January 2026
S M T W T F S
 123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728293031

News Categories

Site search

More About The Peru Gazette

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.

Comment Policy

The Peru Gazette welcomes comments on posted stories. The author MUST include his/her first and last name. No  foul or libelous language permitted. The Peru Gazette reserves the right to not publish a comment.

Recent Comments

Archive for 'Corruption in Gov’t.'

NY attorney general’s office reaches settlement with Clinton County Sheriff’s Office following sexual harassment investigation

Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

DiNapoli: Former Essex County Fair Treasurer and Willsboro Town Clerk ordered to pay full restitution for theft of nearly $90K

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Franklin County District Attorney Elizabeth Crawford, and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced that Bridget Brown, the former treasurer of the Essex County Agricultural Society and former Willsboro town clerk/tax collector, was sentenced to serve five years probation and ordered to pay full restitution of nearly $90,000 […]

Four Months After Guard Strike, Prison Staffing Crisis Persists

The prison agency’s security ranks are 4,700 corrections officers and sergeants short of what it says it needs to run every program and housing area effectively. Click here for the New York Focus story 

‘Consequences Will Be Lethal’: New York ATF Enforcement To Be Slashed Under Trump

541 of the ATF’s more than 800 industry investigators may lose their jobs Click here for the New York Focus story 

Since the historic floods of 2023, few Vermont residents have buyout money in hand

Only eight property owners have gotten their payouts so far. For some, new obstacles from the federal government have added uncertainty. Click here for the VTDigger story 

Trump Administration withholding $7 billion in federal education funds as school year approaches

Click here for the NCPR story 

State Comptroller auditor reviewing a town’s financial operations charged with stealing over $405K from the town

Click here for the Mid Hudson News story 

Canada relies on US trade. Here’s how the country is reacting to high tariffs

Click here for the NCPR story 

State Health Department Slow to Inspect Violations at Adult Care Facilities, Audit Finds

NYS Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli News Release of July 6, 2025 The state Department of Health (DOH) is not adequately overseeing adult care facilities, risking the health and safety of vulnerable residents, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit found DOH at times failed to conduct timely […]

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, […]

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 […]

Social Security benefits face big cuts in 2033, unless Congress acts

Click here for the NCPR story 

Thousands of New Yorkers are having their food benefits stolen while state sits on simple solution

Click here for the Syracuse.com and NY Focus story 

DiNapoli: Former Essex County Fair Treasurer and Willsboro Town Clerk Pleads Guilty to Stealing Nearly $90,000 From the Essex County Agricultural Society and Town

May 28, 2025 State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Franklin County District Attorney Elizabeth Crawford and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced that Bridget Brown, the former treasurer of the Essex County Agricultural Society and former Willsboro town clerk/tax collector, pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $90,000 in funds from the society and the […]

Border crossings from Canada to the North Country are down significantly

Click here for the NCPR story 

Famous Rochester museum loses $500,000 in Trump cuts to federal grants

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Proposed Cuts to Essential Air Service would significantly impact North Country

Click here for the Mountain Lake Story 

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

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Social Security office finds ‘dead’ people in Upstate NY who aren’t really dead

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

North Country Chamber Endorses Call for Interim Tariff Relief for Small Business

The North Country Chamber of Commerce has joined a call by the U.S. Chamber for three immediate forms of tariff relief:   Immediate exemption of small business. If SBA sectoral definitions are used, this would include manufacturers with 500 or fewer employees. Goods that are not produced in the U.S. Restoration of a process to […]

Slashed federal funds shake up New York state museums’ plans for the future

Click here for the NCPr story 

Onondage County refuses to release Micron’s huge impact report. Public record experts say it should

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Trump freeze leaves New York farmers in limbo

Click here for the NCPR story 

Fed. cuts to health services anticipated to hit New Yorkers hard

State claims it doesn’t have resources to backfill the void Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Upstate NY war hero removed from Army website after DEI ban

Click here for the Syracuse.com story