Archive for 'Upstate New York'
Recent DEC Environmental Conservation Police Activity
Tree Stand Fall – Washington County On November 24, ECO Krug responded to a call that went out over Washington County Fire and EMS radio regarding a 29-year-old hunter who fell from his tree stand about a mile into a wooded area in the Town of Salem. The individual, who was not wearing a safety […]
Posted: December 19th, 2025 under Environmental News, Law Enforcement News, State Government News, Upstate New York.
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An Onondaga County district got students to school by offering something they really want: Gift cards
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Posted: December 15th, 2025 under Business News, Education News, Upstate New York.
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These Syracuse men helped the U.S. military in Afghanistan. Now they fear they’ll be sent back
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Posted: December 14th, 2025 under Border News, Congressional News, Corruption in Gov't., Peru/Regional History, Political News, Upstate New York, Veterans' News.
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One Year Since Robert Brooks’s Killing, Prison Chaos Has No End in Sight
The murder has led to more tumult than New York’s prison system has seen since the Attica prison uprising over five decades ago. Click here for the New York Focus story
Posted: December 10th, 2025 under Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News, Upstate New York.
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Fire damages Adirondac tour boat on Lake George
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Posted: December 8th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Fire Department News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Upstate New York.
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The Egg will ‘hatch’ following $19.5 million renovation
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Posted: December 7th, 2025 under Arts and Entertainment, Community Events, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, Statewide News, Upstate New York.
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How ICE’s mostly unseen campaign in Syracuse breeds fear and resistance
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Posted: December 7th, 2025 under Border News, Law Enforcement News, National History, National News, Upstate New York.
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Financial toll from Novelis fires in Oswego County is adding up to a staggering amount
Ford said its 2025 adjusted earnings before interest and taxes will take a $1.5 billion to $2.0 billion hit from the disruption the fire has caused to its production of F-150 and other vehicles. Click here for the Syracuse.com story
Posted: December 7th, 2025 under Business News, Fire Department News, National News, Upstate New York.
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The 2025 Peru Farmers Parade was so much fun!
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Posted: December 5th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Agricultural News, Business News, Community Events, Faces of Peru, General News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru resident news/accomplishments, Peru/Regional History, Upstate New York.
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Recent Regional NYS Forest Ranger Activity
Town of Bolton Warren County Wilderness Rescue: On November 29 at 7:55 p.m., Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from Warren County 911 about a hiker with chest pains approximately 1.5 miles in from the Clay Meadow trailhead in the Lake George Wild Forest. Four Forest Rangers and the Bolton Fire Department reached the 56-year-old from […]
Posted: December 3rd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News, Upstate New York.
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Rochester woman pleased guilty to stealing mother’s pension payments and pays restitution of nearly $13K
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Monroe County District Attorney Brian Green and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced that Karen Walsh, a 68-year-old Rochester woman, pleaded guilty to stealing $12,973 in state pension payments sent to her mother, whose death had not been reported to the pension system. As part […]
Posted: December 2nd, 2025 under Law Enforcement News, State Government News, Statewide News, Upstate New York.
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When there’s a need our community organizations and volunteers answer the call
Saturday, Nov. 2025 – Plattsburgh – The sun shined and atmosphere was casual and joyous this morning at 8:40 a.m. at the Regional Food Bank Thanksgiving Meal Distribution at the Institute for Advanced Manufacturing at the Clinton Community College’s former Campus. More volunteers than expected arrived at 7 a.m.. By 8:15 a.m., they had 350 […]
Posted: November 22nd, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, General News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Upstate New York.
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Robert Smullen announces candidacy in upcoming NY-21 election
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Posted: November 21st, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Congressional News, Northern NY News, Political News, Upstate New York.
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North Country at Work: How the St. Lawrence Seaway came to be
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Posted: November 20th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Border News, Business News, Community Events, Education News, Environmental News, National History, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Upstate New York.
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NY State Police retail task force has recovered $2.6+ million in stolen goods
A Total of 1,224 Arrests Involving 2,146 Criminal Charges Made in Connection With 1,006 Operations Statewide Retail Theft Decreased More Than 13 Percent Year-Over-Year in New York City, Larceny Down 13 Percent Across the Rest of the State Nov. 19, 2025 – Governor Hochul today announced that the New York State Police Organized Retail Theft […]
Posted: November 19th, 2025 under Law Enforcement News, State Government News, Statewide News, Upstate New York.
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Final NYS Thruway Service Aea reopens following $450 million service area redevelopment
No Toll or Tax Dollars Used in Construction Nov. 19, 2205 – Ahead of the busy Thanksgiving holiday week, Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the reopening of the new Modena Service Area, located on the Thruway (I-87) southbound between exit 18 (New Paltz – Poughkeepsie – NY Route 299) and exit 17 (Newburgh – Scranton- […]
Posted: November 19th, 2025 under Business News, General News, Highway Dept. News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, Statewide News, Upstate New York.
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The Regional Food Bank needs your help on Nov. 22
By John T Ryan By now, many readers may be familiar with the Regional Food Bank’s massive effort to host a November 22 Single-Day Thanksgiving Meal Pick-Up for thousands of individuals, families, and seniors in the Adirondacks and the North Country. To make this happen, about 75 volunteers will be needed. Organizations and individuals are […]
Posted: November 15th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Charity Events, Community Events, General News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Upstate New York.
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Biotechnology company is investing $2 + Billion in Saratoga County facility creating 1,000 new jobs
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, a global leader in biotechnology founded in New York State, will create 1,000 new jobs as part of a $2 billion investment at its new facility in Saratoga Springs. The company plans to utilize a more than one million square foot property it recently purchased on Duplainville […]
Posted: November 13th, 2025 under Business News, General News, Northern NY News, State Government News, Upstate New York.
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North Country at Work: What it’s like to work the night shift
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Posted: November 13th, 2025 under Education News, Northern NY News, Upstate New York.
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NY-21 Democratic candidates spar over decision to end government shutdown
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Posted: November 13th, 2025 under Congressional News, National News, Northern NY News, Political News, Upstate New York.
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NY plans to build a nuclear power plant. Parts of the North Country may be interested
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Posted: November 12th, 2025 under Business News, Environmental News, General News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Legislator News, Upstate New York.
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Staff at Mohawk Valley Dollar General walks off job over work conditions
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Posted: November 12th, 2025 under Business News, General News, National News, Northern NY News, Upstate New York.
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Stec backs Stefanik for Governor
State Senator Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) today issued the following statement in response to Congresswoman Elise Stefanik announcing her candidacy for Governor of New York State: “I was the first state legislator to endorse Elise Stefanik when she ran for Congress in 2014. Since that time, as an Assemblyman and Senator with districts that are wholly […]
Posted: November 7th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Congressional News, National News, Northern NY News, Political News, State Government News, Statewide News, Upstate New York.
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Elise Stefanik Officially Files and Announces Run for New York Governor
Nov. 7, 6:03 a.m. News Release – SARATOGA, N.Y. – Republican candidate for Governor Elise Stefanik released the following statement: “Kathy Hochul is the Worst Governor in America. Under Kathy Hochul’s failed leadership, New York is the most unaffordable state in the nation with the highest taxes, highest energy, utilities, rent, and grocery prices crushing […]
Posted: November 7th, 2025 under Adirondack Region News, Congressional News, National History, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, Upstate New York.
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NYS Budget includes $50 million to expand SUNY Albany RNA Institute
The RNA Institute Advances Research To Understand, Diagnose and Treat Debilitating and Deadly Diseases Like Muscular Dystrophy, ALS, Alzheimer’s and Cancer Albany, NY – November 6, 2025 – Governor Kathy Hochul today announced a $50 million capital investment by New York State to expand the State University of New York at Albany’s RNA Institute. The […]
Posted: November 6th, 2025 under Education News, Heathcare News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News, Upstate New York.
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