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Archive for October, 2014

Hall of Fame Accepting Nominations

The Peru Central School District Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for potential candidates.  The District Hall of Fame is designed to recognize individuals who have made a significant impact on our school or achieved an outstanding contribution(s) to society as a graduate of Peru CSD. The candidate must have attended, been employed, served or […]

Court Location Decision Delayed and Water-Sewer Rate Increase Being Considered

By John T. Ryan Town government watchers expected the Town Board to continue their discussion on relocating the Town of Peru’s Court Chambers and Court Room to the Town Hall’s lower level at the Board’s Monday, October 27, 2014 meeting. Instead, the Board delayed any action until after January 1, 2015. After conferring with JCEO […]

The Strand Center for the Arts is proud to announce the opening of the exhibition “Portraits”

PLATTSBURGH, NY— The Strand Center for the Arts is proud to announce the opening of the exhibition “Portraits,” a fine art show featuring the works of various artists in the SCA Portrait Drawing Open Studio Group. These artists will have work on display in The Strand Center for the Arts Main Gallery on 23 Brinkerhoff […]

Special Town Board Meeting Scheduled

The Town of Peru, Town Board has scheduled a Special Meeting for Thursday, October 30, 2014, at the Peru Town Hall, at 6:30 PM. The purpose of the Special Meeting will be to establish a date for a Public Hearing on the Preliminary 2015 Budget.

Tonight’s Board Agenda Include Town Court Location and 2015 Town Budget

AGENDA – TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING October 27, 2014@ 7:00 PM  Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the October 9, 2014 Public Hearing, the October 9, 2014 Regular Meeting and the October 14, 2014 Special Meeting. Community Input DISCUSSION/MOTION: Decision on Terry Mountain Communication Tower. DISCUSSION: 2015 Water/Sewer Rates. […]

Editorial: Lasting records on the Internet – Press-Republican: Opinion

Editorial: Lasting records on the Internet – Press-Republican: Opinion.

Peru Teen ‘Critical’ After Crash – Press-Republican: Local News

Teen ‘critical’ after Peru crash – Press-Republican: Local News.

Amid tech boom, a bust – Times Union

Amid tech boom, a bust – Times Union.

Donald McBrayer is the New Clinton County Republican Chairman

John T. Ryan Clinton County Republican caucused on September 30 and elected Peru Town Councilman Donald McBrayer as their new County Chairman succeeding Randy Beach who has been chairman since last year. McBrayer has been serving as Peru’s Republican Chairman for four years. Local Republicans chose Michael Farrell, Peru’s Highway Superintendent, to succeed McBrayer in […]

“Coats for Kids” Comes To Peru Elementary School

Peru – On October 18th, St. Augustine’s Council 7273 Grand Knight Anthony Andrews and “Coats For Kids” Chairman John Ryan presented twenty-four new winter jackets to Peru Elementary Principal Matt Slattery (Left) and Associate Principal Sanford Coakley (Right). Since 2009, Knights of Columbus Councils in the United States and Canada have distributed more than 167,000 […]

Will Peru Town Court Move “Downstairs”

By John T. Ryan On August 25th, the Peru Town Board, citing employee and public concern with court proceedings being held in the midst of the Town Hall, voted to move the time Peru Town Court convenes from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. for a two-month trial period. At the Board’s October 9th meeting, Supervisor […]

Charter goes digital, requires box for every TV | Times Free Press

Charter goes digital, requires box for every TV | Times Free Press.

Business Export Event in Plattsburgh, Thursday, November 6th

From the Office of Congressman Bill Owens Congressman Bill Owens is hosting a business export event at the Holiday Inn Plattsburgh on Thursday, November 6th titled “Doing Business Across the U.S.-Canadian Border”. The event will feature a practical panel with successful local businesses followed by a discussion of economic relations with the U.S. Consul General […]

SUNY Potsdam Awards Scholarships to PCS Grads

POTSDAM, NY The State University of New York at Potsdam has awarded scholarships, grants and awards to 998 students for the 2014-15 academic year. These accomplished SUNY Potsdam undergraduate and graduate students were recognized for their achievements with support for their educational experience. This year’s recipients included: Emily Allen of Peru, NY, whose major is […]

Would you like a dessert for Thanksgiving or Christmas that you don’t have to bake yourself?

The Ladies Guild of the Peru Community Church are selling pumpkin and apple pies and pumpkin cream cheese cake rolls. The apple pies are baked or unbaked with instructions to bake them. Pumpkin cake rolls will be frozen and can just be defrosted to use them. The pies are $8 each and the pumpkin cake […]

Owens to discuss jobs with P-TECH students at Peru High School on Wednesday, Oct. 22nd

PLATTSBURGH, NY–Representative Bill Owens will be at Peru High School tomorrow to speak to students in the school’s P-TECH program about their future job prospects in the North Country and nationwide as well as answer any questions the students may have. These students began the P-TECH process in 8th grade and were selected based upon […]

Mental Health Issues Put 34,500 on New York’s No-Guns List – NYTimes.com

Mental Health Issues Put 34,500 on New York’s No-Guns List – NYTimes.com.

NAMI-CV/Impeerium to begin National Alliance of Mental Illness Connection Support Group

NAMI-CV in conjunction with Impeerium Peer Network will be offering a weekly NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group starting Tuesday, October 28th from 1:30-3:00pm. The meetings will be held at the NAMI office in Plattsburgh at 14 Healey Avenue, Suite D. The support group is open to any adult with a mental illness and there is […]

Tickets are Now Available for Taste of the North Country

The North Country Chamber of Commerce invites you to the most delicious events of the year. Taste of the North Country will be held on November 13th at the SUNY Field House. This event combines an amazing Food/Beverage Tasting experience with an incredible auction. The Auction preview begins at 5:00, followed by the Silent Auction […]

Empire State Development Approves $19 Million Including $130,000 for Adirondack Historical Association

A message From the Empire State Development Board The Empire State Development (ESD) Board of Directors met yesterday in New York City and approved $19 million in funding for nine projects that are spurring economic growth and opportunity in New York State. These targeted investments will leverage over $136 million in private and other public […]

NY-21 Candidates Answer Climate Change Questions – – The Adirondack Almanack

NY-21 Candidates Answer Climate Change Questions – – The Adirondack Almanack.

Indictment of Former Clarkson Soccer Coach Dismissed

Watertown Daily Times | Indictment of Hillary dismissed by Judge Richards.

“The Life of a Prison Chaplain”

Peru – Reverend Bill Edwards, a longtime Chaplain at the Clinton Correction Correctional Facility, will speak on the life of a prison chaplain on Friday, October 24th at 7 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Church, 3035 Main St. in Peru. A Peru native, graduate of St. Augustine’s School and Peru Central School, Father Edwards was ordained […]

A Bicyclist View of the Little Ausable River Trail

Bob Howard emailed a link to a video Susan Drapeau made of the Little Ausable River Trail.  It’s made from a bicyclist perspective as Susan traveled from Heyworth/Mason Park to Sullivan Park.  Click here to view the Susan Drapeau video.

Comments on Extending Water and Sewer Service to I-87 Sought

On Monday, October 27th at 6:30 p.m. the Board will hold a public hearing to elicit comment on the proposed extension of water and sewer service on both sides of the Bear Swamp road (State Route 442) from the current terminus of the district immediately west of the Dashnaw Road east to the I-87 right […]