The Peru Gazette

WHAT: The final round of the East Coast Watercross Triple Crown is making waves on the Adirondack Coast! From August 1–3, 2025, Plattsburgh City Beach will host over 100 top jet ski racers from across the U.S. and Canada as they battle it out on a challenging 30-buoy course for championship glory and a $25,000 […]

Telegraph Road Culvert: Highway Superintendent Michael Farrell reported that NYSEG is conducting a study on accommodating the massive crane needed to install the road’s new culvert.  Farrell did not know how long NYNEG would take, but said that it’s less and less likely that the project will begin this year. The town was planning to advertise […]

Effluent sent straight to the town treatment plant overwhelming the facility and compromising water quality in nearby Stevens Brook, a tributary of Lake Champlain. Click here for the Vermont Public story 

70% drop in Canadian campers  Click here for the Vermont Public Story 

By John T Ryan (Please Share) Peru, NY, July 30, 2025 – After an almost eight-year pause, new home construction is underway on Washington Street. Ken Silver III, owner of Silver III Construction, purchased the Orchard View Development in March 2024. He immediately began working on enlarging the drainage basin and reaching an agreement with […]

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“Medicaid provides support to 28% of the population of NY-21—either directly or through the New York State of Health Marketplace, according to the Healthcare Coalition for the North Country” Click here to read the Adirondack Almanac story 

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Town of North Elba, Essex County  Wilderness Rescue: On July 22 at 8:17 p.m., the Marcy Dam Caretaker called Ray Brook Dispatch about a hiker with a knee injury approximately a tenth of a mile from the outpost. At 9:47 p.m., Forest Ranger H. Praczkajlo reached the 71-year-old from Alplaus, provided first aid, and helped them […]

“The cuts are largely to positions not involved in direct patient care, specifically in the network-wide finance, human resources and information technology teams.” Click here for the VTDigger story

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PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Clinton Community College’s move to new locations at SUNY Plattsburgh will limit its public-facing hours this week. The college will be closed to the public on Thursday and Friday, July 31-Aug. 1 due to the movement of information technology equipment from the Lake Champlain location to the new George Moore Building (formerly […]

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Lake Champlain Residents are Encouraged to Report Any Signs of HWA, an Invasive Forest Pest The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), New York State Hemlock Initiative at Cornell University (NYSHI), and Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program (APIPP) today announced the confirmed presence of hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) on the western shore of Lake Champlain […]

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Governor Kathy Hochul today announced legislation S.7672A/A.6769A, a measure aimed at enhancing the cybersecurity and resilience across New York, is now in effect. First announced in Governor Hochul’s 2025 State of the State address, this legislation requires all municipal corporations and public authorities to report cybersecurity incidents within 72 hours and ransomware payments within 24 […]

CALL MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL June  2025 minutes OPEN FLOOR to public hearing APPLICATIONS: P2025-0014 Site Plan Review;Food Truck  Michele Belanger 280.1-5-6,  2 Gorman Way.   P2025-0015 Merge Forrence Orchards Inc 268.-1-49 & 268.-1-35.1 307 Route 22B  7. ANY FURTHER BUSINESS 8. CEO REPORT 9.ADJOURNMENT  

CALL MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL of  June 2025 minutes OPEN FLOOR to public hearing APPLICATIONS: Z2025-014    Special Use Permit                               NY RSA2 Cellular Partnership                              d/b/a Verizon Wireless                                 Valcour Rest Area Z2025-016 Area Variance                                         Erich Lutz Matthew Ingram 280.1-3-12 3019 Main St   CEO REPORT ADJOURNMENT

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Peru, NY, July 27, 2025 – It has been just over a year since the Peru Zoning Board approved Tesla’s building permit. However, beginning about two weeks ago, eight Tesla EV chargers have been functioning at Peru Stewart’s Shop. At 1:30 p.m. today, a local resident gave his Tesla Model 3 a five-minute charge on […]

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