Archive for 'General News'
Frustration grows over downtown Burlington scene
The Burlington Free Press reports If you ever shop on Church Street you will find this story very interesting!
Posted: May 24th, 2010 under General News.
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Will state tap fund to save parks?
Paterson administration officials say a bill will go to the Legislature today that’d keep parks running The Times Union reports
Posted: May 24th, 2010 under General News.
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Here’s a great volunteer opportunity!
Help! The Elmore SPCA Bottle Drop at Stewart’s in Peru is in need of volunteers. Last week we turned in almost 2100 recyclables @5¢ each! If several people shared this job it could be set up as one day per week or once every 2 weeks per person. It is a less than pleasant job, […]
Posted: May 24th, 2010 under General News.
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Zumbathon to benefit Elmore SPCA coming soon
Friends of Elmore SPCA will be holding a Zumbathon to benefit the Elmore SPCA homeless pets on Sunday, June 6, 2010 from 2-4. The event will be held at the Rainbow Room, 47 Woods Falls Road in Altona, NY. Cost is $5 and donations of canned pet food, rawhide bones, or a cleaning product will enter […]
Posted: May 24th, 2010 under General News.
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Ingenuity, valor and duct tape: A Ft. Drum soldier and his green unit overcome an entrenched enemy in Afghanistan
The Post Standard reports
Posted: May 23rd, 2010 under General News.
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Truckers rally against law
The Post-Star reports
Posted: May 22nd, 2010 under General News.
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Changes in dairy safety net expected – System may be aimed at limiting production
The Watertown Daily Times reports
Posted: May 22nd, 2010 under General News.
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VA Clinic appears to be close to locating in Saranac Lake
The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports
Posted: May 22nd, 2010 under General News.
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Pomerleau gives $1 million Burlington YMCA
The Burlington Free Press reports A great story about a very pubic spirited citizen. Does the Plattsburgh area have anyone who is so inclined?
Posted: May 21st, 2010 under General News.
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OTB future bad bet, new state audit warns
The Times Union reports
Posted: May 21st, 2010 under General News.
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Lake Champlain study at Adirondack meeting warns of global warming
The Times Union reports
Posted: May 21st, 2010 under General News.
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Memo outlines DEC budget cuts
The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports
Posted: May 21st, 2010 under General News.
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Kabul bomb kills 2 Drum officers
Updated 5/20/10 The Watertown Daily Times reports The Post Standard reports (photos included)
Posted: May 19th, 2010 under General News.
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No budget, no break for lawmakers option as state conventions near
The Times Union reports
Posted: May 19th, 2010 under General News.
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Gov. David Paterson signs bill banning pesticides on school playing fields
The Post Standard reports
Posted: May 19th, 2010 under General News.
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BREAKING NEWS: Tupper Lakers pass school budget (Still losing 25% of faculty)
Updated 5/19/10 The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports
Posted: May 18th, 2010 under General News.
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Peru voters approve budget!
By John T. Ryan Peru voters approved the 2010-11 fiscal year Peru Central School budget today by a vote of 617 to 481. Proposition #2 to authorize purchase of three new school buses was also approved by a vote of 547 to 535. The incumbent candidates for school board ran unopposed. Jon Ruff garnered 825 […]
Posted: May 18th, 2010 under General News, Peru School News, Peru/Regional History.
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Another Try on State Budget
The Times Union reports
Posted: May 18th, 2010 under General News.
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Talks under way to extend Pfizer lease in Rouses Point
The Press Republican reports
Posted: May 18th, 2010 under General News.
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Lake Champlain Bridge: Beautiful but flawed
Updated 5/19/10 The Post-Star reports Part#1 The Post Star reports Part #2 The Post Star reports Part #3 The Post Star reports Part #4 A wonderful series about the history of the Crown Point Bridge, why it failed and what the new bridge will be like. Click here for a list of the deficient bridges […]
Posted: May 17th, 2010 under General News, Peru/Regional History.
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Indian cigarette sales thrive as New York works on regulations
The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reports
Posted: May 17th, 2010 under General News.
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Your comments are invited!
By Adele Douglas The Heyworth/Mason Park has a long and interesting history that will soon be documented and displayed for the public. Volunteers are working to develop eight interpretive signs to go up in the park and along the new trail. These are the subjects of the signs: 1. Welcome to Heyworth/Mason Park 2. Native […]
Posted: May 17th, 2010 under General News, Peru/Regional History, Town Board News.
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NYS to close 55 parks, historic sites Monday
The Press Republican reports
Posted: May 14th, 2010 under General News.
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A beautiful springtime hike
Joanne Kennedy and Colleen Kaulfuss hiked Bald Mountain and Blueberry Cobble near New Russia on Thursday, May 13th. We thought our readers might enjoy Joanne’s photos. (Click here)
Posted: May 14th, 2010 under General News, Things to do in & near Peru.
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Essex County GOP endorses Doheny for Congress
The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports
Posted: May 13th, 2010 under General News.
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