The Peru Gazette

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“The cuts to Medicaid will have an outsized impact on the North Country, where 28% of the population relies on the federal program for health insurance. Local healthcare groups and officials have warned that Medicaid cuts will have devastating impacts here in the region.” Click here for the NCPR story 

Four free camps for boys and girls from 12 to 16 In commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, the Clinton County Historical Association in conjunction with the Kent-Delord House Museum is excited to announce that we are offering four Revolutionary War Training Camps at the Kent-Delord House Museum during the months of […]

Your Front Row Seat to 1776 and the region’s commemoration for America250th Plattsburgh, NY – America is turning 250, and there’s no better place to celebrate than the Adirondack Coast a region that helped shape our nation’s story! From the Revolutionary War to the Battle of Plattsburgh in 1814, this historic stretch of Lake Champlain […]

Times Union article reported that two rangers argue that their job is made more difficult by state policy, chiefly the state’s decision to render old roads impassible to motorized vehicles.  Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

”I am deeply concerned with how the Big Beautiful Bill will impact the North Country. Without a doubt, our medical system will suffer under the cuts in this bill. Our rural hospitals, nursing homes, community health centers, disability support services, and all other local healthcare providers will bear the brunt of the cuts. Even those […]

Peru – CVPH Donor Center Blood Brive, Monday, July 7,  from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. in Peru. The blood collected by the Donor Center provides more than 95% of the blood used at CVPH and is used to supply other hospitals in Elizabethtown, Malone, Massena, Saranac […]

Plattsburgh, NY – July 2, 2025 – As the summer tourism season gets underway, a recent survey conducted by the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau, a division of the North Country Chamber of Commerce, reveals that local businesses continue to feel the ripple effects of reduced Canadian travel to the region. This survey, completed in June, […]

Recognized for minimizing patient impact as staff battled illness PLATTSBURGH, NY (7/3/2025) – It was a perfect storm of sickness. The flu and COVID-19 ran through the team like a wildfire as the clinic was at its busiest caring for patients fighting the same bugs. The front desk and call center staff were particularly hard hit. […]

On June 3, the town of Au Sable and Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH) cut the ribbon to Keeseville’s new waterfront park.  celebrating one of many of Keeseville’s recent downtown developments.  Click here more information on the park’s history  new waterfront park

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By John T Ryan Peru, NY, July 1, 2025. When spring’s first warm day arrives, there’s one place in Peru where you’re virtually guaranteed to find a large crowd – Sweet Treats Ice Cream. Since opening in the early 1980s, the shop has been a local and regional favorite. On April 24, its local ownership […]

Program Covers Tuition, Books and Fees for Adult New Yorkers Ages 25-55; Expands Access to Higher Education and Career Mobility to Millions of Adult Learners SUNY and CUNY Reconnect Applications Now Open, Link To Apply Available for SUNY Here and CUNY Here  Governor Kathy Hochul today launched New York’s free community college program for SUNY […]

Early morning crash claims the life of Westport man Click here for the Sun Community News story 

June 30, 2025 CCIDA Press Release – Plattsburgh, NY — The Clinton County Industrial Development Agency (CCIDA) today unveiled a visionary feasibility presentation outlining three transformative redevelopment concepts for the Clinton Community College campus. The presentation, developed in partnership with CPL Architecture, Engineering & Planning, offers a bold reimagining of the 104-acre, County-owned property along […]

Peru – CVPH Donor Center Blood Drive, Monday, July 7, 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. in Peru. CVPH uses all blood collected in our local trl-county region.  Your neighbors appreciate and need your support. St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273 coordinates the blood drive.  

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Alois Barta – US Marines 1960 – 1990 Vietnam Al Barta came from a large military family. Al had 8 brothers who also served their Country: 2 in WWII, 2 in Korea and 4 others during Vietnam. Al’s 30-year career in the Marine Corps introduced him to many others who would become like family. The comradery […]