The Peru Gazette

By John T. Ryan Peru’s old Stewart’s Shop closed last night at 6 p.m. and the new significantly larger store opened at 4:30 this morning only eight weeks after ground was broken. Over the next four weeks nine gasoline, kerosene and diesel dispensers will be installed and paving completed. Fuel sales are tentatively scheduled to […]

Sister Debbie sent a message thanking everyone who helped move school supplies yesterday from the former Seton Academy building to the Mission of Hope’s Peru warehouse. “We had 18 volunteers and 11 truck and trailer loads of school equipment and supplies which will be shipped to impoverished areas of need! HOPE lives.”

Unofficial 2019 election results as reported by the Press Republican. These totals do not include absentee ballots. Clinton County Legislator: Area 1 – Calvin Castine 1,106 vs. Joel Herzog 391 Area 3 – Mark Henry 800 vs. Jerry Marking 769 Area 5 – Rick Potiker 593 vs. Bill Todd 421 Area 7 – Robert Timmons […]

Au Sable Forks – After being closed for three years Riverside Lanes reopened on August 1st. Leagues have returned and the kitchen is operating. Au Sable Forks native John Sorrell, his wife Amy and Amy’s brother Kevin Bedard have brought the business back to life. Amy Sorrell quit her full-time job to operate the business. […]

Article quote: “Citing a recent study from the Adirondack Watershed Institute, Jones said of 500 Adirondacks wells tested, 64% of these downhill from state roads were found to have sodium levels exceeding the federally recommended health limit of 20 parts per million, as well as 250 ppm over the recommended levels of chloride, with some […]

Source: Vilas Home to be renovated, expand services | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Meteorologist John Hart said rainfall in the 24-hour period set a seasonal record. 5.01″ near Speculator,  3.78″ in Tupper Lake, 3.73″, 3.56″ Keene Valley, 3.73″ in Ticonderoga. The Peru Gazette stopped at Ausable Chasm about 12:30 p.m. today. Here’s a 2:30 minute video of Rainbow Falls and above the Falls. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9Lq1eSLCrM

Source: State of emergency in Essex County – Sun Community News & Printing

Very similar if not identical to Peru’s new store which scheduled to open on November 6th. Source: Stewart’s Shops opens into new, larger space in E’town – Sun Community News & Printing

Source: Trump trade war with China takes toll on struggling Upstate NY dairy farmers – syracuse.com

Source: Invasive Ash Borer Closing In On Adirondack Park – – The Adirondack Almanack

Plattsburgh – Clinton County Coroner David Donah is not seeking reelection. Clinton County Republicans nominated Chad Deans of Champlain while Clinton County Democrats nominated Travis Nelson of Saranac for the position. Deans also has the support of the Conservative Party. Nelson also has Working Families Party support. The office of coroner is a part-time position. […]

Adirondack Health Institute (AHI) is offering free health insurance enrollment assistance services to individuals, families, and small business owners in eight North Country counties – Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren, and Washington – during the upcoming open enrollment period. Open enrollment begins November 1 for new enrollees and November 16 for those reenrolling […]

Source: ‘We’re lucky to have you’: Judges, college welcome 29 new citizens | Local News | pressrepublican.com

From the office of Assemblyman Billy Jones Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Plattsburgh) announced that Saturday, Oct. 26, is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day and is encouraging North Country residents to participate to protect the environment and keep them out of the wrong hands. “A lot of us have various medications left over from illnesses or […]

PLATTSBURGH, NY – The Strand Center for the Arts is excited to host an exhibition of watercolor batiks by the Aquarelle Artists, in the Main Gallery. This upcoming exhibit will open in The Strand Center Main Gallery on Friday, November 1, 2019, and a free reception will be held from 5:30-7:30 pm that night. It […]

Source: Official: Clinton Correctional Facility on lockdown after fights break out

Source: Gillibrand visits Plattsburgh, calls for funding to rebuild rural America | NCPR News

Source: Breaking: Potsdam wins $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant | NCPR News

Source: City votes to petition removal of dam – Sun Community News & Printing

Source: Eagles, Patriots, Vikings atop football playoffs – Sun Community News & Printing

Clinton County Legislator Peter Keenan is not seeking reelection after eight years of service as Area 5 Legislator. Republican Richard Potiker and Democrat Bill Todd are seeking the position.The Peru Gazette asked the candidates the following questions. 1. Summarize your educational background, primary employment, a little about your family and past community involvement. Richard Potiker […]

Source: Strand Center looks to sustainable future | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Under NYS Child Victims Act, 54-year-old man sues Diocese of Ogdensburg for childhood abuse | St. Lawrence County | nny360.com

Source: CVPH to consolidate services – Sun Community News & Printing