National Weather Service confirms tornado touchdown in Addison
Posted: July 19th, 2022 under Environmental News, National News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Regional NY-VT News, Weather News/History.
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Hudson Headwaters Health Network Practices Become ‘Breastfeeding Friendly’
Plattsburgh, NY, July 19, 2022 Hudson Headwaters Health Network’s Tupper Lake Family Health, Saranac Lake Family Health, and Pediatric and Adolescent Health are officially designated as New York State Breastfeeding Friendly Practices! Currently, ten out of twenty-two Hudson Headwaters locations have achieved this designation. These practices were supported in this effort by the Creating Breastfeeding Friendly Communities (CBFC) grant at the Clinton County Health Department.
As part of the process, the network has implemented policies and procedures such as; ongoing staff training, maintaining a chest/breastfeeding-friendly office environment and facilitating internal and external referral opportunities for mothers and infants. Hudson Headwaters promotes a culture within all of its offices that support chest/breastfeeding as the best way to feed one’s baby.
Brooke Castine RN, MS, Northern Clinical Nurse Educator and Network Chest/Breastfeeding Champion with Hudson Headwaters, says, “This designation enables health center staff to guide and assist North Country families with chest/breastfeeding support. Our ongoing relationship with the Clinton County Health Department has helped us to prepare other centers to soon receive this distinction as well.” Read more »
Posted: July 19th, 2022 under Heathcare News, Northern NY News.
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Car thieves target catalytic converters in spate of incidents
This happened in New Hampshire, but the same happened in the North.
Posted: July 19th, 2022 under Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Regional NY-VT News.
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Capitol riots: 2 Upstate NY men weep during sentencing in court
Posted: July 19th, 2022 under Law Enforcement News, National News, Peru/Regional History, Upstate New York.
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Peru man mourned following UTV crash
Posted: July 18th, 2022 under Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru resident news/accomplishments.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci says he plans to retire by end of Biden’s current term
Posted: July 18th, 2022 under Heathcare News, National News.
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Local taxes in New York capped at 2% despite record inflation
Posted: July 18th, 2022 under General News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News.
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St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, July 20, 2022 – This is a change from the planned menu.
Pulled Pork Sandwich
Salad
Dessert
Served take-out only from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972.
All are welcome at our table!
Posted: July 18th, 2022 under General News.
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PRICE CHOPPER/MARKET 32 RAISES MORE THAN $180,000 TO BENEFIT WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN AND ITS EFFORTS IN UKRAINE
Albany, N.Y. – Price Chopper/Market 32 has concluded its five-week campaign to help the World Central Kitchen’s efforts to help those affected by war in Ukraine, raising more than $180,000 to support World Central Kitchen’s relief efforts in Ukraine to serve hot, nourishing meals around the clock in cities across Ukraine and at border crossings with Poland, Romania, Hungary, and Moldova.
Cashiers in 130 Price Chopper/Market 32 stores asked customers if they would like to round up the change in their transactions to the nearest dollar in support of World Central Kitchen’s efforts. Price Chopper/Market 32 provided a match of $25,000. Price Chopper/Market 32’s Board Chairman Emeritus, Neil Golub, also contributed $25,000 to the effort. Read more »
Posted: July 18th, 2022 under General News.
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Tuesday, July 19th – Learn about Plattsburgh luxury car manufacturing company, Lozier Motor Company
JOIN US – Tomorrow night – Tuesday July 19th at the Lake Forest Senior Living Community, at 6:30 pm for, “The History of the Lozier Family and Company in Plattsburgh,” presented by Richard Soper.
The program will focus on the history of the Lozier family and the Lozier Motor Company in Plattsburgh and is free and open to the public.
Henry Abram Lozier was an Indiana-born sewing machine and bicycle manufacturer. After selling his bicycle business, Lozier moved to Plattsburgh in 1900 to manufacture boats and marine engines. In 1905 Henry Abram Lozier Jr. started manufacturing the Lozier automobiles.
Loziers were top of the line luxury cars and for a time were the most expensive cars produced in the United States. The 1910 model year featured cars priced between $4,600 and $7,750. That same year, a Cadillac could be bought for about $1,600 and a Packard for about $3,200. A pre-assembly line Ford Model T of the same year retailed at approximately $850 and the average annual salary in America was approximately $750.
Mr. Soper was born in Plattsburgh and served in the US Air Force, stationed in Germany, in the field of Communication. His vast experiences in the area of transportation included work at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft in Connecticut where he built jet aircraft engines. He also worked at Bombardier Transportation building passenger rail cars. From 2006 to 2018 he worked at the Champlain Valley Transportation Museum as Director of Exhibits. He currently is on the CCHA Board of Trustees.
The Lake Forest Senior Living Community is located at 8 Lake Forest Drive in Plattsburgh. For additional information or questions, contact: Helen Nerska, Director at 518-561-0340 or director@clintoncountyhistorical.org
Posted: July 18th, 2022 under Business News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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Multiple Burlington beaches closed Sunday due to cyanobacteria
Posted: July 18th, 2022 under Environmental News, General News, Lake Champlain News, Regional NY-VT News.
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Fort Drum could land 3,000 more soldiers with new installation
Posted: July 18th, 2022 under General News, National News, Northern NY News, Veterans' News.
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Route 73 shuttle transports hikers safely, sustainably
Shuttle runs 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays
Posted: July 17th, 2022 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Peru/Regional History, Recreation opportunities, State Government News.
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Police ask for public’s help with murder investigation
Local mother’s family calls for justice as investigation crosses county lines
Posted: July 16th, 2022 under Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News.
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Daughter to take over retiring mother’s Keeseville Elementary classroom
Posted: July 16th, 2022 under Education News, General News, Northern NY News.
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Hochul signs bill mandating new NY drivers be tested on cyclist and pedestrian safety awareness
Posted: July 16th, 2022 under Law Enforcement News, State Government News.
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Clinton Community College to offer in-state tuition to out-of-state students
Posted: July 16th, 2022 under County Government News, Education News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Regional NY-VT News.
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Why the omicron offshoot BA.5 is a big deal
Posted: July 16th, 2022 under Heathcare News, National News.
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Dry weather prompts wildfire warnings
New Yorkers urged to remain vigilant when building campfires
Posted: July 16th, 2022 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Northern NY News.
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N.Y. bans smoking in public parks and beaches
Legislation signed July 15 brings $50 fines for violations
Posted: July 16th, 2022 under Heathcare News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News.
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DiNAPOLI: STATE TAX RECEIPTS THROUGH FIRST QUARTER EXCEED FINANCIAL PLAN PROJECTIONS BY $1.7 BILLION
State tax receipts totaled $34.4 billion through the first quarter of State Fiscal Year 2022-23, exceeding the Division of the Budget’s (DOB) Enacted Budget Financial Plan forecast by $1.7 billion, according to the monthly State Cash Report released by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
“The revenue news for New York was positive for the first quarter,” DiNapoli said. “However, economic headwinds are increasing, and may alter the trajectory for the remainder of the fiscal year. Bolstering rainy day reserve funds on or ahead of the schedule included in the Enacted Budget Financial Plan should be a priority.”
State Tax Collections Through June 30
(in millions of dollars)
Personal income tax (PIT) receipts totaled $21.6 billion and were $1.7 billion above DOB’s financial plan projections through the first quarter. However, PIT receipts were $540.5 million lower than the same period in SFY 2021-22, reflecting, in part, the effects of the Pass-Through Entity Tax (PTET), which allows certain taxpayers to make business tax payments rather than personal income tax payments. Read more »
Posted: July 15th, 2022 under Business News, State Government News.
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The new 988 mental health crisis number is about to launch. Here’s what to know
Posted: July 15th, 2022 under Heathcare News, National News, Peru/Regional History.
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DiNAPOLI: TENNESSEE WOMAN SENTENCED FOR STEALING DECEASED MOTHER’S NYS PENSION CHECKS
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the sentencing of Leslie Schwinzer, of Knoxville, Tennessee, for stealing pension checks that had been issued to her deceased mother. Schwinzer, 46, was sentenced on July 14, 2022 to pay over $56,000 in restitution and serve 8 months home detention and 2 years’ probation before the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville.
“Leslie Schwinzer lied about her mother’s death in order to collect her pension checks and steal from New York state’s retirement system,” DiNapoli said. “Thanks to my partnership with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Tennessee, we uncovered this fraud, and Ms. Schwinzer has now been held accountable for her crimes.”
On March 10, 2022, Schwinzer pleaded guilty to a charge of one count of wire fraud. She admitted that she failed to notify the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) and Social Security Administration (SSA) that her mother had passed away on July 3, 2018. All related payments should have stopped after her mother’s death. Instead, Schwinzer received $92,222.55 in pension checks and Social Security payments into a joint account she held with her mother that she was not authorized to receive.
Schwinzer did not stop withdrawing the money from the account until a bank representative contacted her on December 19, 2019 to tell her that the bank had been informed of her mother’s passing. Schwinzer lied in response, stating: “No, she’s fine.”
SSA recovered the funds it had paid into the account after Schwinzer’s mother’s death.
This prosecution is the result of a joint investigation by the New York State Comptroller’s Office, the Social Security Administration Inspector General’s Office and the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
Posted: July 15th, 2022 under Law Enforcement News, State Government News.
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Update: Monkeypox in New York State – July 15, 2022
As of July 15 2022, a total of 490 confirmed orthopoxvirus/monkeypox cases – a designation established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – have been identified with 461 in New York City, 16 in Westchester County, 4 in Suffolk County, 3 in Nassau County, 1 in Sullivan County, 1 in Chemung County, 1 in Rockland County, 1 in Erie County, 1 in St. Lawrence County, and 1 case in Monroe County.
Posted: July 15th, 2022 under City News, Heathcare News, Northern NY News, State Government News, Upstate New York.
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Clinton County Nursing Home up for sale, employees feel blindsided
Out of 80 available beds, only 52 are occupied because they don’t have enough staff to care for the remaining 28.
Posted: July 15th, 2022 under County Government News, Heathcare News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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