The Peru Gazette

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Baby girl Tatum Hendrie was born January 2, at 9:44 am to parents Paula Blazonis and Will Hendrie of Plattsburgh. The first baby born in 2025 at the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital weighed a perfect 8 lb. 5 oz and was 20 ¼ inches long. Tatum received a huge […]

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Shepherd’s Pie Salad  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!

All events are free and open to the public. December 31, 2024 January 9th, 2:30 pm, Meadowbrook Healthcare, 154 Prospect Avenue, Plattsburgh.  History of Clinton County in Pictures. Where did the County start, and how did it develop? See photos of the towns and villages that formed to become part of the Clinton County story. […]

Lynda Mussen of Peru, NY is a participating artist  Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

Peru, NY – “Pancakes Plus” Breakfast, Sunday, January 12, served by Knights of Columbus Council 7273, St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. $10 for adults, $5 for children 5 to 11; children under 5 are Free. Take-outs are $10. The menu includes Pancakes, French Toast, Strawberry Sauce, Sausage, Bacon, Scrambled eggs, home […]

Massive contribution boosts Cornerstone Campaign projects Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Town of North Elba, Essex County Wilderness Rescue: On Dec. 26 at 12:52 p.m., Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from a hiker at Marcy Dam who advised their feet were frozen and they could not continue hiking. Forest Rangers Curcio and Rooney located two 18-year-olds from New Jersey. One of them was barefoot with […]

Ausable River surpassed flood stage in some areas Monday morning Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Twenty-one kind people attempted to donate blood at CVPH’s December 23 blood donor drive at St. Augustine’s Parish Center. Seventeen were successful. Remarkably, so many people donated during such a busy time of year. The CVPH Adirondack Regional Health Center, in a thank-you letter to the sponsoring organization, St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus, stated, “Donors […]

Sweethearts and Heroes News Release PERU, NY — Peru and Ticonderoga high school students gathered here recently for a special mini-summit that included a joint podcast recording and other inspiring activities that swirled around HOPE (Hold On, Possibilities Exist). On Wednesday, Dec. 18, 14 Ticonderoga students and their teachers, Kate Crammond and Sarah Ellsworth, went […]

Thanks to our generous customers, Stewart’s 2024 Holiday Match program raised more than $1.76 million for local children’s charities! Stewart’s customers generously donated more than $883,500 between Thanksgiving and Christmas Day this year. The company doubled those donations, penny for penny with no administrative fees. This means hundreds of local nonprofit children’s organizations will benefit […]

By John T Ryan  Peru, NY, December 30, 2024 – At this morning’s Town Board meeting, a C&S Engineering Project Status Report of the Telegraph Road bridge project elicited an opinion no one wanted to hear. Highway Superintendent Michael Farrell told the board today, “The mussel study set the project back. With bid-letting scheduled for […]

Note Meeting time is 10 AM Call Meeting to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call  MOTION:  Acceptance of Minutes for the Regular Meeting of December 9, 2024. Community Input.  DISCUSSION/MOTION:  Set Date of the Organizational Meeting at 5:00 PM and First Regular Meeting of 2025 at 6 PM January 13, 2025. DISCUSSION/MOTION:  Review Regular Meeting […]

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Peru, NY, Christmas Day, December 25, 2024—It’s bright and sunny, and the temperature is 24 degrees, making it a perfect day for a walk or bike ride at McComb Park. Our family enjoyed the trails and peaceful atmosphere.

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 – Sunday evening Steve Collier was the pianist for the Ecumenical Choir. Today, he’s bringing more goodwill to passers-by along Main Street with is sausaphone. Steve said, “My grandfather played this sausaphone.  He passed it on to my father and my father passed it on to me”  

Different regulatory environments in the two states have led to contrasting situations on either side of Lake Champlain. Click here for the VTDigger story 

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