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The editor is John Ryan at email: perugazette@gmail.com. The Peru Gazette is a free community, education and information website. It is non-commercial and does not accept paid advertising.

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A safe Halloween Treat

99¢ Cones on Halloween for Everyone!  October 27, 2022- No tricks here! On Monday, October 31st, every customer who visits Stewart’s Shops wearing a Halloween costume can get a single scoop ice cream cone treat for just 99¢! Even those not in costume can get a 99¢ cone to celebrate Halloween. Stewart’s award-winning ice cream […]

Enjoy Election Day Dinner at the PCC Fellowship Center

Enjoy a harvest dinner Saturday afternoon in Au Sable Forks

Adk. Regional Blood Center Conducts Community Drives

CVPH program supplies blood, blood products to hospitals across our region  PLATTSBURGH, NY (10/25/2022) –The Adirondack Regional Blood Center, a program of the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH), is conducting several blood drives open to the community this month and asks all eligible donors to consider donating. The following […]

Miracle on Margaret Street to ring in holiday season

Click here for the Press-Republican story

St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Michigans Macaroni Salad Fruit Dessert   Served take-out only from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972   All are welcome at our table.

Peru youth soccer closing ceremony

9 a.m. Oct. 15, 2022 – Youth Commission Brian Marino thanked coaches, parents, former Recreation Director John Flynn, Interim Recreation Director Kristen Marino, youth commission members, the field maintenance staff, and everyone responsible for the program’s success. Three hundred eighty children participated on mite, mini-mite, and peewee soccer teams.  

Peru VFW breakfast Sunday, Oct. 23rd

Elmore SPCA Can & Bottle Drive Extended

Burlington officials continue to make progress on homeless pod site

Click here for the NBC5 News story 

Holiday Train to return after two-year hiatus

Stops planned in Port Henry, Plattsburgh and Rouses Point Monday, Nov. 28 Click here for the Sun Community News story 

St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Spaghetti Garden Salad Bread Dessert Served take-out only, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972 All are welcome at our table!

Babbie Musum Saw and Lumber co. Operational

October 8, 2022, Peru – It’s a great weekend to visit the Babbie Rural and Farm Learning Museum. It’s “Harvest Time” today and tomorrow between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. This morning the museum conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the Grand Opening of the Babbie Museum Sawmill & Lumber Company. Volunteers trucked the nearly 100-year-old […]

Peru Town Market Open Sunday 11-3

THIS SUNDAY, October 9th from 11-3 @ Heyworth Mason Park

“We’re seeing people who have never asked for help before.”

October 6, 2022, Plattsburgh – $180.105.53 – That is what pacesetters have already donated toward this year’s United Way of the Adirondacks campaign. President & CEO John Bernardi announced the success this morning before representatives of its 35 partner agencies and several supporters. The campaign has a $650,000 goal. Why give to the United Way? […]

Peru & Chazy Lions reaching out to communities to save sight

Eighty percent of all visual impairment can be prevented or cured. The first step to prevention is awareness. The second is early detection through vision screening. Around the world, Lions partner with medical professionals and community leaders to screen young children, primary school students, and adults to identify those at risk for vision loss. The […]

North Country Honor Flights 42 and 43 depart for DC

Plattsburgh – October 1, 2022 – North Country Honor Flights 42 & 43 Send-Off Ceremony at the U.S. Oval. Thank you to David Brown for supplementing our Peru Gazette photos. Bios Flight #42 – October 1, 2022 Charles Boss, Jr. U.S. Army                           […]

Harkness Chicken & Biscuit Dinner Sunday, October 16

The Harkness United Methodist Church has great news for almost everyone… the widely popular Chicken & Biscuit Dinner will return to the Harkness Church Hall (776 Hallock Hill Road, Peru) on Sunday, October 16th, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm! The reason it will be good news for almost everyone is that the dinner will be served […]

Ausable River Cleanup

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‘Miracle on Ice’ Lake Placid arena seats being sold

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St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Chili Garden Salad Bread Desert   Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. takeout only at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru.   All are welcome at our table.

Law enforcement Special Olympics Torch Run coming to town

Annual event coming to Plattsburgh Friday, Sept. 23 Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Kids Trunk or Treat on October 22

World-Renowned Alexander String Quartet Performs in Saranac on October 2

The Alexander String Quartet has performed in the major music capitals of five continents, securing its standing among the world’s premier ensembles and a major artistic presence in its home base of San Francisco, serving since 1989 as Ensemble-in-Residence of San Francisco Performances and Directors of The Morrison Chamber Music Center Instructional Program at San […]

The 2022 Applefest is history

Editor’s Note  – Music static issues resulted in having to insert new music at 8:24 p.m. on September 20, 2022. Peru – Thanks to the many people who attended, community support, the wonderful weather, and the many volunteers, the 2022 Applefest was a success. Approximately 125 volunteers contribute time and talents to make it happen. […]