The Peru Gazette

Due to the weather, we will NOT be paving Allen Hill Road & River Road on Tuesday, October 21. We will be trying for Wednesday, October 22 or Thursday, October 23, depending on the weather.  

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Sue Hagar takes helm of coalition working to protect watershed from pollution, climate threats

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The Peru Gazette is posting this story a month late; however, it’s a very important story 

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Shepherd’s Pie 

Fruit 

Bread

Dessert 

Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., take-out only, at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972. 

All are invited and welcome!

Sand River Community Farm shares food freely with its community

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(Technical issues led to the first few minutes of the meeting not being recorded including department reports, minute acceptances, plus the first portion of engineer’s report of the Wastewater Treatment Plant Project.) Thanks to Bill Baggs for recording the meeting.

AGENDA – Peru Town Board Regular Meeting of Sept. 22, 2025 at 6 PM

Tensions rise as tactical tests, proposed cannon testing disrupts life in small Adirondack community

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Advice for beginners from Tangleroot Farm

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The Town of Peru Highway Department announces that we will be closing a portion of Fuller Road between Bear Swamp Road and Lapham Mills Road from house # 881 to 906 on Monday, October 20th and will remain closed for up to four weeks while a box culvert is being put in.

There will be NO thru traffic during this closure including emergency vehicles.

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Troop B encompasses 20 stations across five counties: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, St. Lawrence, and Hamilton

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State tax receipts totaled $59.9 billion through September, the middle of State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2025-26, $702.2 million higher than financial plan estimates from the Division of Budget (DOB), according to the monthly State Cash Report released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

“Higher state tax collections largely stem from robust personal income tax collections, fueled by continued income growth in 2025,” DiNapoli said. “But the federal government shutdown and other policy shifts in Washington could weigh heavily on New York’s economy and revenues over the remainder of the state’s fiscal year.”

State tax collections through September were $5.2 billion higher than those through the same period last year. Personal income tax (PIT) receipts totaled $33.5 billion, nearly $4.6 billion higher than the same period in SFY 2024-25, reflecting, in part, strong collections in 2025. PIT receipts were $756.5 million above DOB’s financial plan projections.

Year-to-date consumption and use tax collections totaled $11.9 billion, 4.9%, or $554.8 million, higher than the same period last year, and $253.4 million higher than DOB anticipated. Sales tax receipts, the largest share of these taxes, increased by $544 million, or 5.3%, through September. Business taxes, which include collections from the Pass-Through Entity Tax, totaled nearly $13 billion, $43.5 million lower than through September in the prior fiscal year and $352.6 million lower than DOB’s projections.

All Funds spending through September totaled $119.9 billion, almost $7.5 billion, or 6.7%, higher than last year for the same period, primarily due to higher Medicaid costs. All Funds spending through September was $1.1 billion lower than DOB projected, primarily due to lower capital projects spending. State Operating Funds spending through September totaled $65.8 billion, $5.3 billion, or 8.7% higher than last year and $1.2 billion lower than DOB projected.

The state’s General Fund ended September with a balance of $57.6 billion, $4.1 billion higher than DOB projected and $5.2 billion higher than last year at the same time, primarily due to higher than anticipated tax collections and lower than anticipated spending.

Report

September Cash Report

Related Report

Enacted Budget Financial Plan report

2025 General Election – November 4th, 2025

What is Early Voting?

Early voting is a nine (9) day period where voters can vote in-person before Election Day in their county.

Who can vote early?

For the 2025 November General- All registered voters

When can I vote early?                    

Early Voting in New York State will begin prior to the November 4th General Election. The early voting period will be from: Saturday, October 25th, 2025 through Sunday, November 2nd, 2025. In Clinton County the hours will be as followed: 

• October 25th         9am-5pm
• October 26th         9am-5pm
• October 27th         9am-5pm
• October 28th         9am-8pm  
• October 29th         9am-5pm 
• October 30th         9am-8pm
• October 31st         9am-5pm 
• November 1st       9am-5pm 
• November 2nd      9am-5pm

Where can I vote early? 

Clinton County Government Center 1st Floor Meeting Room, 137 Margaret St Plattsburgh NY 12901

How will I vote during early voting? 

Voting during early voting is the same as voting on Election Day. When you get to the early voting polling location (137 Magaret St. Suite 104 Plattsburgh, NY 12901), you will check in to vote, receive your ballot, and vote as in any other election.

There will be instructions available at the early voting poll site to familiarize you with the ballot.  There will also be a notice to voters, and a voter bill of rights posted.   You may ask an election inspector to explain ballot instructions, or if you need any assistance.

If you vote during the early voting period, you are not eligible to vote on Election Day.

When will early voting results be posted?

Early voting results will be canvassed and reported after 9pm on Tuesday, June 24th, 2025 for the Primary Election and after 9pm on Tuesday, November 4th, 2025 for the General Election.

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