The Peru Gazette

The 15th annual induction ceremony to the Peru Athletic Hall of Fame will occur this Friday, October 18, at halftime of the Peru-Ausable football game. The game begins at 7:30 p.m.  The 2024 inductees are Billy Giroux (1968), Rick Duprey (81), Tom Daly (84), Rob Bashaw (92), Caleb Remillard (2006), and Jenna Rulf Drollette (2008) […]

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(Please Share) Peru, NY – Chris Garrow, a 1994 Peru High School graduate, was a member of the New York State Police for 23 years, starting as a trooper in Plattsburgh.  Chris passed away on June 12, 2023, after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. His cancer was deemed a result of his time responding […]

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September 30, 2024 – The Serenity Garden on Harkness Road is extremely beautiful, especially at this time of year. If you haven’t been there, it’s 1.4 miles west of the Harkness Methodist Church. Ausable Forks logger, good samaritan Art Ford, and his wife Ann work in the garden almost daily. In 2014, the Peru Gazette […]

Vibes virtuoso Tim Collins enjoys a thriving career performing jazz throughout Europe. The Plattsburgh native has been living in Munich for over a decade, but he loves returning to the North Country to visit family and friends and play music. A Tim Collins concert is always a highly anticipated event.  Tim is returning to the […]

You are invited to join USA Dance Plattsburgh’s dance session tonight, Wednesday, Sept. 25 (and every Wednesday until Spring), from 6-8 pm at the Peru VFW Post 309, 710 NY-22B, Peru, near the Schuyler Falls town line. These weekly “practice” sessions are free and everyone is welcome. Our repertoire of dance music includes Ballroom dances-Waltz, Tango, […]

(PLATTSBURGH, NY – September 24, 2024) Strand Center for the Arts is scheduled to host “The Art of Memory,” a solo exhibition featuring Anastasia Osolin’s collage and assemblage works. The exhibition opens on Friday, Oct. 4, with a free gallery reception from 5 to 8 p.m. It will remain on display until Saturday, Nov. 2. […]

Saturday, Sept. 14 10:00 am – 01:00 pm    Exhibits in City Hall – 2nd floor – Anchor, Murals, USS Henley display Self-Guided Tour- (maps at location)    10:00 am – 07:00 pm    Information Booth/Souvenirs – City Hall Place 10:00 am – 09:00 pm    Food Court & Exhibits – Trinity Park 10:00 am – 04:00 pm   […]

Elizabeth has taken a job as a news editor at the Albany Times Union  Click here for the NCPR story 

Peru – Fr. Scott Seymour has been a beloved pastor and spiritual leader in the Diocese of Ogdensburg for over 25 years. On Saturday, September 21, at 11 a.m., he will be Grand Marshal of the 46th Annual St. Augustine’s Applefest Parade. Ordained in 1999, he has served in various parishes throughout the diocese, most […]

September 10 – 9:00 am, St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main Street, Peru. The Catholic Summer School of America with Robin Labarge. Hear the story and see photos of the school, which dominated the landscape of Cliff Haven from 1893 to 1950 and attracted thousands of summer visitors to the Plattsburgh area.

All events are free and open to the Public. September 10 – 9:00 am, St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main Street, Peru. The Catholic Summer School of America with Robin Labarge. Hear the story and see photos of the school which dominated the landscape of Cliff Haven from 1893 to 1950 and attracted thousands of […]

The Town of Schuyler Falls’ Music in the Park is CANCELLED on August 23 at 6 p.m. at Jefferson Dukette Memorial Park. Unfortunately, the band Mad Mojo had a family emergency. We appreciate everyone’s support for this 2024 concert series and look forward to summer 2025!!

Lake Placid continues to attract world’s best athletes Click here for the Sun Community News story 

The Peru Free Library Board of Trustees is expressing its deep gratitude to Becky Pace, who is retiring at the end of September after 21 years of dedicated service as the library’s director. Under Becky’s leadership, solar panels were installed on the roof, professional theatre, storytellers and musicians performed for the children of Peru, art […]

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