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Archive for April, 2018

Essex Co. worker allegedly murders DA’s brother in bar fight – LakePlacidNews.com 

Source: Essex Co. worker allegedly murders DA’s brother in bar fight – LakePlacidNews.com | News and information on the Lake Placid and Essex County region of New York – Lake Placid News

Behind Saranac Lake’s big green fence, a clean-up decades in the making | NCPR News

Source: Behind Saranac Lake’s big green fence, a clean-up decades in the making | NCPR News

What’s it like to be a child of color in the Adirondacks? – LakePlacidNews.com 

Source: What’s it like to be a child of color in the Adirondacks? – LakePlacidNews.com | News and information on the Lake Placid and Essex County region of New York – Lake Placid News

Four Site Plan Reviews On Board Agenda

AGENDA – Planning Board, WEDNESDAY, May 9, 2018 @ 7:00 PM TOWN OF PERU CALL MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL of April 11, 2018 minutes. OPEN FLOOR to public hearing APPLICATIONS: 1. 2-Lot Minor Subdivision with SEQR: P-2018-007 Winfried & Stefanie Holderied 2-Lot Minor Subdivision  #280.1-5-4.1 Peru, NY 12972 2.  Merge with […]

Registration Has Begun for Business Expo

The North Country Chamber of Commerce Business Expo is the largest business-to-business event in northern New York! Registration has begun. Sponsored by Twinstate Technologies, Sun Community News & Printing, Local 22 & Local 44, ETS, Agency Insurance, & Community Bank, the Expo offers an easy way to connect with the business community of the North […]

Judicial Conduct admin: Ellenburg justice failed to be faithful to the law | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Judicial Conduct admin: Ellenburg justice failed to be faithful to the law | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Are doctors to blame for opioid crisis? New Yorkers think so – Times Union

Source: Are doctors to blame for opioid crisis? New Yorkers think so – Times Union

A Day of Caring

By John T. Ryan The Babbie Rural and Farming Museum was springing to life this morning as Day of Caring volunteers worked with longtime volunteers to prepare for the museum’s May 9th opening. Georgia Pacific employees Mike Kirk and Corrinne Pulsifer have participated in the Day of Caring for several years. The United Way of […]

Protecting the lake – LakePlacidNews.com 

Source: Protecting the lake – LakePlacidNews.com | News and information on the Lake Placid and Essex County region of New York – Lake Placid News

Gun control roars as issue in NY 21 House race, with Democrats shifting against NRA | NCPR News

Source: Gun control roars as issue in NY 21 House race, with Democrats shifting against NRA | NCPR News

Special Board Meeting Time Change to 7:20 PM

Peru Central School District’s Board of Education will have a brief special meeting on Thursday, April 26th at 7:20 PM in the Jr/Sr High School Community Room. Thursday’s brief special meeting will focus mainly on consideration of the BOCES administrative budget for the 2018‐2019 school year and consideration of candidates running for seats on this […]

DEC Urges Homeowners to Purchase Phosphorus-Free Lawn Fertilizer Encourages Homeowners to Practice Sustainable Lawn Care to Protect State Waterbodies To protect water quality this spring, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today urged New Yorkers to practice sustainable lawn care and today announced the “Look for the Zero” campaign […]

When is a test not a test? When it’s an opt out ‘learning activity’ – Times Union

Source: When is a test not a test? When it’s an opt out ‘learning activity’ – Times Union

Agenda – Peru Town Board Meeting of April 23, 2018

APRIL 23, 2018 @ 7:00 PM Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the April 9, 2018 Regular Board Meeting. Community Input DISCUSSION:  PCSD Supt. Dr. Thomas Palmer regarding Capital Project and Operating Budget RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION:   Resolution to Declare Lead Agency and Approve SEQRA for Telegraph Rd. Culvert […]

Peru man has new heart — and purpose – Sun Community News & Printing

Source: Peru man has new heart — and purpose – Sun Community News & Printing

PFCU breaks ground on Au Sable Forks branch – Sun Community News & Printing

Source: PFCU breaks ground on Au Sable Forks branch – Sun Community News & Printing

Gander Outdoors coming in to Plattsburgh mall | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Gander Outdoors coming in to Plattsburgh mall | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Clinton County Historical Association Upcoming Events

Rising-Star French Pianist Lise de la Salle Pays Homage to the Genius of Bach 

Lise de la Salle will perform a solo recital at the Saranac Methodist Church on Route 3 in Saranac on Sunday, May 6 at 3:00 pm.  Her program “BACH UNLIMITED” has been conceived as a profound and shining tribute to the timeless genius of J.S. Bach.  Beginning with Bach’s Italian Concerto, the program features works […]

“John McKenna’s Plattsburgh, Photos From The  McKenna Collection ”

Tuesday, May 1, 2018 from 4 – 5pm @ Lake Forest Senior Living Retirement Community, 8 Lake Forest Drive Plattsburgh, NY 12903 Admission is Free In 1975 John McKenna, a local architect, took a series of photographs and slides of various commercial enterprises throughout streets in the City of Plattsburgh.  It is not known exactly why Mr. […]

Lobbying spending tops $240 Million in New York for 2017 – Capitol Confidential

Source: Lobbying spending tops $240 Million in New York for 2017 – Capitol Confidential

N.Y. political web ads will have to reveal who’s paying bill – NY Daily News

Source: N.Y. political web ads will have to reveal who’s paying bill – NY Daily News

7.1M gallons of partially treated sewage released into Lake Champlain

Source: 7.1M gallons of partially treated sewage released into Lake Champlain

Cuomo grants prison parolees the right to vote | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Cuomo grants prison parolees the right to vote | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Teens imprisoned: Vice as vise – Sun Community News & Printing

Source: Teens imprisoned: Vice as vise – Sun Community News & Printing