The Peru Gazette

Clinton County Office of Emergency Services is advising people to stay off the roads during today’s storm event unless travel is necessary. As the snow continues throughout the day intensity is expected to increase into later afternoon. Expect reduced visibility and poor road conditions. Highway crews are working however it will likely be many hours […]

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Please share!! Please stay off the roads if you can only go out if you have to the roads are horrible and will keep getting worse!!! We have well over 12” and a lot more coming down until 8pm. This will allow the Plow drivers to clear the roads. I can’t thank you guys enough […]

Action Recommended: Make preparations per the instructions Issued by: Burlington – VT, US, National Weather Service, …WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING… * WHAT…HEAVY SNOW AND LIGHT MIXED PRECIPITATION. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. * WHERE…NORTHERN […]

By John T. Ryan Do you or do you know someone who needs help and you don’t know where to seek help? Whether it’s acquiring drug or alcohol intervention, food, shelter, rent assistance, counseling, domestic violence assistance, suicide prevention, utility assistance, job training, transportation, job training, veterans affairs, education programs, adult day care, home health […]

Source: Parents react to homecoming during State of the Union

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has announced that Fort Drum is one of the three final options for a fourth Army Corps Headquarters. “I’m thrilled to announce Fort Drum is now one of the three final options to be designation as a fourth Army Corps headquarters,” said Congresswoman Stefanik. “Fort Drum has proved itself […]

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By John T. Ryan Peru – Feb. 5, 2020 – This morning forty-five volunteers, including 20 members of the Northern Adirondack Central School (NACS) Key Club, loaded a shipping container at the North Country Mission of Hope headquarters. Over the course of about two hours they packed the 40-ft container with school, office and medical […]

President Donald Trump had a surprise for military spouse Amy Howard Williams and her two children during his State of the Union address. “Amy, your family’s sacrifice makes it possible for all of our families to live in safety and peace — we thank you,” Trump said, then told Amy her husband was back from […]

Plattsburgh, Peru, Keeseville – Many local residents have noticed all the power line and utility equipment working between Plattsburgh and Keeseville.  Contractors hired by NYSEG, our local electric utility, are working to provide more access to broadband service and improve the safety and reliability of our electric power. Michael Langlois, Manager of Regional Operations, at […]

On Saturday, February 15, Amy Ivy is returning to Cornell Cooperative Extension Clinton County to hold a workshop on Choosing Vegetable Varieties and Garden Layout. The workshop will be held at our office at 6064 State Route 22, Suite 5 in Plattsburgh from 10:00am to noon. There is a $5 fee for the workshop and […]

PLATTSBURGH, NY – The Strand Center for the Arts is excited to host “Indigenous Reflections,” artwork created by renowned painter, David Kanietakeron Fadden, in the Main Gallery. This upcoming exhibit showcases Fadden’s work from early 2000 to 2020 and will open in The Strand Center Main Gallery on Friday, February 7, 2020. A free reception […]

  NOTE DATE CHANGE. EVENT Rescheduled! PLATTSBURGH, NY – The Strand Center for the Arts is thrilled to announce Judy Guglielmo as the featured artist in their Gallery Cooperative. This forthcoming exhibit will take place in The Strand Center Community Gallery on The rescheduled Opening Reception will be held Friday, February 14, 2020 from 5:30 PM […]

Wilderness Rescue: On Feb. 1 at 10:24 a.m., DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch received a request for assistance for a 26-year-old female from Hagaman with a possible right leg fracture near the summit of Scarface Mountain. Six Forest Rangers took snowmobiles in to Scarface as far as possible and then hiked the rest of the way […]

Essex County was down Mid-Hudson Region and New York City Have Strongest Growth Overall growth in local sales tax collections statewide in 2019 was relatively strong, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Collections across the state, totaling $18.3 billion in 2019, grew by $815 million or 4.7 […]

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By John T. Ryan Ellenburg Depot – As you enter the main entrance of Northern Adirondack Central Middle/High School (NACS) it’s hard not to notice the photos to your right. The photos are part of a Wall of Honor dedicated to men and women who graduated or attended NACS and are serving or have served […]

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NYS Comptroller Audit Results Town of Canton – Compensation and Benefits (St. Lawrence County) The Supervisor re-allocated and collected additional salaries for bookkeeping duties totaling $73,794 from April 2015 through August 2017 without board authorization. In August 2017, he reimbursed the town for these extra payments and the town paid $58,858 to the supervisor’s wife […]