Archive for December, 2022
Peru Gazette’s 2023 Wish
My 2023 wish is that I’d find someone who would like to contribute stories about happenings and people to the Peru Gazette. As many of you know, the Peru Gazette focuses on Peru news, but it also links to stories that affect Peru residents or might interest Peru residents. A few dozen people read some […]
Posted: December 31st, 2022 under General News, Northern NY News, Peru News.
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DEC releases “Statewide Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report”
Pandemic-driven numbers provide valuable insight Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: December 31st, 2022 under Environmental News, State Government News.
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New DEC laws restrict use of harmful chemicals
Chemicals were used in cleaning solutions, cosmetics, food packaging, and children’s products Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: December 31st, 2022 under Environmental News, Heathcare News, Law Enforcement News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News.
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Former Pope Benedict XVI, the first pontiff to resign in 600 years, dies at 95
Click here for the NBC News story
Posted: December 31st, 2022 under National News, Religious News.
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Adirondack Farms and Suburban Propane Present Check Donation to the Joint Council for Economic Opportunity of Clinton and Franklin Counties, Inc.
Peru – Adirondack Farms and Suburban Propane today, presented a $1,000 check donation to the Joint Council for Economic Opportunity of Clinton and Franklin Counties, Inc. (JCEO) to support their local food pantry programs. Adirondack Farms Co-Owner Shane St. Cyr and Suburban Propane’s Assistant Vice President of Product Supply Craig Palleschi presented the check to […]
Posted: December 30th, 2022 under Business News, Charity Events, Northern NY News, Peru News.
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Diabetes rates may surge in US young people, study finds
The number of people under age 20 with type 2 diabetes in the U.S. may increase nearly 675% by 2060 if trends continue, researchers say Click here for the NBC5 story
Posted: December 30th, 2022 under Education News, General News, Heathcare News, National News.
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Goodbye Big Macs: All McDonald’s restaurants on NY Thruway to close soon
Click here for the Syracuse.com story
Posted: December 30th, 2022 under Business News, Highway Dept. News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Peru’s Highway Department introducing high tech to reduce road salt usage and eliminate sand
Springtime street sweeping will not be necessary By John T. Ryan Peru – What Supervisor Brandy McMcDonald predicted to be a five-minute December 29 town board meeting ended up being a fifty-minute meeting. Action items included: Purchasing fencing to enclose road salt. Purchasing a road salt tracking system and cameras. Transferring several budget line items. […]
Posted: December 30th, 2022 under Environmental News, General News, Highway Dept. News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History, Town Board News.
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NY’s gas tax holiday ends this weekend. That’ll add 16¢ more in taxes per gallon
Click here for the NPR story
Posted: December 30th, 2022 under Law Enforcement News, State Government News, State Legislator News, Statewide News.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoes bill to close NY tax loophole for condos
Click here for the Syracuse.com story
Posted: December 30th, 2022 under Business News, General News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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Hochul signs N.Y. Living Donor Support Act
Makes N.Y. first in nation to allow reimbursement for kidney and liver donations Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: December 29th, 2022 under Heathcare News, Political News, State Government News, State Legislator News.
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Swanton Border Patrol reports hundreds of ‘encounters’ in November
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Posted: December 29th, 2022 under Law Enforcement News, National News, Northern NY News, Regional NY-VT News.
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No Mega Millions winner, jackpot now $640M (see smaller prizes won in NY)
Click here for the Syracuse.com story
Posted: December 29th, 2022 under National News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Christmas blizzard update: Death toll at 34 for Erie County, officials say
Click here for the Syracuse.com story
Posted: December 29th, 2022 under Upstate New York, Weather News/History.
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Expanded protections for N.Y. victims of crime
Crime-related costs may now be covered for ‘revenge porn’ and reckless endangerment Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: December 28th, 2022 under Law Enforcement News, State Government News.
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Gov. signs “30 by 30” environmental bill
30 percent land protected by 2030 will promote N.Y.S. biodiversity and resources Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: December 28th, 2022 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News.
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Excelsior Scholarship applications open for Spring 2023
Applications for SUNY and CUNY eligible students open through Feb. 9 Click here for the Sun Community News Story
Posted: December 28th, 2022 under Education News, State Government News, Statewide News.
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Buffalo ‘angel’ saves 64-year-old man from deadly snowstorm on Christmas Eve
Click here for the Syracuse.com story
Posted: December 28th, 2022 under General News, Upstate New York, Weather News/History.
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New York state’s move to all-electric homes: How expensive is it? Will it work?
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Posted: December 28th, 2022 under Code Enforcement, Environmental News, National News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News.
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St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Baked Ziti Casserole Vegetable Bread Dessert Served 4;30 to 5:30 p.m., take-out only at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru. All are welcome at our table.
Posted: December 27th, 2022 under Community Events, Northern NY News, Peru News.
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Christmas Blizzard 2022 snowfall totals: See who got more than 4 feet (list)
Click here for the Syracuse.com story
Posted: December 27th, 2022 under National News, Upstate New York, Weather News/History.
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Update: Buffalo blizzard death toll rises to 28, more snow on the way
The snow is still falling. Some parts of the county could see another 8 to 12 inches by 1 p.m. Tuesday. More than 12,000 people still do not have power. Click here for the Syracuse.com story
Posted: December 27th, 2022 under National News, Peru/Regional History, Statewide News, Upstate New York, Weather News/History.
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Buffalo, New York winter storm leaves three dead as area buried in 28 inches of snow: ‘life-threatening’
Click here for the MSN story
Posted: December 25th, 2022 under Peru/Regional History, Upstate New York, Weather News/History.
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Peru Gazette
Posted: December 24th, 2022 under Community Events.
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Rail trail now open for winter users
“Snowmobile activity has commenced along the Adirondack Rail Trail section between Saranac Lake and Lake Placid, where construction has been taking place.” Click here for the Adirondack Daily Enterprise story
Posted: December 24th, 2022 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Northern NY News, Recreation opportunities.
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