The Peru Gazette

State claims it doesn’t have resources to backfill the void Click here for the Sun Community News story 

History of Railroad Series – 1 pm, on the 1st Tuesday of each week in April at the Clinton County Historical Association, 98 Ohio Avenue, Plattsburgh. With Transportation Historian Dick Soper. April 1, The History of Railroads in Clinton County – Part 1. April 8, The History of Railroads in Clinton County – Rouses Point […]

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“Most of the population loss in the North Country is due to people moving away.” Click here for the NCPR story    Click here for Census Bureau Detailed Analysis 

According to the company, the cost of day-night rates in January and February were 60 to 70 percent higher than the previous year Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

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In-depth story details many of the challenges facing today’s schools, including here in Peru, NY  Click here for the excellent NCPR story 

3/14/25 – Senator Dan Stec (R, C-Queensbury) announced that two North Country communities will receive nearly $15 million in state funding. The Village of Malone will receive $10 million in funding as the North Country winner of the eighth round of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative, and the Hamlet of Keeseville will receive $4.5 million as […]

Clinton County had a slight decline of 0.02%. New York’s total population increased 0.66% last year to about 19.87 million. The state’s population grew in the second year in a row, but it’s still 1.18% (237,000) lower than in 2020.  Click here for the Sun Community News story 

3/13/25 ANNOUNCEMENT FROM WIRY RADIO STATION MANAGEMENT To Our Loyal Listeners and Valued Advertisers, It is with a heavy heart that we announce the closure of WIRY. After serving our community for 75 years, the challenges of an evolving media landscape have made it increasingly difficult to continue operations. The rise of digital platforms and […]

The article said its closure was due to declining readership and increasing costs, including an expected 25% tariff on newsprint. Seventeen employees lost their jobs. Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

National Weather Service – Burlington Here’s our map of reported snowfall totals for the 2024-2025 winter season (December through February). Most places saw near-to-above-normal snowfall, with the highest deviations from normal concentrated in the northern Green Mountains and the Adirondacks.

Story about a man who appears to be a very special person  Click here for the Sun Community News story 

“We are driving a dagger through the heart of the climate-change religion and ushering in America’s Golden Age,” EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said in an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal Click here for the CBS News story 

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By John T Ryan Peru, NY – March 11, 2025 – “We do what we have fun doing.” That’s how Peru Town Historian Helen Nerska and volunteers Chris Mullen and Jackie Madison describe their work at the Peru historian’s office. The women, including Nerska, are unpaid volunteers who love local history and want to share […]

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TOWN OF PERU 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ROLL CALL 4. APPROVAL of January 2025 minutes 5. OPEN FLOOR to public hearing 6. APPLICATIONS: 1. Z2025-104 Special Use Permit NY RSA2 Cellular Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless Valcour Rest Area 7. CEO REPORT 8. ADJOURNMENT

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The Clinton County Historical Association (CCHA) invites you to say, “I do,” to its newest exhibition.  Click here for the NCPR story 

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