The Peru Gazette

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Brandon Way and Teresa Larsen

Main dining room

Just a touch of the beautiful view

Bar dining area

By John T. Ryan

Peru – Word of mouth travels fast in the North Country. On November 6, 2019 The Mariner Bar and Grill opened its doors. There wasn’t a sign outside, but customers started coming through the door. Owners Brandon Way and Teresa Larsen still haven’t advertised, but they say business has been very good, so good that If you plan on dining at the restaurant on either Friday or Saturday evening they advise making reservations.

Dana’s Rusty Anchor operated at the same location on the Lake Shore Rd. at 4016 Route 9 until January 8, 2019 when a fire devastated that restaurant. Following an extensive rebuild and total renovation The Mariner opened featuring a large, modern dining room, a smaller dining area, an attractive bar and an open kitchen. Both dining areas and the bar have an expansive view of Lake Champlain and Valcour Island.

Brandon Way and his wife, Teresa Larsen, worked as computer app developers for several years before having second thoughts. Brandon explained, “We asked ourselves. Do we really want to keep doing this? We love the restaurant industry more than anything we’ve ever done in our lives. Believe it or not, I love waiting on tables. I don’t know why, but I love it.” Way and Larsen have many years of restaurant experience, beginning in high school.

Teresa explained, “I love the hospitality part of serving good food. When I go out, I want to relax, be entertained, and have a good time. I want the same thing for others.”

Brandon describes The Mariner’s menu as having French, Spanish and Portuguese influences but still a hometown classic. Teresa added, “Our chefs are out of this world. Lonnie Furnia is our executive chef and Kevin Perrone is our sous-chef.” All foods are cooked to order; the kitchen doesn’t have a microwave. Brandon went out of his way to acquire a Montague steak broiler specially designed to sear a steak so that it retains its juices. Coquille St. Jacque has been the restaurant’s most popular seafood. Burgers are made to order and there’s a kids menu.

As the climate transitions into warmer weather, The Mariner’s atmosphere will change from cozy to more casual. Teresa said, “There will be a summer vibe here on the marina. There are 15 transit day slips making it easy for someone to pull up outside. A little further out there are 120 sailboat moorings, plus hundreds of boats are typically around Valcour Island. Customers will be wearing sandals and shorts.”

Both Brandon and Teresa say they want customers to come to a place where they find quality food and hospitality. When Brandon’s not supervising every dish that leaves the kitchen, he says he’ll be shaking hands and listening to what people are saying.

This winter, The Mariner Bar and Grill is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Hours will change in the summer. Call 518-565-8511 for reservations. If the parking lot in front is full, there’s plenty of parking just across the street.

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The state Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is not doing enough to ensure adequate protections are in place for children who are placed in the custody of relatives or another suitable person outside the foster care system, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

“The Office of Children and Family Services needs to do more to protect children placed with relatives or guardians outside of foster care from harm or neglect,” DiNapoli said. “OCFS lacks adequate oversight and uniform standards to ensure children in direct placement are not put into another bad situation and are kept out of harm’s way. OCFS attempted to dismiss the serious findings of our auditors rather than take proactive steps to address these glaring issues. I urge the agency to act on our recommendations.”

OCFS oversees the state’s child welfare system and is responsible for supervising and coordinating child welfare services, which are administered by 58 local Departments of Social Services (local districts) throughout the state. One alternative to foster care is direct placement, where a child is placed in the direct custody of a relative or another suitable person. In direct placement cases, courts usually order the local district to supervise the placement. State regulations require local districts to document that a family member or suitable person can safely provide for the needs of the child.

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The Peru Central School District is seeking candidates to fill two (2) vacant, at-large seats on the Board of Education, due to the expiration of the terms of Ms. Cynthia Mills and Mr. Steven Peters.

Both seats are for full five-year terms from July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2025.

The ‘Petition for Nomination of Candidate’ is available in the District Office at 17 School Street on Mondays through Fridays, except school holidays, or via the web at http://www.perucsd.org.  Petitions must be directed to the School District Clerk, shall be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District, and shall state the name, residence and phone number of the candidate.    Petitions must be returned no later than 5:00 PM on Monday, April 20, 2020.

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A Talk by Paolo Fedi, M.D., Ph.D.

March 25, 6:30 p.m. 

Lake Forest Senior Living Community

8 Lake Forest Dr., Plattsburgh, NY 12903

Admission is free

In 1822, a fur trapper named Alexis St. Martin was accidentally gut-shot by a shotgun in Mackinac Island, Michigan. Near death, he was treated by William Beaumont, an Army physician who for much of his career had practiced medicine in Clinton County, New York. What followed was a remarkable chapter in medical history, one that resonates today.

Dr. Paolo Fedi, head of Beaumont GI Services in Plattsburgh, will discuss the lasting medical legacy of Beaumont, whose observations and experiments with St. Martin became the basis for much of modern gastroenterology.

Dr. Fedi’s talk, to be given at Lake Forest Senior Living Community on Wednesday, March 25, at 6:30 p.m., will cover a remarkable piece of local and medical history. Dr. Fedi will delve into the personality of the self-driven and mostly self-educated Beaumont; describe the peculiar circumstances that allowed him to study the physiology of the human stomach, as well as the results of his pioneering research; lay out the legacy of Beaumont and his findings; and discuss the ethical questions posed by his study of St. Martin.

The event is free and open to the public.

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