Archive for 'General News'
Senate plan kills ORDA, jobs
The Press Republican reports The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports
Posted: March 22nd, 2010 under General News.
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Ferry brings jobs, costs
The Post Star reports
Posted: March 22nd, 2010 under General News.
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Owens survives bitter battle on the floor
The Watertown Daily Times reports
Posted: March 22nd, 2010 under General News.
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Ft. Drum Soldier killed while on guard duty in Iraq
The Post-Standard reports (Click on the Kenosha News link for details)
Posted: March 22nd, 2010 under General News.
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DEC reports deer harvest continues at high rate
The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports
Posted: March 21st, 2010 under General News.
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Model for the community Big Tupper volunteer effort extends beyond the mountain
The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports – A great article on the spirit of volunteering and its positive influence on a community.
Posted: March 21st, 2010 under General News.
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Peru Community Church’s Seder meal is open to all!
April 1st, 2010 5:30 pm Seder Meal Fellowship Center on Elm St. The Seder meal is a Jewish tradition that is a historical, vivid, and beautiful expression of God’s action for his people. It is one part of the present-day Jewish seven-day Passover celebration. To recall the great deliverance of Israel at the time of Moses, the […]
Posted: March 21st, 2010 under General News.
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Owens will vote for Health Reform Legislation
Statement of Congressman Bill Owens on Health Care Reform Owens will vote to improve, increase coverage for hundreds of thousands of Upstate New Yorkers WASHINGTON – Congressman Bill Owens today released the following statement regarding H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010:
Posted: March 20th, 2010 under General News, Peru/Regional History.
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Award winning author speaking March 27th
By Adele Douglas Julia Spencer-Fleming will be coming to the Peru Free Library as part of their Visiting Author Series. A critically acclaimed mystery writer, Julia Spencer-Fleming won 6 awards for her debut novel In the Bleak Midwinter – the first author ever to do so. She has gone on to write 6 novels featuring […]
Posted: March 19th, 2010 under General News.
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HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM: Owens remains neutral as concerns of the region weigh down on him
The Watertown Daily Times reports
Posted: March 18th, 2010 under General News.
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Police investigate possible weapon at Peru School
The Press Republican reports
Posted: March 18th, 2010 under General News, Peru School News.
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State closing 22 prison dorms
The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports
Posted: March 17th, 2010 under General News.
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NY Governor starts delaying tax refunds
The Press Republican reports
Posted: March 17th, 2010 under General News.
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Taxes possible for non-profits
The Times Union reports
Posted: March 17th, 2010 under General News.
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Planning Board approves Babbie agricultural museum proposal with conditions
Richard Williams, Chair of the Town of Peru Planning Board, called the meeting of Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 7:00 pm, to order.
Posted: March 16th, 2010 under General News, Peru/Regional History, Planning Board News.
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Orchard Improvement Can Boost Yield & Income for NNY Apple Growers – The Honeycrisp variety can be a big profit generator
Northern New York — Apples are grown on nearly 4,000 acres in Northern New York and contribute a farm gate value of $16 million to the regional economy. Although the region has knowledgeable and progressive growers, an extensive infrastructure, and proximity to large markets, Cornell University Horticultural Sciences Professor Terence Robinson says, “To remain competitive […]
Posted: March 16th, 2010 under General News.
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Fire Department replaces twenty-two year old pumper
The Peru Volunteer Fire Department upgraded a major piece of equipment on March 6, 2010 when its new American LaFrance pumper arrived. Chief Brian Westover said the pumper replaces a twenty-two year old Pierce Lance model. The American LaFrance will transport eight firefighters, carry 1000 gallons of water, pump 2,000 gallons of water a minute […]
Posted: March 15th, 2010 under General News, Peru/Regional History, Town Board News.
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Mumps outbreak declared at SUNY Plattsburgh
WPTZ reports
Posted: March 15th, 2010 under General News.
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Great Escape Job Fair Attracts 1000
YNN.com reports
Posted: March 15th, 2010 under General News.
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State legislative leaders agree to bipartisan budget panels
The Times Union reports
Posted: March 15th, 2010 under General News.
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Keeseville Site for Farmers Market Workshop April 3
On Saturday, April 3, NNY Local Foods Specialist Bernadette Logozar will offer farmers a host of no-cost, low cost strategies for selling their locally-grown and processed products at farmers markets. Those attending the 10am to 1pm workshop at the Ausable Grange Hall will also have the hands-on opportunity to create a market display. Local organizer […]
Posted: March 15th, 2010 under General News.
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Former Clinton County Legislator Bob Bruno dies
The Press Republican reports
Posted: March 15th, 2010 under General News, Peru/Regional History.
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New York floods mailboxes with 700,000 vintage tax-delinquency letters: You may be a debtor!
The Post-Standard reports
Posted: March 14th, 2010 under General News.
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200 rally for prison
The Watertown Daily Times reports
Posted: March 13th, 2010 under General News.
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Peru is considering a Comprehensive Plan update – Saranac Lake also considering a plan
The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports
Posted: March 13th, 2010 under General News, Town Board News.
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