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This year’s flu is spreading across New York. Officials say get the vaccine

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Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive in Peru safely thanks to the Peru Fire Department

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Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive in Peru!!!!!!!

Peru, NY December 5, 2025 – Immediately after Jim Douglass lit the Town Christmas Tree, the Peru Fire Department arrived carrying Santa and Mrs. Claus. About the same time, other children were gathering on Jarvis Road, excitedly waiting for the Peru Tractor Parade.

Jim Douglass lites Peru’s Christmas Tree

Peru, NY, Dec. 5, 2025 – Jim Douglass lit Peru’s Christmas Tree at Little Ausable River Park at 5:30 PM today. Friends, family, and Town Supervisor Craig Randall were on hand to thank Jim for his many years of service as a town board member and as an all-around good neighbor. Congratulations for a well-deserved […]

The 2025 Peru Farmers Parade was so much fun!

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CCHA December Calendar of Events

December 11, 2:30 pm, Meadowbrook Healthcare, 154 Prospect Avenue, Plattsburgh. A Photo Peek at Old Plattsburgh. Using photos from the CCHA collection, see ‘then and now’ photo comparisons of landmarks in downtown Plattsburgh.  Come and see what you might recognize and share stories of these special spots. December 11, 6:00 pm, Clinton County Historical Association 98 Ohio […]

AGENDA – Peru Town Board Regular Meeting of Dec. 8, 2025 @ 6PM

Call Meeting to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call  MOTION/DISCUSSION: To Accept Reports from all Departments: (Water/Sewer/Valcour; Highway; Town Clerk; Dog Control; Youth Department; Code/Zoning; Supervisor’s Report; Court; Website; Banking Reports, and JCEO); MOTION: Acceptance of Minutes for the Regular Meeting of November 24, 2025 Community Input.  DISCUSSION/MOTION: Approval of Luck Brothers Application for Payment […]

COMMENTARY: EPA rollback of air pollution standards threatens Adirondacks

Remember the Acid Rain!  Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

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 […]

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

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Who will SNAP work requirements impact in the North Country, and how?

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Recent Regional NYS Forest Ranger Activity

Town of Bolton Warren County Wilderness Rescue: On November 29 at 7:55 p.m., Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from Warren County 911 about a hiker with chest pains approximately 1.5 miles in from the Clay Meadow trailhead in the Lake George Wild Forest. Four Forest Rangers and the Bolton Fire Department reached the 56-year-old from […]

Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025 – Luke Fessette is up in the heights today installing Peru’s Holliday Banners. Great job, Luke!

Choral Music’s Greatest Hits Concert

Big Banks Accused of ‘Systematic Fraud’ in New York Foreclosure Auctions

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Robin Caudel Presentation Cancelled

I have been advised that Robin Caudell has had to cancel her December 4th Presentation at the Clinton County Historical Association – I apologize but this is beyond both Robin’s and my control.  Helen Nerska, Director Clinton County Historical Association.

Keeseville-Peru Ecumenical Choir Concerts on Dec. 20 & 21

Labor shortage in remote Adirondack towns threatens essential services

With only one job seeker for every 22 square miles, plenty of jobs remain open in Hamilton County towns Click here for the Adirondack Explorer Story 

Ride along with a young woman plow driver during a winter storm in the Adirondacks

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