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Plattsburgh, NY – This week, Pfizer announced that their application to the U.S. Department of Labor for Trade Adjustment Assistance was accepted, opening new opportunities for laid-off workers from Pfizer’s Rouses Point facility. The Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Program is a federal program that assists U.S. workers who have lost their jobs by providing opportunities to obtain the skills, credentials, resources, and support necessary to find new jobs. Senators Schumer and Gillibrand and Congressman Bill Owens pushed for this approval in a letter earlier this year after coordinating with Pfizer and the North Country Chamber of Commerce.   They offered the following statement on today’s announcement: “We should be working every day to get out-of-work New Yorkers back on the job as quickly as possible, so I applaud the Department of Labor’s decision to approve Pfizer’s application and provide these crucial services,” said Senator Schumer. “This federal program will provide the training and temporary assistance these North Country workers need to make it through this difficult period and find new employment.” Read more »

The North Star Underground Railroad Museum will open for 2013 on Saturday, May 4, kicking off the new museum’s third season, right next door to the Ausable Chasm. Opening day will feature a mini bus tour of Underground Railroad sites in nearby Keeseville and Peru. Stops include a hidden room located in a barn at the former Stephen Keese Smith farm in Peru, the Quaker Cemetery and local churches that helped enslaved people escape from slave catchers.

The museum will be open 7 days a week, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., through October. FREE admission all season. 1131 Mace Chasm Rd., Ausable Chasm, NY 12911-1704. 518-834-5180. urg@frontier.com

The museum drew over 4,000 visitors in its first year, and then close to 6,000 in 2012. It brings to life the stories of men, women and children who traveled on the Lake Champlain Corridor of the Underground Railroad before the Civil War and the local families who hide the fugitives, many of them headed to Canada. Others settled in the North Country and put down roots here.

The mini bus tour will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday morning, at the North Star Museum, 1131 Mace Chasm Rd. Reservations are required. Please call 518-834-5180 or email ugr@frontier.com. While the museum is always free, there is a $10 charge for the tour.

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By John T. Ryan

The Green Acres Restaurant at 3065 North Main Street has a new owner.  Donna Rowley opened the doors at her business on Saturday, April 27, 2013. Crowley took over Green Acres from Hanh and Sherry Chung who operated the restaurant for 16 years. Rowley isn’t a a food service novice. She earned an Associates Degree in Culinary Arts from SUNY Cobleskill and had 18 years of restaurant experience prior to becoming head chef at the Malone Golf and Country Club seven years ago. When she wasn’t working at the club she was selling baked goods out of her home kitchen.

A Malone native, Crowley resides in Cadyville. While she doesn’t know many people in Peru, she’s already met several customers and is quickly learning their food preferences. She loves to bake pies, but Crowley has already discovered that her customers love cakes. She quickly responded by adding several cake choices to the menu along with éclairs and other pastries. She’s also broadened the meal menu adding two chicken sandwiches, a reuben, fish and chips, broiled haddock, Chicken Parmesan and ravioli.  There will also be daily specials.

In a five-day period prior to opening, Rowley painted, installed wainscoting and new carpeting. Air conditioning, new kitchen flooring and blinds are next on her agenda.

L-R Sam Dimock and John Stafford

By John T. Ryan

The Peru Volunteer Fire Department held its Annual Banquet on Saturday, April 27^th and announced that Sam Dimock is the 2012 Firefighter of the Year and John Stafford is the 2012 EMT Provider of the Year.  Department Chief Brian Westover said both men deserved to be recognized for their dedication and hard work.

Dimock, one of the department’s newest members, has been a firefighter for only a year and one-half. He’s following in the footsteps of his father Bruce who belonged to the department for fifteen years. Dimock is a full-time farmer, working with his dad at Dimock Farms.

The department chose John Stafford as EMT Provider of the Year.  He has been a member for 11 years.  When he isn’t volunteering, Stafford is an Advanced Critical Care EMT for CVPH Medical Center.

Both men said the camaraderie and brotherhood they enjoy with the other members of the department are the best parts of being a member of the 40-person Peru Department.

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Plattsburgh, NY – Today, Congressman Bill Owens applauded the announcement that Nova Bus has secured $148 million in new business through the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA).  According to a press release from Nova Bus, the order constitutes a purchase of 300 buses which will be assembled at the Plattsburgh, New York facility.  Congressman Bill Owens offered the following statement:

“Today’s announcement is good news for Nova Bus employees and the many suppliers who depend on Nova Bus to grow their business,” Owens said.  “Manufacturing jobs like those at Nova Bus are critical to strengthening the middle class, and I applaud the work that’s being done at all levels to secure Nova Bus’s place as a leading employer for the North Country.”

The CTA contract award reportedly comes with options that could lead to the purchase of an additional 150 vehicles in the future.  According to Nova Bus, the purchase of each individual vehicle accounts for the creation or retention of 1.1 jobs and 5 indirect jobs.  The company will be providing their Nova LFS Smart Bus, which will replace the Nova vehicles CTA has had in service for over a decade.

Spring Book Sale:   

Thursday, May 16, 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

                      Friday,    May 17, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

                      Saturday, May 18, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

        Peru Free Library, Main Street, Peru NY

Submitted by: Helle Thomsen Parker (643-8295), Secretary,

          Friends of the Library, Peru Free Library, Peru (643-8618)

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