The Peru Gazette

By John T. Ryan Peru, October 13, 2022 – Wage increases are impacting Peru, especially in the town highway department. At last night’s meeting (October 13, 2022), the town board accepted equipment operator Jason Burl’s resignation. Supervisor Brandy McDonald commented, “Unfortunately, this won’t be the last. There are more coming up, possibly two more.” Later […]

Mark Hamilton, Director of the Plattsburgh Housing Authority, “The way that things are structured now is that when you work and you have income, and that threshold’s not high, you will no longer qualify for some of the support services that you would have qualified for before,” said Hamilton. “And so now you’re sort of […]

Personal Healthcare slated to take over county-owned nursing home Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Play of the Week – vote for your favorite play during Week 6 Click here for the NBC5 story 

Earn while you learn program offers job opportunity, satisfaction of caring for others PLATTSBURGH, NY (10/13/2022) –  Applications are being accepted for the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) Clinical Assistant (CA) Training program scheduled to begin Monday, November 28. Applications for enrollment are due Monday, November 7. Candidates must […]

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Multi-agency search and rescue efforts end in tragedy Click here for the Sun Community News story 

A look back at the historic buildings in now-defunct property Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

Scholarship was started in 2016 after a $1.3M donation from the late Stephen Flanagan Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Stops planned in Port Henry, Plattsburgh and Rouses Point Monday, Nov. 28 Click here for the Sun Community News story 

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Clinton County upgraded to COVID HIGH status  Click here for the Press-Republican story 

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“In Clinton County last year, there were 188 criminal allegations reported to police. Of the total reported, 71 were female victims; 17 were male victims; and 50 were other family members.” New NY license plate: End Domestic Violence Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Despite devastation, StoneWorks Massage & Skincare vows to reopen Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Additional arrests are pending after massive fentanyl and crack cocaine bust Click here for the Sun Community News story

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10/8/22 Peru – Babbie Farm and Rural Learning Museum – David Babble and Ross Goodyear describe all the work that went into bringing a sawmill for the southern Adirondacks, constructing a beautiful building to house it and getting it operational for Saturday’s ribbon-cutting. Congratulations to the Babbie family, the museum’s board of directors, and the […]

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October 8, 2022, Peru – It’s a great weekend to visit the Babbie Rural and Farm Learning Museum. It’s “Harvest Time” today and tomorrow between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. This morning the museum conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the Grand Opening of the Babbie Museum Sawmill & Lumber Company. Volunteers trucked the nearly 100-year-old […]

THIS SUNDAY, October 9th from 11-3 @ Heyworth Mason Park

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