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New York Senate shuts down attempt to repeal the ‘HALT Act’

Sen. Dan Stec tried to repeal a law from 2022 that placed restrictions on solitary confinement. Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Arctic Cat will suspend operations indefinitely, adding to a declining snowmobile industry

Yamaha announced in 2023 that it would be leaving the snowmobile industry after more than 50 years in the market. Click here for the NBC12 story 

Lt. Gov. abandons reelection ticket alongside Hochul

Delgato expected to run for governor Click here for the Sun Community News story 

‘He bit a chunk out of me…’ Trauma still strong for injured Clinton CO

Note: If you don’t have a PR subscription, you may be unable to open it. It’s a good day to purchase a Press-Republican. We need to support our local daily newspaper.  Click here for the Press-Republican story 

Many Vermont School Districts Are Cutting Staff Ahead of Budget Votes

SUNY Plattsburgh graduate loses job. Financial pressures are forcing some Vermont districts to make dramatic personnel cuts Click here for the Seven Days story 

Police: Keene woman who contaminated co-op products with urine likely did so at other businesses

Strange indeed! Click here for the MYNBC News story 

New York correction officers pay docked for every day on strike

COs to be considered AWOL, lose state-sponsored health insurance for participating in “illegal job action.” Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Peru Gazette One-Week Website Traffic Summary

MonsterInsights Summary Website Traffic Summary Total Visitors – 3,218 Total Pageviews – 15,304 February 16, 2025 – February 22, 2025 Website: www.perugazette.com 

Peru Town Board Work Sessions Scheduled

The following Work Sessions have been scheduled at 4 PM At the Peru Town Hall. March 4, 2025 April 8, 2025 May 6, 2025 June 3, 2025 Dates and times may be subject to change  

Jamaican bobsled team builds Olympic momentum in Lake Placid

Click here for the NCPR story 

Days into prison guard strike at NY state prisons, inmates say they feel unsafe

Click here for the NPR story 

St. Augustine’s Communty Meal/Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, February 26, 2025  

  Meatloaf Mashed Potatoes  Vegetable  Bread Dessert Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., take-out only, at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972  All are invited and welcome!

Plattsburgh moves forward with investigation into alleged police corruption, fraud

Click here for the MSN story 

Kelly Timmons, ex-wife of man charged in Plattsburgh homicide, arrested on murder charge

Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Hochul seeks to close more prisons, mandate that corrections officers wear cameras

Click here for the News 13 story 

National Weather Service Burlington Forecast for Saturday

We’re on our way to warmer temperatures. Until we reach that point, we’ll have to deal with some breezy conditions. South-to-southwest wind gusts will not be too strong, but they will be enough that you’ll feel most comfortable in a windbreaker coat and/or scarf.

Goldfinches, owls and snow buntings out in force during Great Backyard Bird Count

Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Emergency Preparedness Program to be held at Keeseville Library

Each family will receive a free Emergency Kit Click here for the Sun Community News story 

All 8 Duprey sons make Peru High School Hall of Fame

Click here for the Sun Community News story 

ICE detained 9 employees at a Tupper Lake lumber mill this week, parent company says

Employer claims that, to their knowledge, all the employees were authorized to work in the U.S.  Click to view the NCPR story 

AGENDA – TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING , FEBRUARY 24, 2025 @ 6 PM

Call Meeting to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the Regular Meeting of February 10, 2025.  Community Input.  DISCUSSION:  Clinton County Health Dept. Food Waste Recycling Opportunity. DISCUSSION/MOTION:  Application for Use of Community Facilities – Peru Town Market.  RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: Approval of Atlantic Testing Labs Subsurface Investigation  and Geotechnical Eval. Services. […]

10 former prison guards charged in death of inmate Robert Brooks

Brooks was allegedly beaten by corrections officers at the Marcy correctional Facilty  Click here for the ABC News story 

COMMENTARY: What is going on at the Adirondack Park Agency?

Hostile work environment alleged  Opinion piece: Click for the Adirondack Almanac Commentary 

DOCCS rescinds 70/30 plan in effort to restore workforce

Also, it temporarily suspends aspects of HALT and announces no disciplinary action stipulations Click here for the Sun Community News story 

It keeps me busy; it keeps me young! 

By John T. Ryan February 20, 2025, Peru, NY –  John “Jack’ Coste is a popular man at Elmore SPCA. As of last November, the 89-year-old Morrisonville resident had collected $100,000 of refundable beverage containers, with all the proceeds benefitting the SPCA. On January 31, he reached $106,047. When Jack started in 2020, a big […]