The Peru Gazette

Apple Valley Senior Housing is seeking a part time maintenance person.  The successful candidate should be experienced in all aspects of home repair, in addition but not limited to snow removal.  Hours can be flexible and salary is commensurate with experience.  For additional information, please call Apple Valley Senior Housing at 518-643-6766.

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Wall Street tycoon and Adirondack agitator Sandy Lewis lists iconic Essex farm Click here for the Adirondack Explorer Story 

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Turkey Dinner & All the Trimmings!  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!

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Peru – CVPH Donor Center Blood Drive, Monday, November 17, 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. in Peru. CVPH uses all blood collected in our local trl-county region. Your neighbors appreciate and need your support. St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273 coordinates the blood drive.

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State to open proposed requirements for K-12 to public comment starting Nov. 19 Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

Corrected 11/15/25 at 3:10 p.m. Residents utilizing water and sewer services will see a slight decrease.  My first post did not take the water & sewer rate deceases into account. Taxes will increase for residents outside those districts.  By John T Ryan  Peru – The Peru town board has been formulating the town’s 2026 town […]

By John T Ryan  By now, many readers may be familiar with the Regional Food Bank’s massive effort to host a November 22 Single-Day Thanksgiving Meal Pick-Up for thousands of individuals, families, and seniors in the Adirondacks and the North Country. To make this happen, about 75 volunteers will be needed.  Organizations and individuals are […]

Jeffords Officials presented John Bernardi, President & CEO of United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc. with a check from the employees’ workplace giving campaign and their corporate pledge contributing $16,000.00 to the 2026 United Way Campaign.  Jeffords Steel & Engineering Company has a long history of supporting United Way and several other community initiatives.

The 9th Vermont private college to close in the last decade  Click here for the Vermont Public story 

Patrons, Get a jump on your holiday shopping by visiting our Online Auction. The auction starts tomorrow, November 14 and ends Sunday, November 23 at 7pm. Thanks to the many local businesses and artists, listed below, who donated services, gift certificates and items to our auction. If you have any questions, contact the library and […]

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, a global leader in biotechnology founded in New York State, will create 1,000 new jobs as part of a $2 billion investment at its new facility in Saratoga Springs. The company plans to utilize a more than one million square foot property it recently purchased on Duplainville […]

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Hello Peru! We have an exciting opportunity for all Peru residents! Peru Community Church is sponsoring a Community Art Project. The Subject is: “HOPE – what brightens your day?” PCC will provide a 12 x 12 inch canvas – YOU provide the Art. Pick up your free canvas on Saturday, 11/1 from 9-12 at PCC […]

The story of this musical follows the poor but hopeful young lovers Orpheus and Eurydice in a world grappling with hardship and doubt. When Eurydice is tempted by an offer of comfort and security, she signs away her life to work in the industrial Hadestown. Orpheus journeys to the underworld to win her back with […]

Prison officials are using a novel legal reading of the HALT Solitary Confinement Act to argue that it doesn’t apply to units where most people are incarcerated. Click here for the New York Focus story 

5:00 pm, Thursday, December 4 Clinton County Historical Association, 98 Ohio Avenue, Plattsburgh For the past seven years, Robin Caudell‘s back-burner book simmered about abolitionist martyr John Brown’s memory and legacy in the Adirondacks. Placing him in the context of the Underground Railroad in the Borderlands, this presentation examines oppression of the oppressed and the adoption, captivity, […]

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