The Peru Gazette

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Justin Wilson, Chairman of the Town of Peru Planning Board, called the meeting of Wednesday December 10, 2025 to order at 6pm. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL:                                 JUSTIN WILSON, CHAIRMAN                               PRESENT                                 ALISON WEBBINARO, VICE CHAIR                      ABSENT                                 DANIEL HAMILTON                                              PRESENT                                 MARK HAMILTON                                                PRESENT                                 ROBERT LEPAGE                                                   PRESENT                                 GARRETT MASTIC                                                 PRESENT                                 […]

PLATTSBURGH, March 3, 2026  – Active educators in Clinton and Essex Counties are invited to apply for a $1000 grant that will assist them in their classroom endeavors. The local association of the Retired Educators of New York (RENY), known as the Northeastern Zone (NEZ), will offer the Kramer Memorial Educator Award of $1000 to […]

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March 12th, 2:30 pm, Meadowbrook Healthcare, 154 Prospect Avenue, Plattsburgh. Welcome to the Witherill with memories shared from the book authored by the late Susan Howel Hamlin. March 12, 6 pm, Advisor’s Room, Beekmantown High School, Haynes Road Entrance, West Chazy– The Davidson Sisters: Darkness and Light. Local teenaged poets and sisters, Lucretia and Margaret Davidson, were once […]

Customers invited to round up purchases during March to fund critical community services Schenectady, N.Y., March 2, 2025– Market 32 and Price Chopper are inviting customers to round up their purchase total to the nearest dollar at checkout to benefit local United Way chapters and the various nonprofit partners they help support across the chain’s […]

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Spaghetti  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!

By John T Ryan Peru, NY – The Peru Town Board conducted a Regular Meeting on February 23, 2026, following the Water Treatment Plant Improvement Project Public Hearing. The board approved a resolution to move forward with the $9.4 million treatment plant project. Previously, the board applied for and received a $5 million NYS Environmental […]

Peru, NY – On February 23, at 5:45 p.m. The Peru Town Board held its second 202-B NYS Town Law 202-B Public Hearing regarding the Peru Water Treatment Plant Improvement Project.  A similar hearing was conducted in May of 2024; however, the board wanted to ensure that the required public notice was given, hence, it […]

Saranac Lake announced the installation of high-tech Flock surveillance cameras—do these have a place in the North Country?  Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

February, 28, 2026, Sections VII Facebook page – Tonight before the finals at the NYS Wrestling Championships, Coach Mike Hogan was again honored with a NYS Hall of Fame induction. He was already inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum. A lifetime achievement award for his success as a wrestler and […]

Senator Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) today issued the following statement concerning the leaked NYSERDA memo outlining the exorbitant implementation costs of the CLCPA: “The leaked memo from Governor Hochul’s handpicked head of NYSERDA is a bombshell and a scathing indictment of the CLCPA. “Because of it, Upstate New Yorkers can expect their energy costs to rise […]

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SARATOGA, N.Y., February 28, 2026 – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), Chairwoman of House Republican Leadership, released the following statement: “As a senior Member of the House Armed Services Committee and the House Select Committee on Intelligence, I have always been consistent that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons capabilities that would threaten the national security of […]

Westport, NY – The Mental Health Association (MHA) proudly celebrates 60 years of dedicated service to the community on March 3, 2026. For six decades, MHA has remained committed to promoting mental wellness, supporting recovery, and providing compassionate, person-centered services to individuals and families across the region. Founded in 1966, MHA has grown from a […]

PLATTSBURGH, NY, February 27, 2026  – The Plattsburgh Polar Plunge benefiting Special Olympics New York will take place on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at Plattsburgh City Beach on Lake Champlain. Hundreds of participants from across the North Country are expected to take the icy leap in support of local athletes with intellectual disabilities. The Polar Plunge […]

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The “store that beat Walmart” fights for its life, as Village Mercantile seeks path forward Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story