The Peru Gazette

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Clinton County, August 21, 2024. The Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) has been notified that a horse in Mooers has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE, Triple E) virus. The animal was unvaccinated. The EEE virus is transmitted by mosquitoes and can infect people, horses and other mammals, some birds, reptiles and amphibians. This […]

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Voting is to take place on Sept. 3 (Corrected date. Originally posted as Sept. 5. It is Sept. 3) Peru – Last spring, the Peru Volunteer Fire Department Board of Fire Commissioners invited the public to view its plans to expand and improve the 1973-era fire station. After researching how to finance the improvements, the […]

Medicare negotiates lower prices for ten drugs Helps 666K+ New Yorkers treated for diabetes, cancer, heart disease, chronic kidney disease, more Click here for the Sun Community News story 

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Rescheduled from August 26 to August 27 August 27 – 6:45 pm, Lake Forest Retirement Community, 8 Lake Forest Drive, Plattsburgh. The History of Railroads in Clinton County – Part 1. Inspired by CCHA photo albums of early area trains and the recently acquired collection of rail enthusiast Lawrence Duffina, Transportation Historian Dick Soper will […]

Plattsburgh, NY, August 12, 2024 – Ed Loughran III of Richmond, Virginia, was the top finisher in Lake Champlain’s August 8-12 Tackle Warehouse Bassmaster Elite fishing tournament. During the tournament’s four fishing days, Loughran landed 80.12 pounds of small and largemouth bass, just one more than second-place finisher Chris Johnston. The one-ounce difference met an […]

Plattsburgh, August 12, 2024 – 6:30 a.m. Greg DiPalma, a Top 10 Lake Champlain Bassmaster Elite fisherman from Millville, NJ, told the Peru Gazette how he feels about the Lake Champlain Region.

Plattsburgh, 3 PM, August 10, 2024— Watching the boats arrive and weigh in Bassmaster Elite boats at the Plattsburgh Dock Street Marina was great fun. Most fishermen caught between 15 and 20 pounds today and about the same yesterday. The top 50 will compete tomorrow. Fishing will go into Monday because of yesterday’s bad weather […]

Peru, NY, August 9, 2024—Peru has another restaurant. On August 8, Roma Pizza opened at 2937 Main St. in the building once occupied by Pasquales Take-Out Pizzeria. The Peru Gazette hopes to write an in-depth story soon. A few restaurant and menu photos are attached. Roma’s phone number is 518-420-8005. It’s open from 11 a.m. […]

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Licensed higher level of care accepting new residents Click here for the Sun Community News story 

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Morrisonville, NY—North Country residents see Casella Waste Systems’ trucks on highways daily. Last Saturday, July 27, Casella informed people what happens o the materials those trucks haul at an Open House held at the Morrisonville Landfill. Over 300 people enjoyed the attractions for kids, exhibits, free BBQ, and ice cream. General Manager Sean Lukas and […]

Peru, NY—At 1 p.m. on Sunday, July 28th, during the Peru Town Market, artist Greg Badger and town councilman Mel Irwin installed three paintings to complete the Visual Legacy Project at Heyworth Mason Park. The collection of works titled “Windows to the Past” consists of thirty-two paintings on the windows and doors of the historic […]

Region changes from reliably blue to purple to increasingly red Click here for the NCPR story 

This week, Alstom, one of our top Quebec-New York companies, delivered the final cars as part of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Fleet of the Future project. Designed and built in Alstom’s Plattsburgh, New York facility, the rail cars made their way to San Francisco to be assembled and unveiled this month. You can […]

Peru, August 1, 2024—Reacting to resident concerns, the Peru Highway Department, assisted by Clinton County, installed stop and “Stop Ahead” signs on Sullivan Road at the Fuller Road intersection yesterday. Clinton County personnel painted “STOP” warnings on the pavement this morning. After installing the signs yesterday, County personnel witnessed several Sullivan Road vehicles “blow through” […]

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Town department heads appreciate McDonald’s 17.5 year tenure Click here for the Sun Community News story 

By John T Ryan July 29, 2024—Supervisor Brandy McDonald chaired his last Peru Town Meeting. The meeting was filled with heartfelt thanks and best wishes. McDonald served Peru for seventeen years, first as a councilman and then as Supervisor for the last 6 1/2 years. His resignation is effective August 11. He is moving to […]