Archive for March, 2011
Prison closure opens divide; Upstate Republicans and downstate Democrats clash
The Times Union reports
Posted: March 17th, 2011 under General News.
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So, just how hard are these schools getting hit?
The Times Union reports
Posted: March 17th, 2011 under Peru School News.
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Saranac Lake Community Department Store reaches $500,000 goal, plans summer opening
The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports and the Press Republican reports
Posted: March 16th, 2011 under General News.
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Bus proposal worries schools – Cuomo would require buses to be at least 10 years old to acquire state replacement aid
The Watertown Daily Times reports
Posted: March 16th, 2011 under General News.
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Seneca Nation withholds almost 1/4 billion in slots revenue from state and local communities
The Buffalo News reports
Posted: March 16th, 2011 under General News.
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Logger cuts tree, which hits, kills snowmobiler
The Post Star reports
Posted: March 16th, 2011 under General News.
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North Syracuse proposed budget cuts 103 positions, raises taxes
The Post Standard reports
Posted: March 15th, 2011 under General News.
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Sen. Gillibrand: U.S. should exit Afghanistan
The Post Standard reports
Posted: March 15th, 2011 under Congressional News.
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Youth Commission programs and Code Enforcement Officer position among topics at Monday’s Town Board Meeting
By Donald McBrayer The Town Board held it’s regular meeting on Monday, March 14th. Everyone but the town attorney was present. A discussion on the Youth Meeting revealed consideration of possible cuts to the swimming and arts & crafts programs. The addition of golf, Zumba, and tennis programs are also being considered. No definite decisions have […]
Posted: March 15th, 2011 under Town Board News.
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Peru Central District Flags at Half Mast This Week
Peru Central School District’s exterior flags are at half-mast the rest of this week to commemorate the death of Peru CSD employee Fred Schaefer, a long-term district employee who had served in recent years as Middle School Assistant Principal. Mr. Schaefer was on long-term leave this school year, according to Peru Central Superintendent of Schools, […]
Posted: March 15th, 2011 under Peru School News.
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Willsboro teachers agree to no new raises
The Press Republican reports
Posted: March 15th, 2011 under General News.
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Springfest begins at Whiteface begins, runs through March
The Lake Placid News reports
Posted: March 15th, 2011 under Things to do in & near Peru.
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Old X-country ski trails at the Ausable Chasm reopened
The Lake Placid News reports
Posted: March 15th, 2011 under General News, Things to do in & near Peru.
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New York Senate Republicans advance constitutional fix for state redistricting issue – but after 2020
The Post Standard reports
Posted: March 15th, 2011 under General News.
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Owens staff is lean
The Watertown Daily Times reports
Posted: March 15th, 2011 under Congressional News.
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Owens Returns More Than 15 Percent of 2010 Office Budget
From the office of Congressman Owens WASHINGTON – Congressman Bill Owens announced today that he will return more than $230,000 of his 2010 Congressional office budget to the United States Treasury to help pay down the federal deficit. This is the second consecutive year that Owens has returned in excess of 15 percent of his […]
Posted: March 15th, 2011 under Congressional News.
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“Taking the Plunge” – a story beginning with a boy falling from the Port Kent Ferry and plunging into Lake Champlain
The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports
Posted: March 14th, 2011 under General News.
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Northway traffic will be diverted at Peru Exit 35 this Tuesday and Thursday
Please be advised that the NYSDOT will be closing I-87 near Peru, Exit 35 to allow for the erection of Stage 1 structural steel for the Bear Swamp Road bridge replacements per the schedule below: Interstate 87 closure at Exit 35 on Tuesday and Thursday, March 15th and 17th. On Tuesday, March 15th, Interstate 87 […]
Posted: March 14th, 2011 under General News.
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Why Republicans can’t accept a level playing field in the state Senate
Brian Mann of NCPR comments
Posted: March 14th, 2011 under General News.
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Paladino campaign reneges on debts
The Buffalo News reports
Posted: March 14th, 2011 under General News.
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Lewis County woman is Jeopardy! champ
The Watertown Daily Times reports
Posted: March 14th, 2011 under General News.
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Dan Ladd: Well-seasoned in the Adirondacks
The adirondack almanac reports
Posted: March 14th, 2011 under General News.
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Deep snow and white-tail deer mortality
The adirondack almanac reports
Posted: March 14th, 2011 under General News.
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Teachers’ unions encounter difficult choices
The Utica Observer-Dispatch reports
Posted: March 13th, 2011 under General News.
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Peru resident relates her Tokyo earthquake experience
Peru resident and SUNY Plattsburgh Assistant Professor Dr. Lauren Eastwood is in Tokyo and experienced yesterday’s earthquake. She described her impressions and forwarded a few photos. The Gazette thanks Neil Hamilton for providing this information to us. I happened to be at the Imperial Palace, which is very close to the center of Tokyo. Fortunately, […]
Posted: March 12th, 2011 under General News, Peru/Regional History.
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