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NBC5 reports the following schools are either closing or partially closing on Elipse Day, April 8.

Note: Many school districts in the North Country are closed the week of April 8 for Spring Break. Northeastern Clinton Central School District: No classes Lake Placid School District: No classes Tupper Lake Central School District: No classes Saranac Lake Central School District: No classes Saranac Central School District: Early dismissal Massena Central School District: […]

Board of Education Budget Workshops #1 & #2

The Peru Central School Board of Education will gather Tuesday, March 26th and Thursday, March 28th at 6:00 PM to conduct 24-25 budget workshops. The March 26th meeting will be held in the High School Community Room. The March 28th meeting will be held in the High School Cafeteria. At these workshops, the School Board […]

Protecting your right to know

Reprinted with Press-Republican permission. Appeared in the March 13, 2024 edition.  VIEWPOINT EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a guest editorial by Jim Zachary. Zachary is CNHI Director of Newsroom Standards & Practices can be reached at jzachary@cnhi.com. All government business is your business. Government can only be of, by and for the people when it is […]

Law firm: Saratoga Springs school officials ‘did not go far enough’

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Peru School Seeks Board Candidates

The Peru Central School District is seeking candidates to fill one (1) at-large seat on the Board of Education due to the upcoming expiration of Ms. Bonnie Berry’s term of office. The three-year term of the seat runs from July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2027. The Petition for Nomination of Candidate form is available […]

“Guys and Dolls” coming to Assable Valley

AuSable Valley Central School District· Tickets are now on sale for this year’s production, Guys and Dolls. Show dates are March 14th, 15th, and 16th at 7:00 pm and March 17th at 2:00 pm at the AuSable Valley Middle/High School auditorium. Last year we sold out our Saturday and Sunday shows, so order your tickets […]

Let the good times enroll: Syracuse University is one of the top five party schools in America

Seven colleges from all over the state are among the top 100 party schools in the U.S., Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Registration underway for girls basketball camp

Students with disabilities prepare for glory

Unified basketball welcomes Peru at premiere assembly game Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Peru Drama Club Presents “Mean Girls”

Musical navigates the challenges of high school with humor Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Peru kindergarten registration is underway

Registration for children living in the Peru Central School District who will be attending Kindergarten in September 2024 is now being accepted. Your child must be five (5) years of age on or before December 1, 2024 to be eligible for Kindergarten in the fall of 2024. Complete the registration packet at https://www.perucsd.org/district/student-registration/. Please bring […]

New York Hunter Education Course Malone Fish & Game Club 04/06/2024 at 08:30 AM (Saturday)

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Peru K-5 PTO – Mark your calendars for our 2024 Town Green Up Day!

When: Saturday, 4/20 at 8am Where: Peru Fire Department and then the town road of your choice Who: You & your crew! This is a fun family event that gives back to our community and to our environment! Please mark “interested” or “going” on the event to stay up to date on all the details! […]

Retired Peru science teacher Andy Sajar recalls 1970 road trip to see total solar eclipse

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Syracuse celebrates career of Jim Boeheim: ‘For a lot of us, that was our lif

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Special BOE Meeting 2/27/24

The Peru CSD Board of Education will hold a special meeting in the High School Community Room on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at 7:15 AM.  The main purpose of this meeting is to approve a bid award and a health/welfare service contract.  At this time, no other district business is anticipated. The agenda will be […]

PHS snaps Moriah’s Section VII basketball winning streak at 39 games

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Saranac girls, Peru boys capture bowling titles

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Parent punched Syracuse teacher several times in face, teacher taken to hospital, police say

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How to make a pinhole camera: NASA experts on how you can make a solar eclipse viewer

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Referendum for new campus fails in Boquet Valley Central School District

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North Country lawmakers join call to push back electric school bus mandate

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BOCES students build, sell tiny homes

Building Trades program teaches home-building skills Click here for the Sun Community News story 

$100M enriches after-school programs

LEAPS merges all state after-school programs into a single entity Click here for the Sun Community News story 

A $66 million new school for 400 Westport-Elizabethtown students is on the ballot

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