The Peru Gazette

Bassett won’t seek re-election – Press-Republican: Local News.

By John T. Ryan When the Peru Gazette arrived at the Peru Volunteer Fire Department on Monday, April 8, 2015 to take a photo of the department’s 2015 officers, firefighters John Stafford and Amelia Brelia were demonstrating ambulance and firefighting procedures to Tiger Scouts from Peru Cub Scout Pack 49. This is just one of […]

L-R Lt. Shawn Perkins, Captain Lloyd Provost, Asst. Chief Kevin O’Neil, Chief Tyler Williams, Asst. Chief Bryan Duprey, Lt. Sam Dimock, EMS Captain Cher Hanlon (Click photo for a close-up view)  By John T. Ryan Peru –  The Department’s 2015 officers include Chief Tyler Williams, Asst. Chief Kevin O’Neil, Asst. Chief Bryan Duprey, Lt. Shawn […]

Babbie Museum Spring 2015 Newsletter

  By John T. Ryan WEP’s: A student link to the businesses and non-profits; a guided hands-on environment; a tool for the community with no academic or income restrictions. Those are just a few of the words Lance Falcon uses to describe WEP’s (Work Experience Program). Falcon and a small group of volunteers have been […]

Ti farmer, wife arrested for animal abuse – Press-Republican: Home.

State’s legislators speak out against possibility of closing Pre-emptive strike aims to save base – Times Union.

  A mountain ministry – Adirondack Explorer – Adirondack Explorer.

Even if it’s only 32 degrees in Peru this morning, seeing Melvin Irwin pruning his McIntosh orchard made us believe that springtime weather can’t be far away!

New York’s 2014 voter turnout 49th best in the US – Times Union.

Flames consume Giroux’s Poultry barn in Chazy – Press-Republican: News.

Fujitsu Frontech branch headed to TN – Press-Republican: News.

From the United Way of the Adirondack Region At the United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc. Annual Meeting and Recognition Dinner on Friday, March 13th, 2015, Hope Coryer was the recipient of the 31th Annual Dorothy & Alan Booth Distinguished Citizen Award. She is truly deserving of this most coveted award. There is hardly […]

From the Office of Congresswoman Elise Stefanik Washington – Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21) applauded the announcement that Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and Canadian Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Steven Blaney today signed the Agreement on Land, Rail, Marine, and Air Transport Preclearance Between the Government of the United States of […]

Thera-Pets, Inc. will begin the Jonathon’s Journey program for children with special needs on Sunday, April 15th from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. The group will meet every Sunday for nine weeks, excluding Memorial Day Weekend, at the Butternut Ridge Farm, 648 Calkins Road, Peru. Jonathon’s Journey is a newly structured program that still gives the […]

  L-R Nathan Kennedy, Abigail St. Louis, Gabrielle Dion, Shauna Fliss, Megan Mazzella, Chris Mazzella  By John T. Ryan The North Country Mission of Hope’s February 17-24 mission to Nicaragua included nine high school students and adults who either live in Peru or attend Peru High School. They included Chris Mazzella, Megan Mazzella, Shauna Fliss, […]

By John T. Ryan Highway safety was the primary topic at the Monday, March 9, 2015 Peru Town Board meeting. The board appears to be determined to do its best to curtail accidents at the Brand Hollow Road – Military Turnpike Extension intersection. The board will request that the Clinton County Highway Department conduct a […]

One dead in Dannemora house fire – Press-Republican: Local News.

Batavia ranks 4th and Plattsburgh, Ogdensburg and Massena tie for 8th place in Site Selection magazine’s rankings for Corporate Facility Investment Empire State Development today congratulated communities in the Finger Lakes and the North Country regions receiving national recognition by Site Selection magazine, a corporate real estate and economic development publication, as Top Micropolitan Areas […]

Police: Jay man robbed bank, son drove escape car – Press-Republican: News.

Washington – Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21), member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress: “Today I was honored to attend Prime Minister Netanyahu’s address to a joint session of Congress. “As our nation’s greatest ally in the region, hearing directly […]

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By John T. Ryan Many North Country residents know Reverend Kenneth Parker as the man who brings loveable miniature donkeys to our parades, nursing homes, hospitals and senior facilities. Members of a Methodist Church and a Presbyterian Church in Moriah know him as their minister. Others have known him as a Naval Reserve Chaplain, a […]

Dear Mission supporters: Upon my return from Nicaragua yesterday, we were notified that we must vacate the storage facility that we’ve been using for the past several years. Due to the extremely cold winter we are having, serious damage has been done to the sprinkler system and with no access to water or heat, we’ve […]

Washington – Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21) released the following statement: “I don’t support government shutdowns, and this impasse is an example of the kind of Washington dysfunction that I pledged to help stop. “The Department of Homeland Security provides critical services to help keep our nation safe. In New York’s 21st district, DHS funding […]