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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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Lazio fires campaign manager

The Times Union reports

Carl Paladino says he’ll drop out of governor’s race if he loses GOP primary

The Post Standard reports

County legislators consider charging for airport parking

The Press Republican reports

House passes drug measure NATIONAL STRATEGY: Bill targets smuggling along northern border

The Watertown Daily Times reports

France – how soon can we get there?

John and Lori Clark of Peru recently traveled to Paris and Normandy, France. They agreed to share their photos with Gazette readers for which we thank them. The photos make anyone want to get on the next plane to France. You do not need to create a Shutterfly account. Simply click “View Album.”

Click http://share.shutterfly.com/share/received/welcome.sfly?fid=c2b586de3de8ab38&sid=0AbMWrFm4cMmLnQ

Hoffman Recalls Growing Up Poor

The Ogdensburg Journal reports

Question – Why does the Gazette link to see many out of town newspapers?  Answer – Because they are doing quality news reporting.

Here’s your Town Board agenda for this evening

AGENDA TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING July 26, 2010 @ 7:00 PM Read more »

Budget ax chips NNY earmarks

The Watertown Daily Times reports

Openings in Vermont languish for highly skilled professionals

The Free Press reports

A week to remember!

The Ryan family spent last week on Cape Cod. As usual your editor was accompanied by his camera. Cape Cod is a truly beautiful place – the ocean and beaches, the whales, seals and other wildlife, the terrain, the beautiful homes, flowers and plants. Oh yes, I shouldn’t forget the food! Spending a few days on and near the seashore made me much more aware of tragedy being played out on the Gulf Coast.  The Cape Cod beaches and marshes are an integral part of daily life in that region. I can’t imagine what it would be like to see them covered in oil.  Here are a few more of my photos.

By the way, I’d be happy to publish vacation photos from other regions or countries. Just send me an email at editor@perugazette.com and we will arrange to have them uploaded.

Times Union lists State Legislator per diems

The Times Union reports

Here’s the original story

New state jobs program not expected to help the Adirondack Region

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports

Story includes state leader’s ideas for future economic development

Essex County faces a big gap of its own

North Country Public Radio reports

New webpage for reporting zoning violations online

By Donald McBrayer
As part of a program to tighten enforcement on violations of the Town of Peru Zoning Ordinance, Subdivision Regulations, and the NYS Building Code the town website www.perutown.com now offers a form for reporting such violations. It can be found on the Zoning Page at: http://www.perutown.com/zviolationform.htm.On July 6th a workshop was conducted for the purpose of dealing with several code violations in Peru. During this workshop the Town Board addressed minor annoyances from unregistered vehicles to overgrown lawns, and authorized Peru’s Code Enforcement Officer, Paul Blaine, to tighten enforcement on ongoing code violations concerning property maintenance. Read more »

Minutes of June Planning Board Meeting published. Includes Elmore SPCA plans

Richard Williams, Chair of the Town of Peru Planning Board, called the meeting of Wednesday,

June 9, 2010 at 7:00pm, to order.

  Read more »

A Guided Tour – Villages and Churches Divided

10 am – 3 pm, August 14, 2010

Led by Don Papson, President of the North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association (NCUGRHA), this walking and driving tour of the villages of Keeseville and Peru will include historic anti-slavery sites and voices from the past including: Frederick Douglass’s thoughts on slave owners when he lectured in the Keeseville village in 1843; former Plattsburgh slave Ben Lewis’s dying wish for a suit in which to be buried; Wendell Lansing’s anti-slavery resolution which divided the Baptists; and the charge “Disunionist!” which prevented black abolitionist lecturer Charles Lennox Remond from being heard in Keeseville. The tour will include stops at several anti-slavery and Underground Railroad sites once owned by members of the Keese family in the village of Peru.  Bring a lunch, walking shoes and an umbrella. The tour will start at the Ausable Grange Hall, Main St, Keeseville, NY. $30 NCUGRHA Members. $40 Non-Members. Tour group limited to 20 people.  To register call Helen Nerska at 518-643-0938 or email allenhomestead@gmail.com

 Sponsored by the North Country Underground  Railroad Historical Association

Consolidation of Village-Town in Saranac Lake will not be easy

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports

Sudden storm wreaks havoc at Clinton County Airport

The Press Republican reports

Histories of Essex County Go Online

The adirondack almanac reports

Owens Announces Border Security Funding for Northern New York

File Photo

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Congressman Owens News Release


WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Owens announced Operation Stonegarden(OPSG) funds for Northern New York to strengthen security along the Canadian border. In April, Congressman Owens pressed the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee for access to security funding for New York’s northern border.

“It is integral to our national security that we maintain this level of funding for our border counties,” Owens said. “Northern and Central New York face a series of challenges that are unique to our specific land ports and border crossings, and we must give our patrol agents the tools they need to secure our borders.  As we maintain the safety of these areas, we will be able to continue the movement of legal goods and services through our border and grow our local economy in the North Country.”

County governments in New York’s 23rd Congressional District that will receive these funds are Clinton County ($423,959), Franklin County ($331,918), Jefferson County ($283,777), Oswego County ($191,741), and St. Lawrence County ($411,735).  The St. Regis Mohawk Police Department is also set to receive $267,917. Read more »

In-car monitors will come with DWI – Ignition interlocks to be required in a month

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports

Lake Champlain bridge work reveals old treasures

The Free Press reports

Chris Morris: Adirondack 2010 Election Update

The adirondack almanac reports

A short list of summer Adirondack Lecture Series

The adirondack almanac reports

Report: Toyota crash data suggests drivers were faulty, not the brakes

The Associated Press reports