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The editor is John Ryan at email: perugazette@gmail.com. The Peru Gazette is a free community, education and information website. It is non-commercial and does not accept paid advertising.

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Peru School Board Meets 7 PM Thursday April 28th

Peru Central’s Board of Education is slated to meet Thursday, April 28th at 7 PM in the community room, adjacent to the main entrance of Peru High School. At that time, the school board will consider proposed BOCES administrative budget for next school year, and consider lodging votes for several vacant seats on this region’s BOCES [Board of Cooperative Educational Services]. In addition, the Peru Board of Education will resume its executive session discussion of particular candidates for Superintendent of Schools, to replace veteran Superintendent of Schools A. Paul Scott, who retires on or about July 1st.

FARMERS OR CRIMINALS? When a north country farmer was arrested for allegedly employing illegal aliens, the region’s dairy industry was left to wonder, ‘Who will be next?’

The Watertown Daily Times reports

In Sing Sing’s Hometown, Many Dream of Day ‘the Big House’ Closes

The New York Times reports

Lesson in givebacks In tough financial times, degree of sacrifice varies among Albany region teacher unions

The Times Union reports

Burn ban remains in effect

The Press Republican reports

Where’s the music scene in Lake Placid?

The Lake Placid News reports

Plattsburgh State receives largest gift ever – Anonymous couple offer historic gift, challenges

The Press Republican reports

Is a Tupper Lake resort realistic?

The adirondack almanac reports

Owens begins to rebuild campaign accounts

The Watertown Daily Times reports

Watertown BOCES polls public on consolidating the region’s 18 public high schools into three large regional schools and other cost-cutting options.

The Watertown Daily Times reports

Districts cut staff to balance budgets – Over 300 jobs lost in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence Counties re of reserves

The Watertown Daily Times reports

State tops great dollar divide – The gap from shopping at Tiffany’s to breakfast at the soup kitchen is largest here than any other state

The Times Union reports

Board will soon select a water quality engineer

AGENDA, TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING, April 25, 2011 @ 7:00 PM Read more »

SUNY tuition bill has NNY support

The  Watertown Daily Timers reports

Mark your calendars for June 4th

Elmore SPCA’s third annual Paw-sitive Chicken BBQ dinner,  Silent/Chinese auction and raffle will be held on Saturday, June 4th from 5-8 pm at American Legion Post #20, Quarry Road in Plattsburgh.  Proceeds will benefit the Elmore SPCA shelter animals and shelter renovations.

Tickets $10

Musical entertainment by the BCS jazz band, and BCS chorus

Tickets available at the shelter, Peru Library, from any Board member, on our secure website www.elmorespca.org, or at the door

For more information or to donate to the auction, please call Carol at 534-3484 or email carol@elmorespca.org

Plattsburgh State cuts programs

The Press Republican reports

Pomerleau closes deal to bring Panera to Burlington

The Free Press reports

ECHO expansion designed to attract citizen scientists – Lakeside pavilion, new science lab planned in $3 million campaign

The Free Press reports

Operator error sends sewage-tainted stormwater into Lake Champlain

The Free Press reports

Will deal cutting state retiree health credits spur early retirements?

The Times Union reports

Another Fort Drum soldier John Kihm age 19 killed in Afghanistan

The Post Standard reports

Watertown company to hire 120 new employees

The Watertown Daily Times reports

Explosive kills 3 Drum soldiers – ages 25, 27 & 22

The Watertown Daily Times reports

Here are our local Dean’s List students

The Press Republican reports

Peru Central would lay off workers

The Press Republican reports