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Peru Town Board Candidates Respond to Peru Gazette Questions (Please Share)

Two Peru Town Board seats are open. Kregg Bruno is seeking reelection on the Democratic Party line. Eric Duquette is seeking election on the Republican Party Line. Since neither the Peru Democratic nor the Peru Republican Party nominated opposing candidates, they do not face opposition.   The Peru Gazette is grateful that they took time […]

Area 5 Clinton County Legislature Candidates Respond to Peru Gazette Questions (Please Share)

Two candidates are competing to be Area 5 Legislator, Rick Hazen on the Democratic Line and Kevin J. Randall on the Republican and Five First Lines. They were kind enough to respond to four Peru Gazette questions.  Rick Hazen 1. Summarize your educational background, primary employment, a little about your family and past community involvement. […]

Area 7 Clinton County Legislature Candidate Responds to Peru Gazette Questions (Please Share)

Robert B. (Rob) Timmons is seeking reelection to office on the Republican Party Line to represent Area 7 in the Clinton County Legislature.  The Democratic Party did not name a candidate; therefore, Timmons is running unopposed. The Peru Gazette is grateful to Mr. Timmons for responding to our questions and we thank him for his […]

Clinton County Clerk Candidates Respond to Peru Gazette Questions

Two candidates are competing for the Clinton County Clerk position. Brandi Lloyd on the Democratic and Working Families lines and John Zurlo on the Republican and Conservative Party lines. They were kind enough to respond to four Peru Gazette questions. (Please Share) Brandi Lloyd 1. Summarize your educational background, primary employment, and a little about […]

Clinton County Family Court Judge candidates respond to Peru Gazette’s questions

The Family Court of the State of New York was established to take action in the lives of children, parents, and spouses. Family Court has jurisdiction in such areas as abuse or neglect, adoption, child and/or spousal support, custody and visitation, domestic violence, foster care, guardianship, juvenile delinquency, paternity, and persons in need of supervision […]

Two running for Clinton County Family Court Judge seat

Election Day is Nov. 7 Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Stefanik sues Hochul over mail-in voting expansion

Click here for the Adirondack Daily Enterprise story 

New legislation protects consumers from surprise energy bill price hikes

Ensures energy service companies obtain consent from consumers prior to price increases Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Speaker Carl Heastie and Assemblyman Billy Jones announce $3 million for Franklin County Recreational Center

Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) and Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) joined the community today to announce $3 million for the Franklin County Recreational Center, a new indoor sports facility in Malone. This new center will be a public-private partnership between state, county and local resources including Adirondack For Kids and other interested organizations and will […]

U.S. child poverty rate doubles to 12.4%; it’s even higher in six North Country counties

Click here for the NCPR story 

City fails to approve property sale for hotel

Supermajority approval is required; Mayor cannot sign the sale agreement.  Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Hochul pressures Spectrum for customer refunds amid ESPN, Disney blackout

Click here for the FingerLakes.com news story 

Gov. Hochul opens NYS Fair with $400M plan to boost local farms

Executive order directs state agencies to buy 30% of their food from New York state farms and food producers by 2028. Click here for the Syracuse.com  story 

In divided America, one rural area in northern N.Y. struggles to find common ground

Brian Mann story about our own Adirondack Park  Click here for the NPR story 

Student loan forgiveness starts for 800,000 borrowers: Here’s who qualifies

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Will Gov. Hochul and the NYS Legislature stand up for this state’s fledgling cannabis industry?

Click here for the Syracuse.com opinion piece 

Republican’s Clinton Co. family court judge candidate lawsuit dismissed

Click here for the Press-Republican story 

$1B Medicare payment increase for upstate hospitals

CVPH, Adirondack Medical Center and Alice Hyde to benefit from long-fought changes Click here for the Sun Community News story 

A court sides with Democrats who want to redraw New York’s congressional districts again

Click here for the NCPR story 

As climate change looms, New York bets big on winter sports tourism

Click here for the NCPR story

Amtrak suspends Adirondack Rail Line north of Albany

Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

New York lawmakers OK bill removing medical debt from credit reports

Click here for the MSN Story 

STATEMENT FROM SENATOR DAN STEC CONCERNING NOVA BUS

Company announced it’s closing its Plattsburgh facility in 2025              “I was disheartened to hear today’s announcement that Nova Bus will be closing its Plattsburgh facility in 2025. The jobs being lost due to this closure, combined with the impact this will have on affiliated businesses in our region, will have major consequences on our […]

Saranac chooses Spartan for new mascot

“Chiefs” retired as of July 1, 2023 Click here for the Sun Community News story 

NY, NH, VT Target stores evacuated Saturday night following hoax bomb threat

Police said they didn’t find “any suspicious or harmful items.” Click here for the MYNBC5 story