The Peru Gazette

October 8, 2022, Peru – It’s a great weekend to visit the Babbie Rural and Farm Learning Museum. It’s “Harvest Time” today and tomorrow between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. This morning the museum conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the Grand Opening of the Babbie Museum Sawmill & Lumber Company. Volunteers trucked the nearly 100-year-old […]

THIS SUNDAY, October 9th from 11-3 @ Heyworth Mason Park

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“History was made at the Apple Bowl on Friday night…Maggie Garrow debuted as the first female kicker in Peru’s program history.” Click here for the Press-Republican story 

Gov. assures no out-of-pocket costs Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Medical supplies to help Puerto Rico, Florida, Ukraine and Haiti Click here for the Sun Community News Story 

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Peru – October 6, 2022 – The Peru Town Board is formulating the 2023 town budgets. The General Budget workshop look place last evening. The salaries workshop will be held on Wednesday, October 19th at 6 p.m. The Budget Review Workshop on Wednesday, October 26th at 6 p.m.. The Public Hearing on the Preliminary Budget on November 2nd […]

What led Addie Stanley Jr. to be the first girls football kicker in Ausable Valley High School history Click here for the NBC 5 News story 

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Provisions will remain in effect pending appeal, AG says Click here to view the Sun Community News story 

The Peru School Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting in the High School Community Room on Tuesday, October 18th at 6:30 PM.  It is anticipated that an executive session will take place immediately following the 6:30 PM start, and that the Board will reconvene for public session business at approximately 7:00 PM.   Anticipated topics include: […]

Nearly $500,000 in state aid to be dispersed to libraries across the 45th Senate District Senator Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) today announced that nearly $500,000 in State Aid for Library Construction is being given out to eight local libraries in the 45th Senate District. This funding will help libraries make needed building improvements and repairs, and […]

The ruling is a temporary victory for some New York residents. Click here to see the ABC News report 

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October 6, 2022, Plattsburgh – $180.105.53 – That is what pacesetters have already donated toward this year’s United Way of the Adirondacks campaign. President & CEO John Bernardi announced the success this morning before representatives of its 35 partner agencies and several supporters. The campaign has a $650,000 goal. Why give to the United Way? […]

Eighty percent of all visual impairment can be prevented or cured. The first step to prevention is awareness. The second is early detection through vision screening. Around the world, Lions partner with medical professionals and community leaders to screen young children, primary school students, and adults to identify those at risk for vision loss. The […]

From the North Country Chamber of Commerce The New York State Department of Labor announced plans to raise the minimum wage in upstate to $14.20/hour, a one-dollar increase. The proposed increase will go through the formal rulemaking process. The state is accepting public comments through December 11th, which can be emailed to regulations@labor.ny.gov, though the BNP does not […]

“At issue is the full restoration of the oversight, which was removed a decade ago, for the state comptroller’s office to review contracts at the state’s public college systems and the Office of General Services.” Click here for the State of Politics story 

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