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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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Design phase of City of Plattsburgh Route 3 rehabilitation begins

Up to five years to implement design phase of the project Click here for the Sun Comunity News Story 

Timeless, ageless Redford Glass

Sandstone near the Saranac River give Redford glass its distinct color Click here for the Sun Community News Story 

Clinton County to sell nursing home

Click here for the Press-Republican Story 

Peru Historian and Dog Control Officer resignations accepted – Helen Allen Nerska appointed to historian position

Highlights of the Peru Town Board’s July 11, 2022 meeting By John T. Ryan The Peru Town Board accepted the resignations of longtime Peru Town Historians Ron and Carol Allen at its Monday, July 11, 2022, meeting. Deputy Supervisor Jim Douglass said Ron Allen was resigning for health reasons. Douglass said Allen has been passionate […]

Canadian Border Crossings are Hopping

From the North Country Chamber of Commerce  The Canadian license plates are crossing the borders and filling parking lots! We could not be happier to welcome our neighbors to the north back to the area and back to using Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG) for their travel needs! Just the other day, Canadian license plates made […]

Forced to live here, forced to leave: The twin injustices of I-81 in Syracuse and the demolition of the 15th Ward

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

DiNapoli Audit Finds Lax Oversight of Medicaid Payments May Have Cost Taxpayers Nearly $300 Million

Audit Finds No Attempt to Recover $292 Million in Overpayments for Recipients With Third-Party Insurance Coverage July 13, 2022 Too often Medicaid pays medical bills that a third-party insurer should have covered, and not enough is being done to make sure Medicaid recovers that money, according to an audit by New York State Comptroller Thomas […]

DiNapoli: Tax Cap Set at 2% in 2023

Highest Inflation Since Start of Local Tax Cap Will Impact Local Governments July 13, 2022 Property tax levy growth will again be capped at 2% for 2023 for local governments that operate on a calendar-based fiscal year, according to data released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. This figure affects tax cap calculations for […]

David Glenn donates Gilliland research to Paine Memorial Library

Compiles records of early pioneer life in Essex and Clinton Counties  Clinton countiesClick here for the Sun Community News Story 

The James Webb Telescope’s First Photos Show Its Extraordinary Power

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Social Security increase for 2023 could reach double digits

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Clinton County Historical Association Presents: “A Tour of the Old Base Oval” with Jan Couture – Saturday, July 16, 10:30 am

Please join the Clinton County Historical Association (CCHA) on Saturday, July 16th at 10:30 am for a narrated walking tour of the historic buildings surrounding the Old Base Oval in the City of Plattsburgh.   The Old Base Oval has been a part of the Military Base from the War of 1812 until the closing of […]

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

Click here for the Sun Community News Story