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September Planning Board Minutes published

Approved MINUTES 09.12

ORDA’s strong summer eases pain of warm winter

ORDA’s strong summer eases pain of warm winter – LakePlacidNews.com |

Medical Emergency: NNY hospitals, in life-or-death fiscal straits, look at collaboration

Watertown Daily Times | Medical Emergency: NNY hospitals, in life-or-death fiscal straits, look at collaboration.

Adirondack Family Activities: Fall Fishing

Adirondack Family Activities: Fall Fishing | The Adirondack Almanack.

NCPR, North Country chaplain honored with national Murrow award « The In Box

NCPR, North Country chaplain honored with national Murrow award « The In Box.

Congressional candidates try to reinvent their opponents

Watertown Daily Times | Congressional candidates try to reinvent their opponents.

Political food fight over school lunches

Watertown Daily Times | Political food fight over school lunches.

For Owens and Doheny, job-creation priorities are local

Watertown Daily Times | For Owens and Doheny, job-creation priorities are local.

Anti-tax groups dispute idea of new NY economy

Anti-tax groups dispute idea of new NY economy – Times Union.

A shocking census statistic: Most Schenectady kids live in poverty

Census: Most Schenectady kids live in poverty – Times Union.

Respected local women photographers to display their work

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Lake Placid village officials want state to remove rails between Lake Placid & Saranac Lake

Lake Placid village officials want state to remove rails – LakePlacidNews.com 

Peru principal taking top post at ELCS

Peru principal taking top post at ELCS » Local News » Press-Republican.

Peru’s town highways cost just over $1.5 million annually

Highway maintenance and construction costs are always a significant part of any town’s budget.  The Town of Peru’s highway budgeted spending increased at an annual average of 4.4% over the past 5 years.  The 2013 Highway Department’s budget will be developed during October Town Board workshops. 

Town of Peru general expenses increased at a modest rate over a 5-year period

The Peru Town Council will be preparing its 2013 budgets over the next few weeks. The Peru Gazette analyzed the 2007 budgeted Town General Expenses and compared them to 2012 budgeted General Expenses. They increased by a total of 14% or an annual average of 2.8%. In 2013 the town will face continuing significant employee […]

Mouth-watering chicken and biscuits to be served on Oct. 14th

On Sunday October 14th any time between 4:00 and 6:30pm, bring your family and meet your friends at the Harkness United Methodist Church Hall, 776 Hallock Hill Road, Peru (corner of Harkness & Hallock Hill Roads) to enjoy one of the North Country’s most delicious traditions; the Harkness United Methodist Church’s Chicken & Biscuit Dinner. This […]

A great place to go with the kids next weekend!

A message from the Babbie Rural and Farm Learning Museum in Peru Babbie Museum Harvest Festival, October 13 & 14, 10:00am – 4:00pm. We will be having our Annual Fundraiser with many select items for sale. Face painting, pumpkin painting and games galore, plus our delicious baked goods.  Don’t miss our last event of the season.

Asking tough questions about North Country prisons

Asking tough questions about North Country prisons « The In Box.

Funeral today for Alexandra Kogut; hundreds turn out for vigil

Funeral today for Alexandra Kogut; hundreds turn out for vigil | NBC-WKTV 

State police seek suspect who shot turbines in Lowville

Watertown Daily Times | State police seek suspect who shot turbines in Lowville.

Factchecking the first presidential debate

Factchecking the first presidential debate – The Washington Post.

That Was Then, This is Now – Whole Living Health

That Was Then, This is Now – Whole Living Health. The Body Politic: Kirsten Gillibrand

Trudeau Institute announces major headway on flu immunity

Trudeau Institute announces major headway on flu immunity – AdirondackDailyEnterprise.com 

Local color crescendo; Tri-Lakes rated at peak colors for three-day weekend

  Local color crescendo – AdirondackDailyEnterprise.com 

Students gather at area schools for prayer rally

Students gather at area schools for prayer rally » Local News » Press-Republican.