The Peru Gazette

Willsboro – Elise Stefanik today launched a revamped website giving 21st Congressional District voters greater opportunities to become involved in the campaign and provide more information about Elise’s candidacy. The website, stillwww.EliseforCongress.com, offers voters  more information about her stances on the issues important to New York small businesses, veterans, hardworking families and farmers; the ability to […]

Cornell Cooperative Extension will present 2014 NNY Sheep and Goat Week programs in six North Country communities between April 8 and April 17. The program agenda includes activities for youth, families and adult livestock handlers, including the CSI Sheep and Goat: Health From the Inside Out presentation that includes learning how to do a basic […]

Contractor gets probation after pleading guilty to grand larceny » Local News » Press-Republican.

BREAKING:State Announces Purchase of More Former Finch Lands – The Adirondack Almanack

New Democrat joins race for Congress » Local News » Press-Republican.

City & State – Wild, Wild North.

Cuomo: N.Y. to run ski bus service from NYC, Toronto – Times Union.

Report Details Impact on Affordability by County  Housing costs in New York rose sharply relative to income from 2000 to 2012, with more than half of renters and more than a third of homeowners paying at least 30 percent of their 2012 income for a place to live, according to a report released today by State Comptroller […]

Watertown Daily Times | Fort Drum generates $1.4 billion in economic activity; slight decrease from previous year.

The Peru School Band, Chorus and alumni are seeking participants to present an honorary concert for longtime former Peru Band director Lynn Wilke to be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 12, in the Peru School Auditorium. Wilke was band, chorus and general music teacher at the school for more than 30 years. His halftime […]

Plattsburgh, NY – 3/03/14 – On Saturday, April 5, 2014 the United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc. is teaming up with the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau and Project H.E.L.P. at SUNY Plattsburgh for the Annual Day of Caring.  This volunteer-driven event has hosted projects ranging from cleaning homes of senior citizens, helping complete projects […]

The League of Women Voters of the North Country announces the fourth annual Meet Your State Legislators (MYSL) event to be held on Saturday morning, March 15, 2014, 9:30 AM-12:00 noon at the Peru Central High School auditorium.  For the fourth consecutive year,  Senator Betty Little and Assemblywoman Janet Duprey have agreed to assist in […]

The farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program has posted its 2014 Economic Impact Report online at www.nnyagdev.org. The two-page report offers a concise snapshot of the value of the 2013 projects funded by the research, technical assistance, and outreach program. The NNYADP receives funding from the New York State Legislature through the support of Senator […]

Capitol Confidential » This week on ‘NYN’: A highway through the North Country?.

Churchill: Stewart’s looks west to Syracuse – Times Union.

PLATTSBURGH, NY— Following the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Congressman Bill Owens congratulated American Olympians with local ties. “Every Winter Olympics, New York’s rich Olympic history and the region’s pride in our local best-in-a-generation athletes come together as we watch the Olympic Games and root for our friends and neighbors,” Rep. Bill Owens said. “Our local […]

Paul Smiths and Gouverneur, NY – New York strawberry growers are hearing about a promising treatment for their fruit crop based on the success of a Cornell University entomologist with applying microscopic worms to beat back a highly-destructive alfalfa crop pest. Dr. Elson Shields expects to confirm the success of field trials with native-New York […]

Watertown Daily Times | Fort Drum faces cuts as DOD budget calls for massive Army soldier reductions.

Watertown Daily Times | Death of American Eagle at Watertown airport in May will mean birth of Philadelphia flights.

Watertown Daily Times | Climate change reaching north country farms.

Watertown Daily Times | Teens face job search hurdles as older workers fill entry-level spots.

The United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc. has met the 2014 campaign goal of $725,000. The annual campaign is conducted primarily during the fall months and concludes in February of each year. This year’s campaign raised a total of $725,116.00, which includes proceeds from special events. DaleAnne Wolter of Compassionate Friends of the Champlain […]

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced Empire State Development (ESD) has approved more than $9 million in New York State Broadband Grants to support five projects that will expand access to broadband services for approximately 33,000 households, 4,500 businesses and 55 community anchor institutions across Upstate New York, including in the Capital Region, Western New […]

Watertown Daily Times | Doheny endorsed by Independence Party.

New York State in Deal to Limit Solitary Confinement – NYTimes.com.