The Peru Gazette

Source: Super Bowl commercials: 17 best ads of 2022, plus the 5 worst – syracuse.com

“The numbers also show a general dearth of children in the Adirondacks. While nationally, a quarter of the population is under the age of 18, the number of children in the Adirondacks is 17%. In parts of Hamilton County, nearly 90% of the population is adult.” Source: Adirondack census numbers point to sparsity of people, […]

Source: Chiefs win sectional wrestling title | Sun Community News ELLENBURG | The Saranac varsity wrestling team finally secured the double they have been looking for over the last four seasons, claiming both the CVAC regular season and Section VII championship wi

Source: One of the largest pieces of public art in the Adirondacks is complete after 10 years | NCPR News

Source: Key U.S.-Canada bridge reopens after police clear protesters : NPR

A friend referred this essay on Rock ‘N” Roll in North Country in the 1960’s. What a great history – The Thunderbolts | Garagepunk

Source: Lake Placid training next generation of Olympians | WSTM

Peru – The change-over happened faster than anticipated, so on Friday, February 11th, the former Peru Tops Friendly Market store reopened as a Grand Union store. The store closed last Sunday at 3 p.m. for the change-over.   Shoppers will find the same friendly, hardworking employees and managers, plus the shelves are full with a […]

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New Jersey and Houston, Texas Source: Alstom, Nova Bus land major new contracts | News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Invasive insects spreading in Adirondack Park – Adirondack Explorer

Source: Nova Bus announces its largest order of electric buses in the U.S. | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Nova Bus, a member of the Volvo Group and a leading North American transit bus manufacturer, has announced its largest electric bus contract to date.

This story is 10 days old Global Foundries announced yesterday that it will invest $180 million at its Essex Junction plant, $500 million at its Malta, NY plant; nevertheless this is a very informative story.  Source: GlobalFoundries is growing amid the chip shortage. But is it committed to Vermont? | Vermont Public Radio

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Source: Mask mandate to end Thursday for New York businesses, but not for schools – syracuse.com

Source: Cape Air sole bid for funding at Plattsburgh International | News | pressrepublican.com

The Peru Tops Store will close to transition to being a Grand Union beginning Sunday at 3 p.m. It will reopen on Sunday, February 13th. In a November 9, 2021 Press Release C&S Wholesale stated the following: Keene, N.H. — C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc., an industry leader in supply chain solutions and wholesale grocery supply […]

Source: First open-access fast chargers now operating in Plattsburgh | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | The New York Power Authority has announced the first fast charging stations open to any make or model of electric vehicles (EVs) in the Town of Plattsburgh.

Source: Hochul signs off on new congressional district maps for NY state – syracuse.com

Source: The worker shortage is affecting Lake Placid. And tourists are noticing | NCPR News

Source: Business booming, yet not enough staff: Old Forge’s worker shortage conundrum | NCPR News

NYS Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, “New Yorkers empowered with information about their local governments can better hold their officials accountable. Our new interactive data tool allows residents to look into ten years of local finance data, including revenues, expenditures & debt.” Click here to see and use the State Comptroller’s tool. 

On February 16, 1872, Pope Pius IX separated what was then a sprawling Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, and the Diocese of Ogdensburg – encompassing Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties, as well as northern Herkimer County – was created. Today the diocese is comprised of 78 parishes and 3 mission […]