Archive for May, 2010
Changes in dairy safety net expected – System may be aimed at limiting production
The Watertown Daily Times reports
Posted: May 22nd, 2010 under General News.
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VA Clinic appears to be close to locating in Saranac Lake
The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports
Posted: May 22nd, 2010 under General News.
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Monday’s Town Board agenda includes discussion of a draft dog control law
AGENDA TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING May 24, 2010 @ 7:00 PM
Posted: May 22nd, 2010 under Town Board News.
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A luxury boat factory in Ticonderoga is booming!
The adirondack almanac reports
Posted: May 22nd, 2010 under Business News.
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Pomerleau gives $1 million Burlington YMCA
The Burlington Free Press reports A great story about a very pubic spirited citizen. Does the Plattsburgh area have anyone who is so inclined?
Posted: May 21st, 2010 under General News.
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OTB future bad bet, new state audit warns
The Times Union reports
Posted: May 21st, 2010 under General News.
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Lake Champlain study at Adirondack meeting warns of global warming
The Times Union reports
Posted: May 21st, 2010 under General News.
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Memo outlines DEC budget cuts
The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports
Posted: May 21st, 2010 under General News.
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Owens Outlines Health Reform Tax Credits for Upstate Small Businesses
WASHINGTON — Congressman Bill Owens urged Upstate small businesses to take advantage of significant tax credits under recently passed health insurance reform. The Affordable Care Act is providing tax credits, effective beginning in tax year 2010, for millions of American small businesses to help them offer health insurance coverage to their employees.
Posted: May 20th, 2010 under Congressional News.
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Kabul bomb kills 2 Drum officers
Updated 5/20/10 The Watertown Daily Times reports The Post Standard reports (photos included)
Posted: May 19th, 2010 under General News.
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No budget, no break for lawmakers option as state conventions near
The Times Union reports
Posted: May 19th, 2010 under General News.
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Gov. David Paterson signs bill banning pesticides on school playing fields
The Post Standard reports
Posted: May 19th, 2010 under General News.
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BREAKING NEWS: Tupper Lakers pass school budget (Still losing 25% of faculty)
Updated 5/19/10 The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports
Posted: May 18th, 2010 under General News.
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Peru voters approve budget!
By John T. Ryan Peru voters approved the 2010-11 fiscal year Peru Central School budget today by a vote of 617 to 481. Proposition #2 to authorize purchase of three new school buses was also approved by a vote of 547 to 535. The incumbent candidates for school board ran unopposed. Jon Ruff garnered 825 […]
Posted: May 18th, 2010 under General News, Peru School News, Peru/Regional History.
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Another Try on State Budget
The Times Union reports
Posted: May 18th, 2010 under General News.
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Talks under way to extend Pfizer lease in Rouses Point
The Press Republican reports
Posted: May 18th, 2010 under General News.
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Rep. Owens to Host Plattsburgh Town Hall Meeting
WASHINGTON – Congressman Bill Owens announced today that he will hold a community forum on Saturday, May 22nd at Plattsburgh State. SUNY Plattsburgh President John Ettling will begin the event by welcoming Congressman Owens to campus. Congressman Owens will deliver brief remarks, then answer direct questions from constituents in attendance. All constituents from New York’s […]
Posted: May 18th, 2010 under Congressional News.
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Lake Champlain Bridge: Beautiful but flawed
Updated 5/19/10 The Post-Star reports Part#1 The Post Star reports Part #2 The Post Star reports Part #3 The Post Star reports Part #4 A wonderful series about the history of the Crown Point Bridge, why it failed and what the new bridge will be like. Click here for a list of the deficient bridges […]
Posted: May 17th, 2010 under General News, Peru/Regional History.
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Owens tells chamber he want thinner border
The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports
Posted: May 17th, 2010 under Congressional News.
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Indian cigarette sales thrive as New York works on regulations
The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reports
Posted: May 17th, 2010 under General News.
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Your comments are invited!
By Adele Douglas The Heyworth/Mason Park has a long and interesting history that will soon be documented and displayed for the public. Volunteers are working to develop eight interpretive signs to go up in the park and along the new trail. These are the subjects of the signs: 1. Welcome to Heyworth/Mason Park 2. Native […]
Posted: May 17th, 2010 under General News, Peru/Regional History, Town Board News.
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The smudge pots are gone
Thanks to Joanne Kennedy for the great photos. See www.joannekennedy.net By John T. Ryan May 13, 2010 was the end of the smudge pot era at Forrence Orchards. At about 1 a.m. Seth Forrence and two helpers lit about 550 pots for the last time. Forrence said that smudge pots made economic sense when fuel oil […]
Posted: May 14th, 2010 under Business News, Peru/Regional History.
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NYS to close 55 parks, historic sites Monday
The Press Republican reports
Posted: May 14th, 2010 under General News.
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A beautiful springtime hike
Joanne Kennedy and Colleen Kaulfuss hiked Bald Mountain and Blueberry Cobble near New Russia on Thursday, May 13th. We thought our readers might enjoy Joanne’s photos. (Click here)
Posted: May 14th, 2010 under General News, Things to do in & near Peru.
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Essex County GOP endorses Doheny for Congress
The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports
Posted: May 13th, 2010 under General News.
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