The Peru Gazette

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In some areas of the state, non-profits constitute 1 in 5 jobs  January 8, 2025 State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released a report that showed nonprofit organizations in 2022 provided 1.3 million jobs to New Yorkers, just over 1 in 6 private sector jobs in the state. While the number of nonprofits increased nationally between […]

Grand Isle, VT – The Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) seeks proposals for projects in the Lake Champlain basin that sell or grow native trees and shrubs for habitat conservation projects. This funding opportunity enhances the native plant supply available to local organizations for habitat conservation projects that benefit Lake Champlain. Awarded funding […]

Self-service program can help millions of New Yorkers save $260 on average Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Baby girl Tatum Hendrie was born January 2, at 9:44 am to parents Paula Blazonis and Will Hendrie of Plattsburgh. The first baby born in 2025 at the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital weighed a perfect 8 lb. 5 oz and was 20 ¼ inches long. Tatum received a huge […]

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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar today announced the adoption of updated regulations to protect freshwater wetlands across the state. The regulations implement new statutory requirements under the State’s Freshwater Wetlands Act, safeguarding an estimated one million additional acres of wetland habitat. “Protecting freshwater wetlands is critical to the […]

All events are free and open to the public. December 31, 2024 January 9th, 2:30 pm, Meadowbrook Healthcare, 154 Prospect Avenue, Plattsburgh.  History of Clinton County in Pictures. Where did the County start, and how did it develop? See photos of the towns and villages that formed to become part of the Clinton County story. […]

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TOWN OF PERU CALL MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL December 2024 minutes OPEN FLOOR to public hearing APPLICATIONS: P2024-0031 Site Plan Review-Sign, Valcour Boat Rentals, 258.-2-2.1, 4013 US Route 9 P2024-0032 Site Plan Review-Equipment Modification, T Mobile, 276.-2-2, 1159 Peasleeville Rd. ANY FURTHER BUSINESS CEO REPORT ADJOURNMENT

Lynda Mussen of Peru, NY is a participating artist  Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

Massive contribution boosts Cornerstone Campaign projects Click here for the Sun Community News story 

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Sweethearts and Heroes News Release PERU, NY — Peru and Ticonderoga high school students gathered here recently for a special mini-summit that included a joint podcast recording and other inspiring activities that swirled around HOPE (Hold On, Possibilities Exist). On Wednesday, Dec. 18, 14 Ticonderoga students and their teachers, Kate Crammond and Sarah Ellsworth, went […]

Thanks to our generous customers, Stewart’s 2024 Holiday Match program raised more than $1.76 million for local children’s charities! Stewart’s customers generously donated more than $883,500 between Thanksgiving and Christmas Day this year. The company doubled those donations, penny for penny with no administrative fees. This means hundreds of local nonprofit children’s organizations will benefit […]

By John T Ryan  Peru, NY, December 30, 2024 – At this morning’s Town Board meeting, a C&S Engineering Project Status Report of the Telegraph Road bridge project elicited an opinion no one wanted to hear. Highway Superintendent Michael Farrell told the board today, “The mussel study set the project back. With bid-letting scheduled for […]

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Tuesday, December 24, 2024 – Sunday evening Steve Collier was the pianist for the Ecumenical Choir. Today, he’s bringing more goodwill to passers-by along Main Street with is sausaphone. Steve said, “My grandfather played this sausaphone.  He passed it on to my father and my father passed it on to me”  

Legislation aimed at helping to get assistance and information to EPIC participants CLICK HERE FOR THE SUN COMMUNITY NEWS STORY 

Different regulatory environments in the two states have led to contrasting situations on either side of Lake Champlain. Click here for the VTDigger story 

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