The Peru Gazette

Legislators mull terminal-expansion options » Local News » Press-Republican.

State to close Chateaugay Correctional » Local News » Press-Republican.

By John T. Ryan Peru is one of the few communities north of New York City to experience an increase in population during the past ten years (9.9%). Undoubtedly Allen Turner’s foresight and willingness to take a business risk has played an important role in that growth. During that period Turner constructed twenty-two single-family homes […]

Today, Mayor Clyde Rabideau introduced hotel developer Chris LaBarge who, on behalf of his company, Lake Flower Lodging LLC, has applied for variances to construct a major destination resort hotel on Lake Flower Avenue on a site currently occupied by 3 local motels; Lake Flower Inn, Adirondack Motel and Lakeside Motel.LaBarge wants to build 90 […]

The Adirondack Dump: We’ve Come A Long Way – The Adirondack Almanack 

Advocates want probe of pro-fracking campaign donations | Democrat and Chronicle | democratandchronicle.com.

Schumer seeks rail car rule change – Times Union.

New ad promotes Adirondacks – Times Union.

Sheltered workshops are in midst of a storm – Times Union.

Several homes and businesses on the north end of the Peru hamlet are without water. A contractor digging in the vicinity of the Peru Central School apparently broke a water main. The Town of Peru Water Department is in hopes of fixing the pipe this afternoon, but water must be boiled until further notice.    […]

Lyon Mountain and Ausable Forks: Company Towns – The Adirondack Almanack

Plumbing Local Family History: Aird Dorrance – The Adirondack Almanack – The Adirondack Almanack.

Watertown Daily Times | State plan guts St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center inpatient services; full impact on jobs, services unclear.

Funding supports local health-care, technology education » Local News » Press-Republican.

For three Adirondack railroads, debate over taxpayer costs « The In Box.

Confirmed: Fort Drum losing 1,500 – 2,000 troops « The In Box.

By John T. Ryan There’s rarely a dull Peru Town Board meeting and the Monday, June 24, 2013 meeting was no exception.   The first 35 minutes of the meeting involved an alleged zoning law violation in one of Peru’s most beautiful neighborhoods on the shores of Lake Champlain. Coastland Drive residents Jay and Heidi […]

Sales tax hike approved in St. Lawrence, Essex, Clinton, Franklin counties « The In Box.

Watertown Daily Times | Schumer urges the Army to consolidate 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum in the face of potential cuts.

Watertown Daily Times | Drum connector lures military drivers, leaves businesses in dust.

Big Adirondack issues – hogs, landswaps – clear legislature « The In Box.

Click here to see graduation rates by county and then by district The State Education Department (SED) today released high school graduation rates for the 2007 cohort (students who entered 9th grade in 2007). These data show that New York’s overall graduation rate continues to rise slowly over time. SED also released outcome data for […]

In 2013, the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP) is funding research to evaluate the agricultural benefits and environmental impacts of using tile drainage on farms. The use of tile drainage has been a critical best management practice on American farms since 1835. In the early 1900s, William H. Miner, for whom the agricultural […]

Empire State Development (ESD) today announced that the Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) for Round III of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) initiative is now available to businesses, municipalities, not-for-profits and the public. The CFA serves as the single entry point for applicants to access the up to $760 million in economic […]