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  Ausable River Association photo

  April 17th: join us for the next Community Learning Series, where we’ll hear from Gary Henry, Stream Restoration Manager for the Ausable River Association. This event will begin at 6:30 pm at Peru Free Library. More details are coming soon.

• April 22nd: Town Green Up Day! Organized by the Peru K-5 PTO, Peru CSD, the Peru Lions Club, and Casella, this event will run from 8 am until noon. Folks interested in participating should meet at the Peru Fire Station to receive safety supplies, garbage bags, and road assignments. The first 50 kids who show up will receive a gift card for Stewart’s ice cream. Now that the snow’s melting, it’s a good time to clean up roadside garbage!
• April 22nd: Earth Month Cleanup with the Ausable River Association is a great opportunity to do a good deed while enjoying the magnificent scenery. You can get all the details and register here: https://www.ausableriver.org/earth%20month%20cleanup

WASHINGTON D.C.— Today, House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik released the following statement:

“The shameful arrest of President Trump is an unprecedented and chilling chapter in the Left’s weaponization of the justice system against their leading political opponent. This dangerous and illegal overreach by a radical DA has completely backfired for the corrupt Far Left Democrats who would rather desperately tear apart the fabric of our country than face President Trump at the ballot box. The American people are smart, and they know this is politically charged and that President Trump will defeat these charges in court and turn the tables on the Far Left Democrats by exposing their corruption and abuse of power.

President Trump continues to skyrocket in the polls, and just like with the Russia hoax and both sham impeachments, President Trump will defeat this latest witch-hunt, defeat Joe Biden, and will be sworn in as President of the United States of America in January 2025.”

Schumer urges Senate to pass the Fire Grants and Safety Act of 2023 by month’s end

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Officials tell NBC5 that other schools across New York have also received similar calls Tuesday morning.

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Nearly 1.9 Million Catchable Trout Stocked Statewide

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced the April 1 start of the spring trout fishing season, which provides excellent angling opportunities thanks to DEC’s extensive stocking program and wild trout fisheries. DEC stocks nearly 1.9 million trout in waters statewide, beginning in March and lasting until early June.

“Since DEC updated regulations in 2021 to allow a catch-and-release season in the fall and winter months, anglers have the opportunity to fish for inland trout year-round,” Commissioner Seggos said. “Even so, April 1 has a special meaning for anglers in New York as the date signifies the start of a season full of promising fishing opportunities.”

Trout Regulations

For decades, April 1 was the traditional “opening day” of inland trout fishing season. Now the date marks the opening of the harvest season after year-round fishing was greenlit on most streams in 2021, with the implementation of an Oct. 16 to March 31 “artificial lures only, catch-and-release” season.

Trout Stocking

Beginning in March, DEC trout stocking is in full swing with 1,884,756 catchable brook, brown, and rainbow trout stocked in ponds and streams across the state. ‘Stocked-Extended’ streams, listed in the Inland Trout Streams Regulations section of the freshwater fishing regulations guide, will receive fish every other week for two months to enhance season-long opportunities for angler success. Most streams will also receive a seeding of larger stocked trout. Spring trout stocking lists, including the week of stocking for trout streams, can be found at DEC’s website.

Trout Stream Fishing Opportunities

Last year, DEC added a new feature to its official HuntFishNY app called The Tackle Box. Fishing regulations, boating access, and stocking information are all available in a map-based interface from the convenience of a smart phone. Other features include driving directions to state boat launch sites and an offline feature that allows a user to access information when cell coverage isn’t available. The HuntFishNY app, which includes the Tackle Box, is free of charge and available through the App store (iOS) and Google Play (Android) for anyone to download on their tablet or smart phone. For more information on the HuntFishNY app and new Tackle Box feature visit the DEC website.

The popular Trout Stream Fishing Map on DECinfo Locator is also available. Anglers can view trout stream reaches, color-coded by management category, and fishing access associated with those reaches. Links to the Trout Stream Fishing Map and a User Guide are available at DEC’s website. Anglers are encouraged to check out these valuable resources when planning their next fishing trip.

2023 Freshwater Fishing Regulations Guide

A digital version of the new guide is available to download on the DEC website. Hard copies of the guide are available wherever sporting licenses are sold. For locations visit the DEC website.

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Albany, N.Y. – Price Chopper/Market 32 is supporting local animal shelters by collecting pet food and other pet supplies in high demand at local animal shelters. From April 1 to April 30, customers will be given the opportunity to place these items into collection bins located in the front of stores.

“Though pets are often beloved family members, some animals need help finding their forever homes and families,” said Mona Golub, vice president of public relations and consumer services. “This campaign will help support the local Humane Societies and shelters that answer that call throughout our footprint. And all donations will stay in the areas where they are made.”

Capital Region (NY) stores will collect for the Capital District Humane Association. All other Price Chopper/Market 32 stores will be collecting for shelters in their areas and will have the name of those organizations listed on the collection boxes.

CVPH program supplies blood, blood products to hospitals across our region

 The Adirondack Regional Blood Center, a program of the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH), is conducting several blood drives open to the community this month and asks all eligible donors to consider donating.

The following is the community blood drive schedule for April:

• Monday, April 3, North Country Community College, Malone, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Tuesday, April 4, Malone Callfiremen, 2 to 6 p.m.
• Wednesday, April 5, Bloomingdale Fire Department, co-sponsored by Knights of Columbus, 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.

• Thursday, April 6, Mooers Fire Department, 3:30 to 7 p.m.
• Tuesday, April 11, Ellenburg Knights of Columbus, held at St. Edmunds Church Hall, 4 to 7 p.m.
• Thursday, April 13, Elizabethtown Community Hospital, Ticonderoga Campus, 1 to 4 p.m.
• Monday, April 17, Comfort Inn, sponsored by Plattsburgh Lions Club, 3 to 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, April 18, Keene Fire Department, 3 to 6 p.m.
• Wednesday, April 19, Mountain Lake Services Keeseville, noon to 4 p.m.
• Thursday, April 20, Beekmantown Fire Department, 4 to 7 p.m.
• Friday, April 21, Saranac High School, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Tuesday, April 25, Willsboro High School, 2 to 6 p.m.
• Wednesday, April 26, Chazy American Legion Post 769, 4 to 7 p.m.
• Thursday, April 27, Cumberland 12 Cinemas, 4 to 7 p.m.
• Friday, April 28, Clinton County ARC, New York Road, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Adirondack Regional Donor Center is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome. Blood collected by the Adirondack Regional Blood Center stays in the North Country, helping hundreds of people in this region. Its success rests on the generosity of donors and sponsors.

A donor card or another form of identification is required to give. Learn more about the Adirondack Regional Blood Center, giving blood and becoming a sponsor at UVMHealth.org/GiveBlood or call (518) 562-7406.

The Town of Schuyler Falls, by an act of the New York State Legislature, was ‘erected’ on April 4, 1848, from the earlier established town of Plattsburgh.  Hamlets in the current town – Schuyler Falls, Morrisonville, Woods Mills, Irish Settlement, Salmon River – were settled in the late 1700s and 1800s when much of the area was known simply as Plattsburgh.

This Tuesday, April 4^th, the Historians’ Office in the Schuyler Falls Town Hall is celebrating the town’s official birthday with an open house from 11 am to 4 pm.  All are invited to stop in anytime to enjoy a piece of birthday cake, see displays, share stories and more at this first event celebrating the town’s birthday.

Additional events are being planned throughout the year, with a parade and festival on Saturday, August 12^th, Music in the Park that evening, and many happenings, especially August 11-20, including the traditional Schuyler Falls town-wide garage sale weekend of August 18-19-20.

Connect at the April 4^th birthday celebration to suggest additional events, volunteer to help and visit with neighbors and friends and share the fun with a piece of cake.

For more information or questions, contact the Town Hall at 518-563-1129, x8 or x4547 for Town Historian Barb Benkwitt (cell 518-565-6263, historian@schuylerfallsny.com .