The Peru Gazette

Call Meeting to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call  MOTION: Acceptance of Minutes for the Regular Meeting of December 8, 2025. Community Input.  DISCUSSION/MOTION: Set Date of the Organizational Meeting at 5:00 PM and First Regular Meeting of 2025 at 6 PM January 12, 2025. DISCUSSION/MOTION: Review Regular Meeting Schedule of 2026. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION:  Approve C […]

Free Guided Hiking Events Offered in Warren, Essex, Franklin, and Clinton Counties to Ring in the New Year The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Region 5, in collaboration with partner organizations, is hosting six First Day Hike events on Thursday, January 1, 2026. First Day Hikes encourage New Yorkers to “Get Offline, […]

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U.S. Ski and Snowboard announced a change in venue for two World Cup events due to unseasonably warm weather in Park City, Utah. Click here for the WPTZ News story 

Michelin awards $500 scholarships to each student News Release Plattsburgh, NY – December 22, 2025 – TDC is pleased to announce the awardees of the “Best Booth” competition at 2025 Manufacturing Day as a group of high school students from Northeastern Clinton Central School who worked with the local team at Michelin to design the […]

News Release of Dec. 23, 2025 – Grand Isle, VT – The Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP), in partnership with NEIWPCC, seeks projects that will restore stream connectivity and remove barriers to aquatic organism passage. The intent of this opportunity is to remove barriers to aquatic organism passage and restore stream connectivity, adding high-quality […]

The letters paint a picture of a CIU process rife with roadblocks, especially for applicants who didn’t have lawyers. Click here for the New York Focus story 

One hundred and forty laws that almost were. Click here for the New York Focus story 

News Release of Dec. 23, 2025 – Plattsburgh, NY — Behavioral Health Services North (BHSN) is announcing the launch of “Together Totes,” a new community initiative providing essential hygiene and seasonal care items to individuals and families in crisis in the North Country. The program is supported through grant funding from The Foundation of CVPH. […]

Construction Closures Temporarily Suspended To Ease Holiday Travel Albany, NYS News Release, Dec. 23, 2025 – Governor Kathy Hochul today reminded New Yorkers that State Police and local law enforcement agencies are participating in an ongoing nationwide enforcement strategy to remove impaired drivers from our roads this holiday season. The “Drive Sober or Get Pulled […]

Six local high schools to compete in two-day event PLATTSBURGH — Clinton Community College will host the 6th Annual Holiday Classic Basketball Tournament on Monday, Dec. 29 and Tuesday, Dec. 30, at the William H. Forrence Center, located at 158 Clinton Point Drive in Plattsburgh. The two-day tournament will run from 12 p.m. to 8 […]

Patients in North Country hospitals benefit from donations collected at drives Plattsburgh, NY – Adirondack Blood Center has partnered with numerous community sponsors to offer the community 18 opportunities to give blood in January.Blood collected at community drives and at the Donor Center, located at 85 Plaza Blvd., benefits patients at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital, […]

SCHENECTADY, N.Y., December 23, 2025– Market 32 and Price Chopper are issuing a voluntary manufacturer recall on Direct Source Seafood, LLC-produced items impacting select Market 32 by Price Chopper brand frozen 26-30ct Farm Raised Raw Shrimp (easy peel) with UPC code 4173501358. The manufacturer is recalling these products in compliance with an FDA Advisory due […]

The state plans to ask a court to dismiss some 500 prison sexual assault lawsuits for not strictly abiding by filing requirements. Click here for the New York Focus Story 

Assembly Speaker News Release of Dec. 22, 2025 – Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie alongside a New York delegation of elected officials hosted a humanitarian mission trip to Jamaica following the landfall of the devastating category five Hurricane Melissa. The historic storm was record breaking, becoming the third most intense hurricane in the Atlantic and the […]

Why is healthcare so expensive in Vermont? BlueCross BlueShield says it’s, in part, the sheer cost of services from the biggest hospitals. Click here for the vtdigger story 

Board delays decision, questions consultant price tag Click here to view the Adirondack Explorer story 

Performed at the Keeseville-Peru Ecumenical Choir Christmas Concert on December 21, 2025 at St. Augustine’s Church 

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Click here December 21, 2025 at St. Augustine’s Church, Steve Collier and Andrew Woodruff. 

Free time permitted a little editing at the beginning of this video.  Click here to enjoy the concert. 

Prohibits Sale of Kratom to Individuals Under the Age of 21, Imposes Civil Penalties for Violations and Requires Product Warning Label Requirements  NYS News Release of Dec. 22, 2025 – Governor Kathy Hochul today signed two pieces of landmark legislation to protect New Yorkers from the harmful effects of kratom, a commercially available herbal product sold […]

The Peru Gazette will post a video of the Sunday, December 21, 2025 concert as soon as possible.

The St. Augustine’s Community Meal /Soup Kitchen will not be served on December 24 and December 31 to allow our many devoted volunteers to spend time with family and friends. May everyone have a Happy and Blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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