The Peru Gazette

Source: IG: State worker stole then sold agency laptops – Capitol Confidential

Source: Solitary confinement deal reached for NY prisons, big changes for Malone | NCPR News

PLATTSBURGH — Award winning local author Lawrence Gooley will be giving a presentation called “Escape From Dannemora: Breakouts, Tortures and Violence in Clinton Prison’s Past” on Monday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. Source: Author to give presentation on Clinton Prison – Sun Community News & Printing

By John T. Ryan Anyone attending the Monday, September 14, 2015 Peru Town Board meeting and the Public Hearing that preceded it could rightly conclude that cat and dog issues dominated the evening. The public hearing concerned a Town Board proposed update of the Town’s Dog Control Law. It would have required that anyone reclaiming […]

By John T. Ryan Last September when the Peru Town Board appointed Dave Drollette as Dog Control Officer (DCO) it’s doubtful that they anticipated what was ahead. As of September 4th, 2015, 160 more dogs were licensed than last year at this time. Dog licensing is important because it ensures that rabies shots are current […]

Believed to be New York City man missing since early June. Source: Body recovered from car hauled from Lake Champlain – Press-Republican: News

Regular Mtg Agenda 13Jul15

The New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) named a new Superintendent of the Clinton Correctional Facility and enhanced interim security protocols at the prison. Source: New Superintendent, Security Protocols Announced At Clinton Correctional Facility – myChamplainValley.com

By John T. Ryan Continuing his effort to move Peru Town Court to the Town Hall’s lower level Counselor Kregg Bruno employed a less strident approach at the June 22, 2015 Town Board meeting. Addressing Town Historian Ron Allen, Bruno stated, “The location of the judges’ chambers all rely on you, sir… you don’t have […]

A week distinguished by DNA discoveries and well-organized sweeps was the final stage of a 23-day slog that was hampered, at times, by missed signals. Source: Squabbling, Hesitation and Luck Had Roles in Manhunt for New York Prison Escapees – The New York Times

Captured escapee now at Albany Medical Center. Source: Sweat still in critical condition – Press-Republican: Local News

Monday, law enforcement worked to create a perimeter around Mountain View area where fugitives were thought to be hiding. Source: Timeline shows manhunt progress – Press-Republican: Prison Escape

Source: Female worker probed as possible accomplice in prison break | New York Post

Source: History of Clinton CF – NYS’ largest & 3d oldest prison

The New York State Police said the inmates had escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, a maximum-security prison about 170 miles north of Albany near the Canadian border. Source: With Power Tools and a Ruse, 2 Killers Escape New York Prison – NYTimes.com

By John T. Ryan There will not be a traffic signal installed at the Brand Hollow Road – Military Turnpike intersection in the immediate future. Hope, however, is not lost. If we have four more crashes in a one-year period we’ll qualify! That was the news Town Supervisor Peter Glushko delivered to town board members […]

From the office of State Senator Betty Little The State Senate today approved legislation sponsored by Senator Betty Little that would authorize towns to set speed limits within their jurisdictions. Villages, cities and towns with large populations can do so on their own, but most towns must petition the New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) for approval. “The goal […]

U.S. Sets New Rules for Oil Shipments by Rail – NYTimes.com.

Bailey Wind will be speaking to the Peru Jr/Sr High School student body on May 12th at 9:30 am. Bailey had just signed her letter of intent with the University of Tennessee’s Swimming and Diving team when on December 1, 2012, at the age of 17 and a senior at Shaker High School in Latham, New […]

New Yorkers scammed by Dallas-based Ambit Energy.

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By John T. Ryan Children, parents and staff walking or biking to the Peru Central School should have a safer route to travel in a few months. On Monday, April 13, 2015 the Peru Town Board approved a $143,729 bid from Branon Construction Company Inc. of Plattsburg to implement a second Safe Routes to Schools […]

L-R Lt. Shawn Perkins, Captain Lloyd Provost, Asst. Chief Kevin O’Neil, Chief Tyler Williams, Asst. Chief Bryan Duprey, Lt. Sam Dimock, EMS Captain Cher Hanlon (Click photo for a close-up view)  By John T. Ryan Peru –  The Department’s 2015 officers include Chief Tyler Williams, Asst. Chief Kevin O’Neil, Asst. Chief Bryan Duprey, Lt. Shawn […]

Ti farmer, wife arrested for animal abuse – Press-Republican: Home.

Albany – Assemblywoman Janet Duprey (R,I – Peru) today reiterated her support for a more open and transparent state government in light of an ethics reform agreement between Gov. Cuomo and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie. Duprey, a longtime advocate for ethics reform, was appointed to a bipartisan search committee earlier this year for an executive […]