The Peru Gazette

September 28, 2026 – New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Albany County District Attorney Lee C. Kindlon, New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James, and Acting Medicaid Inspector General Frank T. Walsh, Jr. today announced that two brothers pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the second degree for using three Medicaid transportation companies […]

A 62-year-old man was killed on Porter Road in Beekmantown, back in May 2025. Click here for the WPTZ News story

Town of Newcomb Essex County Wildland Fire: On September 15 at 5:15 p.m., Ray Brook Dispatch received a report of a ground fire on the shoreline of Henderson Lake. Forest Rangers Brand, Quinn, Rooney, and Sabo responded with Newcomb Fire Department. At 8:25 p.m., firefighters determined the fire was 75 feet by 75 feet in […]

Sept. 25, 2026 – The owner of an Ulster County medical transportation service company today was sentenced to serve three to nine years in state prison and ordered to pay full restitution for stealing over $1.1 million by unlawfully billing the Medicaid program by inflating charges and billing for services that were never provided, State […]

September 23, 2026 – CLINTON COUNTY, NY – Clinton County Clerk Brandi B. Lloyd announced the availability of PropertyCheck, a free service that allows residents to receive notifications when documents involving a registered property owner’s name are recorded with the Clinton County Clerk’s Office. PropertyCheck is intended to provide an additional layer of awareness for […]

CALL MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL of April 2026 minutes OPEN FLOOR TO PUBLIC HEARING APPLICATIONS: File # Z-2026-113 – Commercial Interpretation – Lake Champlain Transportation – Pertains to multiple parcels including: 258.-2-2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 12, 13.1 – 3984, 4013, 4016 Rt 9 Plattsburgh – Applicant disagrees with Codes Officer that […]

State’s Highest Honor for Police Officers Recognizes Exceptional Valor and Bravery September 22, 2026 – Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that Rochester Police Officer Nicole Amatore is the recipient of the 2026 Police Officer of the Year Award for demonstrating exceptional courage and bravery in the face of grave danger. Officer Amatore stopped a gunman […]

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PLEASE BE ADVISED I HAVE CALLED FOR A SPECIAL PERU TOWN BOARD MEETING FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2026 AT 11:00AM FOR THE PUPOSE OF CONSIDERING AND AUTHORIZING THE TOWN TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR A JUSTICE COURT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (JCAP) GRANT, IF AWARDED, TO BE USED FOR SECURITY RELATED EQUIPMENT AND INSULATION TO BE INSTALLED […]

September 11, 2026 – Senator Dan Stec issued this statement: “Given the governor’s commitment to shutting down correctional facilities across New York State, news that OGS is organizing a study for the construction of a new 3,000-bed correctional facility is a shock. “In recent years and in defiance of all logic, New York State has […]

Town of Ticonderoga Essex County Wilderness Search: On September 4 at 4 p.m., Ray Brook Dispatch received a call about two overdue hikers in the Pharoah Lake Wilderness. Forest Rangers located the subjects’ vehicle at the Grizzle Ocean Trailhead. At 7:56 p.m., Rangers Bode and Quinn and Assistant Forest Ranger Pervu located the 35-year-old and 43-year-old […]

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Tucker Taylor was set to be arraigned Sunday afternoon in connection with Patricia Lawrence’s death Click here for the Sun Community News story 

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The law would allow the state to charge the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies $3 billion annually over the next 25 years to pay for climate damages Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

How an Aug. 2024 incident that resulted in the deaths of a sow and two cubs turned a town into animal advocates. Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

Ellenburg Depot man walks away from his job in Corrections  Click here for the NCPR story 

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Franklin, St. Lawrence, Jefferson and Lewis County Sheriffs join in the lawsuit  Click here for the Yahoo News story 

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