The Peru Gazette

Rep. Praises Health Bill, Insurance Reform in Action

WASHINGTON – Congressman Bill Owens today announced the key provisions of the recently passed health care reform package that will take effect immediately after the President signs the measure into law.  Owens recently voted to pass the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act to decrease costs for small businesses and patients, as well as to extend access to affordable care to 27,000 uninsured Upstate New Yorkers.   Read more »

By Donald McBrayer

The Regular Town Board Meeting was held on Monday, March 22 at 7:00 PM.
Minutes for the March 08 Town Board Meeting were approved and can be found at:
http://d1091839.domain.com/PeruTown/min10/03-08-2010-RM.pdf

In action the Board: Read more »

By Donald McBrayer

A Public Hearing on the Backflow Prevention Device Ordinance was held on Monday, March 22 at 6:30 PM.

Under this ordinance any commercial property or residential property with three or more dwellings hooked to town water will be required to have a backflow prevention device installed. Single-family homes and duplexes are exempt. Read more »

The Press Republican reports

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The Post Star reports

AGENDA TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING March 22, 2010 @ 7:00 PM Read more »

PERU TOWN BOARD PUBLIC HEARING ON BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES

MARCH 22, 2010

6:30 PM Read more »

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The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports – A great article on the spirit of volunteering and its positive influence on a community.

April 1st, 2010 5:30 pm Seder Meal Fellowship Center on Elm St.

The Seder meal is a Jewish tradition that is a historical, vivid, and beautiful expression of God’s action for his people. It is one part of the present-day Jewish seven-day Passover celebration.

To recall the great deliverance of Israel at the time of Moses, the elements of the traditional Seder meal symbolize historically significant features of the Israelite experience. Both the event of God’s deliverance and the directions God gave Moses for later commemoration of the Passover history are represented in the Seder ritual and meal.

Christians are particularly interested in this ritual meal because it was during a Passover celebration that Jesus instituted Holy Communion.

There will be a Maundy Thursday Service in the Chapel following the Seder meal, or come for the church service only, beginning at 7:00 pm.

(Please call 643-8641 to reserve seats for the Seder Meal)

Statement of Congressman Bill Owens on Health Care Reform
Owens will vote to improve, increase coverage for hundreds of thousands of Upstate New Yorkers

WASHINGTON – Congressman Bill Owens today released the following statement regarding H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: Read more »

By Adele Douglas

Julia Spencer-Fleming will be coming to the Peru Free Library as part of their Visiting Author Series.

A critically acclaimed mystery writer, Julia Spencer-Fleming won 6 awards for her debut novel In the Bleak Midwinter – the first author ever to do so. She has gone on to write 6 novels featuring her protagonist Clare Fergusson, a former Army helicopter pilot who has become a minister and resides in a small town in the Adirondacks.

Julia was born at Plattsburgh Air Force Base and spent most of her childhood on the move as an Army brat. She studied acting and history at Ithaca College, and received her J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law. She lives in Maine.*

On Saturday, March 27^th at 7:00pm Julia will be at the Peru Free Library to talk about her Clare Fergusson series. Her books should be available for sale. Please call Librarian Becky Pace at 643-8618 if you have any questions.

Please note: Julia Spencer-Fleming will also be appearing at the Plattsburgh Public Library on Friday, March 26^th at 7:00pm.

* from book jacket

The Watertown Daily Times reports

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The Press Republican reports

The Times Union reports

AGENDA PERU PLANNING BOARD Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 7:00 PM, Peru Town Hall Read more »

Richard Williams, Chair of the Town of Peru Planning Board, called the meeting of Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 7:00 pm, to order. Read more »

Northern New York — Apples are grown on nearly 4,000 acres in Northern New York and contribute a farm gate value of $16 million to the regional economy. Although the region has knowledgeable and progressive growers, an extensive infrastructure, and proximity to large markets, Cornell University Horticultural Sciences Professor Terence Robinson says, “To remain competitive in the world apple market, Northern New York apple growers need to continue to modernize their orchards to improve production efficiency and fruit quality.” Read more »

The Peru Volunteer Fire Department upgraded a major piece of equipment on March 6, 2010 when its new American LaFrance pumper arrived. Chief Brian Westover said the pumper replaces a twenty-two year old Pierce Lance model. The American LaFrance will transport eight firefighters, carry 1000 gallons of water, pump 2,000 gallons of water a minute and features a compressed air foam system. The pumper cost just a little over $480,000. Westover said the department tries to replace its trucks after twenty years of use. The department’s two other pumpers are 1994 and 2001 models.

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