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Archive for March, 2011

Gillibrand makes proposals to help dairy farmers

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports

UPS denies ‘unsafe’ claims

The Watertown Daily Times reports

Teachers Wonder, Why the Scorn?

The New York Times reports

Owens joins with others to expand farm credit

WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Bill Owens (D-NY), Joe Courtney (D-CT), and Richard Hanna (R-NY) reintroduced legislation that would improve access to credit for family farmers.  H.R. 874, the Agricultural Credit Expansion Act of 2011, would expand the range of business structures that qualify for loans through the Farm Service Agency (FSA), ensuring more family farms […]

“A HELPING HAND FOR HEIDI”

THE PERU VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL BE HOSTING A SPAGHETTI DINNER FUNDRAISER ON MARCH 5Th, 2011 FROM 3 TO 7 PM AT THE PERU FIRE STATION, 753 BEARSWAMP ROAD. A CHINESE AUCTION AND 50/50 RAFFLE WILL BE HELD. THE COST IS ONLY $5 PER DINNER. DELIVERIES WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PERU FIRE DISTRICT RESIDENTS WHO […]

Talk of teacher cuts stirs up emotion

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports

Vermont school budgets sail through on Town Meeting Day

The Free Press reports

Construction pacts between companies, governments rising

The Post Star reports

Attorney: tight control over fundraising groups could get schools in trouble

The Watertown Daily Times reports

UPS to pay $1.3m penalty – Company put workers, public at risk, AG says

The Watertown Daily Times reports

New pension tier, contract flexibility proposed by state mandate panel

Pressconnects.comreports

Teacher effectiveness goes to head of class – Senate eases seniority; Cuomo adds his reforms

The Times Union reports

Wood dealers selling short cords?

NCPR Reports

Low milk prices, high business cost force many to lose dairy farms

The Observer-Dispatch reports

Laurentian Aerospace closes financing deal – “As of today the construction team is at work.”

The Press Republican reports

St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store has a wonderful new home

By John T. Ryan The St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store has opened at a new location directly across from St. Augustine Church in Peru.  The parish recently purchased the former Etesse house at 3028 Main St. adjacent to the St. Augustine’s Parish Center. The thrift store has served the public for several years offering […]

Congressman Gibson wants to see a more U.S.-based military

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports

Town of Peru restricts highway travel for heavy vehicles

The Town Highway Superintendent has informed the Town Board that in order to protect certain town roads it is necessary to exclude certain heavy vehicle traffic for limited periods of time during the year . Beginning March 14, 2011 and until such time as the Town Board directs otherwise the following town roads shall be […]

Congressman Owens Announces Congressional Art Competition

WASHINGTON – Congressman Bill Owens announced today that he is currently accepting submissions from high school students in New York’s 23rd Congressional District for an annual Congressional Art Competition.  The theme for this year’s competition is An Artistic Discovery. “This competition is a great opportunity for artists from Upstate New York to display their talent […]

Saratoga town supervisor defends purchase of old school building

The Post Star reports

St. Lawrence raising tuition, room & board nearly $2,000 – Tuition, room and board total $53,740

The Watertown Daily Times reports

N.Y. still pushing school standards – School officials fear new rules may clash with tighter budgets

The Watertown Daily Times reports

Local History: A true story of sunken treasure

The adirondack almanac reports