The Peru Gazette

By John T. Ryan The highlight of today’s Battle of Plattsburgh Celebration was the parade which began at 1 PM. A very large crowd lined City Hall Place for the almost two hour parade. This year’s parade theme was “The Canadian Connection.”  It featured many bagpipe bands, community organizations and our own Peru Central High […]

Friday, September 13, 2013 – The Peru Gazette was able to record a historical moment this afternoon as Father Alan Shnob placed a sign outside the St. Augustine’s Crate and Christmas Thrift Store . The store will open for the first time at 9 AM tomorrow. Shoppers will find Christmas items, household items, children’s items […]

NanoCollege ups the chip fab ante – Times Union.

By John T. Ryan Livingood’s Restaurant, one of the City of Plattsburgh’s most popular downtown eateries, plans to open its doors in Peru. The Town of Peru Planning Board approved the site plan filed by Jessica and Matthew Ray at its Wednesday, September 11, 2013 meeting. The Rays plan to open Livingoods’s Restaurant and Brewery […]

Watertown Daily Times | Watertown First Amendment flap ends with a compromise and a staring contest.

Brown’s Raid At Fort Ticonderoga This Weekend – The Adirondack Almanack – The Adirondack Almanack.

Enrollment  declines present financial challenges for most Upstate New York School Districts Ticonderoga School District Audit

North Country Prisons: Hard Times in ‘Siberia’ – The Adirondack Almanack – The Adirondack Almanack.

Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Associations of Northern New York will hold free workshops on the new federal healthcare insurance options at six regional sites starting September 24 sessions in Plattsburgh and Westport. Sessions will be offered September 25 in Malone and Canton and on September 26 in Watertown and Lowville. Specially trained Extension Educators Kirk […]

Chipotle confirms Plattsburgh Consumer Square location » Local News » Press-Republican.

To help the Northern New York apple industry with a farm gate value of $16 million, the farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program is funding orchard improvement research and grower education focused on improving fruit quality through systems management, precision orchard thinning, and precision irrigation techniques.    “Controlling the final fruit number on an […]

PLATTSBURGH, NY— Today, Congressman Bill Owens congratulated Clinton Community College and SUNY Plattsburgh for earning national recognition from Washington Monthly. The publication ranked Clinton Community College 49th on its Best Community Colleges List. SUNY Plattsburgh ranked as the 10th “Best Bang for the Buck” for Master’s Universities and 30th under the All Schools list in the same category. “I […]

First-graders and Mesopotamia? New York’s model lesson plan asks too much, critics say | syracuse.com.

Several Peru residents were in AuSable Forks this morning to enjoy the Holy Name School Labor Day Celebration.  Fire sirens sounded at 10 AM to begin the mile-long parade.  Following the parade hundreds of people enjoyed the music, food, raffles and games behind Holy Name Church. Activities will continue until 6 PM so, it’s not […]

Northern New York – The Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) associations of Northern New York are asking growers to report any findings of leek moth, a pest that prefers onions, garlic, chives, shallots, leeks and other Allium crops. Cornell University and CCE researchers working with a Northern New York Agricultural Development Program grant to trap the […]

What if state funds don’t come through for hotel projects? – AdirondackDailyEnterprise.com | News, Sports, Jobs, Saranac Lake region 

Monarch butterfly population plummets | News from North Country Public Radio.

AuSable Forks man injured in motorcycle accident » Local News » Press-Republican.

14-year-old charged with manslaughter » Local News » Press-Republican.

Plattsburgh Airport wins big grant » Local News » Press-Republican.

Run for Jon pays forward yearly » Local News » Press-Republican.

New PSU building to host fall classes » Local News » Press-Republican.

Brian Mann On The Future Of Local Journalism – The Adirondack Almanack – The Adirondack Almanack.

NYS Fair Director Tom Ryan: an unfamiliar face at fairgrounds with less power | syracuse.com.

Cuomo sued over deal with Oneidas – Times Union.