The Peru Gazette

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The Little Ausable River was very high and fast-moving as it traveled through Heyworth Mason Park this afternoon at 3 p.m. Best to keep children far away from the river.  Click here for video U. S. Weather Service FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON… * WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is […]

To All Residents of Peru: Due to the excessive rain and stormwater runoff, our water filtration capacity is reduced. The Town of Peru Water Department requests that the residents try to conserve water usage as much as possible until further notice. Thank you so much for your help with this. Courtney Tetrault Town of Peru […]

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Warmer than any temperature observed this August Click here for the MYNBC5 story

There aren’t too many days left to August and the end of meteorological summer (August 31st). After a long stretch of very warm Augusts, 2023 looks to be one of the cooler Augusts in recent memory. The last comparably cool August was in 2014.

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Damage disrupts busy first season for train service to Tupper Lake Click here for the Adirondack Daily Enterprise story 

Homeowners in Clinton, Essex and Hamilton counties can qualify Click here for the Sun Community News story 

August 2, 2023 – 7:50 p.m. Adirondack Farms chopping hay as the sun sets tonight adjacent to River Rd. Area farmers are taking advantage of yesterday’s and today’s sunny days to get a second cut anticipating tomorrow’s scattered rain showers. In a typical year, the second cut would have been already harvested. Click the photo for […]

Clinton and Essex Counties are among those approved for FEMA funding Click here for the MyNBC5 story 

Flood Watch- National Weather Service Burlington VT, 341 PM EDT Tue Jul 18 341 PM EDT Tue Jul 18 2023 …FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY… * WHAT…Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE…Portions of northern New York, including Clinton and Essex counties. All of central […]

It may have lifted at different points; damage was focused in Benson Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

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Clouds will begin forming in Northern New York around 2pm on Thursday, and will move east, with a line of thunderstorms making its way into Vermont into the early evening. Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

While officials say some of the wastewater has been diverted back to the treatment plant, 10% of the city’s wastewater is still entering the river. Click for the VTDigger story 

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Several bodies of water reached new highs, while others came close to matching records set during Tropical Storm Irene. By Tuesday night, most were receding. Click here for the VTDigger story 

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