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Archive for August, 2022

AGENDA TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 22, 2022 @ 6:00 PM

Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION:  Approval of Minutes for the Town Board Regular Meeting of August 8, 2022. Community Input. MOTION/DISCUSSION:   Change in Venue for September 9, 2022 Regular Board Meeting. MOTION/DISCUSSION:   To Pass Local Law to Exceed the Tax Cap and Set a Public Hearing Date if […]

As it seeks steep budget increases, Vermont’s largest hospital network suggests it could roll them back this fall

Click here for the VTDIGGER story 

Police respond to a shooting at the Burlington Waterfront Skatepark

Click here for the WCAX News story 

St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen menu for Wednesday, August 24, 2022.

  Beef Stew Salad Bread Dessert   Served take-out only, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru   All are welcome at our table!

Fort’s Ticonderoga’s corn maze opens for season

Heroic Corn Maze is free to Ti residents and fort members Click here for the Sun Community News story 

From N.Y. to Hawaii: Nova Bus nets another major contract

Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Stefanik calls for end of ArriveCAN for Northern Border travel

North Country Chamber says practice is diminishing travel volumes Click here for the Sun Community News Story 

Local teen leaves lasting artistic legacy

Months of planning brings village’s first mural symbolic of its new beginnings Click here for the Sun Community News story 

TAP now includes fully part-time students

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Eight guards injured during attacks by inmates at CNY max security prison, union says

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A bell to remind us of Peru’s rich history

By John T Ryan Peru – Many of Heyworth Mason Park’s visitors are already asking, “What’s the significance of that bell tower and bell?” Town of Peru Parks personnel put the fifteen-foot high tower and bell in place this past Tuesday, August 10th.  The bell atop the tower recalls a time in Peru’s mid-19th century […]

Green CHIPS legislation wields economic punch for NYS

Bill said to create jobs, grow the state’s economy, and maintain environmental protection Click here for the Sun Community News story

DEC issues seasonal algal bloom alert

Nutrient-rich run-off in quiet water combined with warm temps encourages growth Click here for the Sun Community News story 

WATCH: Meet the Candidates Running for NY-21’s Democratic Nomination

Click here for the Mountain Lake PBS promo 

Productive Peru hay fields

Adirondack Farms raking the third cut today in a field adjacent to the Barney Downs Rd. They mowed the hay exactly 30 days after the second cut.

Peru Town Justice Larry Cabana passes away

Click here for view Justice Cabana’s obituary 

Firefighters battle blaze at Saranac Lake restaurant

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Stefanik calls for FBI, Biden to be investigated after Mar-a-Lago search

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STATE COMPTROLLER DiNAPOLI RELEASES BOCES AUDIT

Clinton-Essex-Warren-Washington Board of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES) – Employee Benefit Plan Forfeited Funds (2022M-31) BOCES officials did not ensure the administrator returned forfeited funds from the health flexible spending arrangement (FSA), dependent care assistance program (DCAP) and health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) in a timely manner. As of Dec. 31, 2021, the administrator had not returned […]

Adirondack Council asks Stefanik to reconsider vote

Council says bill includes ‘historic’ environmental provisions Click here for the Adirondack Enterprise Story 

Get ready for fun!

Adirondack Sky Center counted among top U.S. observatories

Friday sky watch events are a favorite in Tupper Lake Click here for the Sun Community News story 

The Arctic is heating up nearly four times faster than the whole planet, study finds

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Franklin County VT suspends captain seen kicking suspect on video

Parental guidance for horrendous video. Click here for the VTDIGGER story 

Grant to further Schuyler Falls historic designation work

Potential historic district would help with future funding and property owner tax credits Click here for the Sun Community News story