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Archive for July, 2011

State parks wither as funds dry up

Lo-Hud.com reports 

Peru residents have a new opportunity to get in shape

By John T. Ryan Sometimes a name says it all and this appears to be the story at Peru’s new fitness center.   The facility once known as Hardcore Fitness has reopened under new ownership and a new name – Community Fit. Peru residents Susan and Kirk Polhemus purchased the facility at  3452 Route 22.  Susan […]

New wind guidelines anger bird, bat groups

The Watertown Daily Times reports

Kohl’s eyeing former Ames Plaza

The Press Republican reports 

Town Board addresses highway department budget, supports Babbie Museum and listens to complaints

By John T. Ryan The Peru Town Board’s meeting of July 25, 2011 was brief but eventful. The Board discussed transferring $125,000 from the town’s unappropriated fund balance to the highway department’s fuel, parts and capital accounts. Clearing last winter’s heavy snow and repairing damage caused by spring and early summer flooding resulted in a […]

Atheist group wants to stop World Trade Center cross

The CNN reports 

Gov. Cuomo launches North Country Regional Economic Development Council – Garry Douglas is Co-Chairman

The Watertown Daily Times reports and and The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports     

Pedaling Upstate: A new website connects riders to routes in New York

Seven Days reports

Mountain Music At the Meadowmount School of Music, concertgoers see the classical stars of tomorrow

Seven Days reports

Dead Ringers: One woman’s quest to find the last phone booths in the Adirondack Park

Seven Days reports

Mother Cabrini Shrine shelter approved by Zoning Board

Leon Blair, Chair of the Town of Peru Zoning Board of Appeals, called the meeting of Wednesday, April 20th, 2011 at 7:00pm to order.

Crowds flock to Burlington sidewalk sale

The Free Press reports

Divorce filings in NY up 12 percent since adoption of no-fault separations

The New York Post reports

Signed detour 11 miles longer than direct route

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports

Planning Board update

PERU PLANNING BOARD, Wednesday, August 10th, 2011 meeting cancelled. No meeting will be held during August.  

Owens Introduces Legislation to Waive Reporting Requirements on U.S. – Canadian Waterways

From the Office of Congressman Bill Owens WASHINGTON – Congressman Bill Owens (NY-23) and Canadian Member of Parliament Gordon Brown (Leeds-Grenville) provided an update today on their continuing action to work to waive the reporting requirement for boaters who do not anchor or dock in shared waters between Canada and the United States. Congressman Bill […]

John Sheehan: Snowmobile trails plan goes too far

The adirondack almanac reports

New York’s wine industry is growing, but faces challenges

The Democrat Chronicle reports

Horace Nye could be put up for sale again

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports

US 11 ClOSED IN MALONE TRAFFIC DIVERTED ON LOCAL ROADS

  The Press Republican reports FRANKLIN County- July 25, 2011; 9:15AM Please be advised that a portion of US Route 11 in Malone has closed due to the partial collapse of a building.  US Route 11 is now closed to traffic between Harrison Place and Webster Street with traffic being rerouted onto local streets. The […]

Drug prices to plummet in wave of expiring patents

The Post Standard reports

John Warren: The Art of Making Enemies

The adirondack almanac reports

Prescription drug abuse in Vermont ‘a problem of epidemic proportions’

The Burlington Free Press reports Part 1 Part Two of a Four Part Series

After discovery, DEC removes N-word from official documents

The Wall Street Journal reports

Woodsmen in training: Paul Smith’s College summer camp teaches the ways of a lumberjack

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports