The Peru Gazette

Downtown Plattsburgh event promises fun for all ages on Saturday, Dec. 2 Click here for the Sun Community News story 

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Examination of Returnable Container Act Fraud Will Help Prevent the Loss of Millions in Revenue and Hold Offenders Accountable The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced a statewide multi-agency effort to help prevent returnable container schemes that defraud the state of millions of dollars each year. This new effort will help […]

Funding included for Plattsburgh International, Floyd Bennett and Adirondack Regional airports Click here for the Sun Community News story 

October 18, 2023 – From Sunny Eappen, MD, MBA, President and CEO, The University of Vermont Health Network As you may know, the UVM Health Network has been negotiating with UnitedHealthcare, the nation’s largest for-profit insurance carrier, for well over a year in an effort to remain in-network for its commercial insurance plans. In order […]

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Area is one of 13 identified by East Branch Restoration Plan Click here for the Sun Community News 

the townhouses will be rented to families who make at or below 80 percent of the county’s median income, which is about $80,000 a year. Click here for the NCPR story

PLATTSBURGH, NY (10/11/2023) – A Nurse who provided compassion and comfort to the grieving family of a North Country icon has been honored as the first recipient of The DAISY Nurse Leader Award at The University of Vermont Health Network-Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH). Lee-Ann LaBombard, RN, was presented the award recently during a surprise […]

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The UPS driver was Peru native and resident Corey Howe  Click here for the Adirondack Daily Enterprise story 

October 5, 2023 – Ausable Chasm’s autumn colors are muted this week, but the Chasm is always a great place to visit. Two busloads of Saranac Lake students arrived about 10 a.m. They’ll have a great time!

Peru – October 5, 2023 – As Peru residents know, it’s harvest time. Trucks haul corn or apples on many local roads this time of year. The bins Forrence Orchards haul weigh 750 to 800 pounds each, depending on the apple variety. Once the apples enter the warehouse, experienced workers level the bins, either adding […]

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October 4, 2023, Peru – Class visits are among the best happenings at the Babbie Farm and Rural Learning Museum. Peru Elementary School 4th grade teacher Mary Jo Trombley brought her class to the museum this morning. She remarked, “The kids are thrilled when they see what’s going on here, seeing what happened one hundred […]

Plattsburgh, NY Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced that New York State welcomed a record 291.5 million visitors in 2022, the largest number of visitors in New York State’s history, generating $123 billion in total economic impact. These figures represent staggering increases over 2021 and surpass the previous records set in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 […]

CALL MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL of September13, 2023 minutes OPEN FLOOR to public hearing APPLICATIONS: P2023-012; Site Plan Approval with SEQRA Leon Blair, 280.1-8-67; 817 Union Rd P2023-020; Site Plan Approval with SEQRA WJB Properties LLC 269.-1-39, Town Park Rd P2023-027; 2-Lot Minor Subdivision with SEQRA Sam Duval, 280.-1-61.2, 628 […]

By John T. Ryan Heyworth Mason Park, Peru, NY- It was about two years year ago when town councilman Melvin Irwin asked Peru Middle School art teacher Greg Badger if he’d be interested in utilizing his art talents at Heyworth/Mason Park—the town needed to replace the rotting plywood covering the window of the park’s 1836-era […]

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It will occupy former Best Buy location Click here for the MYChamplainvalley.com story