The Peru Gazette

By John T. Ryan Plattsburgh – Sept. 21, 2019 – It takes many people to make each North Country Honor Flight Ceremony such a moving experience. If you’ve never attended, you’re missing something very special. You’ll leave more aware of what kind of commuity we’re blessd to live in. Here are Dave Brown’s photos of […]

Plattsburgh – Ceremonies for North Country Honor Flight #30 were conducted on Saturday, September 21, 2019. It was a beautiful sunlite morning at Veterans Park on the U.S. Oval for Dave Brown to take great photos of the Vietnam Era Vets receiving their Orders of the Day and taking an Honor Walk accompanied by their […]

Keep these Honor Flight Vets in your thoughts today as they make Honor Flight #30 to Washington, D.C. The Peru Gazette hopes to publish David Brown photos of the Flight’s Departure this evening. David H Gordon John W Mashtare David P Pottichen Robert L Cross Glenn W Miller Ronald D Kautz William L Spellman Earl […]

From the office of Congresswoman Elise Stefanik Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Stefanik has signed onto a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) led by Congressman Lee Zeldin (NY-1) along with each member of New York’s Republican Congressional Delegation. The letter is in opposition to New York’s controversial “Green Light Law,” enacted on June 17, […]

The Clinton County Historical Association announces Keeseville, Au Sable Chasm & Lake Champlain Railroads, the Adirondack Mountain Gateway with local film maker and author James R. “Jim” Jones Wednesday, October 23, 6:30 p.m. At the Lake Forest Senior Community Center, 8 Lake Forest Drive, Plattsburgh, NY The colorful 5.6-mile Keeseville, Au Sable Chasm & Lake […]

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North Country Honor Flight #30 will be heading down to Washington DC this Saturday with 15 more North Country Veterans. We hope everyone will join us once again to pay tribute to our nations defenders. The send-off ceremony will begin promptly at 7 a.m. at the Veterans Park on the US Oval. The parade will […]

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Grand Isle, VT – The Lake Champlain Basin Program seeks proposals for projects that improve water quality and ecosystems in the Lake Champlain watershed. The Program anticipates awarding more than 25 grants totaling more than $500,000 to local organizations, municipalities, and educational institutions. Grants will be awarded in two categories: Pollution Prevention & Habitat Conservation […]

Plattsburgh – Sept 13, 2019 – We at the Strand Center for the Arts (SCA) are fully aware of the gravity of the current situation and sincerely appreciate the public’s patience in awaiting our response to recent events. Click here for background information as reported in the Press Republican.  An apology is owed to the […]

By John T. Ryan Peru – If you enjoy honeycrisp apples this should be a joyful time of year. The honeycrisp harvest has begun. Seth Forrence of Forrence Orchards said, “We began picking yesterday and we should be harvesting for the next eight weeks.” The 2019 harvest is beginning about two weeks later than usual. […]

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From the office of Congresswoman Elise Stefanik Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik and Congressman Brian Higgins (D-NY-26) have introduced the BOUND (Border Officer Utilization for National Defense) Act, requiring minimum staffing levels for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers stationed at ports of entry along the northern border. “Travel and trade between Canada and […]

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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has announced Clarkson University has received a $288,441 National Science Foundation grant, which will go into effect next week, September 15. The project is titled “MRI: Acquisition of a Tomographic Particle Image Velocimetry System.” “I’m thrilled to announce nearly $300,000 in funding from the National Science Foundation for Clarkson […]

Source: New director looks to create art connection between museum, academics – Sun Community News & Printing

By John T. Ryan Sept. 9 Peru – The Peru Planning Board approved Stewart’s site plan on August 28, 2019. Within a few hours construction of Stewart’s Shops new 3,634 sq. ft. store was underway. This morning Fuller Construction was pumping concrete for the foundation while Peru Code Enforcement Officer Bob Guynup observed. Guynup said, […]

Plattsburgh Sept. 7 – It was a beautiful fall morning at the U.S. Oval as hundreds of people turned out for North Country Honor Flight #29 ceremonies. The veterans flying to Washington D.C. served during World War II, Korea and Vietnam including three brothers, Roger, Leeward and Clarence Miller all of whom are Mooers, NY […]

Plattsburgh – Tom Venne. a member of the Beartracks band, sang an extremely moving rendition of “Old Army Hat” at the Sept. 7, 2019 North Country Honor Flight #29 Ceremonies at the U.S. Oval.     

Please take time to watch this wonderful story. Source: People Near Here | Plattsburgh Airforce Base Reunion – Mountain Lake PBS

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The Town of Schuyler Falls is one of this year’s Preserve New York (PNY) grantees. Their grant of $10,000 will enable the town to work with Adirondack Architectural Heritage of Keeseville to complete a reconnaissance level survey of historic and cultural resources. Compiling this documentation and research into an accessible format will help guide the […]