The Peru Gazette

Pulled Pork & Mac’n Cheese 

Fruit 

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!

Peru CSD Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at 6:00 PM in the High School Community Room. It is anticipated that an executive session will take place immediately following the 6:00 PM start, and that the Board will reconvene for open public session business at approximately 7:00 PM. The meeting will be recorded and will be available on the District’s website at www.perunighthawks.org.  

The meeting is open to the public and current District, County, State and Federal safety procedures and protocols will be followed. 

Currently, two (2) public comment opportunities are planned as follows:

First public comment: Related to items on the agenda. Comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker.  

Second public comment: Comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker.  

Individuals who are unable to attend the regular meeting in person may submit public comments by emailing perucomments@perucsd.org no later than noon on Tuesday, October 14. Online comments are also subject to the conditions stated above.

Anticipated topics include:

• Public Hearing on the amended Districtwide Emergency Response Plan (DERP)

• Policy Review

• Personnel Appointments

• Regionalization Plan

The complete agenda will be available via BoardDocs on the District’s website (www.perunighthawks.org).

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Governor’s letter signals state interest in buying 32,000 acres to add to Adirondack Forest Preserve

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Angling meets community at popular salmon pool in Plattsburgh

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It’s not a permanent closure, and the board has issued a call to raise approximately $350,000 needed to revive operations.

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Von Elbe moves next to the duet battle rounds, where he’ll be pitted against another performer 

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2025 Art Festival Photo Provided

2025 Arts Festival photo provided. Allison Arnold helps at many community events!

2025 Arts Festival Photo Provided

AdkAction and the Keeseville Free Library are pleased to announce that the Keeseville Community Arts Festival, a beloved celebration of arts and community, will transition to new leadership beginning in 2026. The Library will now serve as the lead organizer of the event, with AdkAction providing support throughout the transition year.

The 2026 Keeseville Community Arts Festival will take place with a week of community events leading up to the main festival day on Saturday, July 18, 2026, also marking the 100th anniversary of the Keeseville Free Library.

The festival, first launched by AdkAction in 2018, began as a plein air painting event and has since grown into a dynamic, multi-day celebration that brings together over 40 artists, local businesses, and over 500 community members and visitors each year. Survey feedback from the 2025 festival showed overwhelming community pride and excitement, with attendees praising the event for its art, people, and ability to strengthen Keeseville’s identity.

“AdkAction has always seen part of its role as incubating ideas and piloting projects that can grow into sustainable, community-led initiatives,” said Sawyer Bailey, Executive Director of AdkAction. “The Keeseville Community Arts Festival is a perfect example of that model in action. We are thrilled to be passing the festival into the capable hands of the Keeseville Free Library, which will give it the dedicated, local leadership it deserves. In 2026, AdkAction will continue to act as a co-pilot and pit crew, ensuring a smooth transition while opening up space for us to take on new challenges facing the Adirondacks.”

The Keeseville Free Library sees the festival as a natural fit for its mission to serve as a hub for learning, culture, and connection.

“We are excited and honored to take the lead on the Keeseville Community Arts Festival,” said Robyn Pray, Director of the Keeseville Free Library. “This event has already brought so much joy and vitality to our community, and we look forward to building on that momentum. We invite all community members to join us in shaping the next chapter of the festival.”

The Library will host a volunteer meeting on October 29th to engage residents, artists, and local organizations interested in contributing to the planning process. For more information about this meeting, visit AdkAction.org/Art or the Keeseville Free Library’s Facebook page.

Diana Zais, AdkAction Board Member and Arts Festival lead, reflected on the transition: “I’ve watched the Keeseville Community Arts Festival grow from a small plein air gathering into a full-blown community event. It’s been inspiring to see its impact on Keeseville, and I’m committed to ensuring that the festival continues to thrive in its new home at the Library.”

The Keeseville Community Arts Festival has become a hallmark of creative placemaking in the Adirondacks, bringing color, connection, and opportunity to a village with a deep cultural heritage and bright future. Together, AdkAction and the Keeseville Free Library are committed to ensuring the festival continues to flourish as a reflection of all that makes Keeseville special.

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November 15, 9:30 am to 1:30 pm, Clinton County Historical Association Museum, 98 Ohio Avenue, Old Base, Plattsburgh

With a few stitches in the right spot, and some instructions by those in the ‘know’, you can make a shirt or a shift for your Revolutionary War outfit during this America250 Event Workshop.  Workshop leader Sharon Bell will provide you with the materials, tools and instructions. What you don’t finish, you can finish at home.   The workshop is free with all materials supplied but preregistration by October 24^th is a must. To register call 518-561-0340 or email director@clintoncountyhistorical.org.

This workshop is sponsored by the Clinton County America250 Committee under the leadership of the Clinton County Historical Society with funding from a 2025 Special Programs Grant from the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership.  For more America250 events, go to www.goadirondack.com or www.adcoastcultural.org or www.battleofvalcour.com .  For more information about the American250 commemoration, contact Geri Favreau at 518/561-0340.

TOWN OF PERU

1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
4. APPROVAL June  2025 minutes
5. OPEN FLOOR to public hearing
6. APPLICATIONS:

1. P2025-0014 Site Plan Review;Food Truck, Michele Belanger, 280.1-5-6,  2 Gorman Way

2. P2025-0015 Merge, Forrence Orchards Inc, 268.-1-49 & 268.-1-35.1, 307 Route 22B                     

ANY FURTHER BUSINESS

Sketch plan review  Davey Drive,  Brent Whitcomb

CEO REPORT

ADJOURNMENT

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CCC News Release of 10/08/25 – PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Clinton Community College’s successful Advancing Success in Associate Pathways (ASAP) program was highlighted during a special event Wednesday, a program featuring students highlighting how it has helped them achieve and accomplish their goals.

The college’s ASAP program supports Pell and TAP grant-eligible students, providing multiple resources to reduce barriers to successful full-time studies, including a cost of attendance awards after accounting for financial aid, travel and textbook expenses. The program also supports comprehensive personalized advisement services, academic support assistance, and career development activities.

” The ASAP program has provided critically needed funding so we can have staff dedicated to more frequent contact with students to support and guide them from enrollment to graduation,” said Chrisa O’Connell, ASAP Program Director and Academic Advising Coordinator at Clinton. “Students set foot on campus already belonging to a peer group and having identified people to go to in the program for help with whatever they need.”

“Most students also say the financial assistance from ASAP is a great benefit to removing barriers such as textbook costs and transportation. Students tell us that they feel seen and important as part of the ASAP program, which gives us a great sense of pride in what we are doing.”

ASAP’s structured pathways help students gain and maintain academic momentum and create support for students to help dramatically increase completion time for degrees. Supported by the governor and state legislature, ASAP was funded and models a program first advanced by the City University of New York.

“The ASAP program is a big reason why I am graduating, said Joshua Hunter, a recent graduate and student athlete now at Penn State Abington. “They made sure I stayed on track and got any kind of help I needed.”

The college’s program is among the leaders of other ASAP programs in the state system with 66.7 percent of students meeting the on-track to graduate benchmark, based on the total credits accumulated and the term of entry into the program.

To learn more about Clinton Community College and the ASAP program, go to clinton.edu or call 518-562-4128

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This year’s fall foliage hasn’t been as colorful as some years due to a number of factors, including the drought.

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