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Elmore SPCA Bottle Drive Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Take-Out or Eat-In Friday Night

Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, Oct. 7th, 2020

Orange Juice Michigans Macaroni Salad Chips Homemade Butterscotch Chip Cookies Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Take-out only at St. Augustine’s Parish Center. All are welcome!

United Way announces Fall Campaign | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | 

Source: United Way announces Fall Campaign | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | With North Country families struggling now more than ever, United Way of the Adirondack Region is ready to do their part once again as they kick off their new fundraising campaign.

Habitat for Humanity dedicates home to Syrian family in Rutland – VTDigger

Source: Habitat for Humanity dedicates home to Syrian family in Rutland – VTDigger

Historic Changes in Polling Place Procedures

By John T. Ryan (Please share this important story)    Peru – Voters will enter the world of high technology on November 3, Election Day. When they enter St. Augustine’s Parish Center, find a new sign-in procedure. Election officials hope it will mean a faster check-in.   They’ll no longer have to report to a […]

The Knight’s Delicious Spaghetti Is Back 

Peru – St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273 host a take-out spaghetti dinner on Saturday, Oct. 10, at the St. Augustine’s Parish Center. Regular & gluten-free spaghetti, salad & bread. Served TAKE-OUT ONLY from 4:30 to 6:00 PM for only $8 per person. This will be the Knight’s first-fundraiser since the pandemic began. They […]

Eat-in or Take Out Friday Night at the VFW

Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, Sept. 31st

Dried Fruit-Nut Snack Teriyaki Chicken Stir Fry Rice Apple Crisp   Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. take-out only at the St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru.

SPCA “Christmas in October” sale

Elmore SPCA is having a “Christmas in October” sale on October 16th and 17th at 10 Pinewood Drive, Peru. We will have beautiful hand made items, themed baskets, pet items and new items. Get a start on your holiday shopping! If you would like to donate a new item or craft item for the sale […]

Open Spaces and Community Trails | Adirondack Wayfinder

Source: Open Spaces and Community Trails | Adirondack Wayfinder

Treasure Chests Group to Gather at AuSable Campground

October 10 meeting includes a walk along the lake and a campfire  PLATTSBURGH, NY (09/25/2020) – The Treasure Chests, the FitzPatrick Cancer Center’s breast cancer support group, will meet Saturday, October 10 at 10 a.m. at the AuSable Point Campground. A rain date is set for Sunday, October 11. The group will gather in the […]

Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, September 23, 2020

GARDEN SALAD  SHEPHERD’S PIE  HOME-MADE MOLASSES COOKIES  Served take-out only 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru   

Fright Night Supper – Eat-in or Takeout at the Peru VFW

Either Special:    Chicken & biscuits, green beans w/bacon & cookies – ONLY $6.50                     or                                         Two (2) Michigans wi/chips – ONLY $5.00 WHERE:  PERU MEMORIAL […]

Catch the Excitement at the 2021 Pro Bass Fishing Tournaments Pro tournaments ready to safely come back to Lake Champlain

Plattsburgh, NY – 9/18/20 – Bringing approximately $3.2 million to the local economy each year, it’s no wonder the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau (ACVB) and the City of Plattsburgh are again partnering to tentatively host four pro bass fishing tournaments next summer following all COVID-19 guidelines. Not to mention, Bassmaster Magazine continues to name Lake […]

Maplefields new store on the Bear Swamp Road is open for business

By John T. Ryan Maplefields new Peru convenience store at 442 Bear Swamp road officially opened for business yesterday afternoon, September 17, 2020. When customers walk in, they’ll undoubtedly be impressed. The expansive interior’s fall colors and maple leaf logo strike a good note at this time of the year. Anyone looking for Subway will […]

Pop-Up Gallery Show at The Strand Center for the Arts in September and October!

The Strand Center for the Arts is excited to host a Pop-Up Gallery Exhibition on select dates in September and October. Running in conjunction with the Strand-Ed Artisan Marketplace taking place on The Strand Center lawn, this special exhibition will be held at The Strand Center Main Gallery at 23 Brinkerhoff Street in Plattsburgh. The […]

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Source: 1814 Commemoration Inc. | Home

A message from Benjamin Pomerance organizer of the Curbside At Harborside Concerts

Monday nights throughout the summer have been the nights when I wrote to you and solicited your support for the upcoming weekend’s Curbside At Harborside drive-in concert. Tonight, I am filling your inbox once more — but this time with words of thanks.   “Could it be possible to have drive-in concerts?” The question seemed […]

Tops Markets launches 8th Annual March of Dimes Campaign

WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. – Tops Friendly Markets, a leading full-service grocery retailer in New York, northern Pennsylvania, and Vermont, is pleased to begin its annual campaign for March of Dimes. The campaign will begin at the participating Tops Friendly Market locations noted below on September 13 and will run through October 3, 2020. Supporting the annual […]

Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, Sept. 19th

Turkey Mashed Potatoes & Gravy Green Beans Home-made Oatmeal Cookie

It’s time for the St. Vincent’s Tent Sale

Peru-St. Vincent’s Fall Tent Sale, 3028 Main St.  Mon (9/14) – Sat (9/19); 9am – 3pm Thur eve (9/17); 6pm – 8 pm Lg bag $8 Thur (9/17) – Sat (9/19)

September 14th Peru Blood Drive

Peru – The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center, UVM Health Network will conduct a blood drive on Monday, September 14, 2020, from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. in Peru. Your neighbors need and appreciate your donation. Please make every effort to donate. Masks are required […]

Peru Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, Sept. 9th

Spaghetti  Garden Salad  Garlic Bread  Chocolate Cake  Take-Out only 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972 

Ti physician passes the torch | Sun Community News TICONDEROGA | When Dr. Glen Chapman retires from Hudson Headwaters this month, a model of family medicine will, in a sense, be retiring with him. 

Source: Ti physician passes the torch | Sun Community News TICONDEROGA | When Dr. Glen Chapman retires from Hudson Headwaters this month, a model of family medicine will, in a sense, be retiring with him. Chapman, who is looking forward to more time for birding an