Archive for June, 2024
Vandals damage St. Patrick’s Oratory & Mother Cabrini Shrine
Patent Rd., Peru, NY June 30, 2024 – The Peru Gazette usually posts beautiful views of the Champlain Valley from St. Partick’s Oratory & Mother Cabrini Shrine. Unfortunately, this post is quite different. This weekend, St. Augustine’s Pastor Father Scott Seyoour informed parishioners that on Thursday, June 27, vandals damaged St. Patrick Oratory by spreading […]
Posted: June 30th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, General News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Religious News.
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St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Swedish Meatballs Mashed Potatoes Applesauce Bread Dessert Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972 All are invited and welcome!
Posted: June 30th, 2024 under Community Events, General News, Northern NY News, Peru News.
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NYPA expanding EV stations between Albany and Canada
Frontier Town Gateway in N. Hudson is largest high-speed EV station between Albany and Canada Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: June 29th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Community Events, Environmental News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News, Statewide News.
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PSU men’s basketball to hold day camp
Includes rising third graders through ninth graders from Monday, Aug. 5, through Thursday, Aug. 8. Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: June 29th, 2024 under Education News, Northern NY News, Sports News, Youth News.
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Dannemora trio charged after late-night kidnapping
Victim viciously assaulted and taken from a West Chazy home June 25 Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: June 29th, 2024 under Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News.
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Speaker Heastie and Assemblymember Jones Visit Olympic Center in Lake Placid, Announcing $250,000 for Lake Placid Food Pantry and Thrift Shop
Speaker Carl Heastie continued his annual statewide tour today, joining Assemblymember Billy Jones at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid to tour the USA Rink, Herb Brooks Arena, Mount Van Hoevenberg and the Olympic Museum. They also discussed regional plans and announced $250,000 to help the Lake Placid Food Pantry and Thrift Shop build a […]
Posted: June 28th, 2024 under General News.
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Plattsburgh changes course on Durkee Street development project
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Posted: June 27th, 2024 under Business News, City News, Community Events, General News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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New York colleges among top 50 in U.S. for financial aid
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Posted: June 27th, 2024 under Education News, Statewide News.
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Counselor Kregg Bruno withdraws resignation paperwork
Bruce Drive residents upset by bridge closure Peru is certified as a Pro-Housing Community 376 children have already signed up for fall soccer Peru, June 26, 2024 – About a week before the Peru Town Board’s Monday, June 24 meeting, Councilman Kregg Bruno indicated that he planned to resign from his board position. At […]
Posted: June 26th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, General News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Town Board News, Youth News.
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Breeze Airways announces new direct flights to Fort Myers from Burlington
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Posted: June 26th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Business News, Northern NY News, Regional NY-VT News.
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NY primary election: See results for the top races in Plattsburgh
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Posted: June 26th, 2024 under City News, Northern NY News, Political News, Statewide News.
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How local voters are rejecting electric school buses in the North Country and beyond
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Posted: June 26th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Education News, Environmental News, General News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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Westport’s Camp Dudley is America’s oldest
Building better boys and leaders while having fun Click here for the Sun Community News story
Posted: June 26th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, General News, Lake Champlain News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Youth News.
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2024 Youth Festival in Keeseville – All Welcome!
Posted: June 25th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Arts and Entertainment, Community Events, Education News, General News, Peru/Regional History.
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State audit finds several shortfalls in Town of Keene’s record-keeping
Albany, June 24, 2024 – NYS Comptroller audit concludes the Town of Keene supervisor did not maintain complete, accurate and timely accounting records. The board lacked reliable records and reports to manage the town’s financial operations, account balances were inaccurate and certain revenues and expenditures were not reported in the annual financial report. Click here […]
Posted: June 24th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, General News, Northern NY News, Town Board News.
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Veteran photos and military biographies – Honor Flight #55
Every North Country Honor Fight carries veterans with different military backgrounds. Flight #55 included a medic, infantrymen, supply, maintenance, communication, and electronics specialists, forward artillery observers, a helicopter mechanic, a cook, a fighter pilot with 22 kills, and the Distinguished Flying Cross, a jet engine mechanic. Some suffered wounds and sicknesses, the effects which remain […]
Posted: June 24th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, City News, Community Events, General News, Honor Flights, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Regional NY-VT News, Veterans' News.
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Veteran photos and military biographies – Honor Flight #54
Every North Country Honor Fight carries veterans with different military backgrounds. Flight #55 carried a dentist, bomb loaders, a ship-fitter/welder, a heavy equipment operator, a truck driver, a crane operator, a radio relay communications specialist, a military policeman, and aircraft hydraulics and ground equipment specialists. Some served for two or four years, while others served […]
Posted: June 24th, 2024 under City News, Community Events, General News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History.
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New self-storage facility under construction in Peru
Peru, NY – June 24, 2024—Two weeks ago, residents noticed heavy equipment operating behind the Route 22 Dollar General store. Adirondack Coast Self Storage plans to open a self-storage facility at that location with 50 storage units measuring five feet by ten feet and ten feet by twenty feet. The facility address is 13 Town […]
Posted: June 24th, 2024 under Business News, General News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History.
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June 22, 2024 – ‘Thunder in the Burg’ escorts Honor Flight Vets to the flightline
Editor’s Error- It is Flights #54 and #55. The video’s numbers will be corrected when time permits.
Posted: June 23rd, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, General News, Northern NY News, Regional NY-VT News, Veterans' News.
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Honor Flights #54 & #55 Veterans at their send-off ceremony
June 22, 2024, U.S. Oval, Plattsburgh – Here are the vets and guardians who flew today on North Country Honor Flights #54 and #55. The photos were taken as Janet Duprey read their military biographies. The Peru Gazette hopes to post individual photos of each veteran and their military biographies late Monday or Tuesday.
Posted: June 23rd, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, Faces of Peru, General News, Honor Flights, Peru News, Peru resident news/accomplishments, Regional NY-VT News, Veterans' News.
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The North Country appreciates its veterans
June 22, 2024 – U.S. Oval, Plattsburgh, NY. – The show went on; it was probably one of the best ever. Heavy rain at 7 a.m. today didn’t deter “Thunder in the Burg” motorcycles, law enforcement and a huge crowd of well-wishers from attending the North Country Honor Flight Send-Off Ceremony. Flights #54 and #55 […]
Posted: June 23rd, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, General News, Honor Flights, Northern NY News, Regional NY-VT News, Veterans' News.
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St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Macaroni & Cheese Mixed Vegetables Bread Dessert Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972 All are invited and welcome!
Posted: June 23rd, 2024 under Community Events, Northern NY News, Peru News.
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North Hudson: New York State Police trooper injured after crashing cruiser during heavy rain, police say
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Posted: June 21st, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Weather News/History.
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Rain causes flooding, sinkholes across city and town of Plattsburgh
The cleanup will continue into Friday Click here for the MYNBC5 story
Posted: June 21st, 2024 under City News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Weather News/History.
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AGENDA – TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING, JUNE 24, 2024, 6:00 PM
Call Meeting to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION/DISCUSSION: MOTION: Acceptance of Minutes for the Regular Meeting of June 10, 2024. Community Input. DISCUSSION: Homes & Community Renewal Pro-Housing Certification Letter. MOTION/DISCUSSION: Acceptance of NYSEG Reservation Letter for Updating Town Hall Lighting. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: Acceptance of Councilman’s Resignation. DISCUSSION: Other Business. DISCUSSION: Public […]
Posted: June 20th, 2024 under Northern NY News, Peru News, Town Board News.
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