The Peru Gazette

By John T. Ryan  Peru – Two items of interest stood out in the minutes of the Peru Town Board’s May 29th meeting.  The Board announced that summertime Gazebo concerts will not be held this year. Town Supervisor Brandy McDonald explained, “We don’t know when the COVID-19 Phase 4 for large gatherings will take effect. […]

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June 17, 2020. After more than 100 straight days of giving daily press briefings, this Friday, June 19th, will be the final one. Going forward, I will give press briefings as needed but rest assured I will continue to provide New Yorkers with the facts, data and my opinion as we continue to chart the […]

Offerings Now Include Online Bowhunter Course 24,000 Hunters Have Completed Online Course since April; New York State Sporting License Sales Up Nearly 10 Percent New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced that DEC’s online hunter education course will continue to be available through Aug. 31, 2020. All hunters must […]

Minestrone-Sausage Soup Chicken Salad or  Egg Salad Sandwich Home-made Carrot Cake Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Take-outs only! 3030 Main St., Peru.  

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Dear Patrons, Do you have books, DVDs, or magazines at home that belong to the Peru Free Library? If so, please return them to the front door dropbox. NO FINES for late Peru Library books. Now that we are offering curbside pickup, we would like to get our books back so our patrons have as […]

Opportunities Abound for New York’s Most Popular Freshwater Sportfish New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner (DEC) Basil Seggos announced today that the traditional harvest season for Largemouth and Smallmouth bass opens on June 20 and closes Nov. 30. In most waters, there is also a catch and release season starting on Dec. 1, […]

Sales tax revenue for local governments in May fell 32.3 percent compared to the same period last year, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Sales tax collections for counties and cities in May totaled $918 million, or $437 million less than 2019. The sharp decline in revenues was widespread around the state, ranging from […]

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Posted on Facebook’s “Saranac Past” page by Tim Bell This isn’t a post about just Saranac but about the whole region in North Eastern NY. I’m from Saranac but currently, work in Auburn. After the escape from Clinton, more than a few officers from Auburn went up to Clinton to help find the escaped inmates. […]

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Editor Error:  Your editor misinterpreted the section of the street being renamed. Sorry! I originally reported that the new section of Washington St. was being named Gala Lane. That was incorrect.  By John T. Ryan At the Peru Town Board’s May 11th meeting, the Board named the 100 feet of highway between Mannix Rd. and […]

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Plattsburgh/Peru, N.Y.  This spring, New York apple growers are applying the results of a computer modeling-based orchard management research funded by the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP) to more precisely manage their orchard thinning practices with a goal of producing higher quality fruit for harvest this fall. A free recorded webinar highlighting this […]

“Since the beginning of this public health crisis, our students and their families have shouldered many burdens with respect to their education. With that said, our graduating seniors have truly been robbed of a once in a lifetime experience, and school districts across the state are looking for state guidance on how to properly acknowledge […]

Saratoga, NY – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement on NY-21 law enforcement being called to serve across New York State during protests and riots: “Americans are united in support of justice for George Floyd, his family, and in the right to peaceful protest,” said Congresswoman Stefanik. “The rioting, looting, destruction, and violence causing loss […]

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            Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Plattsburgh) worked to pass a bill that he co-sponsored that would provide tax relief to both North Country schools and taxpayers (A.10189). The bill helps ensure that schools that have closed due to COVID-19 without the presence of a declared state of emergency will not have state aid withheld.             […]

L-R Knights of Columbus Bob Herforth and Bob Manchester prepare to deliver the 85 pounds of food that bought total deliveries to over 2,000 pounds.  Janice Morse (center), Director of the St. Augustine’s Religious Education Program, presented the Mission of Hope’s $1,000 Food Pantry donation. By John T. Ryan Peru – Over the past several […]

Adirondacks By Air Reports: The historic Oxbow Bridge in Cadyville was built in the 1890s, and once allowed cars to cross from Plattsburgh to Schuyler Falls. But in recent years, it’s attracted thrill-seeking younger crowds. In several instances, those who came to the bridge to jump into the Saranac River jumped unknowingly to their deaths. […]