The Peru Gazette

By John T. Ryan Peru – Each Sunday St. Augustine’s parishioners pray that one of their number will respond to God’s call to the religious life. On September 21, 2014 their prayers were answered when the Franciscan Sisters of Renewal of Bronx, New York received Rachel Daly as a candidate for their religious community. Rachel […]

The following message appears in the Peru Community Church’s February newsletter From the Pastors Desk January 2015 Dear Parishioners and Friends, I have at my home and in my office a cup that reads: “YES, NO, MAYBE.” It best describes my feelings about a decision I have been struggling with for the past year. The […]

New bookstore opens in Plattsburgh – Press-Republican: Local News.

  By John T. Ryan Longtime Peru resident John “Jack” Lawliss feels and looks good these days. And he’s relaxing! That’s a relief to many people who were thinking of and praying for Jack as he battled tongue cancer. Last spring his cancer treatments forced him to resign from his Peru Town Justice position. Jack […]

FBI raids Essex Town Hall – Press-Republican: Local News.

Update as of 4:38 PM  The Jr/Sr High School has been thoroughly cleared by law enforcement. The building will remain secured until a normal class schedule resumes tomorrow. No one will be permitted into the building until tomorrow morning. District Administrator’s will continue to work cooperatively with law enforcement to investigate this incident. The District […]

Sheldon Silver, Speaker of New York Assembly, Is Accused of Taking Millions in Graft 

Sheldon Silver, New York Assembly Speaker, Faces Arrest on Corruption Charges – NYTimes.com.

UVM Medical Center Has Grown into a Billion-Dollar Monolith | Healthcare | Seven Days | Vermont’s Independent Voice.

The Babbie Rural & Farm Learning Museum, 250 River Road, Peru, NY is proud to announce that on January 12, 2015, they were granted their Absolute Charter by the New York State Board of Regents. The museum was provisionally chartered by the Board of Regents on January 12, 2010. By granting the museum an Absolute […]

Flames erupt at a closed, historic school in Champlain, N.Y. | Local News – WPTZ Home.

By John T. Ryan When a snowstorm hits, the Town of Peru Highway Department is responsible for plowing and sanding 112 miles of town and county highways spread over 92 square miles. A few days ago a brand new 2015, 450 horsepower Freightliner tandem truck equipped with a Tenco plow and sanding apparatus arrived. It […]

By John T. Ryan The Town of Peru finally has a dog control contract with the Elmore SPCA. The Peru Town Board approved a 2015 contract at its Monday, January 12, 2015 meeting. The Board and the SPCA have been at loggerheads over contract language for several months, but Monday the SPCA presented a revised contract […]

Summer opening planned for Hotel Saranac | NCPR News.

Dear Friend, Welcome to my new weekly e-newsletter to help keep you informed on what I am working on in Congress. This week I had the honor of being sworn in as your Representative in Congress. This is incredibly humbling, and I want each of you to know that I will work my hardest on […]

Watertown Daily Times | Milk glut reverses fortunes of NNY dairy farmers.

NY pays most for gas despite falling prices. Taxing totals Below is a breakdown of the gasoline taxes in New York, according to AAA, as of Jan. 1. The estimated sales tax would vary based on the pump price and county of sale. NYS Excise Tax: 8 cents NYS Petroleum Business Tax: 17.8 cents NYS […]

Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21) was officially sworn in to represent New York’s 21st district in the U.S. House of Representatives. “I am thrilled and humbled by this opportunity to serve the wonderful people of New York’s 21st district,” said Congresswoman Stefanik. “I pledge to be a strong voice for our community […]

Watertown Daily Times | Stefanik says she will support Boehner in first important House vote.

By John T. Ryan The Peru Town Board conducted is final meeting of 2014 this morning (December 31st) at 8 a.m. The Board approved several fund transfers; encumbered or reserved certain monies not expended in 2014 for 2015 and approved closing the Town Hall’s common area for public business at 1 p.m. every Tuesday. Supervisor […]

The Town of Peru has been awarded grants totaling $200,000 to be used to enhance its central area or core. $25,000 was awarded last summer and a $175,000 grant was announced at the Town Board’s December 22, 2014 meeting. The New York State Department of State awarded the grants through its Local Waterfront Revitalization Program. […]

Watertown Daily Times | State minimum wage to rise to $8.75 Wednesday.

Heroin warning videos at movies – Times Union.

School enrollment overall continues to decline – LakePlacidNews.com 

Board Backs Casinos in the Catskills, Near Albany and in Central New York – NYTimes.com.