Archive for March, 2024
AGENDA – Planning Board WEDNESDAY March 13, 2024 @ 6:00 PM
TOWN OF PERU CALL MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL of February 14, 2024 minutes OPEN FLOOR to public hearing APPLICATIONS: P2023-039 Site Plan Approval with SEQRA, Chrystal Kelly, 280.1-3-18, 3065 Main St. P2024-002 Merge, Forrence Orchards, 280.-1-52, 280.-1-6.2 Union Rd P2024-003 Site Plan Approval Sign, Chrystal Kelly, 280.1-3-14, 3065 Main St. […]
Posted: March 7th, 2024 under Peru News, Planning Board News.
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Senior Services on the Chopping Block in NY
Click here for the Mountain Lake PBS story
Posted: March 7th, 2024 under Northern NY News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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Peru Fire Department Plans Major Fire Station Expansion
By John T Ryan March 6, 2024 – If voters approve, the Peru Fire Station will be undergoing a significant expansion. Fire Commissioner Chairman Greg Timmons unveiled preliminary plans at the fire station last night. Engineers from Architectural Engineering and Design Associates (AEDA) also responded to questions. The department’s plans include: Expanding the building’s five […]
Posted: March 6th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, Fire Department News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History.
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March 14 – Corned Beef and Cabbage at the Peru VFW
Posted: March 6th, 2024 under Community Events, Northern NY News, Peru News, Veterans' News.
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Operator of A Canine Gem formally charged
A Canine Gem animal rescue operator is facing more than 50 charges including six felonies and 48 misdemeanor counts. Click here for the Press-Republican story
Posted: March 6th, 2024 under Business News, General News, Heathcare News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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Council moves ahead with City Hall roof repairs
I should have shared this excellent February 3, 2024, Kim Dedam, Sun Community News story. It traces Plattsburgh City Hall’s history. Its architct designed the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: March 6th, 2024 under City News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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The Howl Story Slam returns for its 8th season
The Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW) and North Country Public Radio (NCPR) have announced the first five Howl Story Slams of the 2024 season. “Anyone can sign up to tell a story. Stories must be: true, under five minutes, adhere to the night’s theme and told without notes.” The first event is set for Wednesday, […]
Posted: March 6th, 2024 under Arts and Entertainment, Business News, City News, Community Events, Northern NY News.
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Read all of VTDigger’s 2024 Town Meeting Day coverage
Find all the latest on Town Meeting Day here. Click here for the VTDigger story
Posted: March 6th, 2024 under Peru/Regional History, Political News, Regional NY-VT News.
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Adirondack Regional Blood Center Plans March Blood Drives
Blood collected by CVPH program helps thousands of North Country residents The next drive in Peru is Monday, April 1. PLATTSBURGH, NY (3/05/2024) – The Adirondack Regional Blood Center, in collaboration with numerous generous sponsors, will conduct several blood drives open to the community in March. The Blood Center is a program of the University […]
Posted: March 6th, 2024 under Heathcare News, Northern NY News.
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TOP STORY Elmore SPCA: State legislation will be ‘very difficult for shelters’
Click here for the Press-Republican story Peru Gazette photo of March 6, 2024 at 7 a.m.
Posted: March 6th, 2024 under Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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Emma Mulvaney-Stanak elected mayor of Burlington, 1st woman to lead the city
The Progressive state representative beat out Democratic City Councilor Joan Shannon. Click here for the VTDigger story
Posted: March 6th, 2024 under National News, Peru/Regional History, Political News, Regional NY-VT News.
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Metal Night at Livingoods
Posted: March 5th, 2024 under Arts and Entertainment, Business News, Northern NY News, Peru News.
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Rangers carry out injured hikers in two overnight rescues in the Adirondacks
Click here for the NCPR story
Posted: March 5th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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Pearl Physical Therapy hosting yard sale to benefit Elmore SPCA – Donations Welcome!
Pearl Physical Therapy, located at 135 South Peru Street in Plattsburgh, is having a yard sale for Elmore SPCA. If you want to donate yard sale items to this cause, you can drop off donations at the clinic (135 South Peru St). The building has a donation area by the entrance to the left. If […]
Posted: March 5th, 2024 under Business News, City News, Community Events, Northern NY News, Peru News.
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Wide temp ranges in our region today – 68 degrees in Massena
NWS Burlington @NWSBurlington · Quite a range in temps across the region this afternoon from the upper 30s in SE Vermont, to mid/upper 60s in the St. Lawrence Valley. The temperature in Massena, NY at Massena International-Richards Field Airport reached 68º, which breaks the old record of 64 set in 1964.
Posted: March 5th, 2024 under Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Regional NY-VT News, Weather News/History.
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University of Vermont Health Network initiatives address workforce shortage
Last fall, UVM Health Network partnered with Clinton Community College and Mohawk Valley Community College and launched a new program to train the next generation of surgical technologists. This initiative, designed explicitly for UVM Health Network staff working at partner hospitals in northern New York — Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital and Alice Hyde Medical Center […]
Posted: March 5th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, City News, Heathcare News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Regional NY-VT News.
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Animal rights advocate calls for tighter regulations on dog tethering in Clinton County
The recent investigation of A Canine Gem has boosted awareness of animal rights Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: March 5th, 2024 under County Government News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News.
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Peru Drama Club Presents “Mean Girls”
Musical navigates the challenges of high school with humor Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: March 5th, 2024 under Arts and Entertainment, Education News, Peru News, Peru School News.
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Panera Bread to pay customers $2 million over hidden fees: How to get your money
Click here for the Syracuse.com story
Posted: March 5th, 2024 under Business News, National News.
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NY to offer big discounts to some first-time home buyers in Syracuse area. A few strings attached
Click here for the Syracuse.com story
Posted: March 5th, 2024 under Business News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run accident on Shelburne Road
Story Update 3/4/24 – Police identified the cyclist as 73-year-old Joseph Byrd Allen of Shelburne. Click here for the MYNBC5 story
Posted: March 4th, 2024 under Law Enforcement News, Regional NY-VT News.
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See health-care jobs expected to grow fastest in New York by 2030
Click here for the Syracuse.com story
Posted: March 4th, 2024 under Business News, Heathcare News, Statewide News.
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What are the wealthiest places in New York? See 1,000-plus communities ranked
Click here for the Syracuse.com story
Posted: March 4th, 2024 under Peru/Regional History, Statewide News.
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Beyond Micron: Syracuse and Upstate NY partners push to expand region as a semiconductor hub
Click here for the Syracuse.com story
Posted: March 4th, 2024 under Business News, Upstate New York.
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Clinton Co. awarded $3M in FAST NY grant awards
Funding furthers infrastructure growth at the Clinton County Business Innovation Gateway Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: March 2nd, 2024 under Business News, County Government News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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