The Peru Gazette

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By John T. Ryan Peru – Verizon has begun installing the infrastructure to bring high speed broadband to 2,263 unserved or underserved Peru addresses. Across Clinton County, a total 11,761 addresses will receive the expanded service. There’s even more good news. David Weissmann, Verizon’s East Area Public Relations Manager, told the Peru Gazette, “In addition […]

By John T. Ryan Peru – The Heyworth-Mason Dog Park is an even more fun place for dogs thanks to Girl Scout Troop 4107 of Ausable Valley Central School. This afternoon cadet scouts Abigail Perky, Kylee Bresett and Savannah Pray accompanied by Troop Leaders Aubrey Bresett and Denise Perky presented a dog agility piece to […]

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By John T. Ryan Peru –  A mowing machine was cutting forage this morning along the Barney Downs Road. The operator, Eric Babbie of Adirondack Farms, said the Pottinger NOVACAT ST12 can cut about 300 acres of hay daily. The machine cuts a 36-foot swath and operates at 10 to 12 miles an hour. Babbie […]

Saranac – Hill and Hollow Music is privileged to be host for an “off-campus” concert by advanced students of the renowned Meadowmount School of Music on Thursday, July 25 at 7:00 pm at the Saranac Methodist Church on Route 3 in Saranac.  The program will offer several substantial works considered masterpieces of the chamber music […]

Chef Curtiss knows a lot about food. He loves to teach and get people passionate about food any time of the year. He’s the former Dean of Culinary Arts at the New England Culinary Institute in Burlington, and has also taught at Paul Smiths College. These days he and his family live in Peru, NY […]

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Plattsburgh – The military biographies of the fifteen veterans who flew to Washington D.C. on the June 22, 2019 North Country Honor Flight were memorable, often very stirring and humorous. Thank you to Honor Flight Operations Director Janet Duprey for providing them. GERALD COOPER Navy  1951-1955   Korea   EM-2  2nd Class Jerry was an […]

By John T. Ryan Keeseville – Yesterday my wife Jean and I took advantage of the Museum Weekend to visit the Anderson Falls Heritage Society Museum in Keeseville. We loved it! Located just off Main Street at 96 Clinton Street, the museum displays an array of Keeseville and Clintonville’s history. This summer’s featured display was […]

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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is asking the public to report moose sightings and observations. DEC and its research partners use these public sightings as indices of moose distribution and abundance in New York. This is part of a multi-year research project to obtain information on the status of New York […]

Clinton County Historical Association North Country Public Radio Plattsburgh Memorial Chapel   Co-sponsoring   Clinton County at Work ‘LIVE!’   7-9 pm, June 1 Plattsburgh Memorial Chapel   Join us for a night of live stories about working life in Clinton County. This event culminates a two-month project collecting photos and stories of Clinton County […]

The American Legion Riders sponsored by West Plattsburgh Post 1619 play a significent role in every Honor Flight. They pick up the veterans at home, escort them to the ceremony and then to the airport. The riders support their efforts with a June 1st Famliy Event Day at West Plattsburgh Post. All are welcome. There […]

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Presented by Town of Saranac Historian and CCHA Board Member Jan Couture. Thursday, May 23, 2019, 6:30 p.m. At the Clinton County Historical Association Museum, 98 Ohio Avenue, Old Base Museum Campus Did you know the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) women gave Elizabeth Cady Stanton and others the courage to fight for women’s rights? See how Native […]

  Surveying and sewer pipe inspection work will be taking place on the streets highlighted on this map in the coming weeks. Last week we started digging test holes for locating pipes.

Press Republican Editorial of April 20, 2019 VIEWPOINT Imagine no daily newspaper With great dismay we got the news — Northern New York Newspaper Corp. and its Watertown Daily Times couldn’t make payroll. It was the first time ever and it was a matter of timing, Watertown Times Managing Editor Alec Johnson told us. Not […]

By John HartMamma Black Bear and what appears to be a yearling cub just prowling their way up the hedgerow near the house Wednesday, April 10th @ 11:45PM! The only other time I’ve seen a bear hereabouts was way back in the Fall of ’85, so this was an occasion worth sharing, for sure!

Although the opener is traditionally met with snow, high flows and cold temperatures, April 1 is nonetheless the opening day for trout and salmon fishing throughout the State of New York and an indication that spring is just around the corner. Look for best fishing in more temperate areas of New York including Long Island, […]