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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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Peru Fire Dept. announces lighted Fire Truck parade schedule

A few of our trucks will be out doing the lighted Christmas parade starting at 6 pm. The schedule is as follows: 
12-2 /12-16 Route 1: Bear Swamp to rt 9 turning around at Spit Fire back to Bear Swamp end to Jabez Allen to Sulli, Telegraph, Bruce dr. Telegraph back to Fuller to Lapham Mills, Valcour Heights to Rock Rd, Lyons, Northwood and home on Dashnaw.
12-15 / 12-19 Route 2: River rd, Barney Downs to Calkins, Reservoir r d, Barney Downs to Clark rd, Quaker Highlands, Brand Hollow, Eccles, Felton”to Babbies and back,” Connors, Peasleeville Rd turning around at the Community Church, to Patent Rd, turning around at the Church, back to John Boswell to Brand hollow to 22b and home.
12-9 / 12-23 Route 3: Rte 22 to Davern, Jarvis to River rd, Ormsby circle, Calkins and the upper end of Barney Downs, Patent to upper Mannix to Old town and around Quaker Springs, home across Washington, La Flure, Jarvis to Union and back home.
12-12 Route 4: Dashnaw, Haynes development, Rte 22 to Renedette, Arnold, Brand Hollow to Turnpike, Rockwell rd to Fox Farm over to Blake, Red Fox, Jane Lane,22b, middle of Brand Hollow to the Turnpike and all of the village.

Tupper Lake gets $5 million from NY grant for housing

Click here for the NCPR story 

High Peaks hiker rescued from dangerous overnight conditions

Two hikers hoping for a High Peaks adventure narrowly escaped tragedy

Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Peru leaders and community rally to make holidays brighter

Growing annual initiative helped feed 60 families for Thanksgiving

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Saranac, Cadyville, Dannemora & Morrisonville departments join forces to create youth firefighter cooperative

Necessity begets new ideas 

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Senate votes to avert rail strike; sends the legislation to Biden for his signature

Biden defended the deal despite its lack of paid sick leave coverage that Democrats demanded. That amendment failed due to opposition from Republicans and Joe Manchin.

Click here for the NBC News story 

Welcome to a “Holiday Open House”  Sponsored by the  Clinton County Historical Association

98 Ohio Avenue, Plattsburgh

Saturday, December 10 – 10 am to 3 pm

Sunday December 11 – 10 am to 3 pm

Please join the Clinton County Historical Association (CCHA) on Saturday December 10th and Sunday December 11th from 10 am to 3 pm each day for special discounted and free holiday gift offerings.  Discounted packages include ornaments, prints and books on local subjects. The museum shop contains the largest selection of local history books north of Albany and a wide selection of used books.  Guided tours of the museum will be available all day.  

For more information contact: 518-561-0340

Officials celebrate start of construction on Champlain Hudson Power Express

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Holiday Music Concert by Towne Meeting Band

Where: Plattsburgh Memorial Chapel
100 US Oval
Plattsburgh, NY 12903
When: Sunday, 12/11/22
Time: 3 pm
Tickets available at the door:
$10. Adults
$ 5. Children12 and under
Cash and checks only.

New ADK Welcome Center Opens in the High Peaks

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Political party affiliations continue a gradual decline

 
Peru Party Affiliations or Non-Affiliations
1,757 (36%) are Republicans (37% in 2020)
1,482 (30%) are Democrats (31% in 2020)
1,192 (25%) are Blank/No Party Voters (23% in 2020)
50 (1%) are Conservative Party
18 (Less than 1%) are Working Families Party Members
329 (7%) are members of other Third Parties
Peru has 4,867 Registered Voters, up from 4,525 in 2020.
 
Clinton County Party Affiliations or Non-Affiliations 
37, 518 (71%) voters are affiliated with a political party (76% in 2020)
13,514 (26%) voters Blank/No Party (24% in 2020)
18,563 (35%) are Democrats (37% in 2020)
16,320 (31%) are Republicans (31% in 2020)
591 (1%) are Conservative
263 (Less than 1%) are Working Families
3,729 (Less than 1%) are registered in other parties
Clinton County has 52,980 Registered Voters, up from 48,720 in 2020. 52% are women. 48% are men.

Frontier Airlines pulls out of Burlington

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NY Thruway plans toll hike: How much more will you pay?

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Can you bring a gun to the zoo? On a bus? Syracuse judge eagerly rewrites NY firearms law

Editor’s Note: Judge Suddaby spent several years of his youth in Saranac, NY

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Fall Into Winter Craft Fair Saturday Dec. 3

‘Antiques Roadshow’ announces air dates for Shelburne Museum episodes

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New Peru Kingdom Hall in use

Peru – The new Jehovah’s Witnesses (JW) Kingdom Hall is now in use, and the Witnesses invite the public to the meetings held there. People seeking meeting times can look on the organization’s official website, jw.org. In addition, the Jehovah’s Witnesses will host an open house in spring 2023. The Hall is located at 2623 Route 22, south of Peru.
Volunteers came from throughout New York to work on the project and from Vermont, Connecticut, and New Hampshire. Erin Spoor of Peru was one of the many volunteers.

House votes to impose agreement to block rail strike

The House added seven days of paid sick leave to the agreement, which currently calls for only one.

Just three Republicans voted in favor of the added paid leave. The two bills now head to the Senate.

Click here for the ABC News story 

Major town construction projects completed and holiday events scheduled

Highlights of Peru Town Board’s November 21, 2022 Meeting

By John T Ryan

The legal process of demolishing the derelict property at 5 School Street continues. The board scheduled a December 29, 5:30 p.m. public hearing to inform the public of its plans.

The town will light its Christmas Tree at Little Ausable River Park on Friday, December 2, at 7 p.m. Marti Cabana, wife of the late town justice Larry Cabana, has the honor of throwing the switch.

Peru’s annual tractor parade will take place on December 10, beginning at 6 p.m.

Highway Superintended Michael Farrell reported that the Telegraph – Sullivan Road culvert replacement project is almost complete. He expects to remove the barrios in a few days.

Water-Sewer-Parks Superintendent Courtney Tetreault reported that the Elm Street sewer project is almost complete; however, Luck Brothers will need to do a little paving and sidewalk repair on or near Lewis Street next spring.

Supervisor Brandy McDonald reported that Peru maintains its A+ bond rating when Peru borrows money for capital expenditures. A high rating is essential in obtaining the lowest interest rates.

The board approved payment #3 of $429,742.15 to Luck Brothers for its work on the Elm St. sewer project.

Public Hearing on Building Code Changes: Monday, December 12, 2022, at 6:00PM

The Town of Peru Town Board has scheduled a Public Hearing on a Local Law to administer and enforce the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and the State Energy Conservation Construction Code.
 
New York State made several building code changes. The town is required to put the changes into place through a Local Law.
 
19 NYCRR Part 1203 Uniform Code and the Energy Code:
Minimum Standards for Administration and Enforcement
EFFECTIVE December 30, 2022
 
The Department of State had filed a Notice of Adoption of a rule repealing and replacing Part 1203 of Title 19 of the New York Codes, Rules, and Regulations. The Notice of Adoption appeared in the December 29, 2021 edition of the State Register. The Notice of Adoption can be viewed on the Department of State’s website at: https://dos.ny.gov/state-register.
 
The rule will become effective on December 30, 2022.
 
As a reminder, local governments should update their code enforcement programs by local law, ordinance, or other appropriate regulation.
 
For more information, the full text of the rule, and the updated model of local law click here.

Eleven items highlight Planning Board Agenda

WEDNESDAY, December 14, 2022, @ 6:00 PM TOWN OF PERU
 
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
4. APPROVAL of October 12, 2022 minutes
5. OPEN FLOOR to public hearing
6. APPLICATIONS
1.P2022-006 Site Plan Review/2 Four-plex townhouses
Nathan Wilson, Davey Drive, Peru; 280.-1-30.12
2.P2022-017 Site Plan Approval/Warehouse with SEQRA
Ryan Darby, Rock Rd; 258.-1-18
3 .P2022-027 Site Plan Approval/Sign
Gregory Johnson, 3990 US Rte 9,258.-2-11
4.P2022-028 Site Plan Approval/Commercial Logging with SEQRA
Oakvale Construction Co LTD, Peasleeville Rd; 276.-1-1.111 &276.-1-1.12
5.P2022-029 Site Plan Approval/Convenience Store with SEQRA
Jake Menard;3990 US Rte9;258.-2-8.2
6.P2022-030 2-Lot Minor Subdivision with SEQRA
Darlene Long; 976 Fuller Rd; 270.-1-51.14
7.P2022-031 Merge with SEQRA
Shannon Saunders & Brittany Patrinka; 966 Fuller Rd
270.-1-51.15 and 270.-1-51.14
8.P2022-032 2-Lot Minor Subdivision with SEQRA
Alan and Elaine Place; 5 Eccles Rd;256.-8-37
9.P2022-033 Site Plan Approval/ Sign
Peru Fire District; 753 Bear Swamp Rd; 280.-129
10. P2022-034 2-Lot Minor Subdivision with SEQRA
Philip Vannortwick; 40 Rockwell Rd; 257.-1-9.11
11.P2022-035 2-Lot Minor Subdivision with SEQRA
Gary and Julie Liberty, Barney Downs Rd, 278.-1-11.4
7. ANY FURTHER BUSINESS
Election of Board members, Chairman and Vice Chair
8. CEO REPORT
9. ADJOURNMENT

Santa Claus is coming to Champlain Centre

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Adk. Regional Blood Center Plans Several Community Drives

CVPH program supplies blood, blood products to hospitals across our region 

PLATTSBURGH, NY (11/29/2022) –The Adirondack Regional Blood Center, a program of the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH), is conducting several blood drives open to the community this month and asks all eligible donors to consider donating.

The following is the community blood drive schedule for December:

  • Thursday, December 1, Beekmantown Fire Department Station #1, 4 to 7 p.m.
  • Monday, December 5, Willsboro Fire Department, 3 to 6 p.m.
  • Tuesday, December 6, Chateaugay American Legion, 4 to 7 p.m.
  • Wednesday, December 7, Bloomingdale Fire Department, co-sponsor Fire Department, 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.
  • Thursday, December 8, Mooers Fire Department, 3:30 to 7 p.m.
  • Friday, December 9, Clinton County Government Center, First Floor meeting room, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday, December 13, St. Edmunds Church Hall, Ellenburg, 4 to 7 p.m.
  • Thursday, December 15, Cumberland 12 Cinemas, 4 to 8 p.m.
  • Friday, December 16, Burke Adult Center, 9 to 11 a.m.
  • Monday, December 19, Adirondack Medical Center Redfield Room, Noon to 4 p.m.
  • Tuesday, December 20, New York State Department of Conservation headquarters, Ray Brook, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
  • Friday, December 23, CVPH Auditoriums. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Tuesday, December 27, Morrisonville Ambulance Service, 4 to 7 p.m.
  • Thursday, December 29, Franklin County Sheriff’s Department, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Friday, December 30, Clinton County Advocacy and Resource Center, New York Road, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Safety measures such as screening donors for COVID-19 and masking remain in place at all community drives and at the Center located at 85 Plaza Blvd.  The Adirondack Regional Donor Center is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome.

Blood collected by the Adirondack Regional Blood Center stays in the North Country, helping hundreds of people in this region. Its success rests on the generosity of donors and sponsors.

A donor card or another form of identification is required to give. Learn more about the Adirondack Regional Blood Center, giving blood and becoming a sponsor at UVMHealth.org/GiveBlood or call (518) 562-7406.

 

Holiday Train gives back to JCEO in a big way

Plattsburgh stop brought $4.5K donation and more than 1,000 lbs of food

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U.S. beats Iran and advances to World Cup round of 16

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