The Peru Gazette

A message from Donna Downs: Liberty’s Garage is officially selling Gas with our new pumps!! We are so excited!! Can’t wait to see everyone!!! Diesel coming soon!!

Source: ADK reaches deal to purchase Cascade Ski Center – Adirondack Explorer

Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Higher Than Pre-Pandemic Levels Local sales tax collections totaled $5.2 billion in the third quarter (July-September of 2021), up $861 million (20%) from the same period last year and continuing the trend of exceeding pre-pandemic levels, according to a report released today from State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Local sales […]

Source: Vermont’s unemployment system now runs on a modern mainframe in New York – VTDigger

Source: Nova Bus electric fleet on display at State Transit Expo | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Nova Bus has unveiled for the first time in North America its new 100 percent electric, long-range dual charging bus at the New York Public Transit Association conf

Source: Governor Hochul Signs Legislation Ensuring Retirement Plan Security for Private Sector Employees

Former Peru star athlete and coach John Neyenhouse passes away Source: John Neyenhouse Obituary – Plattsburgh, NY | Brown Funeral Home Inc.

Source: Program for landowners on navigating solar – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Lake Placid board plans cannabis law opt out | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: Authorities: Cover-ups abounded at wildlife refuge

Source: Childcare, cell service identified as key to economic growth in Champlain Valley | NCPR News

Join us on November 3rd for an evening of local food, local beverages and plenty of auction items Plattsburgh, NY – 10/20/21 – The North Country Chamber of Commerce invites you to join us at the West Side Ballroom for the most delicious event of the year – Taste of the North Country – on […]

By John T. Ryan Peru – The U.S. Census Bureau recently released the 2020 census data.  The North Country data reflects the nationwide rural population declines. Peru’s 2020 population increased by 6.2% since 2000; however, between 2010 and 2020, its population declined by 3.3%, from 7,000 to 6,772. Between 2000 and 2010, Peru enjoyed one […]

Source: Column: Succession planning: farm transfer case study | Sun Community News In the last column, we covered how taxes are incurred when farmland is transferred in different ways (selling, gifting, inheritance, leasing). This week, we’ll talk about how strate

Source: Best Buy closure set for Oct. 30 | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Farmers say overtime mandate would weaken NY agriculture | Local News | lockportjournal.com

“Auditors found that ESD, with few exceptions, does not monitor whether its programs are meeting their goals. It also doesn’t work to identify successes or failures or apply successful strategies to other programs.” Source: DiNapoli audit criticizes Empire State Development for poor oversight of programs – syracuse.com

Source: Average home sale prices up 22% in Onondaga County over last year – syracuse.com

Source: Ticonderoga adds 100-acre solar installation to growing project list

Source: Local mom opens new store at Champlain Centre | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Peace by Piece, a new store in Champlain Centre had its grand opening on Oct. 15. The new store is located by Old Navy, on the Kohl’s end of the mall.

Source: Burlington businesses decry situation downtown, say employees feel unsafe – VTDigger

From the office of Assemblyman Billy Jones Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) is reminding small business owners to take advantage of the COVID-19 Pandemic Small Business Recovery Grant Program. He helped secure this program in the 2021-22 state budget to assist small businesses that were financially impacted by the pandemic. Jones also wants residents to […]

Our area makes the New York Times. Source: Border With Canada to Open, Businesses ‘Could Not Be Happier’ – The New York Times

Source: Samuel F. Vilas Home starts expansion project | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | The Samuel F. Vilas Home, a historic adult home located on the corner of Cornelia and Beekman Streets is readying for its expansion project to begin this month.

From the North Country Chamber of Commerce Plattsburgh – 10/14/2021– Empire State Development and I Love NY recently released their 2020 Economic Impact Study showing the effect tourism had on New York State, the Adirondack region and Clinton County during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Below are the key findings for New York State, […]