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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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Dramatic photos of Hurricane Irene damage in Lake George

Lake George Mirror reports 

Thank you to Peru’s early risers

By John T. Ryan Usually a Peru Gazette story includes a picture of the person or persons featured in our story. This story is a little different because by the time this reporter arrived on the scene the task at hand was complete. Instead, several bags of trash and a long metal object were neatly […]

California fire team helps Essex County manage storm response

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports 

AuSable Forks is alive with volunteers and agencies coming to aid flood victims

By John T. Ryan Support from all over New York State and the region has been outstanding according to Town of Jay officials as they struggle to bring their town back to normal following  the August 28th flooding caused by Hurricane Irene. Three trucks dropped off food, storage boxes and other items during during a […]

Pinnacle Airlines to end Plattsburgh-Boston service

The Press Republican reports 

Phish to play benefit concert for flood relief

The Free Press reports 

More than 100 Essex County homes uninhabitable due to Irene

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports 

Local businesses struggle with damage – Pray’s uses almost all of its vegetable crop

The Press Republican reports 

Skating: Protopopovs, Dick Button reunite at Lake Placid tribute

The adirondack almanac reports 

Single moms majority in Albany, Schenectady and Troy

The Times Union reports 

Ausable River Campsite devastated

The Press Republican reports 

Clinton County added to FEMA list; Individual aid approved for Irene flood damage

The Press Republican reports

Irene blasted famed attractions in Wilmington

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports 

Water filled people’s homes in AuSable Forks

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports 

Obama signs Irene disaster declaration for NY

The Press Republican reports 

Hurricane Irene severely damages Peru’s apple crop

By John T. Ryan Last Friday was a day filled with optimism at Forrence Orchards. Jamaican men were arriving to pick one of the largest crops ever.  The orchard had been hard hit by a July hailstorm that damaged about 200,000 bushels of apples. Still, this year’s bumper crop was a reason for optimism. Today, […]

AuSable Forks cleans up after Irene

The Press Republican reports 

Videos show destruction of Upstate NY flooding

ABC News reports 

Jay flooding historically bad

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports 

Daylight reveals massive damage

The Press Republican reports 

Irene’s rain and wind wreak havoc, cause outages

The Post Star reports 

Irene’s wrath: 2 killed; Metro-North, NJ Transit shuttered; parkway, I-87 closings

Lo-Hud.com reports

Irene severely damages Vermont

The Free Press reports 

Great photos of the Crown Point Bridge rising

The Adirondack Explorer reports 

Remnants of Hurricane Irene pound region

The Press Republican reports