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The editor is John Ryan at email: perugazette@gmail.com. The Peru Gazette is a free community, education and information website. It is non-commercial and does not accept paid advertising.

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Snowmobiler loses consciousness, reports pain after Fourth Lake crash; Chapel Pond climber injures leg after slipping on ice, receives carry-out rescue

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DOCCS serving striking corrections officers with ‘legal papers’

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Mediations begin as New York prison protests, strikes continue statewide

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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.

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Yummy, Yummy!!!!!

Girl Scout Troop 4183 members will be selling Girl Scout cookies at the Peru Stewart’s from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 1. Accepting cash and Venmo payments. $6/box, except for S’mores and the gluten-free Toffee Tastics are $7. Customers can also order and pay ahead and pick up at Stewarts: https://digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop4183c153
Thank you for supporting our girls!

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.

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Lt. Gov. abandons reelection ticket alongside Hochul

Delgato expected to run for governor

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‘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. 

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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

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

Strange indeed!

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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.”

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Afghans helping Afghans: Case workers in Burlington outline their struggle to respond to federal funding freeze

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More than 25 buildings have collapsed under heavy snow in Oswego County

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Peru Gazette One-Week Website Traffic Summary

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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

 

Two state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision buses vandalized in Cayuga County

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Jamaican bobsled team builds Olympic momentum in Lake Placid

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Thieves use stolen card to buy $523,000 lottery ticket; Victim wants to share jackpot

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

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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

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

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

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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

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