The Peru Gazette

‘Conservation Conversations’ books blend personal stories with insights from 40+ years protecting Champlain Valley waterways Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

Named in Memory of New York State Police Lieutenant Joseph Banish, Bill Seeks To Reduce Stigma and Create Formal Pathways For First Responder Mental Wellness NYS News Release of Dec. 18, 2025 – Governor Kathy Hochul today signed legislation to establish confidentiality requirements for communications made by law enforcement during peer-to-peer counseling sessions. Amid a […]

Town of Crown Point Essex County Ice Rescue: On December 10 at 6:25 p.m., the Essex County Sheriff’s Office requested Forest Ranger assistance with an ice rescue on Lake Champlain. A 33-year-old from Montreal was living on a moored sailboat. The cold weather caused ice to form, locking the boat in place more than a mile […]

DEC Division of Forest Protection Job Opening DEC is now hiring for a seasonal radio dispatcher position in Ray Brook, Essex County. Details and information on how to apply by December 19 are available. Dispatcher job opening 

Friend presses DEC for answers six months after Assistant Ranger Jackson’s death  Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

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City Police News Release, PLATTSBURGH, NY – On December 5th, 2025 at approximately 4:00am, members of the Plattsburgh Police Department Patrol Division responded to “The Card Shop” located within Plattsburgh Plaza for a report of an alarm activation. When Patrol Officers arrived, they observed significant damage to the glass door into the business. Initial investigative […]

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By John T Ryan  At its Monday, December 8, 3035 meeting the Peru Town Board appointed Town Justice Elect Sarah Mitchell to fill the late Town Justice Jim Kirby’s term of office on the condition that she successfully completes a 5-day training course in Albany. The appointment is effective December 12.  In an action that […]

The murder has led to more tumult than New York’s prison system has seen since the Attica prison uprising over five decades ago. Click here for the New York Focus story 

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The 7-year-old boy, who attends JFK Elementary, was absent from school Monday morning, according to school officials. Click here for the VTDigger story 

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As of February 1, 2026, the TSA will charge a $45 fee for travelers without a REAL ID or another acceptable ID (like a passport) to use their alternative identity verification system, TSA Confirm.ID, for a 10-day travel period, encouraging travelers to get their REAL ID from their state DMV before flying. What this means […]

Remember the Acid Rain!  Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

By John T Ryan Highlights of Peru Town Board Meeting of November 24, 2025  Highway Superintendent  Michael Farrell said the town should be advertising for bids on the Telegraph Road culvert project in either December or January.  Farrell hopes work will start soon after the town awards the contract. Town of Plattsburgh Zoning/Codes Officer Steve […]

News Release, December 3, 2025 – Funds Assist with Purchases of Wildland Firefighting Equipment for Rural Fire Departments The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is now accepting applications for $851,255 in Volunteer Fire Capacity grants to help rural fire departments protect public safety and natural resources. The application deadline is December 22, […]

Town of Bolton Warren County Wilderness Rescue: On November 29 at 7:55 p.m., Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from Warren County 911 about a hiker with chest pains approximately 1.5 miles in from the Clay Meadow trailhead in the Lake George Wild Forest. Four Forest Rangers and the Bolton Fire Department reached the 56-year-old from […]

Emissions Data Will Inform Future Strategies to Reduce Pollution Dec. 1, 2025 DEC News Release – New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton today announced the finalization of regulations establishing a Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. This rule will improve New York State’s understanding of the sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) […]

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Monroe County District Attorney Brian Green and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced that Karen Walsh, a 68-year-old Rochester woman, pleaded guilty to stealing $12,973 in state pension payments sent to her mother, whose death had not been reported to the pension system. As part […]

12/1/25 – News release from Cadyville resident Patricia Barnett  12/2/15≤ 8 a.m. – Barnett stated that 103 people had signed her petition in a 15-hour period.  North Country residents are renewing and formalizing concerns that were raised during the public hearings but remain unresolved following the Planning Board’s November 18 approval of the proposed DHS/HSI facility […]

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A Total of 1,224 Arrests Involving 2,146 Criminal Charges Made in Connection With 1,006 Operations Statewide Retail Theft Decreased More Than 13 Percent Year-Over-Year in New York City, Larceny Down 13 Percent Across the Rest of the State Nov. 19, 2025 – Governor Hochul today announced that the New York State Police Organized Retail Theft […]

Forgotten history of Chinese immigrants reveals roots of current-day ICE partnerships, policies Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story