The Peru Gazette

Source: All aboard! The Adirondack Railroad is ‘back on track’ after a long break | WSYR

Source: Whitney estate owner says tax pressures among reasons to divide land

Source: Berries are the Harvest of the Month for July – – The Adirondack Almanack

“There is the age-old argument that people may hear: the younger generation is lazy and doesn’t want to work. However, the age range of 24 to 29 in Saranac Lake has a labor force participation of almost 85%. This is the highest labor force participation out of all age groups and demographics.” Source: Where are […]

A very, very sad story. Source: The Adirondack housing crisis is pricing out local families and workers | NCPR News

Source: Art exhibit by incarcerated artists on display at John Brown Farm – The Adirondack Almanack

While the program typically collects roughly 500 units of donated blood per month, they are on pace to lose roughly 100 units due to decreased participation, showing a 20 percent decline in donations for the month of June alone. Source: ADK Blood Center facing severe shortages | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Facing a severe […]

WILMINGTON, N.Y. — The search for a black bear that escaped its enclosure at a northern New York wildlife refuge has ended with the animal being returned safely. Source: Search for Ahote: Missing black bear returns to New York wildlife refuge

Classic road cycling event benefits Ausable River Association WILMINGTON, NY (June 3) – The 10th Annual Ride for the River, benefitting the Ausable River Association (AsRA), will be held in-person on Sunday, July 18. Proceeds from this road cycling tour support AsRA’s work to protect the clean waters, healthy streams, biodiverse habitats, and scenic beauty […]

Source: Adirondack hiker shuttle in the works, but drivers still needed | NCPR News

The Babbie Rural and Farm Learning Museum at 250 River Rd. in Peru opened for the season today. It will be open tomorrow too from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. Any day is a great day to visit the Babbie Museum. The kids especially LOVE it! Stop by and enjoy! The very friendly volunteers will […]

Peru – “For the past week, Diane Parmeter Wills has been picking caterpillars by the hundreds off her two apple trees at her home in Peru (Clinton County), in the northeastern part of the park. Wills estimates she pulled 2,000 the first day, (easily sliding bunches of them into a pail), 1,000 the second, 600 […]

Source: Keeseville Community Arts Festival – Adk Action

Source: Plattsburgh airport runway to reopen on time | News | pressrepublican.com

EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR $6 MILLION UPGRADE OF SARANAC LAKE CIVIC CENTER   Project Will Enhance Regional Sports Infrastructure Ahead of Lake Placid 2023 World University Games  Exterior Rendering Available Here  Empire State Development (ESD) today announced plans for a $6 million upgrade of Saranac Lake Civic Center in Franklin County. The year-round, […]

Source: Lake Placid looking for July 4 parade participants | Sun Community News LAKE PLACID | With planning in high gear for Lake Placid’s highly anticipated July 4 celebration and fireworks show, officials are hoping more businesses and organizations will join th

Source: Westport to host annual Independence Celebration July 3 | Sun Community News WESTPORT | The annual Westport Independence Celebration will be held July 3 with a number of activities and events, including the always popular parade and fireworks display.

Source: Cuomo spending $40M on tourism campaign for Upstate NY: ‘A hidden treasure’ – syracuse.com

Source: No day at the beach for towns seeking lifeguards | Sun Community News WILMINGTON | Last year, the Wilmington Beach was closed because of Covid. This year, even though people can once again gather, it may be closed again because the town has been unable to

Trio Offers Celtic, Quebecois & Appalachian Fiddle Tunes & Folk Music Friends Union, the professional traditional music ensemble that formed among friends in Plattsburgh 43 years ago and returned to the performance stage in 2006, will present a concert of classic Celtic, French-Canadian, and Appalachian fiddle tunes and folk classics on June 19 at 7:30 […]

Source: June Harvest of the Month | National Dairy Month – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Gypsy moths taking over northern New York and Vermont | Sun Community News ELIZABETHTOWN | As residents across northern New York and Vermont celebrate the return of summer-like weather, many have also noticed the return of something else-gypsy moth caterpi

Even former Governor Geroge Pataki spoke. Source: Controversial Essex code officer to step down at the end of the year | Sun Community News ESSEX | After a meeting that lasted nearly six hours, the Essex Town Board asked for the resignation of Code Officer Jay White, who had polarized the town with a by-t

Source: This weekend in the Adirondacks: Waters low but warming up, pleasant weather ahead | NCPR News

Source: Nature, adventure and the “Jeep wave”: sign up for Lake George’s Jeep Invasion | NCPR News