The Peru Gazette

Chili Salad Bread  Dessert  Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., take-out only, at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972.  All are invited and welcome!

Albany, May 27, 2026 – Speaker Carl Heastie, Education Committee Chair Michael Benedetto and Children and Families Committee Chair Andrew Hevesi today announced the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2026-2027 Enacted Budget provides $39 billion in school aid, a $1.7 billion increase from School Year (SY) 2025-26, and $27.4 billion for Foundation Aid, a $1 billion […]

Albany, May 27, 2026 – Speaker Carl Heastie and Higher Education Committee Chair Alicia L. Hyndman today announced the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2026-2027 Enacted Budget invests $15.1 billion in State University of New York (SUNY) and $6.7 billion in City University of New York (CUNY) and provides critical funding to opportunity programs. “As the cost […]

Hello North Country Career Folk I am looking to gather workplace safety rules and signage. If your place of work is willing to share some, please reply to this email and attach an image of a sign or rule posted at your place of employment, particularly those that might be more unique to your type […]

DEC Forest Rangers – Week in Review New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other State agencies, local emergency response organizations, and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured, or distressed people from across New York State. Town […]

MAY 28, 2026 REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

A law designed to protect the environment will be partially rolled back to pave the way for much-needed homes. Click here for the New York Focus story 

June 6th – 10:30 am, Town of Clinton Town Hall, 23 Smith Street, Churubusco. Churubusco and the 1837 Rebellion with Town of Clinton Historian Rebecca Le Clair. Join us to discuss the demographics of the Town of Clinton (Churubusco). This presentation will reveal why the Churubusco populus is primarily French Canadian and Irish by delving into the history or […]

Budget votes are expected to continue throughout the week. Once all budget votes have concluded, the Governor will sign them into effect. The death gamble protections will go into effect immediately upon the Governor’s signature. Albany, May 26, 2026 – Assemblyman Cashman News Release – The State Legislature passed the death gamble benefits protections for […]

100-year-old Neggia served as rifleman in U.S. Army in World War II             Senator Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) today honored 100-year-old Witherbee native and resident John Neggia at the Senate’s annual Veterans Hall of Fame ceremony in Albany. Private First Class Neggia served as a rifleman in the U.S. Army during World War II, where he served […]

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April 8, 2026 Stamped Planning Board Minutes

Eligible SUNY and CUNY Students Whose Families Earn Up to $125,000 Annually Can Attend Tuition-Free College Albany, May 26, 2026 – Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the application for the Excelsior Scholarship for new applicants for the 2026-27 academic year is now open. The Excelsior Scholarship, administered by the New York State Higher Education […]

CALL MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL of May 2026 minutes OPEN FLOOR TO PUBLIC HEARING APPLICATIONS: File # P-2026-007 – Minor 2-Lot Subdivision – Parcel ID# 267.-1-3.23 – 392 John Boswell Rd – Robert Wright – APPLICANT SEEKS TO SPLIT LOT INTO 2 SUBDIVISIONS. LOT #1 = 19.4 ACRES, RETAINED. LOT #2 […]

Posted on May 26, 2026 Stewart’s Shops is investing $55 million this year to expand, renovate and rebuild shops across upstate New York and Vermont. “There is a growing need for fresh, quality food and beverages, plus our award-winning milk and ice cream and other services,” said Stewart’s Shops president Chad Kiesow. “We are committed […]

Tom Venne performing on Sunday 11:30 – 2:30   

Mac’n Cheese  Chicken Nuggets  Vegetable  Bread  Dessert  Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., take-out only, at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972.  All are invited and welcome!

DEC sets up portable toilets at popular Fish Creek and Rollins Pond campgrounds  Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

North Country teaching team’s “Going Green” initiative, supported by The Heart Network’s CHSC program, integrates gardening and food production across the curriculum  May 21, 2026 – Malone, NY — At Malone Central School District, middle schoolers are growing lettuce under LED lights, tending Swiss chard on an aeroponic tower, feeding bullhead fish in an aquaponic […]

Albany, May 21, 2026 – New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other State agencies, local emergency response organizations, and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured, or distressed people from across New York State. Hamlet of Paul […]

Call Meeting to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION: To Open the Special Meeting. MOTION: Adjourn to Executive Session. MOTION: Return from Executive Session. DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION:  Approve Engagement Letter to Replace Special Counsel. MOTION: To Close the Special Meeting.

ALTONA, NY — Organizers of the Memorial Day Community Car Show have announced that the event originally scheduled for Sunday, May 24, 2026, has been moved to Saturday, May 23, 2026 due to the weather forecast. The event will still be held at Rainbow Banquet Hall, located at 47 Woods Falls Rd in Altona, NY. […]

May 21st, 6 pm – Peru Free Library 3024, N. Main Street, Peru. The Battle of Valcour Island – before, during and after. With Reenactor and Historian Craig Russell. Hear the story of the most important naval battle of the Revolutionary War – fought on our lake on October 11, 1776.

Crossbow Expansion Widely Adopted by Archery Hunters First Time in Modern New York History that Mature Buck Harvest Exceeds Yearling Buck Harvest Albany, May 20, 2026 – New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton today announced that hunters harvested an estimated 227,032 white-tailed deer during the 2025-26 hunting seasons, approximately 2% […]