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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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$14.5 Million in State Aid for Malone, Keeseville

3/14/25 – Senator Dan Stec (R, C-Queensbury) announced that two North Country communities will receive nearly $15 million in state funding. The Village of Malone will receive $10 million in funding as the North Country winner of the eighth round of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative, and the Hamlet of Keeseville will receive $4.5 million as […]

As US-Canada relations sour, Vermont businesses are facing boycotts

Canadians are shunning Vermont-made goods and canceling trips to the state. Click here for the VTDigger story 

WIRY Radio announces its closing down

3/13/25 ANNOUNCEMENT FROM WIRY RADIO STATION MANAGEMENT To Our Loyal Listeners and Valued Advertisers, It is with a heavy heart that we announce the closure of WIRY. After serving our community for 75 years, the challenges of an evolving media landscape have made it increasingly difficult to continue operations. The rise of digital platforms and […]

Peru Town Board Special Meeting Tuesday, March 18

The Peru Town Board has scheduled a Special Meeting for Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at 4:00 PM at the Peru Town Hall. The purpose of the meeting will be to award bids for a wastewater treatment upgrade and purchase a 2025 dump truck.

Cortland Standard, one of New York state’s oldest newspapers, closes

The article said its closure was due to declining readership and increasing costs, including an expected 25% tariff on newsprint. Seventeen employees lost their jobs. Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Excessive rise in bee deaths are impacting local honey producers as well as crop pollination on a national level

Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

Big Tupper’s new owner sets sights on next project: Transforming a Tupper Lake tavern

Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

Helen Nerska: “We always enjoy it when people come to visit. We want people to know they can share their history with us, and we’ll share ours with them.”

By John T Ryan Peru, NY – March 11, 2025 – “We do what we have fun doing.” That’s how Peru Town Historian Helen Nerska and volunteers Chris Mullen and Jackie Madison describe their work at the Peru historian’s office. The women, including Nerska, are unpaid volunteers who love local history and want to share […]

Tariffs on Canadian electricity could mean higher costs for dirtier electricity in New York

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Market 32/Price Chopper Raises over $73,000 for Red Cross Disaster Response to California Wildfires 

Customers Rounded Up Change at Checkout to Benefit Wildfire-specific Fund, plus Market 32/Price Chopper donated $10K [SCHENECTADY, N.Y., March 7, 2025] Market32/Price Chopper customers at all locations across six states responded to the call for contributions to the American Red Cross California Wildfire Fund with customary generosity, donating $63,338.77. Market 32/Price Chopper added $10,000, bringing […]

Perrigo to shut down Vermont facility, affecting more than 400 employees

The infant formula manufacturing facility in Franklin County said it would phase out production, closing completely in 2027. Click here for the VTDigger story 

Tariffs already hitting North Country tourism sector

Click here for the NCPR story 

Frontier Town becomes catalyst for changing New York state land acquisitions

Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area is not quite “the gateway to the Adirondacks,” state and local officials had hoped for when they donned cowboy hats for its grand opening in 2018.  Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

Stec joins effort to end tax on overtime, tipped wages

March 3, 2025 – Albany – Senator Dan Stec (R, C-Queensbury) participated in a press conference calling for an end to the state tax on overtime and tipped wages. Given the increased cost of living due to inflation and the difficulties many New Yorkers face in making ends meet, ending this tax is a common-sense […]

Assemblyman Billy Jones: Tariffs on Canadian Goods Could Cause Trade War

3/3/25 – Assemblyman Billy Jones News Release              “I am disheartened by the federal administration’s decision to enact tariffs on Canadian goods starting at midnight. This will negatively impact our local transportation manufacturing sector, as well as both residents and local businesses because of our reliance on Canadian goods for our construction, agricultural and energy […]

Trump says 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico to go ahead

Click here for the Semifor story 

Major upgrades begin at Lacolle border crossing

Reconfigured booths and enhanced bus processing included Click here to view the Sun Community News story 

Adirondack homeowners face triple threat: high cost of repairs, contractor shortage, risk of flood damage

Click here for the Adirondack Explorer Story 

Champlain College introducing resources and connections to help STUDENTS kick off their own startups.

Click here for the WCAX story 

Environmental Conservation Police on Patrol

Animal Abuse Investigation in Jefferson County, Long Haul Violations in Sullivan County, and Ice Fishing Violations on Oneida Lake Animal Abuse Investigation – Jefferson County On Jan. 30, Environmental Crimes Investigator Jackson responded to a call from a concerned resident who reported finding the carcass of an animal believed to be a coyote near Skinner […]

North Country Chamber welcomes tariffs postponement

Canadian tariff paused again, but North Country impacts continue Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Health Department wants County residents and towns to help reduce food waste

Last year, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) awarded the Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) a two-year, $200,000 grant to reduce food waste throughout Clinton County. At the Monday, February 24, Peru Town Board meeting, CCHD’s public health educator, Cody Douglas, described the county’s goals and asked Peru to consider participating, including […]

Yummy, Yummy!!!!!

Girl Scout Troop 4183 members will be selling Girl Scout cookies at the Peru Stewart’s from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 1. Accepting cash and Venmo payments. $6/box, except for S’mores and the gluten-free Toffee Tastics are $7. Customers can also order and pay ahead and pick up at Stewarts: https://digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop4183c153 Thank […]

Arctic Cat will suspend operations indefinitely, adding to a declining snowmobile industry

Yamaha announced in 2023 that it would be leaving the snowmobile industry after more than 50 years in the market. Click here for the NBC12 story 

ICE detained 9 employees at a Tupper Lake lumber mill this week, parent company says

Employer claims that, to their knowledge, all the employees were authorized to work in the U.S.  Click to view the NCPR story