The Peru Gazette

Position:Manager, Apple Valley Senior Housing Permanent 30 hour/week position. Daily hours are flexible and are partially determined by the needs of the job. Competitive salary is commensurate to applicants experience with yearly raises based upon review by the Board of Directors. Location: Peru, New York The Board of Directors for Apple Valley Senior Housing is […]

Peru, NY – January 26, 2026 – Anyone who has ever visited Apple Valley Senior Housing knows how fortunate we are to have a 30-unit independent living facility in our community. It’s beautifully maintained, and its residents enjoy living there. Eight years ago, Kathy Flynn became Manager at Apple Valley Senior Housing. Now, she’s retiring, […]

Stuffed Shells in Meat Sauce  Vegetables  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!

More than a thousand concerned citizens forced the Adirondack Park Agency’s first formal hearing in more than a decade Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

Brilliant Pathways argues New York’s Portrait of a Graduate initiative should be practiced and not just used as inspiration Click here for the Adirondack Almanac Commentary 

Due to the winter storm, Peru Central School will be closed tomorrow, Monday, January 26, 2026. Buildings Closed: All school buildings are closed. No Activities: There will be no on-campus activities, including all after-school programs and sports.

Peru Gazette Editor’s Comment: I suspect the same issues apply to NYSEG  Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Beginning 12 a.m. Sunday, All Commercial Vehicles Required to Travel Exclusively in the Right Travel Lane on All State Roads, including the New York State Thruway At Governor Hochul’s Direction, State of Emergency Remains in Place Statewide New Yorkers Can Sign Up for Weather and Emergency Alerts by Texting 333111 January 24, NYS News Release […]

Uihlein Maple Research Forest Director Adam Wild developed a DIY maple sap chilling system to keep sap fresh Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

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Hearing is now scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. on Feb. 25 in Ray Brook Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

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Call Meeting to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the Regular Meeting of January 12, 2026 and 2026 Organizational Meeting of January 12, 2026 Community Input.  DISCUSSION:   Engineering Update on Telegraph Road Over Dry Mill Brook. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: Possible Award to Lowest Bidder on the Telegraph Road        […]

Extreme Cold Watches in Effect from 7 p.m. Friday to 1 p.m. Saturday for the North Country; Feels-Like Temperatures as Low as Negative 50 Degrees Possible Friday Night and Negative 30 Degrees Saturday Night New Yorkers Can Sign Up for Weather and Emergency Alerts by Texting 333111 NYS News Release of Jan. 23, 2026 – […]

Support North Country’s Health, Wellbeing   Plattsburgh, NY – Donating at an Adirondack Blood Center community drive or at the Donor Center helps support the health and wellbeing of the community. Each unit of donated blood can benefit up to three patients at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital, Alice Hyde Medical Center in Malone, Elizabethtown Community Hospital […]

The Peru Central School District is officially seeking candidates to fill two (2) at-large seats on the Board of Education. These vacancies result from the upcoming term expiration of Mr. Mark Hamilton and the resignation of Ms. Sarah Mitchell, which is currently filled by Mr. Steven Peters. District residents interested in serving the community are […]

By John T Ryan  Plattsburgh – When Megan Charland graduated from Peru High School in 2004, she didn’t think she would ultimately live in her beloved North County. How would someone who wanted a career in art and photography ever earn a living in this area? Well, Megan Charland is back as Executive Director of […]

This is an OUTSTANDING in-depth story  Click here for he NCPR story 

Among the company’s proposals: partnering with a helicopter operator to move medical supplies between Vermont and northern New York. Click here for the Vermont Public Story 

Town of Keene Essex County Wilderness Rescue: On January 15 at 10:36 p.m., the mother of a 20-year-old skier called Ray Brook Dispatch to report that her son was injured and could not hike back from Mount Marcy to his vehicle at Adirondak Loj. At 3:17 a.m., Lake Colden Caretaker Raudonis met the skier on the […]

All county DMVs to close for statewide technology upgrade  Click here for the Yahoo-Press-Republican story 

“Run Back the Miracle” invited fans of Olympic hockey to relive the 1980 Miracle on Ice when the U.S. beat the Soviet Union in Lake Placid Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story