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Archive for November, 2010

Web Marketing “Boot Camp” Starts January 13 in Canton, Malone, Moriah and Watertown

Selling – and buying – online is hot this holiday season. North Country entrepreneurs can learn how to be profitable with online sales year’round by registering for the Marketing Your Product for Profit course that begins January 13 in Canton, Malone, Moriah and Watertown.

Zoning Board has a two item December agenda

AGENDA, ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS, Wednesday, December 15, 2010, 7:00 p.m. Peru Town Hall 1. CALL meeting to order. 2. ROLL CALL. 3. APPROVAL of November minutes. 4. OPEN floor to Public Hearing. 5. APPLICATION: CARRIE BRASHEA, Area Variance ~ 269 Dashnaw Rd. 6. APPLICATION: RICK CURRY, Area Variance ~ Arnold Rd. 7. ANY FURTHER […]

Peru Community Church makes needed repairs

Over the past few weeks work has been completed to improve drainage around the Peru Community Church. This is what the site looked like two weeks ago. By Adele Douglas Between the water coming off State Rte 22 B and the water coming off the roof, the foundation of the Peru Community Church was wet […]

A trip to Caladesi Island Florida

By Adele Douglas For me, November is a depressing month, dark, cold and with the promise of worse to come. So for my 50th birthday I asked my husband for a few days in the sun and warmth. We booked a flight from Plattsburgh to the St Petersburg/ Clearwater Airport and selected a place to […]

Maker of medicines coming to Massena – Company could employ about 100

The Watertown Daily Times reports

Happy Thanksgiving from the Peru Gazette

Planning Board has a one item December agenda

(Note – agenda was amended to include one item on November 30, 2010) AGENDA PERU PLANNING BOARD Wednesday, December 8th, 2010 7:00 p.m. Peru Town Hall 1. CALL meeting to order. 2. ROLL CALL. 3. APPROVAL of November Minutes. 4. OPEN floor to Public Hearing. 5. SITE PLAN REVIEW: ERIC DUQUETTE Sign ~ Route 22B […]

Dog park update & water issues among topics at Monday’s Town Board Meeting

By Donald McBrayer The Peru Town Board held its regular meeting on Monday, November 22.
A recording of the meeting can be found at: http://d1091839.domain.com/PeruTown/TBM-11-22-2010.WAV Minutes for the November 4th public hearing and November 8th regular meeting were approved and can be found at: http://www.perutown.com/min10.htm Ann Wilke, Chair of the Dog Park Committee & Kara McBrayer, Dog Park […]

Peru home construction is increasing compared to last year – People are seeking value!

By John T. Ryan Peru hasn’t been immune to the national slowdown in new home construction, but eleven site-built and modular home permits have been issued through October compared to seven during the same period last year. Code Enforcement Officer Paul Blaine said the site-built home are generally smaller than in previous years. He explained […]

Zoning Board’s October minutes appear here

Leon Blair, Chairman of the Town of Peru Zoning Board of Appeals, called the meeting of October 20, 2010 to order at 7:00 pm.

Water quality is one of 25 Town Board agenda items

AGENDA, TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING, November 22, 2010 @ 7:00 PM

Memberships in associations costing Onondaga County $217,899 a year – County belongs to 229 organizations

The Post Standard reports

Lyon Mt. prison reuse studied – Chamber panel examines broader impact of closing

The Press Republican reports

It’s the time of year for thanks, praise and beautiful music

The Keeseville-Peru Ecumenical Choir will be performing two concerts. The first concert will be Saturday, December 11, 2010, at 7:30pm at St. Augustine’s Church in Peru. The second concert will be Sunday, December 12, 2010, 7:30pm at St. John the Baptist Church in Keeseville.  The choir is directed by Jeanette Woodruff and accompanied by Carol […]

Trudeau to North Carolina?

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports SARANAC LAKE – Are Trudeau Institute officials eyeing a state-of-the-art research campus in North Carolina as a possible site for expansion or relocation? Village Mayor Clyde Rabideau thinks so. Rabideau, in a guest commentary published in Friday’s Enterprise, said “there’s a buzz” that Trudeau will be sending its representatives to […]

Vermont delegation defends earmarks

The Free Press reports

Owens: Pelosi will lose me if she doesn’t change

The Times Union reports

Earmarks loathed and loved – Lawmakers look for loopholes, exceptions

The Watertown Daily Times reports

Mayor’s pick to lead NYC schools – A Trailblazer With Her Eye on the Bottom Line

The N Y Times reports

Local Hosts: We’ll run the Empire State Games

The adirondack almanac reports

Study: 4 in 10 say marriage is becoming obsolete

The Post Standard reports

Planning Board October minutes published

Richard Williams, Chair of the Town of Peru Planning Board, called the meeting of Wednesday, October 13th, 2010 at 7:00pm, to order.

Democrats reschedule meeting to November 18th

To All Peru Democrats, The meeting  for the Peru Democratic Party that was scheduled for Thursday, Nov 18th, 2010 will have to be rescheduled due to the Town Hall having two other meetings. The new date, time and location for the Peru Democratic meeting is Wednesday, Nov 24th, 2010 at 7:00 PM. This meeting will be held […]

Clinton County increases tax levy for 2011 – All services remain; vacant jobs left empty

The Press Republican reports

This story was originally published Oct 11th – the need still exists. Readership continues to increase!

By John T. Ryan If you are a Peru Gazette reader you have a chance to improve this experiment in community journalism. While the Gazette has been averaging about 90 visits daily (115 visits daily or +24% as of 11/17), if we had more contributing writers and photographers I believe we could double or triple the number of […]