The Peru Gazette

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Editorial: Courageous revelation » Editorial » Press-Republican.

Transformational projects to be considered for the Regional Council’s Strategic Plan must complete Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) by October 31st deadline

The North Country Regional Economic Development Council (NCREDC) strongly recommends that all proposals and suggestions being considered for the NCREDC’s Strategic Plan complete the Consolidated Funding Application (CFA).  Economic development projects that have the potential to transform the North Country Region’s economy and who have already submitted their projects to the NCREDC must complete a CFA prior to the application deadline of October 31 in order to be eligible to access $1 billion in economic development funding from the State. This would include community based projects, as well as projects from private businesses.   Once the CFA is submitted by the applicant, it goes to the local Regional Economic Development Council to be reviewed and ranked as part of its strategic planning process. Application materials and a guidebook are available online at http://nyworks.ny.gov.  Read more »

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Disc golf a growing sport in North Country » Local News » Press-Republican.

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Watertown Daily Times | Company’s Ogdensburg jobs creation estimate depends on defense contract.

Short-lived Peru Central super agreed to severance package » Breaking News » Press-Republican.

Prime real estate? – AdirondackDailyEnterprise.com | News, Sports, Jobs, Saranac Lake region — Adirondack Daily Enterprise.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Plattsburgh is hosting a Community Preparedness Fair at 22 Dennis Ave in Plattsburgh, NY on October 29th from 12-4PM. Several groups will be presenting information on how we can get prepared for different types of emergency disasters and situations.This event is free and open to the public and the community groups that will be presenting information include:
Clinton County Office of Emergency Preparedness
The Red Cross
Clinton County Health Dept
CVPH
NYSEG
FEMA
Plattsburgh City Police and Fire Dept
Local Insurance Reps

The Zoning Board Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, October 19, 2011 has been cancelled.

Survivors of Salem propane explosion are rebuilding lives.

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100 new jobs reduce sting of losing GE solar plant to Colorado – Times Union.

Natural gas cost to drop this winter in NY » Local News » Press-Republican.

Variable-leaf watermilfoil found in South Bay » Local News » Press-Republican.

2012 Empire State Winter Games a go » Local News » Press-Republican.

By John T. Ryan

The Peru Gazette recently celebrated its third anniversary. Our first story about a town board meeting was posted on September 4, 2008. During the past year the Gazette has been visited 37,174 times by people from every state and from several countries. New York readers made over 28,000 of those visits followed by Vermont, Massachusetts, Florida, Virginia, California and Arizona. Readers made 71,639 page views. It seems that even former Peruvians want to know what’s going on in their hometown.

Interest in the Gazette seems to grow each week.  More and more organizations are sending us news releases and an increasing number of people are connecting to us via Facebook.

This growing interest would not be happening without the cooperation of Peru residents and institutions.  All the folks at the Peru Town Hall, our local churches, and community organizations have been 100% cooperative. School Superintendent A. Paul Scott always extends his cooperation and overwhelming courtesy.

The Peru Gazette owes a special debt of gratitude to Don McBrayer who covers almost all the Peru Town Board meetings.  This publication was established to cover town government and our coverage wouldn’t be possible without Don’s skills. Adele Douglas and Joanne Kennedy also contribute stories and/or photos and they are very important to our success.

Our online newspaper is an experiment in citizen journalism.  It was established with the premise that every level of government should have a reporter at every meeting.  We believe that the basis of our democracy depends on a free press whether in print or digital form.

The Peru Gazette has far more potential than realized to date. If more volunteer writers were willing to cover local events, especially those related to youth activities and education, we could attract many more readers and serve the community even more.  Our contributors don’t need vast experience.  We look for fundamental writing skills and a commitment to providing fair, objective coverage of local events. Please email me at editor@perugazette.com if you are interested in contributing stories to the Peru Gazette.

Thank you one and all!

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