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PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — A judge has granted a request for the Clinton County Sheriff's Department to extend the deadline to respond to claims of sexual harassment in the workplace. This claim was filed by Mandi Devins last month. The Sheriff's Department previously filed a motion to dismiss claims by...

Joe LoTemplio, The Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, N.Y. Jun. 3—PLATTSBURGH — Several Clinton County fire departments were called out to a structure fire at 216 Bradford Rd. in the Town of Plattsburgh Saturday around 1 p.m. Firefighters were seen on top of the roof appearing to saw through it at...

At 4:28 p.m. on Friday, June 2, Milton police, fire and rescue departments were dispatched to the area of Peterson Dam on the Lamoille River. Preliminary investigations showed that a male had slipped and fell into the river while fishing near the dam. The Milton resident was found deceased at...

Plattsburgh, NY - The Lake City has marked the start of pride month with a Pride in the Park event on Friday.

COLCHESTER -- It's officially June, the time of year for summer travel and repairing the roads from winter. Here is the Sun's traffic report about what you can expect this week on the roads in Colchester and beyond, according to the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) and Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission.

Jun. 3—KEESEVILLE — A black mustang convertible, emblazoned with Miss Vermont and Miss Vermont's Teen, is not lost on the west bank of Lake Champlain. It means Miss Vermont 2023, Yamuna Turco, is visiting her family's Keeseville farm, Manzini, 'Place of Water' in Zulu. "That's apparently something that...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A symbol of joy, love, and luck, but also a plant on the move. Charlie Nardozzi and Sharon Meyer tell us all about Lillies of the Valley and how to keep them from taking over your garden.

The Vermont city of Burlington announced Friday that it has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a man who was shoved by a police officer, fell backward and hit his head on a wall, knocking him unconscious in 2018. In the lawsuit, Jeremie...

The Clinton County Historical Association has announced their scheduled events for the month of June, including programs on the history of Plattsburgh, women’s suffrage, and Black Brook History Day. Scheduled events include:. Downtown Plattsburgh with Bill Laundry on Tuesday, June 6th at 2:30 pm, at The Orchards, Meadowbrook Healthcare,...

COLCHESTER, Vt. — Colchester police are investigating after they say a boy was hit by a car Saturday at 3:23 p.m. at the intersection of Blakely Road and West Lakeshore Drive. The boy was transported to the UVM Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. Police say the car was traveling...

Backhoes, excavators, cranes, and more will all on display at DozerFest at Airborne Speedway in Plattsburgh. The event is a community staple and has been around for nearly two decades, but it’s back for the first time since the pandemic. “We have a bunch of equipment for kids to...

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y (WCAX) - The affordability of housing is a big issue across the region, as rising rents force many from their homes. A proposed “Good Cause” bill in New York could help protect tenants in the North Country, particularly Plattsburgh’s tight housing market. “We’re actually thinking...

True to its commitment to a warm expression of Jamaican culture, Island Vybz, located at 26 Clinton Street in downtown Plattsburgh, provides a stop-you-in-your-tracks food experience bursting with both love and flavor. Since opening his small business in 2020, owner, Showayne Telfer, has shared the heart of Jamaica’s social culture with residents of the North Country through the foods of his childhood. His passion has led him to grow an impressive, multicultural community who appreciate traditional Jamaican dishes as well as the opportunity to purchase foods and cooking ingredients commonly found throughout the Jamaican island in local “Korner Shops.”

For Ron Howard, removing waste from the streets of Plattsburgh has been his life’s work, as he’s been a truck driver for nearly 40 years, including 19 with Casella Waste Systems. Now he’s being recognized, by winning an honorable mention for the 2023 Driver of the Year by...

This week the Town of Plattsburgh and veterans’ groups break ground on a multi-million-dollar veterans memorial on the shore of Lake Champlain. After 6 years and delays due to the pandemic, the official groundbreaking for the Battlefield Memorial Gateway was held Memorial Day weekend in Plattsburgh. The first phase of construction is underway, there will be 6 in all, and the plans include overlooks of Lake Champlain, an outdoor amphitheater, a Purple Heart hiking trail dedicated to veterans, and the centerpiece of the project will be a memorial honoring veterans. At the docks, near-by on Lake Champlain, there will be easier access to the monuments and burial grounds on Crab Island. The Battlefield Memorial Gateway will cost about 6-million-dollars to build, and plans are to have all 6 phases completed in time for the nation’s 250th commemoration in 2026.

Stacker compiled statistics about where people in Clinton County are looking to buy homes using cross-market demand and monthly inventory data from Realtor.com.

A new book tells the inspiring story of Holocaust Survivor Vladimir Munk, who courageously returned to the world’s most notorious concentration camp at Auschwitz, where his parents and many of his relatives were murdered. Just before the outbreak of the global pandemic, Vladimir Munk, a retired SUNY Plattsburgh professor joined more than 100 other survivors for a memorial marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi Death Camp. Munk traveled to Poland with Julie Canepa, a writer who lives in Plattsburgh, and two filmmakers, Paul Frederick and Bruce Carlin, who produced a documentary on his trip back to Auschwitz that is now being broadcast on PBS stations nationwide and will be rebroadcast here on Mountain Lake PBS on Tuesday, June 6th at 8pm.

As long as there's even a patch of snow, they'll keep skiing.

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - The Burlington City Council is expected to vote again Monday night on the Mayor’s choice for police chief. Jon Murad was named the acting chief of the Burlington Police Department in 2020 and efforts to get him the permanent job since then have failed. Progressives...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - This week on “You Can Quote Me,” the new push to get more service members coverage for their exposure to burn pits in war zones. Plus, don’t get reeled into a phishing scam that is using real legal cases. And a preview of...