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June 20, 2009
Videos tout beauty of Saranac
Long-time administrator, teacher named to Peru’s ‘Hall of Fame’ Zaferakis recognized for more than 30-year career him. Zaferakis hired Mazzella nearly 20 years ago, forming a bond that has lasted ever since. PERU — If you mention the “I’ve got a special place in name Mary Lou Zaferakis to my heart for Mary Lou,” said anyone who has been emMazzella. “She was the epitployed with the Peru Central ome of what an educator is. School District in the past 40 She worked her tail off every years, chances are they’ll Mary Lou Zaferakis day, she always smiled, she know who you’re talking loved children and inspired about. Hall of Fame Honoree them. She gave them a pat on The retired educator and the back and redirected them administrator was honored when they needed redirecting. She was just for her years of service as she was inducted into the Peru Central School District Hall of a wonderful educator. She’s a great lady.” Zaferakis was taken back when she Fame June 11, during the annual student acwalked on stage to receive a plaque from ademic awards banquet. Mazzella, taking a moment to hug her friend High school principal Christopher J. and former colleague. Having her photo on Mazzella presented Zaferakis with the
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“I’ve worked with everyone who’s on the wall, so this is really an honor to join such a prestigious group.”
award, which he said was a special honor for
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Retired educator and administrator Mary Lou Zaferakis stands with Peru High School principal Christopher J. Mazzella after being named the newest inductee to the Peru Central School District Hall of Fame June 11.
SARANAC — The town of Saranac has long been known to locals as the “Gateway to the Northern Adirondacks.” Now, through the power of the Internet, local officials are hoping to broadcast the message of Saranac’s smalltown charm and beauty for all to see. The town, with the assistance of television production students from the State University of New York at
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Nova Bus marks of ficial opening of Plattsbur gh facility Ribbon-cutting symbolizes opening of corporation’s first U.S. plant By Jeremiah S. Papineau
performing strong in Canada’s mass transportation manufacturer market, said PLATTSBURGH — The Dion, holding an approximate 45 percent market wheels on buses now being share. created in Clinton County It’s Dion’s expectation will soon go round and Nova Bus will eventually round. gain the same Representafooting as it tives from breaks into the Nova Bus CorU.S. market. poration joined “Nova Bus local digniThis story was first posthas grown by taries June 15 leaps and ed on-line at for an official bounds, both 3 p.m., June 15 on ribbon-cutting as a bus manuceremony at www.Denpubs.com facturer and as the corporaa transportation’s new $25 tion solution provider,” said million manufacturing facilDion. “Our buses built in ity on Banker Road. Nova Bus president and our Plattsburgh factory will carry the same high-quality chief executive officer Gilles reliable standards Dion said he considered the and which have built up the opening a “very important Nova Bus brand in the marmilestone in Nova Bus hisket for several years.” tory,” being the corporaThe anticipated success of tion’s first facility in the Nova Bus’ latest venture, United States. Nova Bus, which is a division of Volvo said Dion, will be built on collaborative partnership Group based in Saint-Eu-
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Nova Bus Corporation representatives joined local dignitaries June 15 for an official ribbon-cutting ceremony at the corporation’s new $25 million manufacturing facility on Banker Road. Cutting the ribbon, from left, are Sylvie Mongeaux, Nova Bus vice president of human capital; Garry F. Douglas, Plattsburgh-North Country Chamber of Commerce president; Jim Tooley, Nova Bus Plattsburgh facility manager; Gilles Dion, Nova Bus president and chief executive officer; Adoré F. Kurtz, The Development Corporation president; Bernard C. Bassett, Plattsburgh Town Supervisor; Marcel Mimeault, Nova Bus project leader for construction; and Gilles Gervais, Nova Bus vice president of operations. Photos by Jeremiah S. Papineau
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