The Peru Gazette

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Grand Isle, VT – The Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP), in coordination with NEIWPCC, seeks proposals for projects that interpret, highlight, and showcase human interaction with the natural world. Awarded projects should highlight the Conservation & Community Interpretive Theme as described by the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership (CVNHP) Management Plan, as well as […]

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U.S. Border Patrol News Release Alien smuggling is incredibly dangerous, and it puts the public and our agents in grave danger when callous smugglers attempt to carelessly flee the border at high speeds. The smuggler driving this car was carrying five people that had illegally entered the U.S. when it flipped causing multiple injuries near […]

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Jonnell Rose, former Treasurer of the Vernon Center Fire Department, pled guilty to stealing more than $300,000 from the department, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Oneida County District Attorney Todd Carville, and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced today. Rose pled guilty to grand larceny in the second degree. “Jonnell Rose betrayed […]

Scams Claim Customer Owes Fines for Traffic Tickets or for E-ZPass Fees ‘Spoofed’ Websites Are Designed to Look Like Official DMV or Toll Collection Web Pages Governor Kathy Hochul  alerted New Yorkers to the newest efforts to steal their personal information by people pretending to be the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles or […]

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“We determined 156 of the 310 (50 percent) water outlets we identified at select areas, that students, staff and the public may have access to and could consume water from, were not sampled or properly exempted by District officials” Tupper Lake Central School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-14)   Issued Date August 01, […]

All offices are for a Four-Year term of Office.  Clinton County  County Clerk  Democratic – Brandi Lloyd Republican – Jerika Manning District Attorney  Democratic – Andrew Wylie Republican  – No Nominee Treasurer  Democratic – Randy Lozier Republican – Chad Deans Town of Peru  Town Supervisor   Democratic – No Nominee Republican – Craig Randall Town […]

August 6, 2025 – Governor Kathy Hochul today highlighted essential changes to New York’s Discovery Laws, set to take effect on Thursday, August 7, at a press conference with New York District Attorneys, victim advocates and local law enforcement. Passed as part of the FY26 Enacted Budget agreement, amendments to the discovery process will support […]

Town of Keene Essex County Wilderness Rescue: On July 29 at 6:56 p.m., Ray Brook Dispatch received a call about a 14-year-old from Camp Chingachgook who lost consciousness near the Elk Pass area of Nippletop Mountain. Forest Ranger Quinn spoke to a camp counselor on the phone and advised the counselor to move the teenager from […]

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton today announced that hunting and trapping licenses and Deer Management Permits (DMPs) for the 2025-26 season are now on sale. “With an estimated half a million New Yorkers looking to take part in the long-standing traditions of hunting and trapping this fall, excitement is […]

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Short-staffed since a strike this winter, the prison system is keeping people locked in their boiling cells and dorms for upwards of 21 hours a day. Click here for the New York Focus story 

Effluent sent straight to the town treatment plant overwhelming the facility and compromising water quality in nearby Stevens Brook, a tributary of Lake Champlain. Click here for the Vermont Public story 

Town of North Elba, Essex County  Wilderness Rescue: On July 22 at 8:17 p.m., the Marcy Dam Caretaker called Ray Brook Dispatch about a hiker with a knee injury approximately a tenth of a mile from the outpost. At 9:47 p.m., Forest Ranger H. Praczkajlo reached the 71-year-old from Alplaus, provided first aid, and helped them […]

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Governor Kathy Hochul today announced legislation S.7672A/A.6769A, a measure aimed at enhancing the cybersecurity and resilience across New York, is now in effect. First announced in Governor Hochul’s 2025 State of the State address, this legislation requires all municipal corporations and public authorities to report cybersecurity incidents within 72 hours and ransomware payments within 24 […]

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Franklin County District Attorney Elizabeth Crawford, and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced that Bridget Brown, the former treasurer of the Essex County Agricultural Society and former Willsboro town clerk/tax collector, was sentenced to serve five years probation and ordered to pay full restitution of nearly $90,000 […]

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