The Peru Gazette

Asking tough questions about North Country prisons « The In Box.

Funeral today for Alexandra Kogut; hundreds turn out for vigil | NBC-WKTV 

Watertown Daily Times | State police seek suspect who shot turbines in Lowville.

Factchecking the first presidential debate – The Washington Post.

That Was Then, This is Now – Whole Living Health.

The Body Politic: Kirsten Gillibrand

Trudeau Institute announces major headway on flu immunity – AdirondackDailyEnterprise.com 

Local color crescendo – AdirondackDailyEnterprise.com 

Students gather at area schools for prayer rally » Local News » Press-Republican.

Family Promise to suspend operations » Breaking News » Press-Republican.

Please post that the Town of Peru water/sewer bills are being mailed out on Friday, October 5, 2012, so watch for them in your mailbox!

Also, just a reminder that the Peru Town Hall will be closed in observance of  Columbus Day, Monday October  8, 2012.

Teen Transformers | Seven Days.

Syracuse school district poised to experiment with bonus pay for teachers | syracuse.com.

Commentary: Disgraceful Reporting on Invaded Privacy | The Adirondack Almanack.

Oktoberfest Planned at “New” Titus Mountain | The Adirondack Almanack.

NYPA giving Clarkson $2.2M to upgrade building – AdirondackDailyEnterprise.com 

Enter the Democrat – AdirondackDailyEnterprise.com

Use of isolation in state prisons criticized – Times Union.

New York State Bar Association President Seymour W. James, Jr. has formed a special committee to recommend possible changes in state law that could foster greater voter participation.

“Voting is a fundamental right. Yet here in New York State, we continue to have one of the lowest rates of voter participation in the nation,” Read more »

Pasquale’s Pizzeria fire smothered quickly » NEW TODAY… » Press-Republican.

Click here for Oct. 10 Planning Board Agenda

Click here for the Zoning Board’s October, 17, 2012 Agenda

Plattsburgh, NY – The North Country Cultural Center for the Arts (NCCCA Arts Center) is pleased to announce a special Autumn ArtQuest series.  Youth ages 5-12 will have the opportunity to study the many mediums of sculpture with instructor Roxana Palmer Strong.

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The Walk of Faith will benefit the Peru Community Church’s Jamaica Project and the North County Mission of Hope.  Click here for Walk of Faith Details

Lively debate night – AdirondackDailyEnterprise.com 

By John T. Ryan

The Town Board meeting of September 24, 2012 included good news for residents residing on the Peasleeville Rd. and Strackville Rd. Supervisor Peter Glushko said that Charter Communications has notified the town that it will be installing cable on both roads. Glushko is also working to acquire grant monies to “fill other holes in the coverage.”  The grants would fund wireless technology.

The Town of Peru will be erecting an LED sign at the Little Ausable River Park.  Town counselors voted to purchase the sign at a cost of $7,140 at its Monday meeting. Counselor Kregg Bruno was the only counselor voting against the purchase. Read more »