Archive for March, 2013
Riding yogurt boom, fruit company Agrana plans Lysander plant; 120 jobs possible | syracuse.com
Riding yogurt boom, fruit company Agrana plans Lysander plant; 120 jobs possible | syracuse.com.
Posted: March 14th, 2013 under Agricultural News, Business News, General News.
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Local governments need Albany help on pay, pensions – Editorial
Local governments need Albany help on pay, pensions – Editorial.
Posted: March 14th, 2013 under Opinion, State Government News.
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Will NanoCollege break away from UAlbany?
Will NanoCollege break away from UAlbany? – Times Union.
Posted: March 14th, 2013 under Education News, General News, State Government News.
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Plattsburgh School District anticipates 2013-14 budget gap
City School anticipates 2013-14 budget gap » Local News » Press-Republican.
Posted: March 14th, 2013 under Education News, General News, Northern NY News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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Clinton County legislators call for repeal on gun law
Legislators call for repeal on gun law » Local News » Press-Republican.
Posted: March 14th, 2013 under General News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News.
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Sweets in store on maple weekends
Sweets in store on maple weekends » NEW TODAY… » Press-Republican.
Posted: March 14th, 2013 under Agricultural News, Environmental News, General News, Northern NY News, Things to do in & near Peru.
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Cops kill suspect in deadly NY shooting rampage
Cops kill suspect in deadly NY shooting rampage » Breaking News » Press-Republican.
Posted: March 14th, 2013 under General News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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Police search for meth suspect » Breaking News
Police search for meth suspect » Breaking News » Press-Republican.
Posted: March 14th, 2013 under General News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News.
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Owns joins effort to make small purchases easier to import
Washington, DC – Congressman Bill Owens announced this week he has joined a bipartisan effort between the House and Senate to increase the threshold at which low-value shipments can enter the United States free from tariffs, also known as a “de minimis” threshold. Owens is an original co-sponsor of the “Low Value Shipment Regulatory […]
Posted: March 14th, 2013 under Business News, Congressional News, General News, Northern NY News.
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Argentina’s Cardinal Bergoglio Is The New Pope; He Will Be ‘Francis’
Argentina’s Cardinal Bergoglio Is The New Pope; He Will Be ‘Francis’ : The Two-Way : NPR.
Posted: March 13th, 2013 under General News, Peru/Regional History.
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State Senate oks bill allowing towns to set speed limits on local roads; Still needs Assembly approval
The State Senate today approved legislation that would allow towns to set maximum speed limits on local roads. Currently, cities, villages and towns with populations of 50,000 or greater can do so without New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) approval. “It’s an arbitrary […]
Posted: March 13th, 2013 under General News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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Register for Peru’s summer & fall youth activities
Town of Peru Youth Commission will be holding their registration for all Summer Activities, including Baseball/Softball/T-Ball and Fall Soccer on Friday April 12 from 6-9 PM and Saturday 9-Noon downstairs at the Peru Town Hall. Youth Participating in the Baseball/Softball Program need to reside within the Town of Peru and provide a birth certificate. There will be […]
Posted: March 13th, 2013 under General News, Things to do in & near Peru, Town Board News, Youth News.
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Police: 4 killed in upstate N.Y. shootings
Police: 4 killed in upstate N.Y. shootings | National News – WPTZ Home.
Posted: March 13th, 2013 under General News, Law Enforcement News.
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Police seek information for Potsdam fraternity sexual assault investigation
Watertown Daily Times | Police seek information for Potsdam fraternity sexual assault investigation.
Posted: March 13th, 2013 under General News, Law Enforcement News.
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January 2013 unemployment shows no improvement in Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence Counties from 2012
Watertown Daily Times | January 2013 unemployment shows no improvement from 2012.
Posted: March 13th, 2013 under Business News, General News, Northern NY News.
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Jefferson County assistant district attorney charged with DWI
Watertown Daily Times | Jefferson County assistant district attorney charged with DWI.
Posted: March 13th, 2013 under General News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News.
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Albany area jobless rate rises; Report is in sharp contrast to earlier data showing region gained jobs in year
Area jobless rate rises – Times Union.
Posted: March 13th, 2013 under Business News, General News.
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Marijuana law becomes part of budget talks
Marijuana law becomes part of budget talks – Times Union.
Posted: March 13th, 2013 under General News, Law Enforcement News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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Border, Medicare among local sequester concerns
Border, Medicare among local sequester concerns » Local News » Press-Republican.
Posted: March 13th, 2013 under General News, Heathcare News, Law Enforcement News.
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Judge refuses to block tougher NY gun law
Judge refuses to block tougher NY gun law » Breaking News » Press-Republican.
Posted: March 13th, 2013 under General News, Law Enforcement News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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Scouts honored, costs curtailed, Youth Commission members approved
By John T. Ryan On March 11th the Peru Town Board continued its effort to recognize Peru Boy Scout Troop 49’s Eagle Scouts. Eleven Troop 49 scouts have achieved the Eagle Scout rank in the last two years and four additional scouts are working towards the Eagle rank. Nathan Fuller achieved the Eagle Scout rank […]
Posted: March 13th, 2013 under General News, Peru resident news/accomplishments, Peru School News, Town Board News, Youth News.
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Feds bust up $100M NC crop insurance fraud ring
Feds bust up $100M NC crop insurance fraud ring – Yahoo! News.
Posted: March 12th, 2013 under Agricultural News, General News, Law Enforcement News.
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No Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting in March
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Posted: March 12th, 2013 under General News, Zoning Board News.
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“Slavery to Citizenship” – coming to the Peru Free library
March 24, 5:00.pm. Slavery to Citizenship: a story of the impact of Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Barack Obama on ordinary African Americans by Jackie Madison, President of the North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association. Peru Free Library, 3024 Rte 22, Peru. Free and open to the public.
Posted: March 12th, 2013 under Education News, General News, Opinion.
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VA defies gun statute; Says providers will not comply with provision on reporting potentially dangerous patients
VA defies gun statute – Times Union.
Posted: March 12th, 2013 under General News, Law Enforcement News.
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