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Archive for December 4th, 2025

North Country at Work: Chateaugay home health aide helps seniors age in place

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How did Santa’s reindeer get their names? A new local children’s book tells the tale

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Peru’s Final 2026 Town Budget Published

Budget 2026 Final 2026.    See a previous Peru Gazette on the 2026 Budget. 

Tractor Parade’s Grand Marshal’s birthday is December 31, he’ll be 105 years young

By John T Ryan Doug Brown has a big birthday coming up on December 31, Birthday #105. Tomorrow, Friday, December 5, will also be a big day for Doug; he’ll be leading the Peru Tractor Parade as its Grand Marshal.  Most people know Doug as the longtime owner of Peru Hardware, a rural mail carrier, […]

Peru advertising online to fill Code Enforcement Officer position and more news

By John T Ryan Highlights of Peru Town Board Meeting of November 24, 2025  Highway Superintendent  Michael Farrell said the town should be advertising for bids on the Telegraph Road culvert project in either December or January.  Farrell hopes work will start soon after the town awards the contract. Town of Plattsburgh Zoning/Codes Officer Steve […]

Peru Tractor Parade is only a few hours away

The 2025 Peru Tractor Parade will be held on Friday, December 5 beginning at 6:15 to 6:30 PM.  105-year-old Doug Brown will be the Grand Marshal. Make plans now! The Tractor Parade is one of Peru’s special events. At 5:30 PM retiring town councilman Jim Douglass will light the town’s Christmas Tree at the Little […]

DEC Announces $851,255 in Volunteer Fire Capacity Grant Funding Now Available

News Release, December 3, 2025 – Funds Assist with Purchases of Wildland Firefighting Equipment for Rural Fire Departments The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is now accepting applications for $851,255 in Volunteer Fire Capacity grants to help rural fire departments protect public safety and natural resources. The application deadline is December 22, […]

Stefanik Announces Nearly $6 Million in Funding for Northern Border Regional Commission Grants for North Country Projects

News Release, Dec. 3, 2025, WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Chair of House Republican Leadership, announced the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) has awarded more than $5.5 million in funding for projects across Upstate New York and the North Country, including investments in rural hospitals, school districts, and veterans. “I’m proud to […]

Dreaming big, diving deep: Ailyn Langley’s road to college

Ambition and a passion for discovery lead a first-generation student to Dartmouth Click here for the VTDigger story 

Fort Ticonderoga marks 250th anniversary of American Revolution’s Noble Train of Artillery

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Independent movie theater opens in downtown Burlington

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