Peru News

Carolyn Prasch doesn't even live in New York, but the chair of the Grand Isle Democratic Party is volunteering for Bill Owens' campaign.

The failure of Republican Dierdre "Dede" Scozzafava's campaign for Congress is hitting Janet Duprey hard.

Peru Town Supervisor Occupation: Retired U.S. Air Force Organizations: Clinton County Youth Program Umpire, Peru Neighborhood Watch Program, Peru VFW Post, Peru Keeseville Ecumenical Choir, Plattsburgh Area Veteran Cemetery Association Political experience: Town Councilperson serving since 2006, Peru Planning Board Quote: "My entire life has been ...

Here's a rundown of how many absences were reported Thursday at area schools that were able to supply numbers: Beekmantown Central School District: Students - High School, 90; Middle School, 50; Beekmantown Elementary, 56; Cumberland Head, 20; Faculty - High School, 3; Middle School, 3; Beekmantown Elementary, 5.5; and Cumberland Head, 3.5.

Swine flu appears to have closed Peru Central School. The School District will be closed Friday because of a high number of faculty and staff absences.

Q Can I get a permanent green card despite my not having a job? My U.S. citizen wife petitioned for me and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services granted me conditional permanent residence.

Nearly half of Peru Middle and High School students were out sick Tuesday. It's unknown how many of the absences are connected with H1N1, commonly known as swine flu, as illness continues to have a major impact on area schools.

Ella Braje, 5, of Plattsburgh inspects a pumpkin while trying to make the perfect decision in the pumpkin patch at Rulfs Orchard in Peru.

Since starting their alpaca breeding business in 1999, Tom and Doreen Lamoreaux have grown to love their fluffy animals whose fleece is softer than cashmere.

"Halfway Through Recording Second Album" Singer Alison Mosshart says album could be done by year's end.

To the dismay of his victims and their families, former child therapist Douglas Kennedy will soon be released from prison.

Comment on this story TUESDAY, OCTOBER 06, 2009 The Forrence Family at their apple orchards in Peru The Forrence Family Orchards, in Peru, NY, will be given an award by Traditional Arts in Upstate New York, this month.

Edward E. Chartrand has been a stickler for finding water for more than seven decades.

A detail of Antoni Gaudi's Sagrada Familia, or Holy Family Church, is shown in Barcelona.

Terry Mattingly offers authoratative and reliable commentary on spiritual matters in the new Lifestyles section... Hard choices for modern nuns Meet a modern exorcist Clash continues over Catholics and abortion PLATTSBURGH - One car beeped its horn, then another.

Ticonderoga lost to Plattsburgh, 147.7-138, in Champlain Valley Athletic Conference gymnastics action Sept.

New York State Police are investigating a series of burglaries in the North Country.

It's a new twist on bank robbery-- stealing ATMs. Thieves have stolen four portable bank machines in northern New York over the past month.

He speaks in a cascade of words that leave no doubt about his fear of losing his dream, of tossing away his education, of being unable to get ahead in the country he has learned to love as his own in the last eight years - and to which he is yearning to contribute with his hard work and considerable talent.

Fire destroyed a vacant bowling alley in Keeseville late Wednesday night, but firefighters were able to save two nearby buildings.