The Peru Gazette

I represent the United Way Campaign Team for the Adirondack Region. United Way funds 40 different agencies in Clinton, Essex and Franklin Counties. I co-lead one of these agencies: The Champlain Valley Chapter of The Compassionate Friends. This is a self help bereavement support group for families who have had children, grandchildren or a sibling […]

By John T. Ryan It appears that the North Country business community has recognized that the Bear Swamp Road is a great place to do business. Livingood’s Restaurant is scheduled to open in a few days; Allen Turner’s four new apartments behind McDonald’s are being rapidly occupied and tonight the Zoning Board gave its approval […]

State to bankroll Whiteface Highway repair » Breaking News » Press-Republican.

By John T. Ryan The absentee votes have been counted and according to the unofficial vote count Donald McBrayer will become a member of the Peru Town Council on January 1, 2014. On Election Day McBrayer led Lana Knight by 12 votes. After counting absentee ballots, he led by 15 votes. Two Town Council seats […]

Malone furniture firm shuts down » Breaking News » Press-Republican.

Mining Official Explains What’s Next For Wilderness Area – The Adirondack Almanack 

By John T. Ryan Peru’s Town leaders have managed to limit the town’s 2014 tax levy increase to 1.5%; nevertheless, there will be an 8.8% tax rate increase in both Town General and Town Highway taxes. The General Fund Tax Rate will increase from $1.93 to $2.10 per thousand while the Highway Fund Tax Rate […]

Skiers: Whiteface open today, Gore open tomorrow « The In Box.

CVPH unveils new Progressive Care Unit » Local News » Press-Republican.

Saratoga County cancels casino endorsement vote – Times Union.

Fire at Schluter Complex under investigation » Local News » Press-Republican.

Press-Republican : Fire damages Schluter Systems.

See the Searing New film “12 Years A Slave.” Followed by a discussion on  North County connections to this amazing story. 9th *  November  * 2013Cumberland 12 Cinemas Plattsburgh, N.Y. Solomon Northup, A Free Black Adirondacker Kidnapped into Slavery When 3:45 PM – 6:50 PM November 9, 2013 Where Cumberland 12 Cinemas 18 N. Bowl Lane Plattsburgh, N.Y. […]

The Peru Lions Club will be hosting its 36th annual John P. Adams Memorial Turkey Trot on November 28nd, 2013 (Thanksgiving Day). Pre-register by going to perulionsclubnewyork.org Click “Register for Events”. Select Turkey Trot and chose one of the registration/payment options. Same day registration starts at 7:30 a.m. at the Peru Intermediate School gym. To […]

From the Office of Congressman Bill Owens  WASHINGTON—Representative Bill Owens will hold a telephone town hall on Tuesday, November 12, 2013, in a continued effort to hear from constituents across the more than 16,000 square miles of New York’s 21st Congressional District. Representative Owens will give a quick update on the economy and his recent […]

Peru voters agreed with their fellow New Yorkers on Tuesday, November 5th voting “YES” on five of the six propositions to amend the State Constitution. As might be expected local voters overwhelming favored the land exchange proposed by NYCO in Willsboro. Prop. 1 Most forms of gambling are illegal in New York — except the […]

Peru – Election Day, November 5, 2013 – As of 1:25 PM 662 voters had cast ballots in Peru, 16% of the community’s registered voters. Voters have until 9 PM to cast ballots at the St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main Street. Voting is traditionally heaviest in late afternoon and early evening. In 2010, also a […]

Town of Peru 2013 Sample Ballot  Election Day is Tuesday, November 5, 2013. There are also six NYS Constitution Amendments to be voted on. Please review them carefully. They are very important to several communities and New York residents. Six Amendments to the NYS Constitution Note that although his name appears on the ballot Democrat […]

AuSable Forks woman dies following Florida accident » Local News » Press-Republican.

Pizza Barn Too new to Plattsburgh » Local News » Press-Republican.

AuSable Forks man killed in Fla. crash » Breaking News » Press-Republican.

PAUL SMITHS, NY Peter Forrence of Peru has joined the board of trustees of Paul Smith’s College in Paul Smiths, N.Y. Forrence is co-owner and head of sales, marketing and storage at Forrence Orchards, an 1,100-acre farm in Peru that has been honored by the New York State Agricultural Society for its century-long history. The fourth-generation family […]

An exciting new beef nutrition program inspired by a study of World War II concentration camp survivors is focus for the Fall 2013 Northern New York Beef Week program organized by the Cornell Cooperative Extension Northern New York Regional Livestock Team. In a November 7 webcast to four locations across the Northern NY region, Ted […]

Camp Gabriels sold to private buyer » Local News » Press-Republican.

Wired Education: Adirondack Learning And The Internet – The Adirondack Almanack