The Peru Gazette

Source: Tree stands account for six times as many deaths as guns | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Past Five Years are Safest on Record DEC Records Tree Stand Incidents for First Time The 2017 hunting seasons in New York saw the second-lowest number of hunting-related shooting incidents (HRSIs) on record, 19, Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced today. Also in 2017, at Commissioner Seggos’ direction, DEC started tracking tree […]

New York State bear hunters took 1,420 black bears during the 2017 hunting seasons, state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced today. “New York has excellent bear habitat and vast, accessible public lands that offer exciting opportunities for bear hunting,” said DEC Commissioner Seggos. “With abundant natural food sources this past year, […]

Source: Diocese of Ogdensburg to compensate abuse victims – Sun Community News & Printing

Source: Lake Placid lands university games | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

March 1, 2018 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that $65.9 million in New NY Broadband Program Round III grants have been awarded in the North Country. Peru will receive the highest amount totaling $9,441,335 in grants and other funding serving 2,363 locations. The Peru Gazette has contacted Governor Cuomo’s representative to gather more details. These […]

Story features Dr. Anne-Marie B. Spear.  Source: Mission of Hope gets teeth in new service | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Thanks to Don and Shirley Evans for providing information regarding Chris Mazdzer’s Peru roots. Last week Chris won a Silver Medal in luge competition at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.  He was the first American man to medal in luge. Chris attended Peru Central through grade 7 or 8. Open the Olympic profile below and […]

Peru – February 23, 2018 – As of 11 AM the Route 9 Carpenter’s Flats Bridge over the Ausable River was still closed. There is a serious ice jam on both sides of the bridge with water flowing into a nearby field. New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) representative Michael Flick said bridges are […]

Source: State Police still investigating missing Whiteface skier’s story – Times Union

  Source: Another Push For Pre-Teen Big Game Hunting – – The Adirondack Almanack

Information from the NYS Department of Transportation  Motorists are advised that the NYS Route 9 bridge over the Ausable River, known locally as Carpenter’s Flats, in Clinton County, has been closed due to ice and high water conditions. The bridge will remain closed until water recedes enough to allow a thorough post-flood inspection and to […]

Source: Editorial: A starved jail watchdog – Times Union

Source: Dylan Ratigan declares for Congress, shakes up Stefanik race

Sunday, March 4 at 3:00 pm at the Methodist Church on Route 3 in Saranac, NY The acoustic jazz group Rhythm Future Quartet embrace a deeply felt mission to situate Gypsy jazz firmly in the here and now. Featuring chief soloists Jason Anick on violin and Olli Soikkeli on guitar, along with second guitarist Max […]

Source: Mission of Hope team heads to Nicaragua | News | pressrepublican.com

Source: U.S. women bobsledders slide to silver | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: Tops files for bankruptcy, says stores will stay open | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: 10 questions about Tops and its financial situation – The Buffalo News

United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc. has met the 2018 campaign goal of $725,000. The annual campaign is conducted primarily during the fall months and concludes in February of each year. This year’s campaign raised a total of $725,272.00 which includes proceeds from special events and projections of pending results. Todd McCarthy, Owner of […]

Source: Adirondack String Fever to Feature Top Regional Musicians at the Grange Feb. 24 | Essex on Lake Champlain

Source: Missing skier returning to Lake Placid – Sun Community News & Printing

Peru Free Library Wednesday, February 28 at 4:00 pm The Life and Art of Jan Balet will cover the fascinating story of Jan’s life, from his escape from Hitler’s army, through his days as a highly successful commercial artist, art director, and children’s book author and illustrator in New York, to his later years as […]

Source: ‘Lost’ skier safe in Sacramento; contacted wife | News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Search Continues For Missing Whiteface Skier – Around the Adirondack Region