About Us
John T. Ryan founded The Peru Gazette in September 2008 and serves as its editor. Ryan has been a contributing writer for Northeast Printing and Distribution, the publisher of Strictly Business magazine and for Denton Publications, the publisher of several local weekly newspapers. John is retired and is originally from Saranac. He is married to Peru native and retired Peru Central teacher Jean Thew. Jean assists in editing The Peru Gazette.
Regular contributor Donald McBrayer is a Beekmantown native who married Peru native Kara Froehlich and moved to our community in 1985. He is a commercial flooring contractor and operates a music and Internet tech-service business (www.donyo.com). In the last few years he has become very involved in community service currently serving as a member of the Peru Zoning Board and the Peru Comprehensive Planning Committee. He ran for town council in 2009 and is very active at St. Augustine’s Church and in St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273.
Adele Douglas is an occasional contributing writer who has been the grant coordinator for the Town of Peru for the past six years and is very interested in helping with the community’s development. She’s been involved with the development of the Town’s Comprehensive Plan, the re-writing of the Zoning ordinance and is on the Planning Board. Prior to moving south to the North Country twelve years ago she worked for The Gazette in Montreal (in consumer research, not as a writer) and then returned to school for a degree in Urban Planning from McGill.
Comments
Comment from Connie Bobal
Time October 30, 2008 at 7:45 pm
Hi John, I just found this site and enjoyed the pictures of the North Country. Makes me homesick! I’ll be watching for updates this winter…Thanks for all you do
Connie Bobal
Comment from CinciKelleys
Time November 1, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Hey what a great website! It certainly makes me miss home! I will check back frequently. The photos of Halloween are fantastic, of course, since it is my brother! Love ya Bill, great job!
Michele
Comment from john larocque
Time February 14, 2009 at 4:51 pm
This local news service gets better all the time.
Thank you, John Ryan, for your terrific service to our community.
This gazette is truly outstanding!
Comment from Larry/Chris Davidson
Time November 15, 2009 at 12:45 pm
John, we met for the first time at Chazy Lake Saturday evening. We wanted to give your site a try. It looks fantastic and certainly will keep it as a local reading source. Good news/information is hard to find. Great job.
Comment from Curtiss Hemm
Time November 29, 2009 at 8:15 pm
John.
I stumbled upon the site today and could not believe that you were doing this for our little town. I think this is great for Peru and its residents.
Thank you,
Curtiss Hemm
Comment from Alice Sample
Time December 10, 2009 at 12:40 pm
I’d love to be added to your e list
Alice
Comment from Connie Bobal
Time July 17, 2010 at 12:41 pm
Is it possible to print local Obituaries? Out of towners may like to know about old friends. I have missed a few in the past but I always catch up on the Gazette!
Comment from Kathy Green
Time October 20, 2010 at 7:14 am
Very interested in seeing the news article on the fire which occurred downtown in June of 1967. The fire took down the Grand Union, pharmacy and Bar and Grill. How can I access the article?
Comment from Sheila Mack
Time December 14, 2010 at 10:49 pm
I just heard about this site and I’m happy it’s here. Although I haven’t accessed all the articles, I think I’ll really enjoy reading them. This reminds me somewhat of my old hometown newspaper the “Essex County Republican” from Keeseville. Thanks!
Comment from Alex Nerska
Time May 16, 2011 at 9:04 pm
Really enjoy your site. Any chance you can link new articles or postings into Facebook?
Comment from kclark
Time September 24, 2008 at 2:35 pm
I was just on the Peru Free Library website. That might be a good link to add to your links to the communitry.