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Plattsburgh isn’t the only community with loud college students

The Post Standard reports

Owens making the political rounds

PolitickerNY.com reports

Public sector pay tops private sector by 30% in region per group’s survey

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports

State officials tout new economic development program

Syracuse.com reports

Apple Valley Senior Housing benefits from Eagle Scout project

L-R Boy Scout Troop 49 Fred Tuller, Scout Master; Rob Bashaw, Mentor (Missing -Mentor Dana Bashaw); Wendi Cahill; Lincoln Cahill; Stephen Cahill; Tom Gwinn, Asst. Scout Master; Kathie Halaburda, Committee Member stand in front of the garage Troop 49 recently sided at Apple Valley Senior Housing By John T. Ryan Apple Valley Senior Housing in […]

The text of President Obama’s speech in Troy, NY

PostStar.com reports

Apple crop looks like a good one

The Press Republican reports

Judge tosses Spiegel’s APA lawsuit

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports 

NYS tax revenues 2% below projections

The Business Review reports

Chestertown soldier dies in Afghanistan

The Post Star reports

Two Saranac Lake middle-schoolers overdose on prescription drugs

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports

Patterson says NY stimulus money to go farther than expected

The Post Standard reports 

Ft. Drum Soldier is awarded Medal of Honor

The Post Standard reports

The primary is over – Here is your unofficial Peru ballot

By John T. Ryan The Town of Peru’s 257 registered Independence Party members and 29 Conservative Party members were the only eligible voters in Tuesday’s primary elections, therefore a light turnout was expected and a light turnout it was. Only five Conservatives and twenty Independence Party members came to the polls. All the Independence Party […]

NYS jobless rate is highest since 1983

The NYS Department of Labor reports 

Democrats to host political breakfast next Sunday

The Clinton County Democratic Party will host a political breakfast Sunday, Sept. 20, at the American Legion Post 20 at 16 Quarry Road.

Catholic Diocese announces clergy reassignments and retirements – Peru native Rev. Philip Allen is retiring

The following pastoral changes for the Diocese of Ogdensburg will take place on Wednesday, September 30, 2009:

Two 10th Mountain Division Troops killed in Afghanistan

The Watertown Daily Times reports

NYS unions want more buyouts

The Times Union reports

Peru’s Dungeon Dwellers win “TABOB” Trophy

Peru Dungeon Dwellers Team & Coaches. First Row left to right: Polly Lake (coach), Carah Powell, Gretchen Comfort (coach). Back row left to right: Ellen Silverman, Bruno Greselin, Leagan Carlsen and Brianna Estrada.  By John T. Ryan The Peru Dungeon Dwellers won the fourth annual “Take a Bite out of Books” competition on July 25th. Eight […]

St. Augustine’s dedicates new pavilion

By John T. Ryan Members of St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273 in Peru gathered recently for the dedication of the new parish pavilion. The council purchased the materials and council members constructed the pavilion.  It will be used for seating during the annual Applefest chicken BBQ and is expected to become an often-used […]

Adirondack fall foliage as seen from space (you have to see this!)

The adirondack almanack reports

Reports say federal investigators probing SUNY Research Foundation

The Post Standard reports

Here’s how a hail storm affected a Whitehall orchardist

The Post Star reports

Battle of Plattsburgh Celebration

By Donald McBrayer The Battle of Plattsburgh, which ended the final invasion by Britain during the War of 1812, was celebrated this Saturday with a very impressive reenactment & parade. The streets were lined with families, coming together to celebrate a very important day in America’s history. On September 11th 1814 a British army under […]