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Archive for October, 2013

Seven Local Tech Companies Prove Vermont Can Lead the Nation

Seven Local Tech Companies Prove Vermont Can Lead the Nation | Seven Days.

GE still looking at “simplification” that could affect Schenectady

GE still looking at “simplification” that could affect Schenectady – The Buzz: Business news.

Comptroller addresses NY’s “uneven” recovery

Comptroller addresses NY’s “uneven” recovery | News from North Country Public Radio.

DiNapoli: Financial Challenges Remain for State Despite Progress

DiNapoli: Financial Challenges Remain for State Despite Progress, 10/15/13.

Lake George to Lake Champlain: The LaChute River Trail

Lake George to Lake Champlain: The LaChute River Trail – The Adirondack Almanack

New York stacks the deck – A Times Union Opinion

New York stacks the deck – The Observation Deck.

Peru Democrats Invite You to Meet Their Candidates Saturday at Murphy’s

Farm cideries get boost in NY

Farm cideries get boost in NY.

Moreland co-chair received donations from intel-gathering contractor

Moreland co-chair received donations from intel-gathering contractor | Capital New York.

Rulfs Orchard Testing Alfalfa Beetle-Busting Treatment to Protect Strawberry Crop

A low-cost, easy-to-implement on-farm solution for controlling a highly destructive alfalfa pest is now expected to pay off for New York strawberry growers. The Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP) has granted funds to Cornell University entomologist Elson Shields to evaluate the use of alfalfa snout beetle-controlling nematodes to manage two strawberry crop pests. 

A LIVE RADIO MYSTERY THEATER PROGRAM

Title: A LIVE RADIO MYSTERY THEATER PROGRAM Location: Peru Free Library Description: Monday, October 28th at 7:30pm. Fifteen members of the community, 55 and older, have been rehearsing with a theater professor from SUNY for the last eight weeks. Three short radio plays will be performed, complete with sound effects. Free and open to the […]

NYS Approves Funding for Projects That Will Leverage More Than $240 Million in Investments That Will Create and Retain Hundreds of Jobs Across New York State

Empire State Development’s Board of Directors met today in New York City and approved $6.1 million in funding for projects that will create more than 70 new jobs and retain nearly 300 jobs throughout the Empire State. This funding will leverage over $244 million in additional investments to support business growth and lay the groundwork […]

Half Moon Town Supervisor Arrested

Feds: Wormuth took $7,500 to write MMA letter – Times Union.

Hazard Mitigation Grants Available and Health Insurance Must be Changed

Correction 10/17/13: Corrected to read “Hazard Mitigation.” First post read “Flood Hazards.”  By John T. Ryan The Peru Town Board has a full schedule this month as it formulates its 2014 fiscal year budget and holds its regular meetings and a public hearing on changes in the zoning law. At the Monday, October 14th meeting […]

Report on low wages brings outcry – Times Union

Report on low wages brings outcry – Times Union.

Rockland D.A.: 123 property owners came clean in STAR amnesty

Rockland D.A.: 123 property owners came clean in STAR amnesty | The Journal News | lohud.com | lohud.com.

Older state Supreme Court judges no longer able to collect salary and pension simultaneously

Older state Supreme Court judges no longer able to collect salary and pension simultaneously – NY Daily News.

Tappan Zee Bridge milestone: Permanent work begins

Tappan Zee Bridge milestone: Permanent work begins | The Journal News | lohud.com | lohud.com.

Moreland panel readies subpoenas for state lawmakers

Moreland panel readies subpoenas for state lawmakers – Times Union.

Afternoon read: High emotion in Common Core debate

Afternoon read: High emotion in Common Core debate « The In Box.

Looking For a Place to Celebrate Your Child’s Birthday Party; Here’s the Answer

Zoning Board to Consider Quaker Highlands and Pasquales Applications

Click Here – Zoning Board Agenda of 10-16-13

More Good News For Beer Lovers

By John T. Ryan Peru should be the home of two microbreweries sometime in 2014. Last month Livingood’s Restaurant announced plans to open a restaurant in November and a brewery a few months later. On October 9th the Town Planning Board approved an application from the Valcour Brewing Company to construct a microbrewery on Route […]

Media Note: Word of Gas Pipeline Opposition Spreads

Media Note: Word of Gas Pipeline Opposition Spreads to New York | Off Message: Vermont News and Politics from Seven Days.

Water Department Budget Workshop on Monday Oct. 21

Title: Water Department Budget Workshop Location: Peru Town Hall Description: Town Board discusses 2014 Water Department Budget Start Time: 18:30 Date: 2013-10-21 End Time: 20:30