The Peru Gazette

At a Board of Regents meeting last Monday, state officials proposed eliminating credit-based diploma requirements. Click here for the New York Focus story 

The Effort Brings Together Leaders from Government, Business, Sports and Community Organizations to Assess the Potential of Bringing the Olympic Flame Back to New York State Albany, June 22, 2026 – Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the formation of the Lake Placid-New York City Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games Exploratory Committee, a statewide effort tasked […]

John Bingham, US Navy, 1961-1969, Vietnam John felt a duty to serve, following the example of two uncles—one an admiral and the other a physician who served in Korea. Originally hoping to become a submariner, he was unable to pass the pressure test required for submarine training. Instead, he attended Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode […]

C. Edward Bombard Jr., US Army, 1960-63, Cold War After basic and clerk-typist training at Fort Dix, Ed trained at Fort Eustis, Virginia, as a Transportation Movement Specialist, coordinating the movement of military vehicles. He was later deployed to North Africa with the 3rd Army, serving in a small unit that oversaw port operations for the […]

Chicken and Ham Bake Vegetable 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!

Peru, NY. – Did you know that between Lapham Mills Recreation Field and the Little Pizza Shop, a one-room school, grist mills, and more industries once flourished ? Bob McGee (Peru High School Class of 58) brought the Lapham Mills Road history alive on Saturday, June 13, during a Peru History Walk hosted by the […]

Includes multiple Adirondack rescues New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other State agencies, local emergency response organizations, and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured, or distressed people from across New York State. Iamlet of Pine Plains […]

About 400,000 New Yorkers will lose health care coverage on July  Click here for the New York Focus story 

Sebastian Prial will miss schoolwide ceremony later this month due to Naval enlistment, was given special commencement event by peers and school officials Saranac, NY, June 17, 2026 – Senator Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) yesterday joined the Saranac High School community in honoring graduating senior Sebastian Prial with a special commencement ceremony. Prial joined the United […]

This weekend is Juneteenth (June 19–21), and Plattsburgh Blues and Jazz is proud to be partnering with the Colors of Freedom Committee North Star Underground Railroad Museum, John Brown Lives!, the Clinton County Historical Association, SUNY Plattsburgh, Paul Smith’s College, and the Plattsburgh Public Library as part of the community events to commemorate this important […]

New Incentive for Hunters Established with Statewide Earn-a-2nd-Buck System New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton today announced several changes to deer hunting regulations to increase harvest of antlerless (primarily female) deer and improve DEC’s ability to manage abundant deer populations. “Deer populations are growing across much of New York and, […]

Franklin County, home to the most dairy farms in the state, has now lost roughly 600 jobs at dairy-related plants over the past year Click here for the Vermont Public Story 

PLATTSBURGH, NY, June 17, 2026  – North Country Honor Flight continues this Saturday, June 20, with Flights 70 and 71, carrying 28 North Country veterans on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Washington, D.C. to visit the memorials dedicated to their service and sacrifice. This mission will honor 27 Vietnam War veterans and one Korean War veteran from […]

$350 to $600 for Most Homeowners with Income Below $500,000, $700 to $1,500 for Most Seniors with Income Below $110,750 Visit ny.gov/STAR To Track Check Delivery or Enroll in Direct Deposit Albany, June 16, 2026 – Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that nearly three million New Yorkers across the state will receive over $2 billion […]

Peru Town Historian Helen Nerska conducted her latest Peru History Chat on Monday, June 8, 2026. All of Helen’s History Chats areor will be posted on the Town of Peru’s Website under “History.” History chat with Ann Mason, Phil Mason and Judy Barber Walpole, all great grandchildren of A. Mason & Sons founder Albert Mason.

The 1,250-megawatt High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission line runs from Montreal, Quebec to the Astoria Energy Complex in Queens. It will meet up to 20% of NYC’s energy needs Albany, June 16, 2026 – Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the 339-mile Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE), one of New York’s largest transmission infrastructure […]

By John T Ryan  Peru, NY – On Friday, June 5, the Board of Directors of Apple Valley Senior Housing dedicated a maple tree to honor Geoffrey Spear, who served on the Board from 2020 until he passed away unexpectedly on January 26, 2025, at age 62.  Former Apple Valley Senior Housing Manager Kathleen Flynn […]

Peru, NY, June 15, 2026  — Peru Central School District is proud to announce that Jennilee Corrow, a special education teacher in the high school, has been awarded the Northeastern Zone (NEZ) of Retired Educators of New York Kramer Memorial Educator Award for the upcoming 2026-27 school year. The grant will fund Corrow’s innovative new […]

Plattsburgh, June 10, 2026 – Last Monday, Brandon Menard, Director Strategic Initiatives at the North Country Chamber of Commerce, attended Peru High School’s Business Achievement Awards ceremony. During the event, Brandon had the honor of placing gold stoles on graduating seniors who earned 1,000 points over the course of the year through business education classes, […]

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y., June 12, 2026 – Assemblyman Michael S. Cashman (D-Plattsburgh) announced today that he secured $50,000 for the North Country Honor Flight. The funds will go toward flight and programming expenses.             “The North Country Honor Flight is an incredible program that I am proud to support,” Cashman said. “Our veterans deserve the upmost […]

Facility to offer an estimated 150 childcare slots at Air Industrial Park  Plattsburgh, NY – June 12, 2026 – TDC NNY, Inc., a key driver of economic growth and business development in the North Country, is thrilled to announce plans to construct a new childcare facility to be sited in the heart of Air Industrial […]

By John T Ryan  Earlier this month, Parks Superintendent Courtney Tetrault reported that reckless electric bike riders damaged the walking trail. At the Monday, June 8, board meeting, resident Matt Leclair said the riders are typically 11 to 15 years old and asked the board to find a space on town property where they could […]