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Archive for September, 2022

Keeseville Fire House look great!

You may get an IRS refund if you filed your taxes late during the pandemic

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Soup Kitchen Canceled the week only

The St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen will not serve this week because of Applefest preparations. It will return on Wednesday, September 21st.     

NY health care worker bonuses: How much? When are they coming? How to get them

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When are Shake Shack, Chick-fil-A opening on NYS Thruway? Here’s an update on rest stop renovations

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If you have kids and you have time this afternoon, here’s a great place to go

Photos taken about noon 11:30 a.m. today.  Kids Fair today at the Babbie Rural and Farm Learning Museum Sunday, Sept. 11th, from 10 am to 4 pm. Pumpkin painting, finger puppet making by Cornell Cooperative Extension, old-time games with prizes for every child, stagecoach rides, animal petting and feeding, hands-on demonstrations for both young and […]

Stewart’s Peanut Butter Pandemonium Takes Top Honors at the World Dairy Expo!

The judging is complete at the 55th annual World Dairy Expo, once again Stewart’s Shops has some of the best dairy products in North America. The judging is based on flavor, body and texture, melting quality, appearance and color. Stewart’s Shops had a total of four ice cream winners at the competition, one first place […]

Burlington Police release data on shootings

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State announces additional $475M in tax relief

New Yorkers will receive about $270 per eligible person by the end of October Click here for the Sun Community News story 

AGENDA – PERU TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING September 12, 2022 @ 6:00 PM

Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION/DISCUSSION: To Accept Reports from all Departments: (Water/Sewer/Valcour; Highway; Town Clerk; Dog Control; Youth Department; Code/Zoning; Supervisor’s Report; Court; Website; JCEO; and Banking Reports). MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the Town Board Regular Meeting of August 22, 2022. Community Input. MOTION/DISCUSSION: Approval of Luck Bros., Inc. […]

New York declares a state of emergency over polio

State health officials hope the declaration will help boost vaccination rates in counties where poliovirus has been detected in wastewater. Click here for the NBC 5 News story 

Story Update: Route 22 rehabilitation between Peru and Keeseville scheduled to begin Sept. 9

STORY UPDATE 9/8/22 4:40 p.m. The Peru Gazette just received this update from the NYS Department of Transportation (DOT). “This project will include heater scarification starting 9/12 and lasting for roughly two weeks. Once complete, we will then pave the top course with a expected duration of roughly two weeks. The estimated completion date of […]

Regular Monthly Meeting September 2022

The Peru School Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting in the High School Community Room on Tuesday, September 13th, at 6:30 PM.  It is anticipated that an executive session will occur immediately following the 6:30 PM start and that the Board will reconvene for public session business at approximately 7:00 PM.   Anticipated topics […]

Lake Champlain-Lake George Regional Planning Board Housing Needs Survey

The Lake Champlain-Lake George Regional Planning Board is producing a regional analysis of housing to understand the housing needs of the community more fully. This survey will help us understand the community perspective on housing issues in Clinton, Essex, Franklin, and Hamilton counties and New York’s North Country more broadly and what approaches the community […]

Friday Night Fever is headed to Peru!

The Eagles and Nighthawks battle in one of the most heated rivalries in Northern New York. Click here for the NBC 5 News story 

New gun laws raise concern for Battle of Plattsburgh reenactments

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2 men arrested after fatal shooting in Burlington’s City Hall Park By Alan J. Keays

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UVM Health Network names Sunil Eappen its next president and CEO

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Elton John’s first Syracuse show was 52 years ago; he was billed last for a concert that cost $3.50

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Upstate NY waterway ranked #1 in U.S. for bass fishing by Bassmaster Magazine

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Queen Elizabeth II dead at 96 after 70 years on the throne

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Pacific Group Resorts win bid for Jay Peak Resort

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Assemblyman Billy Jones: State must take action so that reenactors can continue to use antique rifles during reenactments

From the office of Assemblyman Bill Jones Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) today joined organizers of the Battle of Plattsburgh Commemoration event to call on the Governor to take action so that reenactors can continue to use antique rifles at historical reenactments. Due to the recent concealed carry law that went into effect on September […]

September 3, 2022 – North Country Honor Flight #41 Biographies

Thank you to Janet Duprey, Honor Flight Director of Programs, for compiling and providing these biographies.  Bios Flight #41 – September 3, 2022 John Aldous U.S. Army 1967-1970 Vietnam After basic training, John attended Counter Intelligence Agent School in Maryland.  In Vietnam in 1968, he was in a jeep accident and spent weeks in a […]

September 3, 2022 – North Country Honor Flight #40 Biographies

Thank you to Janet Duprey, Honor Flight Director of Programs, for compiling and providing these biographies.  Kevin Burrell U.S. Army               1985-2007         Cold War Combat Veteran As a  member of the Combat Engineers, Kevin had several assignments including Bosnia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq.  Kevin’s […]