WATERTOWN — The LEAD Council of the Northern New York Community Foundation has launched its year-end LEAD Philanthropy Challenge to support the tri-county region. The council is restarting its LEAD
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Sheriff Bobby Webre today named Cindy Peno as Honorary Sheriff for the second quarter of 2021.
Cindy Peno, along with co-founder Julie St. Pierre, opened Bizzy Bunch preschool in 1998 in Ascension Parish and has made Bizzy Bunch an exciting and educational experience for all by participating in several field trips every year and inviting community members to speak with the students to learn about various professions and different aspects of Ascension Parish.
The goal of Bizzy Bunch is to offer a hands-on approach to language arts readiness and math problem solving in a cheerful and loving environment with an emphasis on interactive social behavior. The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office through the years has participated in Halloween Safety talks, general police and 9-1-1 safety talks, and helping the department raise funds during our annual Christmas Crusade program, as well as raise funds for St. Jude year after year.
Ascension Parish deputies share light moment with the Grinch
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A playful viral social media post last week showed how the Grinch almost stole Christmas.
In having fun ahead of the holiday, the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office Facebook page shared a photo of Lt. Richard Boe from Dec. 20 as he was dispatched to a “suspicious person complaint.”
After locating the Grinch, he said he was “attempting to ruin Christmas in Ascension Parish,” according to the post.
Lt. Boe reached out to Santa Claus, who texted a photo of deputies who were “indeed on the nice list, recently back from the North Pole,” the story continued.
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