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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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Archive for 'Peru/Regional History'

North Country at Work: the iron era of the J&J Rogers Company

The company that virtually built Au Sable Forks Click here for the NCPR story 

Two months after racist attack, Buffalo Tops to reopen Friday

Click here for the Buffalo News Story 

St Joseph’s Outreach Center

Click here for the Mountain Lake Journal story 

Mayor’s Cup Regatta and Festival returns full-scale

Click here for the NBC 5 News story 

SUNY student uses medic experience for Ukraine First Aid kits

Paratrooper joins local efforts by Mission of Hope and Twinstate Technologies Click here for Sun Community News Story 

Gun applicants in NY will have to list social media accounts

Click here for the AP story 

Clinton Community College welcomes new coaches

Click here for the Sun Community News Story 

A New Editor Takes the Reins of the Struggling ‘Burlington Free Press’

“At the end of March, the paper’s print circulation averaged 5,484 from Monday through Saturday, just a fraction of its 31,095 a decade earlier, according to a report from the Alliance for Audited Media. Sunday circulation has plummeted, too, from 40,708 to 7,152.” Click here for the Seven Days story

USPS To Hike Stamp Prices July 10 — Here’s What You’ll Pay

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Town of Peru to charge use fee for town park events

A RESOLUTION TO CHARGE A FEE FOR THE USE OF TOWN PARKS FOR EVENTS TO OFFSET THE COST OF ADDITIONAL MANPOWER AND CARE FOR THE GROUNDS AND PROPERTY. RESOLUTION NUMBER: 22.06.13-1 MOTION BY: Mr. Bruno SECONDED BY: Mr. Douglass WHEREAS, In order to adequately compensate for the management of the Peru Town Parks, the Town […]

Mariners name seven to Hall of Fame

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New York to apply tougher energy efficiency standards with new climate laws

Click here for the Gothamist Story 

Suicide Prevention Lifeline changes to 988

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Suicide Preventioin Lifeline changes to 988

Click here for the Sun Commmunity News Story 

A Northern New York hot dog named after Michigan gets its own national historic marker

Click here for the NYup.com story 

Peru Lions honor Marge and Jim McCarty for their dedicated service

By John T. Ryan Peru – On Sunday, July 3rd,  the Peru Lions Club dedicated the “McCarty Memorial Bench” at Heyworth-Mason Park.  The bench honors the late Marge and Jim McCarty for their long, dedicated service to the Peru Lions Club and the Peru community.  Members of the McCarty family were present to witness the […]

Clinton County Historical Association presents: People of Color in Lake Champlain’s North Country

By Jacqueline Madison President, North County Underground Railroad Historical Association July 5th – 6:00 pm House of Prayer, 63 Broad Street, Plattsburgh To quote our speaker: “We tend to focus on African Americans coming through this area heading to Canada for freedom.  But some blacks came to the area who were free or stayed in […]

Scientists: COVID-19 vaccines saved 20 million lives during their 1st year

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Diversity group: Shooting was not racially motivated

Click here for the Adirondack Daily Enterprise Story 

Watertown restaurants move to drive-thru window craze adding second windows

Click here for the Watertown Times Story 

Canadians return to their boats in Plattsburgh after years of waiting

Click here for the NBC 5 News Story 

Clinton County 9-1-1 to Start Accepting TEXT-to-911 Calls

On July 1st, The Clinton County Office of Emergency Service announces the availability of Textto-911 during an emergency. Text-to-911 service will be available for those individuals who cannot safely make a voice call to 911 in an emergency. This will be an especially valuable service to the deaf and hard of hearing community. Testing for […]

Bill to ban concealed carry in the Adirondack Park

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UVM Medical Center Budget proposes significant increases

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Chamber of Commerce message to employers: Prepare to receive a much higher unemployment insurance bill

Coming Soon: Your Next Cost Increase In the next few months, prepare to receive a much higher bill for unemployment insurance (UI). The North Country Chamber and its Upstate United partners spent over a year warning state leaders that this was coming. The state failed to act, and now, the bill is coming due. Why […]