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Lakes in the Adirondacks are getting browner. Here’s why that’s bad.

Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Plattsburgh hotels filling up fast ahead of total solar eclipse

Hotels in Clinton County are reporting a surge in bookings, with nearly 95 percent of rooms already reserved. Click here for the MYNBC5 story

How to make a pinhole camera: NASA experts on how you can make a solar eclipse viewer

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Dozens of students displaced after campus fire at SUNY Potsdam

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Central NY company hit with $1.6 million judgment for refusing to interview deaf candidate

Click here for the MSN.com story 

Cargo train derails in Rensselaer County, N.Y.

“Ten cars of a cargo train carrying plastic pellets and cooking oil derailed in upstate New York, with two ending up in a river, authorities said.” Click here for the MSN.com story 

U.S. bobsleds made in Lake Placid

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Ray Brook federal prison in the Adirondacks on lockdown for the second time in weeks

Click here for the NCPR story 

Larry Hicks Jr. indicted for murder of Plattsburgh woman

Police are still looking to arrest him Click here for the MYNBC 5 story 

Several Quaker Products Recalled

Clinton County Health Department The Quaker Oats Company announced an expansion of the recall to include additional cereals and bars. To learn more, visit https://www.quakerrecallusa.com/.

Stamp prices increase Sunday for the 5th time in three years

Price increasee to $.68 effective Sunday, January 21, 2024  Click here for the Fox 11 news story 

Drone package triggers Ray Brook Federal Prison lockdown

Click here for the Adirondack Daily Enterprise story 

Martin Luther King Jr Day: famous quotes & speeches

Click here for the MSN story  “Why should one love his enemy? Because the process of hate for hate brings disaster to all involved. Because hate distort the whole personality. Because love has within it a redemptive power”. “I do not come here with a message of bitterness, hate or despair. I come with a […]

Sam’s Club to stop checking receipts at the door

Click here for the MYCHAMPLAINVALLEY.Com story 

Spectrum hikes prices for 2nd time in 6 months. Here’s how to avoid some of the increases

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Dry January: Resources and tips to help you drink responsibly (or not at all)

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3 dead in fiery crash at Rochester concert; Syracuse man suspected of possible terror attack

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Hochul signs bill to create reparations commission

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IRS waiving $1 billion in penalties for nearly 5 million taxpayers: Are you eligible?

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Locked out of local government: Residents decry increased secrecy among towns, counties, schools

Click here for the Press-Republican story 

Local Olympic Luge athlete Chris Mazdzer plans to retire after Lake Placid FIL World Cup

Chris Mazdzer grew up in Peru, NY  Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

CVPH has 20+ unfilled jobs for physicians

Federal J-1 Visa program looks to ease physician shortage Click here for the Sun Community News story 

The Peru High School Marching Band sounded great tonight in the AuSable Forks Christmas Parade.

 Thanks to Katie Clark for the movies and photos.

Albany: College of St. Rose to shut down at end of this academic year

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Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger dies at 100

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