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Here are today’s Clinton County COVID-19 case updates. CCHD – Though COVID-19 is widespread in several areas of the United States, in the North Country we are doing well. Thanks to our residents acting responsibly and following precautions, we have been able to slow the spread. Keep up the good work! To stay open and […]

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Click here to view video  This culvert is usually bone dry, but a little water was flowing today after an almost three-inch rainfall.   Last April a four-foot-wide sinkhole appeared in the Patent Road about 700 feet north of Mother Cabrini Shrine. The new culvert cost the Town of Peru about $264,000. NYS Department of […]

It’s a beautiful day to visit Mother Cabrini Shrine and St. Patrick’s Oratory on the Patent Road in Peru. It’s one of our town’s masterpieces and Our Lord’s masterpieces. For you out-of-towners, that’s the Lake Champlain Valley and the Green Mountains of Vermont in the distance. Click here to view a few more photos

Many North Country residents are mourning the passing of John “Jack” Lawliss who passed away on Sunday, August 2nd. John Lawliss knew and was respected by many people after having served as State Police Troop B Commander, Clinton County Sheriff and Peru Town Justice. The Peru Gazette interviewed Jack in January 2015. Click here to […]

Here are today’s Clinton County COVID-19 case updates. We’ve received many questions and concerns regarding past or upcoming large gatherings. First and foremost, the BEST thing residents can do is avoid large gatherings. CCHD does not recommend large gatherings with people outside your household. NYS currently restricts gathering sizes to 50 people or less in […]

The Town of Peru will be paving the Barney Downs Rd. from River Rd. to Calkins Rd. on Monday, Aug. 10, 2020. It will be closed from 6:00 AM – 4:30 PM.  Rain date will be Tues., Aug. 11.  

Finding Marks First Case of Emerald Ash Borer in Adirondack Park The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced that emerald ash borer (EAB) has been confirmed in Warren County. While not unexpected given the EAB’s spread, this marks the first confirmed case of EAB within the Adirondack Park. The affected trees […]

Here’s a video of Ausable Chasm this morning about 9 a.m. August 5, 2020. The high water follows 2.4 inches of rain yesterday and almost 3 inches since Sunday. it’s an awesome sight today. Please excuse the shaky camera. Used the telephoto lens too much.  

At 9:51 p.m. last night Peru meteorologist John Hart reported from the Jabez Allen Rd. “Still some light rain and N wind @25 gusting near 40. That was another inch just between 7 and 9:30!!! Still doesn’t beat that 8.5-inches back in April ’98, though!!! Peak wind was 7:58 PM, NNW @57mph!!” Peru Gazette Editor […]

Chicken & biscuits Coleslaw Mashed potatoes and gravy Green beans Oatmeal Cake   Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Take-out only.

The numbers here in New York continue to remain low, with total hospitalizations at 568, down from the April peak of nearly 20,000. For the third straight day in a row, there were no reported COVID deaths in New York City. Yesterday, the State conducted 70,993 tests, of which 746, or 1.05%, were positive — […]

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