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The editor is John Ryan at email: perugazette@gmail.com. The Peru Gazette is a free community, education and information website. It is non-commercial and does not accept paid advertising.

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Peru area camps and roads hit with major flooding, see our photos

The record high Lake Champlain water level has resulted in the flooding of homes and roads adjacent to the lake.  The road leading to the Ausable Point Campsite is covered with water and blocked to traffic. Many of the camps in “Little Peru” just north of Port Kent are inundated with water. The Giddings Road […]

Local fire departments struggle to find new recruits

The Lake Placid News reports

Flooding states of emergency extended – County hopes continued struggle will lead to state aid

The Press Republican reports

Peru is barking for a park!

Through its Bark for Your Park contest, PetSafe is giving one lucky U.S. community $100,000 toward building a dog park. Several dog park advocates in Peru have logged their support already on the contest website, www.barkforyourpark.com, making it one of the early leaders of the pack. Here’s the contest page for Peru: http://barkforyourpark.com/city/Peru_New%20York

Public cost of Saranac Lake flood could hit $5M

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports

Lake level, south wind a dangerous combination – There has been severe lakeside flooding

The Press Republican reports on severe flooding in the region

Death of bin Laden celebrated by PSU students, others

The Press Republican reports

New Superintendent appointed at Peru Central

At its special meeting of April 28, 2011, the Peru Central Board of Education passed a resolution appointing Dr. Thomas A. Stapleford to a three-year contract as Superintendent of Schools at Peru Central. Stapleford will start his service on July 1, 2011, according to A. Paul Scott, veteran Peru Superintendent, who is retiring at the […]

Storm death toll rises to 173 in the Southern U.S.

The Free Press reports

April rains wreak flooding havoc

The Press Republican comprehensive report Moriah hardest hit by flooding People, pets evacuated in Keeseville

Direct Air to add new destinations – non-stop flights between Plattsburgh and Lakeland/Orlando, Fla., that will include a continuation to San Juan, Puerto Rico

The Press Republican reports

Serious injury caused by flooding – Mineville-Witherbee Fire Chief Paul Tromblee was badly hurt when the Witherbee Road near Silver Hill Road collapsed under his car

The Press Republican reports

Peru loses another community leader – Jerome “Jerry” Downs

The Press Republican reports

Peru loses educator, Lions Club President, community volunteer – Joe Alexander

The Press Republican reports

Here are our local Dean’s List students

The Press Republican reports

Peru has an operational new agricultural facility

Forrence Orchards has completed construction of its 12,000 square-foot building on the River Road and their new packing machine is operational. (Click here to see all our photos) Construction began last July and the building was completed in October. Twenty personnel were hard at work in the new building today bagging and boxing apples for […]

Report shines light on healthiest and unhealthiest counties in New York – Clinton County ranks 47th of 62 counties

The Post Standard reports Clinton County ranks near the bottom

LAST WORD ON PRISONS IS CUOMO’S TASK FORCE DITCHED: Governor vague on criteria for closure decisions

The Watertown Daily Times reports

Public Hearing on grant to improve South Acres at no cost to the taxpayers

AGENDA, PUBLIC HEARING ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT MARCH 28, 2011, 6:30 PM Supervisor Peter Glushko described the Block Grant for the Gazette: The Community Development Block Grant program is designed to develop viable urban communities for low and moderate (LMI) persons, providing them with affordable housing and economic opportunities. It is administered by the NYS Office of […]

North Country sees shifts in population, no overall decline

NCPR reports

Peru resident relates her Tokyo earthquake experience

Peru resident and SUNY Plattsburgh Assistant Professor Dr. Lauren Eastwood is in Tokyo and experienced yesterday’s earthquake.  She described her impressions and forwarded a few photos. The Gazette thanks Neil Hamilton for providing this information to us. I happened to be at the Imperial Palace, which is very close to the center of Tokyo.  Fortunately, […]

Storm hits North Country hard

The Press Republican reports

Laurentian Aerospace closes financing deal – “As of today the construction team is at work.”

The Press Republican reports

St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store has a wonderful new home

By John T. Ryan The St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store has opened at a new location directly across from St. Augustine Church in Peru.  The parish recently purchased the former Etesse house at 3028 Main St. adjacent to the St. Augustine’s Parish Center. The thrift store has served the public for several years offering […]

Local History: A true story of sunken treasure

The adirondack almanac reports