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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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Saranac Lake scraps plan for Flock surveillance cameras after public backlash

Residents raised privacy concerns and criticized how the program was introduced during village board meeting Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

Fire station expansion, renovation project bids to be opened April 7

By John T Ryan  Peru – On September 3, 2024, voters gave the green light to a major investment: up to $5 million for expanding and renovating Peru’s fire station. Fast-forward 18 months, and the Department is now seeking bids for general construction, electrical work, HVAC, and plumbing. Bid proposal must be submitted by April […]

Ice jams and flooding wreak havoc across Northern N.Y.

Evacuations underway along the Saranac River in Morrisonville Tuesday morning Click here for the Sun Comunity News story 

Ice jam causes minor flooding in Ausable Forks

Click here for the NCPR story 

As momentum grows for workforce housing, $3.5 million bridges North Country gaps

Clinton County is included in the program  Click here for the NCPR story 

Saranac Lake restricts police cooperation with ICE

New policy builds on last year’s debate over using local resources for immigration enforcement Click here for the Adirondack Explore story 

CVPH Blood Drive – Monday, March 16

Peru – CVPH Donor Center Blood Drive, Monday, March 16, 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.

St. Augustine’s Community Meal/Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Macaroni, Cheese, & Ham Salad Bread Dessert Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., take-out only, at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972. All are invited and welcome!

Could a bike trail link NYC to the heart of the Adirondacks?

Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

Historic Fort William Henry in Lake George offers unique reenactments, and exhibits to celebrate the fort’s 270th anniversary

Click here for he Adirondack Almanac story 

Ausable Chasm March 7 vs. March 8, 2026

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The Peru Knights are ready to serve you today!

Peru Library: March 14 Opening Reception for Renee Gifford Art Exhibit

Renée Gifford is a local self-taught artist. She is inspired by nature and uses vibrant colors to portray different themes in an abstract, but natural way. Most paintings are very textured and colorful.

MUSH with Noggin, the Sled Dog

Safety risks led Army branch to drop support for howitzer testing in 2023

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March 14 Shamrock Shuffle Benefits CVPH Child Psychiatry Unit

CVPH Foundation, Adk. Coast Events team up for the community’s first 5K of 2026  Plattsburgh, NY, March 5, 2026 –   –   Proceeds for the 2026 Shamrock Shuffle 5k planned for Saturday, March 14 at Valcour Brewing Company will benefit University of Vermont Health – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) Inpatient Child & Adolescent Psychiatry […]

State launches $3.5 million initiative to accelerate workforce housing in the North Country

New Program Will Help Communities Plan, Finance and Build Housing for Working Families Albany, March 5, 2026, News Release – Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the launch of Accelerate Workforce Housing, a multi-year, multi-partner initiative to address the critical shortage of housing for working families and individuals in the North Country region. Empire State Development […]

Live storytelling is back with the Howl, live in Plattsburgh on March 11th

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Inside the $50M push to reconnect North Creek, Gore Mountain

North Creek aims to reclaim its “ski town” heritage, linking Gore Mountain’s 250k annual visitors to a transformed downtown  Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

Clinton Community College Drama Club and Adirondack Regional Theatre Launch New Pick‑Up Plays Series

PLATTSBURGH, March 4, 2026 –  — Clinton Community College’s Drama Club has partnered with Adirondack Regional Theatre (ART) to launch Pick‑Up Plays, a free monthly public script‑reading series designed to bring together students, faculty and members of the local community in an interactive theater experience. The first reading, Shakespeare’s “As You Like It,” will take […]

A2i Innovation Initiative hosts remote worker meetups

Who: Adirondack Innovation Initiative (A2i) has been developed by Adirondack Community Foundation to connect people, ideas, and resources to allow more people to live in the Adirondacks full time with a good job by building and supporting a tech innovation ecosystem and network; driving regional economic resilience by fostering entrepreneurship, supporting local startups, and expanding […]

Four interesting on the history events on the Historical Association’s March schedule

March 12th, 2:30 pm, Meadowbrook Healthcare, 154 Prospect Avenue, Plattsburgh. Welcome to the Witherill with memories shared from the book authored by the late Susan Howel Hamlin. March 12, 6 pm, Advisor’s Room, Beekmantown High School, Haynes Road Entrance, West Chazy– The Davidson Sisters: Darkness and Light. Local teenaged poets and sisters, Lucretia and Margaret Davidson, were once […]

Market 32 and Price Chopper Launch Checkout Campaign to Support Local United Way Chapters

Customers invited to round up purchases during March to fund critical community services Schenectady, N.Y., March 2, 2025– Market 32 and Price Chopper are inviting customers to round up their purchase total to the nearest dollar at checkout to benefit local United Way chapters and the various nonprofit partners they help support across the chain’s […]

Cadyville Field Day returns June 6 and 7

Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Police stop installing surveillance cameras in Saranac Lake. For now

Click here for the NCPR story