The Peru Gazette

First-graders and Mesopotamia? New York’s model lesson plan asks too much, critics say | syracuse.com.

File to keep STAR active – Times Union.

Northern New York – The Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) associations of Northern New York are asking growers to report any findings of leek moth, a pest that prefers onions, garlic, chives, shallots, leeks and other Allium crops. Cornell University and CCE researchers working with a Northern New York Agricultural Development Program grant to trap the […]

The 3rd Annual Kids Fair & Festival will be held on Saturday and Sunday September 7-8 at Babbie Rural and Learning Museum, 250 River Road, Peru, NY.  from 10am to 4pm. Old time games with prizes, stagecoach rides, face painting, animals, Champlain Valley Woodcarvers with special demonstrations for kids.  Kat’s Catering – enjoy our picnic […]

Red tape a barrier to school’s opening – Times Union.

Cuomo sees ‘death penalty’ to deal with failing schools – City & Region – The Buffalo News.

Monarch butterfly population plummets | News from North Country Public Radio.

Adirondack Architectural Heritage Preservation Tours – The Adirondack Almanack 

By Jean & John Ryan Part One of Three Parts  Click here for photos. A short description is included with individual photos. After learning about others’ trips to our western national parks and viewing photos of that beautiful area since our childhood, we decided to participate in a bus trip to several national parks of […]

New PSU building to host fall classes » Local News » Press-Republican.

President Obama will highlight ‘Say Yes to Education’ in Syracuse | syracuse.com.

Amy Ivy: An August Garden Report – The Adirondack Almanack – The Adirondack Almanack.

Watertown Daily Times | Parents want another classroom at Theresa Primary.

2012: A year of broken climate records | Grist.

Campus Notebook: Could bad state math cost good teachers? – Times Union.

Mannix takes helm at Beekmantown Central School » Local News » Press-Republican.

The CCI-Greenheart Student Cultural Exchange Program is looking for host families for the 2013-14 school year. “Be a part of a rewarding experience for both your family and the exchange student,” local organizer Scarlett McBride said. McBride and her husband have hosted exchange students and found it to be a wonderful experience for their entire family. Mrs. […]

TROY, NY (07/30/2013)(readMedia)– Michael Higgins of Peru has been named to the Dean’s list at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for the Spring 2013 semester. The dean’s list recognizes full-time students who maintain grade-point averages of a minimum of 3.0 out of a possible 4.0 and have no grades below “C.” Higgins studies Mechanical Engineering. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, founded […]

Chazy, NY – July 30, 2013 – Come learn about the research, education, and demonstration programs at Miner Institute at our Open House on Saturday, Aug. 10 from noon to 4 p.m.! The event offers a great opportunity for visitors to learn about the history of agriculture at the Heart’s Delight Farm Heritage Exhibit and […]

Peru Central student goes international » Local News » Press-Republican.

BCSD narrows superintendent candidates » Local News » Press-Republican.

NCCC plan eyes Hotel Flanagan » Breaking News » Press-Republican.

The Peru Free Library will present Radio Theater!, a program of radio drama, starting on Mondays (not including Labor Day) in September and October.  The program is funded by Lifetime Arts, a non-profit organization that provides arts programs to improve the quality of life for older adults. For eight Mondays, starting on September 9, participants […]

Regents to test format – Times Union.

Several Peru Central School students along with other north country youth, present a new comic play “Pirate Kings and Drama Queens” at the City Hall Rotunda in Plattsburgh on Friday and Saturday evenings, July 19 and 20, at 7:30 PM.  In this play, high school students decide to put on a play written by one […]