The Peru Gazette

Investment To Help Clinton County Transform a Major Public Asset, Support Workforce Housing and Protect Its Long-Term Fiscal Health August 21, 2026 – CLINTON COUNTY, NY – Clinton County has been awarded $1 million through New York State’s County Infrastructure Grant Program to advance the redevelopment of the former Clinton Community College campus. Announced today […]

Bob and Judy Akey and Jeanette Woodruff received the awards PLATTSBURGH — The Clinton Community College Foundation has honored three individuals with its annual Maureen Moll: Excellence in Community Theatre Award, recognizing their contributions to community theater and the performing arts in the North Country. Bob and Judy Akey and Jeanette Woodruff received the awards […]

Peru, NY August 21, 2026 – A New York State Department of Transportation contractor has been working along Main Street (State Route 22) this week. The contractor is building an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)- compliant sidewalk from the Main Street bridge to the Main Street-Bear Swamp Road intersection. The five-foot-wide sidewalk will have ramps […]

August 20, 2026, Peru Dock – A few years ago, American Legion Post 1619 member John Rock participated in a Revolutionary War reenactment commemorating the Battle of Valcour at the Peru Dock. This morning, Rock recalled, “I looked around this historic monument commemorating the battle and didn’t see an American Flag. I knew that had […]

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This is HUGE change in New York State policy  Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Five New Recruits Enrolled as Part of the New Program’s First Cohort August 12, 2026 – The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL), in partnership with Clinton Community College, the SUNY Plattsburgh University Police Department, the Lake Placid Police Department, the Tupper Lake Police Department, and the Essex County Sheriff’s Office, today celebrated the […]

PLATTSBURGH, NY – Unitary America, led by its Leader Garrett Monette, has announced its rapid expansion to over 330 supporters, tripling in size since the beginning of April. The organization only had less than ten in early November. Unitary America is responsible for several programs operating throughout Clinton County, including food giveaways, trash cleanups, bread […]

August 13, 2026 CLINTON COUNTY, NY – Clinton County today celebrated Heart Aerospace’s announcement that the Heart X1 demonstrator successfully completed its historic first flight at Plattsburgh International Airport on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.-  Spanning 106 feet, measuring 76 feet nose to tail and weighing more than 25,000 pounds at takeoff, the X1 is the […]

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August 14, 2026 – Clinton County, NY – The County of Clinton Industrial Development Agency (CCIDA) has released the final feasibility study for the future redevelopment of the Clinton Community College property at Bluff Point. Prepared by CPL, the study examines the physical condition, infrastructure, environmental characteristics, and long-term redevelopment potential of the approximately 104-acre […]

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Local Law #1 of 2026  TO ESTABLISH RESIDENCY REQUIREments FOR THE DEPuTY TOWN CLERK  1. Call the meeting to Order  2. Pledge Of Allegiance 3. Roll Call  4. Motion: To Open the Public Hearing  5. Discussion: Proposed Local Law #1 of 2026 – “A Local Law to change the Residency Requirements of the Deputy Town […]

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43 people have received rabies post exposure shots compared to 15 at this time last year. Plattsburgh, August 7, 2026. The Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) is urging residents to not release bats that are discovered in their homes. Bats can carry the fatal rabies virus and once symptoms appear in people or pets, there is no cure. […]

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 Assemblyman Cashman votes for Medical Aid in Dying (A9515), February 2025 Plattsburgh, NY, August 6, 2026 –  “The Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) Act has finally gone into effect in New York State. After a multi-decade long fight for this change, New Yorkers meeting specific, carefully curated criteria will have this option available to them.” […]

Legislation allows licensed entrepreneurs entrance to farmers’ markets & other public market events Click here for the Sun Community News story 

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The State of New York will help its citizens kill themselves beginning today.” ‘No amount of clinical language — ‘medical aid in dying,’ ‘end-of-life option,’ ‘compassionate care’ — changes what this law is: state-sanctioned assisted suicide. The Conservative Party will take no pleasure in saying we told you so as New York continues down this […]

Was – The Battle of Valcour Island – before, during and after. With Reenactor and Historian Craig Russell. Hear the story of the most important naval battle of the Revolutionary War – fought on our lake on October 11, 1776. Now – Echoes if we listen  with Helen Nerska based on the newest Clinton County […]

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State had been keeping the lights on for nearly four years after facility’s closure Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story 

$11 Million Project — Supported by More Than $6.2 Million from the State — Positions the Theatre as a Cultural and Community Anchor Governor Kathy Hochul today announced an additional $750,000 state investment to close the final funding gap for Pendragon Theatre. Earlier this year, the Governor announced the opening of Pendragon Theatre’s new downtown […]