu numbers swell, so, too, does advice | Sun Community News NEW YORK | 

“While this disease is mostly carried by wild waterfowl, research has shown that other wild bird populations can carry it too, especially if they share nesting and feeding grounds with wild waterfowl. These populations include perching birds and songbirds. For this reason, we are recommending that folks that feed wild birds should take down their […]

Assemblyman Billy Jones’s Fair Play Ambulance Recovery Act passed in state budget

The state legislature passed the Fair Play Ambulance Recovery Act (A534B) as part of the state budget, a bill sponsored by Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) that would allow fire departments to recover the costs of providing ambulance services. This law will help fire departments statewide recover $100 million for providing these services and will save […]

Two Adirondack waterway groups plan to merge | NCPR News

Source: Two Adirondack waterway groups plan to merge | NCPR News

Major Change Made New York State Driver’s License, State ID

Source: Major Change Made New York State Driver’s License, State ID

Calls for salt-free roads  – Adirondack Explorer

Source: Calls for salt-free roads  – Adirondack Explorer

CVPH and New York State Nurses Association still negotiating a contract

Source: CVPH and New York State Nurses Association still negotiating a contract

Survey favors Margaret Street as one-way | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | 

Source: Margaret Street voted to turn into one-way | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Forty-two percent of respondents voted to convert Margaret Street into a one-way single shared-use lane with parking on both sides of the street in the secondary public feedback

Assemblyman Billy Jones: State budget brings much-needed relief to the North Country

Assemblyman Billy Jones makes a speech on the Assembly floor about the inclusion of his Fair Play Ambulance Act in the state budget. Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) announced he helped pass a 2022-23 state budget that invests in several crucial public sectors to provide economic relief for North Country residents including funding for agriculture, […]

Adirondack Canoe Company opens at Essex Industries

Source: Adirondack Canoe Company opens at Essex Industries

Alcohol to go will become legal in New York. Is it a game-changer? – syracuse.com

Source: Alcohol to go will become legal in New York. Is it a game-changer? – syracuse.com

NY lawmakers finalize $220B budget, boosted by federal funds – syracuse.com

Source: NY lawmakers finalize $220B budget, boosted by federal funds – syracuse.com

Clinton County Historical Association post on St. James Church in Cadyville

THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN AMERICA – Undertaken to Celebrate the Golden Jubilee of His Holiness, Pope Pius X – Volume 3 – Published in 1914 ST. JAMES THE LESS – Cadyville, NY – The first Catholics came to Cadyville in 1825, and attended the church at Plattsburgh, which lies a few miles east of the […]

U.S. Census makes 1950 census records easily accessible

Click here to view the U.S. Census site 

Bridges of the Ausable River – Adirondack Explorer

Looks like a GREAT in-depth story. Source: Bridges of the Ausable River – Adirondack Explorer

Vermont regulators OK modest price hike for Burlington and Berlin hospitals but deny steeper increase – VTDigger

Source: Vermont regulators OK modest price hike for Burlington and Berlin hospitals but deny steeper increase – VTDigger

1,000 parcels in Clinton County set to become floodplains | Sun Community News MOOERS 

Source: 1,000 parcels in Clinton County set to become floodplains | Sun Community News MOOERS | Tom and Lori Bedard have lived on Route 11 for almost 30 years. On March 4, the Bedards received a letter sent from the Town of Mooers informing them that they own one

Reduced hours at Peru’s Convenience Service

  By John T. Ryan   Peru – Up until a few days ago, Peru’s Barney Downs Road Convenience Station was open between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturdays and between noon and 4 p.m. on Tuesdays. As of April 1st, the Peru Station is from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and […]

NY state budget: Gas tax cut, child care boost, bail tweaks in ‘conceptual’ deal – syracuse.com

Source: NY state budget: Gas tax cut, child care boost, bail tweaks in ‘conceptual’ deal – syracuse.com

Ketanji Brown Jackson approved as first Black female Supreme Court justice

Source: Ketanji Brown Jackson approved as first Black female Supreme Court justice

What we know about the deadliest U.S. bird flu outbreak in 7 years | NCPR News

Source: What we know about the deadliest U.S. bird flu outbreak in 7 years | NCPR News

Watchdog groups say Hochul and legislature are dropping the ball on creating a new ethics panel | NCPR News

Source: Watchdog groups say Hochul and legislature are dropping the ball on creating a new ethics panel | NCPR News

Volunteers sought for Historic Marker Day | News | pressrepublican.com

We have many markers in Peru, many thanks to Ron Allen’s diligence. Source: Volunteers sought for Historic Marker Day | News | pressrepublican.com

North Country tourism leaders welcome back Canadian visitors – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: North Country tourism leaders welcome back Canadian visitors – – The Adirondack Almanack