Archive for 'General News'
Battle for 23rd District congressional seat seems likely to become a three-way race again
The Post Standard reports
Posted: April 20th, 2010 under General News.
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Legislative Pork – How did our legislators fare?
The Times Union reports
Posted: April 19th, 2010 under General News.
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School board agenda: Sleepless nights, thankless work
The Post Standard reports
Posted: April 19th, 2010 under General News.
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Upstate shoulders lion’s share in taxes
Democrat and Chronicle reports
Posted: April 18th, 2010 under General News.
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Saratoga businesses fret over future of the racing industry
The Post Star reports An interesting story about the importance of horse racing to Saratoga.
Posted: April 15th, 2010 under General News.
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VA will put a clinic in Saranac Lake
The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports VA to staff two outpatient clinics – one in Elizabethtown and one in Saranac Lake.
Posted: April 15th, 2010 under General News.
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Veterans’ care could be village’s future – Many groups collaborate for a military respite center
The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports An interesting story on Saranac Lake’s vision for future development.
Posted: April 15th, 2010 under General News.
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Ft. Drum put $1.5b into local economy in ’09
The Watertown Daily Times reports
Posted: April 14th, 2010 under General News.
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Orders accepted until May 23rd – an important local cause!
By Corinne Kerley The Ladies Guild of the Peru Community Church is having a flower sale. We are selling geraniums- pink, red and white for $1.50 each and 6-pks of Impatiens red, white and mixed for $1.75 each. The deadline is May 23rd and the flowers will be delivered to the church the 26th for pick-up. […]
Posted: April 14th, 2010 under General News.
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A New York state budget remains elusive as lawmakers go home for rest of week
The Post Standard reports
Posted: April 14th, 2010 under General News.
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Keeseville Civic Center to close
The Press Republican reports
Posted: April 14th, 2010 under General News.
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Let’s Eat: Rockwell Kent’s Asgaard Dairy
The Adirondack almanack reports
Posted: April 13th, 2010 under Arts and Entertainment, General News.
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Need for Local Meat Processing Unites Northern NY Farmers, Processors & Economic Development Interests
Canton, NY — Northern New York needs USDA-inspected meat processing facilities, according to a late March meeting organized by Cornell Cooperative Extension and attended via teleconference by livestock producers, processers and community leaders in Canton, Watertown, Westport, and Cayuga County. “Consumer demand for local food has increased the demand for locally-raised meats that are processed […]
Posted: April 13th, 2010 under General News.
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FIREFIGHTER MOURNED: Friends and colleagues remember Garrett Loomis
The Watertown Daily Times reports
Posted: April 13th, 2010 under General News.
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Syracuse police bust 563 drivers for phoning and texting while driving
The Post Standard reports
Posted: April 12th, 2010 under General News.
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Congressman Owens Announces Congressional Art Competition
Washington – Congressman Bill Owens today announced that he is currently accepting submissions from high school students in New York’s 23rd Congressional District for an annual Congressional Art Competition. The theme for this year’s competition is “An Artistic Discovery”.
Posted: April 12th, 2010 under Arts and Entertainment, General News.
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Sackets Harbor firefighter killed in silo explosion
The Post Standard reports
Posted: April 12th, 2010 under General News.
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Skaneateles High School graduate in Poland: Country ‘weeps as a nation for those who died’
The Post Standard reports
Posted: April 10th, 2010 under General News.
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USDA has $83 million to loan to rural businesses in New York
The Post Standard reports
Posted: April 10th, 2010 under General News.
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New York governor to feds: Parks not pawns in budget fight
The Times Union reports
Posted: April 10th, 2010 under General News.
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Forecast warns state can’t pay June bills
The Times Union reports
Posted: April 10th, 2010 under General News.
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Feds: Risk millions if state parks close
The Times Union reports
Posted: April 9th, 2010 under General News.
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Peru Lions Club donates to a worthy cause
Photo – L-R Robert, Scott and Patti Moseley; Camp Tu-Kum-Ta Executive Director Ted Kessler and Lois Roberts representing the Peru Lions Club. By John T. Ryan Members of the Peru Lions Club conduct fund-raisers such as their Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot and their Election Day spaghetti dinner. On April 8th $1,000 of the money they […]
Posted: April 9th, 2010 under General News.
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First “Live at the Library” Concert Scheduled
By Adele Douglas Please join Librarian Becky Pace and the Friends of the Library for the inaugural concert of the piano, celebrating its donation from the Provosts, and kicking off a new concert series “Live at the Library” series. Friday. It is going to be a very special evening on Friday, April 23rd. Adrian Carr, a Juilliard […]
Posted: April 9th, 2010 under General News.
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Tax levy down in Keeseville budget – Civic Center may close resulting in loss of State Police office and location for Keeseville’s historical artifacts
The Press Republican reports
Posted: April 9th, 2010 under General News.
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