The Peru Gazette https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Counties Weigh Property Tax Hikes Amid SNAP Cuts Spear Septic Service offers its services to the North Country NY’s prison system is in crisis. It’s driving staff away from the job Period music returns at this year’s Battle of Plattsburgh Commemoration Weekend North Country Honor Flight to Send 29 Veterans to Washington, D.C. on September 5 Assemblyman Cashman on Medicaid Coverage Changes, Eligibility Requirements Vermont veterans, Guard families seek support for Defend the Guard Act UVM Medical Center quietly changed its policy for patient observation. Some staff are worried about patient safety. ‘The Kids Simply Cannot Handle It’: Why New York Students Are Reading Fewer Books The 48th Annual Applefest is only 19 days away! Fort Drum boosters praise nuclear microreactor selection, but details are fuzzy Adirondack Central coach, daughter die in head-on crash with tractor-trailer How milkweed tussock moths evade predators Howitzer testing applicant claims no need for APA permit NNY sheriffs join lawsuit challenging Hochul’s ban on cooperating with ICE CVES Appoints Emily Blair as Principal at the Rise Center for Success  Portrait of a Community  A common public and private stewardship St. Augustine’s Community Meal/Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, September 2, 2026 ACT performers stand up for Standing Ovation August 29, 2026 – Signor Road looking south to our beloved Adirondacks! August 29, 2026 – Davern Road, traveling west this morning. August 24, 2026 Town Board Meeting Highlights Should the Adirondacks host a third winter Olympics? Inside the Federal Program Paying NY Cops to Help Border Patrol Arrest Immigrants Governor grants clemency to six individuals August 29, 2026 – River Rd. adjacent to the Babbie Museum! North Country Manufacturing Day 2025 Recognized, Awarded by the International Economic Development Council  Helen Nerska describes Peru’s Quaker Union Statement From NYS Conservative Party Chairman Gerard Kassar on Governor Hochul’s statewide ban on 287(g) agreements in the Local Cops, Local Crime Act August 29, 2026 – Curious cattle on Donahue Rd. Steady progress replacing the Telegraph Road culvert Lyons Road about ready to reopen Meta, the company that owns Facebook, to pay millions to Vermont, New York in nationwide settlement Lyons Road is officially open Assembly NY-Canada Task Force Chair warns continued uncertainty threatens businesses, workers, cross-border communities and relations. Peru Codes Enforcement Office Report July 2026 Good News for Lyons Road Drivers Hochul announces local cops. local crimes provision banning 287(G) agreements takes effect Free Concert on the CVPH Lawn Market 32 and Price Chopper Transform Retired American Flags into 23,000 Symbols of Gratitude Video: Peru Town Board Meeting of August 24, 2026 Towns of Jay and Keene announce Third Annual Sustainability & Energy Fair J Honoring the life and work of Nathan Farb Beyond the summer escape: Redefining Adirondack camp for NYC youth State Police suspensions tied to crash involving off-duty trooper’s son Clinton Co. woman sentenced for repeated drug trafficking Don’t miss Sunday evening’s concert. It’s the last one of the summer. Grant to expand immigrant support programs in the North Country Why the Finch Paper mill closure should concern all forest stewards