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The editor is John Ryan at email: perugazette@gmail.com. The Peru Gazette is a free community, education and information website. It is non-commercial and does not accept paid advertising.

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How climate change is driving shoreline erosion on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River

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Smuggler flips car during high-speed chase near Champlain

U.S. Border Patrol News Release Alien smuggling is incredibly dangerous, and it puts the public and our agents in grave danger when callous smugglers attempt to carelessly flee the border at high speeds. The smuggler driving this car was carrying five people that had illegally entered the U.S. when it flipped causing multiple injuries near […]

Clinton County Dedicates Government Center to Longtime County Clerk John L. Zurlo

By John T Ryan August 18, 2025, Plattsburgh – Since opening in 1976, the large office building at 137 Margaret Street has been the Clinton County Government Center. As of about 10:45 this morning, it is the John H. Zurlo Government Center. The Clinton County Legislature has decided to dedicate the building to John Zurlo, […]

Duty-free shops facing ‘full-blown crisis’ with no relief in sight

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Video Showcasing the Town of Plattsburgh as an outstanding place to live and work

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Plans to replace Burlington monument bring controversy over state-recognized tribes to Queen City leaders

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Federal Funding Rescinded — Mountain Lake PBS Faces Immediate Cuts

Mountain Lake PBS Report – July 17, Congress voted to rescind previously approved funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a move that eliminates nearly $1 billion in support for local public media stations across the country.   For Mountain Lake PBS, that means an immediate cut of approximately $950,000. More than a third of […]

Amazon purchases undeveloped land in Champlain, New York for rural delivery station

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July 16, 2025 – Lake Champlain shrouded in Canadian Wildfire smoke.

Border Patrol arrests 5 Iranians, 2 Uzbeks in Clinton County in early July

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Americans and Canadians come together to preserve cross-border ties

Conversation takes place in Hemmingford, PQ.  Click here for the NCPR story 

Migrant workers in Vermont navigate fear, uncertainty amid deportation crackdown

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Canadian Visitation Down, Local Businesses Respond: Adirondack Coast Survey Reveals Impact and Action

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, […]

Internal communications reveal Vermont prisons’ frustrations working with ICE

Growing demands, arrivals at all hours and a rare disease are just some of the challenges Vermont’s prisons have faced while working with federal immigration authorities. Click here for the VTDigger story 

Champlain border crossing down 31% compared with 2024

June 25, 2025, North Country Chamber of Commerce – Border crossing numbers from Canada at our Champlain Port of Entry were down 31% in May compared to 2024. This compares to a 31% figure for March and 26% in April, likely attributable to the Easter holiday falling in April this year. It remains important that […]

Community rallies in St. Albans to support Vermont farmworker facing deportation

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Church Street in Burlington to be temporarily renamed Canada Street: What’s behind it?

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CBP officers intercept Canadian driving stolen $55K Porshe

Canadian citizen turned over to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Click here for the Sun Community News story

Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim Settlement clears House review

Agreement returns thousands of acres back to Akwesasne Mohawks Click here for the Sun Community News story 

110 -mile Lake Champlain journey for a cause

By John T Ryan Meeting fascinating, very nice people is one of the best parts of publishing the Peru Gazette. This morning at Ausable Point, I encountered Cathy Webster, a resident of South Hero, VT. as she departed on the second leg of a 110-mile kayak journey the length of Lake Champlain from Benson, VT. […]

Border crossings from Canada to the North Country are down significantly

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Report unveils new details in fatal shooting of Border Patrol agent David ‘Chris’ Maland

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Push to Make Plattsburgh Airport a Port of Entry

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NY inspector makes a call that gets a trucker deported. Gov. Hochul says he was wrong

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Several farmworkers detained in Vermont to have bond hearing this week

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