The Peru Gazette

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BATON ROUGE, LA (05/10/2022)– Alex Rine of Peru, New York, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Rine was initiated at State University of New York at Plattsburgh.

Rine is among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 under the leadership of undergraduate student Marcus L. Urann who had a desire to create a different kind of honor society: one that recognized excellence in all academic disciplines. Today, the Society has chapters on more than 325 campuses in the United States, its territories and the Philippines. Its mission is “To recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others.”

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Clinton County is proud to announce that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has approved the application submitted to continue Essential Air Service at the Plattsburgh International Airport through the Alternate Essential Air Service program (AES). DOT will provide almost $10 million for AES over a 27 month term from July 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024.

“Clinton County has remained steadfast in its efforts to provide reliable air service to North Country residents and neighbors,” said Mark Henry, Chairman of the Clinton County Legislature (R-Area 3, Chazy.)  “It is clear that we have a top notch airport and this announcement is welcomed news. We thank our federal partners, Senator Charles Schumer, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, for their continued advocacy and support.”

“While SkyWest’s announced departure brought initial concern, we remained confident that this would open new opportunity for another airline relationship,” said County Legislator Bobby Hall (D-Area 10, City of Plattsburgh.) “It is clear that the service to Washington, D.C. was meeting a clear need for our region, and this flight to Philadelphia will continue to help local travelers reach destinations all across the country; this is truly great news!”

“The goal of our application was always to ensure uninterrupted services and a smooth transition from SkyWest to Contour,” said Airport Director Chris Kreig. “Since 2018, the SkyWest flight serviced almost 90,000 passengers and I am confident that with this renewed application for EAS with Contour, the Plattsburgh International Airport will continue to provide quality and reliable air service to our region and beyond. I am grateful to the DOT for their continued support of our airport.”

“This is welcome news, guaranteeing continued non-stop jet service to a major eastern hub,” says Garry Douglas, President of the North Country Chamber of Commerce. “We thank our new partners at Contour for their commitment and look forward to working with them, including facilitating connections with the regional business and tourism community and spreading the word in Quebec. We also thank all who actively supported federal approval including Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, and our state legislators. Onward and upward to Philly and beyond!”

The grant funding secured from the DOT will be used to secure nonstop, roundtrip flights from Plattsburgh International Airport to the Philadelphia International Airport through public charter service provided by Contour Airlines. Thanks to an interline ticketing and check-in agreement between Contour and American Airlines, travelers will be able to ticket seamlessly from PBG, through Philadelphia and connect to a variety of destinations through American Airlines.

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Town of Peru will be closing a portion of Elm Street @ 53 Elm Street tomorrow May 10^th  from 9 am till 2 pm for sewer line repair.

There will be NO through traffic during this time.  

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