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Archive for February, 2013

Former Assembly candidate arrested on drug charges (update)

Former Assembly candidate arrested on drug charges (update) – AdirondackDailyEnterprise.com 

Saranac Lake schools face gaping budget hole

Saranac Lake schools face gaping budget hole – AdirondackDailyEnterprise.com

Owens: USPS Saturday Delivery Decision “Outrageous”

Plattsburgh, NY –The United States Postal Service (USPS) today announced they intend to eliminate Saturday delivery for first class mail beginning in August of 2013.  Congressman Bill Owens blasted the decision, calling on the Postal Service to take aggressive actions to raise revenue while not unfairly burdening rural areas with service cuts. “I strongly disagree […]

Goodbye to Saturday mail?

Goodbye to Saturday mail? – AdirondackDailyEnterprise.com | News, Sports, Jobs, 

North Country Regional Economic Development Council to Meet Thursday, Feb. 21; “Path Through History” working group to meet same Day

What: The North Country Regional Economic Development Council will meet Thursday, February 21 at SUNY Potsdam.  The public meeting will be held from 1 – 2 p.m. The North Country Path Through History Work Group will also hold a public meeting to gain input for the development of its $100,000 marketing plan to encourage tourism, local economic […]

Mother of quintuplets, newborn babies return to Watertown

Watertown Daily Times | Mother of quintuplets, newborn babies return to Watertown.

RPI president warns of budget cuts’ impact: Cuomo’s budget spends more on the Buffalo Bills than pre-k programs

Campus Notebook: RPI president warns of budget cuts’ impact – Times Union.

NYC targets housing and businesses for first $1B of storm aid money

Bloomberg Targets Housing and Businesses for Storm Aid Money – NYTimes.com.

Plan shuts prison sites; Cuomo administration targets two women’s facilities near New York City; 7 closed so far

Plan shuts prison sites – Times Union.

The more the merrier for Winter Games

The more the merrier for Winter Games » Local News » Press-Republican.

Dan Crane: Revisiting Adirondack Tourism (The debate goes on)

Dan Crane: Revisiting Adirondack Tourism | The Adirondack Almanack.

CCC relations-director position eliminated

CCC relations-director position eliminated » Local News » Press-Republican.

Probe into congressman’s Taiwan trip to continue

Probe into congressman’s Taiwan trip to continue » Breaking News » Press-Republican.

‘Dictator’ charge draws apology

‘Dictator’ charge draws apology – Times Union.

House panel: Medicaid is a $54B mess; New York’s Medicaid system needs audit to study waste, abuse, draft report says

House panel: Medicaid is a $54B mess – Times Union.

Plattsburgh trooper charged with raping 2 women (update)

Plattsburgh trooper charged with raping 2 women (update) – AdirondackDailyEnterprise.com 

Albert Einstein: almost under the lake

Albert Einstein: almost under the lake – AdirondackDailyEnterprise.com | News, Sports, Jobs,

Ravi Ross named to the Dean’s List at The College at Brockport

BROCKPORT, NY (02/06/2013)(readMedia)– The College at Brockport, State University of New York, recently honored students who excelled academically by naming them to the Dean’s List for the fall 2012 semester. Ravi Ross of Peru, NY was named to the Dean’s List. Students who earn a GPA of 3.70–3.99 are named to the Dean’s List with Honors, while […]

Trooper charged with rape » Breaking News

Trooper charged with rape » Breaking News » Press-Republican.

Beekmantown group aims to educate school communities

Group aims to educate school communities » Local News » Press-Republican.

Increased sales tax collections means $100k+ to Peru

By John T. Ryan A few weeks ago the Peru Town Board learned that Clinton County’s 2012 sales tax collections exceeded estimates. At the Board’s January 28th Town Supervisor Peter Glushko stated the increased collections resulted in the Town receiving a check in the amount of $108,618.75. In January 2012 the Town of Peru received […]

Grants, dogs, budgets and road damage highlight Town Board meeting

Story corrected – Highway Superintendent Michael Farrell explained that he did not pave 1.5 miles of town roads in 2012 because of NYS budget cap regulations.  Our story previously stated that the paving was not done because the Highway Department purchased an excavator and a truck.  By John T. Ryan The January 14th Peru Town […]

Malone Winter Carnival events kick off Saturday

Malone Winter Carnival events kick off Saturday » NEW TODAY… » Press-Republican.

Winds strafe North Country

Winds strafe North Country » Local News » Press-Republican.