The Peru Gazette

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By John T. Ryan  Peru – The best news at the Peru Town Board’s Monday, September 28th meeting was the news that the Town had received a $20,000 Lake Champlain Basin Program grant. It will finance a Valcour sewer district manhole structure and a chemical dosing pump for the water treatment plant. The Board awarded […]

Here are today’s Clinton County, NY COVID-19 case counts. No new additional positives added today. One lab-confirmed positive case moved to recovered and one probable case removed due to negative test results. Currently 4 active COVID-19 cases in Clinton County. With a beautiful fall weekend approaching, residents are reminded that the risk for COVID-19 remains […]

A message to the Peru Gazette from Sandra Lashua “I would like to let your followers know about my new “Book Nook” free library at 3712 Route 22. It’s located on the corner of the Renadette Road. One shelf is adult books and one is for children.” Sandra told the Peru Gazette, “Take as many […]

September 23, 2020. Today, the Food and Drug Administration has authorized the individual saliva swab diagnostic test for COVID-19 developed by SUNY Upstate Medical University and Quadrant Biosciences for emergency use. The saliva swab test has been used to conduct testing at all SUNY campuses and this approval allows us to expand the use of […]

A website launched by the New York State Office for the Aging, in partnership with Bellage Inc. and the Association of Aging in New York was featured in today’s Press-Republican. It’s a self-check-up tool for older people to evaluate their COVID-19 risk. Click here to visit. The process takes about 5 to 10 minutes. 

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By John T. Ryan Maplefields new Peru convenience store at 442 Bear Swamp road officially opened for business yesterday afternoon, September 17, 2020. When customers walk in, they’ll undoubtedly be impressed. The expansive interior’s fall colors and maple leaf logo strike a good note at this time of the year. Anyone looking for Subway will […]

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Please read this important message from Laurie Parsons, Elmore SPCA Board President   Recently Elmore SPCA has been called upon to address instances of local hoarding. In just two recent cases, the animal removal count is up to 76, thus far. Working closely with law enforcement, Elmore has been able to gain access to trap […]

North Country Chamber of Commerce reports Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced today that six states have been removed from the New York State’s COVID-19 travel advisory. Puerto Rico has been added.   States and areas removed: California Hawaii Maryland Minnesota Nevada Ohio   States and areas added: Puerto Rico

The temperature is cooling and the leaves are starting to change colors — but while it feels like a new season, COVID remains with us. We can defeat this virus, but we need New Yorkers to stay vigilant. We all must continue to wear masks, socially distance, wash our hands and get tested. And with […]

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By John T. Ryan Plattsburgh – If you care about the future of education, healthcare, highway maintenance, and the programs serving your community, you’ll complete the U.S. Census by the end of September 30th, if not sooner. That’s the message Assemblyman Billy Jones and other Clinton, Essex, and Franklin county leaders delivered at a Wednesday […]

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By John T. Ryan Peru – This story’s headline expresses your Peru Gazette reporter’s sentiments today as I watched volunteers bring old tires and refuse to shore at the Carpenter Flats Route 9 bridge. The Ausable River Association (AsRS), in partnership with Adirondack River Rentals, hosted today’s cleanup. Volunteers came from all over the Adirondack […]

By John T. Ryan  Plattsburgh –  Thanks to COVID-19 and the presidential election, absentee ballot voting has been in the news. As of this morning, the Clinton County Board of Elections has received almost 4,000 absentee ballot applications. In 2016, the last presidential election year, 3,055 local voters cast absentee ballots. With voters having until […]

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(Peru) October 11th marks the 244th Anniversary of the Battle of Valcour, one of the first naval battles of the American Revolution, fought between the shores of Valcour Island and New York State. A commemoration of this event will be held at the Peru Boat Dock, Rte 9 S, Peru, NY from 1:00 to 1:30 […]