Archive for 'General News'
Pasquale’s bar addition before Planning Board
AGENDA PERU PLANNING BOOARD, Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 7:00p.m. Peru Town Hall
Posted: April 23rd, 2010 under General News, Planning Board News.
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Youth Group returns home following service in Nation’s Capital
Photo includes – Emma Altizer, Gabrielle Altizer, Alissa Chung, Rachel Collier, Sarah Connelly, Kariana Garrand, Mary Gilbert, Rebecca Gonyea, Sven Hecken, Russell Izzo, Kyler Kennedy, Emily McCall, Paige Moore, Boone Nolan, Morgan Reyell, Justus Ruff, Taylor Spear, Corey Knight and Charles Remillard. (Not pictured) Will Rice. Click here to see a larger photo. While some teenagers […]
Posted: April 23rd, 2010 under General News, Peru/Regional History.
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Owens Votes for Vets, Expands Benefits for American Soldiers
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Congressman Bill Owens voted to ensure that veterans and their families get the care and support they deserve. The Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act will reform and improve veterans’ health services by supporting wounded warriors and their families, expanding health care for female veterans, improving mental health services, and increasing […]
Posted: April 22nd, 2010 under General News.
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Scozzafava won’t run again, State Assembly seat up for grabs
The Watertown Daily Times reports
Posted: April 22nd, 2010 under General News.
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National Week Urges Cautious Driving Through Maintenance and Construction Zone – 100 troopers will be working full time to enforce work zone laws
New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) Acting Regional Director Mark E. Frechette is joining officials from across the state highlighting National Work Zone Awareness Week. National Work Zone Awareness Week focuses on the critical importance of driving safely and staying alert in highway construction and maintenance work zones. Local transportation officials gathered this morning […]
Posted: April 20th, 2010 under General News.
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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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