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May 19 at the Strand

The Coastal Suite stands as a significant achievement in the notable career of composer-pianist Alan Blackman. A New Jazz Works commission by Chamber Music America with funding awarded by the Doris Duke Foundation, the full-length, multi-media work was premiered live in Baltimore and New York in 2014 and featured on NPR’s JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater. Performances of The Coastal Suite have met with widespread acclaim by audiences and jazz pundits alike. “There is something here, a beauty, that is captivating,” said renowned jazz artist Joe Locke. “An absolutely gorgeous album, which communicates its waterside vision with stunning resonance,” said Dave Sumner from Bird is the Worm.com.

Alan Blackman has created an evocative concept piece that explores a 24-hour tidal cycle from pre-dawn through the night at a remote ocean beach. Highly programmatic, The Coastal Suite conjures the sound universe of the seashore as the musicians create nautical sounds through extended techniques, expanding the vocabulary of their instruments’ sonic capabilities. Augmenting Blackman’s regular Baltimore-based trio of bassist Max Murray and drummer Frank Russo are Canadian saxophonist Jeff Antoniuk and Brazilian percussionist Rogerio Boccato.  

Alan Blackman Jazz performs The Coastal Suite on Sunday, May 19 at 3:00 pm at the historic Strand Theater in Plattsburgh, New York.  Tickets are available online at strandcenter.org/theatre-events  and also at the Strand Arts Center during their regular business hours. For further information, telephone 518-293-7613, e-mail ambrown.hillholl@gmail.com or visit hillandhollowmusic.org Read more »

May 6th, 5:30 pm, Plattsburgh Public Library, 19 Oak Street, Plattsburgh. The History of the Lozier Marine Engines and the Plattsburgh Boat House – from construction to demolition. with transportation historian Richard Soper. After selling his bicycle business, Henry Lozier
moved to Plattsburgh in 1900 to manufacture boats and marine engines. Learn the very early history of the Lozier company with rare inside photos of the boathouse. Lozier history is an exciting part of Plattsburgh’s rich past.

May 11 – 10 am to 3 pm, Clinton County Historical Association Museum. Celebrating National Train Day. CCHA will be celebrating National Train Day at the Museum with a one-day-only exhibit of trains of all sizes – N scale, G Scale, O scale, and HO scale.  Plus a special showing of Gary Brandstetter’s HO scale train dioramas. Also available will be a selection of books on the Rutland and D&H Railroads donated by Lawrence Duffina’s estate and a map of the United States showing all the railroads that existed in 1861.

May 14 – 2:30 pm, Meadowbrook Healthcare, 154 Prospect Avenue, Plattsburgh. Early Tourists Visiting the North Country in style. Photos of the grand hotels, the recreational venues and the modes of transportation used by the early tourists to Clinton County. 

May 17 – 12:30 pm, Plattsburgh Senior Center, 5139 North Catherine Street, Plattsburgh. Portraits from the turn of the 19^th century and the stories they might tell with CCHA Director Helen Nerska. CCHA has 17,000 portraits in their collection, and some of the most unusual and interesting will be shared along with the known and/or speculated background behind the photo.

May 21 – 6:45 pm, Lake Forest Retirement Community, 8 Lake Forest Drive, Plattsburgh. . The Golden Age of the Cigar Trade in Downtown Plattsburgh with CCHA Director Helen Nerska. For over 75 years thousands of cigars were produced in downtown Plattsburgh. Hear the story of our own flourishing cigar industry and the families that managed it using photos and artifacts from the CCHA Collection. 

May 23 – 6:30 pm, CCHA, 98 Ohio Avenue, Plattsburgh. The History of Railroads in Clinton County – Part 1 with Transportation Historian Dick Soper.  Inspired by CCHA photo albums of early area trains and the recently acquired collection of rail enthusiast Lawrence Duffina, Transportation Historian Dick Soper will begin to share the history of rail development which opened up Clinton County to new markets and eventually to new tourism and a past we now take for granted. The multi-part series will span the period from 1833 to present and include photographs, newspaper articles, and information from our large collection of railroad books recently added to our research library.

May 28 – 2:30 pm, Meadowbrook Healthcare, 154 Prospect Avenue, Plattsburgh. Discovering the Town of Peru with CCHA Director and Peru Historian Helen Nerska. First settled by Europeans in 1772 and established as a town in 1792, Peru’s history timeline reflects how small north country towns were created and developed into thriving villages. 

1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
4. APPROVAL of April 17, 2024 minutes
5. OPEN FLOOR to public hearing 
6. APPLICATIONS:
   1. 1. 1. Z2024-009 Area Variance;  for placement of car chargers

                                    Tesla Corp

      280.1-9-21.2

      2997 Main St

6. 0. 0. 2. Z2024-091  Area Variance for construction of garage

       Blakely and Rubin Remillard

        279.-3-7

        2 Pinewood Drive

6. 0. 0. 3. Z2024-092 Area Variance for construction of garage

        Karl Costin

        280.-1-37

        2714 State Rt 22

7. AN FURTHER BUSINESS               
8. CEO REPORT
9. ADJOURNMENT

CALL MEETING TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL April 10, 2024 minutes
OPEN FLOOR to public hearing

APPLICATIONS:

P2024-004 Site Plan Approval with SEQRA, Keystone Novelties
280.-1-30.11
729 Bear Swamp Rd

P2024-005 Site Plan Approval with SEQRA
Jake Menard
258.-2-8.2
3999 US Route 9

P2024-006 Site Plan Approval with SEQRA, Peru Community Church
280.1-8-61, 13 Elm St

P2024-007 Site Plan Review-Sign
Peru Memorial Post 309
256.-5-5.5-1
710 Route 22B

P2024-008 2-Lot Minor Subdivision with SEQRA,
Bonner Tree Farm and Nursery
291.-2-1
599 Calkins Rd

6. P2024-009 Merge, Bonner Tree Farm and Nursery 291.-2-1 & 291.-3-2-3
Calkins Rd

7. P2024-010 Merge, Joseph Stemper, 280.-1-61.1 & 280.-1-61.3, 662 Union Rd

ANY FURTHER BUSINESS
CEO REPORT
ADJOURNMENT

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From the office of NYS Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie 

Speaker Carl Heastie, Education Committee Chair Michael Benedetto and Assemblymember Nily Rozic announced the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024-25 Budget invests $500,000 to review and update curriculum on the Holocaust as antisemitism continues to rise across the state. The Anti-Defamation League reported that antisemitic incidents rose by 110 percent last year, with incidents of harassment up 226 percent in New York.

“With antisemitic attacks on the rise across our state, this funding arrives at a critical time for our children,” said Speaker Heastie. “This review will ensure that our students are accurately and completely taught the lessons of the Holocaust so we can ensure history never repeats itself.”

“We cannot properly prepare our students for the future without ensuring they’ve learned the lessons of our past,” said Assemblymember Benedetto. “This money will provide additional support to our public schools across the state as they work to provide students the skills needed to combat misinformation and make sure nothing like this ever happens again.”

“With the latest wave of antisemitism and disinformation, it’s imperative that New York’s educational system provide students with accurate and comprehensive information and knowledge on how quickly hate can spread,” said Assemblymember Rozic. “As we stand by our call for ‘Never Again’ we must ensure the next generation understands our collective history and has the tools needed to fight back misinformation and the antisemitism that grows out of it.”

“Hate does not exist in a vacuum; it is the result of ignorance and misinformation. This vital funding will help ensure that our state curriculum represents a true and accurate account of Holocaust history,” said Assemblymember Simcha Eichenstein. “Now more than ever, it is essential that we educate our young people about the horrors of the past. Only then can we ensure a more tolerant future. I thank Speaker Heastie for recognizing the significance of Holocaust education, especially during these troubling times.”

Assemblymember Sam Berger said, “The stories my grandparents shared with me about their experience surviving the Holocaust continue to guide me to this day. It is incumbent upon leaders to never allow humanity’s capacity for evil to be forgotten. Now, more than ever, the next generation must be educated on the horrors of the past so that they learn to distinguish between right and wrong.”

“Too many people remain ignorant of the indiscriminate wholesale murder of more than 6 million Jews by the Nazis during World War II. Thank you to Speaker Heastie and the Assembly Majority for including funding in the budget to review and update curriculum on the Holocaust. The best way to fight antisemitism, and all forms of hate for that matter, is through education,” said Assemblymember and President of the New York Chapter of the National Association of Jewish Legislators Charles D. Lavine.

“With the number of Holocaust survivors dwindling, it is imperative that New York memorializes the horrific events of the Holocaust,” said Assemblymember David Weprin. “According to a recent poll, one in five Americans aged 18-39 think the Holocaust was a myth. We need to bring a standards-based curriculum to all New York public schools. Learning about the Holocaust can promote kindness in our youngest students while our middle schoolers can learn about words and symbols connected to hate, and our high schoolers learn about historical events and antisemitism. We cannot raise a generation of Holocaust deniers. There are lessons from the Holocaust that are applicable in all areas of our lives. We must remember so we can be better.”

This funding will ensure New York’s Holocaust curriculum is fully reviewed and updated to adequately prepare our students for the future.

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