The Peru Gazette

Only eight property owners have gotten their payouts so far. For some, new obstacles from the federal government have added uncertainty. Click here for the VTDigger story 

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All New York’s GOP Congressional Representatives Voted for These Cuts July 11, 2035 – Gov. Hochul News Release – Governor Kathy Hochul today released new data showing the devastating impacts of the Republicans’ “Big Ugly Bill” on New York State. The data show the enormous scale of the recently-enacted law, including draconian cuts to Medicaid, […]

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Funding has been available every year since 2002  Copy of Letter Available Here Governor Kathy Hochul issued a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem urging the Department to make funding available to state and local governments through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) as has been […]

“The cuts to Medicaid will have an outsized impact on the North Country, where 28% of the population relies on the federal program for health insurance. Local healthcare groups and officials have warned that Medicaid cuts will have devastating impacts here in the region.” Click here for the NCPR story 

Four free camps for boys and girls from 12 to 16 In commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, the Clinton County Historical Association in conjunction with the Kent-Delord House Museum is excited to announce that we are offering four Revolutionary War Training Camps at the Kent-Delord House Museum during the months of […]

Your Front Row Seat to 1776 and the region’s commemoration for America250th Plattsburgh, NY – America is turning 250, and there’s no better place to celebrate than the Adirondack Coast a region that helped shape our nation’s story! From the Revolutionary War to the Battle of Plattsburgh in 1814, this historic stretch of Lake Champlain […]

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Plattsburgh, NY – July 2, 2025 – As the summer tourism season gets underway, a recent survey conducted by the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau, a division of the North Country Chamber of Commerce, reveals that local businesses continue to feel the ripple effects of reduced Canadian travel to the region. This survey, completed in June, […]

Already, the state’s green energy businesses are feeling the impact of the pending Congressional spending bill that includes phasing out Inflation Reduction Act tax credits. Click here for the New York Focus Story 

Elise Stefanik News Release of July 3, 3025 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Republican Chairwoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement: “Promises made, promises kept. I was proud to stay in Congress to vote to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill to deliver on President Trump’s historic mandate to enact the largest tax cut in […]

Homily, Rev. William Reamer, St. Augustine’s Church, Peru, NY, 8 a.m. Mass, July 4, 2025  As American as apple pie, we say proudly. Apple pie is what we’re all about-it’s the symbol of American bounty and prosperity. But, in reality, there’s nothing at all American about apple pie. In her book, The American Plate: A […]

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“Today, Senate Republicans moved one step closer to ripping health care away from millions of Americans to pay for massive tax breaks for billionaires. “From North Country farmers to downstate hospitals, Trump’s ‘Big Ugly Bill’ would devastate New Yorkers. Over one million people in our state would lose their health care. A quarter million would […]

Growing demands, arrivals at all hours and a rare disease are just some of the challenges Vermont’s prisons have faced while working with federal immigration authorities. Click here for the VTDigger story 

Since 1900, annual temperatures in Vermont have increased by about 2 degrees Fahrenheit, and annual precipitation has increased by 21% over the same span, according to the state. Click here for the VTDigger story 

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Alois Barta – US Marines 1960 – 1990 Vietnam Al Barta came from a large military family. Al had 8 brothers who also served their Country: 2 in WWII, 2 in Korea and 4 others during Vietnam. Al’s 30-year career in the Marine Corps introduced him to many others who would become like family. The comradery […]

Joseph Ambrosio – US Air Force 1976-1982 – Vietnam  Enlisting at the age of 22, Joseph began his journey at Lackland Air Force Base for basic training—eight tough weeks that started with a stern “Get in the jeep and shut up” from the sergeant holding a sign with his name.  After tech school on the […]

Thankfully, the heavier rain held off until the North County Honor Flight send-off ceremony concluded. VIDEO of Flights 62 and 63 being escorted to the flightline follows.

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