The Peru Gazette

LOUDENVILLE, NY, March 10, 2014 —Teach For America announced today that Morgan Flynn, a senior at Siena College, has been accepted to the organization’s 2014 teaching corps. A native of Peru, New York, Flynn studies English and Education at Siena College. She was selected from an applicant pool of over 50,000, one of the largest […]

City & State – Wild, Wild North.

Cuomo: N.Y. to run ski bus service from NYC, Toronto – Times Union.

Report Details Impact on Affordability by County  Housing costs in New York rose sharply relative to income from 2000 to 2012, with more than half of renters and more than a third of homeowners paying at least 30 percent of their 2012 income for a place to live, according to a report released today by State Comptroller […]

Regular Mtg Agenda 10Mar2014

Watertown Daily Times | Fort Drum generates $1.4 billion in economic activity; slight decrease from previous year.

The Peru School Band, Chorus and alumni are seeking participants to present an honorary concert for longtime former Peru Band director Lynn Wilke to be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 12, in the Peru School Auditorium. Wilke was band, chorus and general music teacher at the school for more than 30 years. His halftime […]

Elected Capital Region officials oppose Cuomo tax freeze – Times Union.

Senate blocks military sexual-assault bill – Houston Chronicle.

Morgan Flynn has been named to Siena College’s President’s List for the Fall 2013 Semester. Flynn, of Peru, NY, is majoring in English education. To be included on the President’s List, a student’s GPA for the semester must be 3.9 or higher. Flynn was one of 235 students who were named to this semester’s list. Founded […]

Peru Central’s Board of Education launches its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at 5 PM at the school district’s community room, adjacent to the main entrance of Peru Jr/Sr High School.  An executive session associated with particular personnel matters will take place immediately following the 5 PM start.  A public Community Budget […]

Astorino announces candidacy for governor « The In Box.

Adirondack Insects: Extreme Cold And Climate Change – The Adirondack Almanack 

Senator Betty Little (center) talks with county and town highway superintendents during the annual “Local Roads Matter” lobby day in Albany on Wednesday, March 5.  Under the executive budget proposal, funding for the Consolidated Highway Improvement Program (CHIPS) and the Federal Municipal Streets and Highways Program (“Marchiselli”) would be held at current levels. The Peru […]

The Medicaid solution – The Observation Deck.

Panel’s new chief vetted – Times Union.

Senator Betty Little is pictured with Quebec’s New York delegate general, Dominique Poirier, in the senator’s Albany office on Monday, March 3.  Little and Poirier discussed tourism, the success of Canadian companies operating in New York and the importance of the cross-border trade relationship.

Senator Betty Little has been appointed to the Rules Committee an the Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business Committee in the State Senate. She will continue to serve as chair of the Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation Committee, and as a member of the following committees: Consumer Protection, Crime Victims, Crime and Correction, Education, Environmental Conservation, Finance and […]

Peru native dies in Fla. car/motorcycle crash » NEW TODAY… » Press-Republican.

Plattsburgh, NY – 3/03/14 – On Saturday, April 5, 2014 the United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc. is teaming up with the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau and Project H.E.L.P. at SUNY Plattsburgh for the Annual Day of Caring.  This volunteer-driven event has hosted projects ranging from cleaning homes of senior citizens, helping complete projects […]

The League of Women Voters of the North Country announces the fourth annual Meet Your State Legislators (MYSL) event to be held on Saturday morning, March 15, 2014, 9:30 AM-12:00 noon at the Peru Central High School auditorium.  For the fourth consecutive year,  Senator Betty Little and Assemblywoman Janet Duprey have agreed to assist in […]

The farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program has posted its 2014 Economic Impact Report online at www.nnyagdev.org. The two-page report offers a concise snapshot of the value of the 2013 projects funded by the research, technical assistance, and outreach program. The NNYADP receives funding from the New York State Legislature through the support of Senator […]

Federal military sex crime bill will pass, says Sen. Gillibrand – NY Daily News.

Land buy advances Albany Convention Center project – Times Union.

Bad driver crackdown as Cuomo provides driving records to courts | New York Post.