The Peru Gazette

August 7, 2025, Peru, NY – The Town of Peru Republican Party Chairman Melvin Irwin reports that Peru Republicans are supporting the following candidates for town offices.  All are four-year terms of office. Town Supervisor – Craig Randall (Randall is currently serving the unexpired term of Brandy McDonald, who resigned from the office last year.) […]

Lewis, NY — Champlain Area Trails (CATS), an accredited land trust, invites the public to celebrate the 105th anniversary of women’s suffrage in New York by hiking Mt. Inez on Sunday, August 17th. Named after Inez Milholland, an iconic leader in the women’s suffrage movement, the hike is a perfect way to honor the anniversary […]

August 7, 2025 – Michael Chessman News Release  PLATTSBURGH, NY — Michael S. Cashman, Town Supervisor of Plattsburgh and longtime North Country public servant, today announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination in the special election to fill the 115th Assembly District seat being vacated by Assemblyman Billy Jones. “After thoughtful consideration and conversations with […]

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Governor Kathy Hochul today announced over $20 million in awards for two key programs that support clean water initiatives across the state: the Green Innovation Grant Program and Wastewater Infrastructure Engineering Planning Grants. This funding provides critical support to communities working to affordably modernize water infrastructure, protect public health, and enhance resilience to extreme weather. […]

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Town of Keene Essex County Wilderness Rescue: On July 29 at 6:56 p.m., Ray Brook Dispatch received a call about a 14-year-old from Camp Chingachgook who lost consciousness near the Elk Pass area of Nippletop Mountain. Forest Ranger Quinn spoke to a camp counselor on the phone and advised the counselor to move the teenager from […]

“…troubled company that owes hundreds of thousands of dollars to a variety of international, national and local vendors” Click here for the VTDigger story 

Clinton Community College News Release – August 5, 2025 – PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Assemblyman D. Billy Jones, whose strong community leadership and steady business advocacy have marked his nearly nine years in the New York legislature, has been named Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Workforce Development at Clinton Community College. In his new role, […]

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton today announced that hunting and trapping licenses and Deer Management Permits (DMPs) for the 2025-26 season are now on sale. “With an estimated half a million New Yorkers looking to take part in the long-standing traditions of hunting and trapping this fall, excitement is […]

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Short-staffed since a strike this winter, the prison system is keeping people locked in their boiling cells and dorms for upwards of 21 hours a day. Click here for the New York Focus story 

Hamburg & Gravy on Mashed Potatoes Vegetable  Bread  Dessert  Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., take-out only, at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972  All are invited and welcome!

The 35th annual Run For Jon will be held Saturday, August 23rd, 5 PM at Forrence Orchards on Mannix Road in Peru. It attracts hundreds of walkers, kids fun runners and runners every year, in addition to their friends and family who attend as spectators. There are numerous door prizes for participants, donated by our […]

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Wilmington, NY – Ausable Freshwater Center (AFC) is providing streamside property assessments as part of the Stream Wise initiative in partnership with the Lake Champlain Basin Program. Stream Wise is a nonprofit program that provides resources for landowners adjacent to streams and rivers in Vermont, New York, and Quebec. This marks the fourth year that […]

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WHAT: The final round of the East Coast Watercross Triple Crown is making waves on the Adirondack Coast! From August 1–3, 2025, Plattsburgh City Beach will host over 100 top jet ski racers from across the U.S. and Canada as they battle it out on a challenging 30-buoy course for championship glory and a $25,000 […]

Telegraph Road Culvert: Highway Superintendent Michael Farrell reported that NYSEG is conducting a study on accommodating the massive crane needed to install the road’s new culvert.  Farrell did not know how long NYNEG would take, but said that it’s less and less likely that the project will begin this year. The town was planning to advertise […]

By John T Ryan (Please Share) Peru, NY, July 30, 2025 – After an almost eight-year pause, new home construction is underway on Washington Street. Ken Silver III, owner of Silver III Construction, purchased the Orchard View Development in March 2024. He immediately began working on enlarging the drainage basin and reaching an agreement with […]

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