The Peru Gazette

By John T. Ryan Over the years I have taken many photos or scanned old photos of St. Augustine’s Church. Yesterday, I was asked for photos of the church that once stood where St. Augustine’s Church now stands. That request motivated this post. Constructed in 1884, the old church was razed in spring 1981. On […]

Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, January 13, 2021 Beef Stew Mashed Potatoes Garden Salad Dessert Take-out only, Served 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY

Peru – CVPH Donor Center Blood Drive – Monday, January 25, 2021, 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. in Peru. Your neighbors need and appreciate your donation. Please make every effort to donate. Peru’s recent blood drives were very successful. All recommended coronavirus safeguards will be maintained.

Dear Friends and Neighbors, During these unprecedented times of COVID-19, the needs in our region have become increasingly more urgent and significantly more crucial. Luckily, the Adirondack Region is home to the most kind, generous, and empathetic people on the planet. Our organization represents a strong network of health and human service agencies across Clinton, […]

  By John T. Ryan  2015 – New Building in Peru  2018 – New Building in Au Sable Forks  2019 – Office in Keeseville  2020 – New Building in Keeseville  The above dates dates chart the Peru Federal Credit Union (PFCU) as it expands its services in southern Clinton and northern Essex County. Credit Union […]

The Strand Center for the Arts is excited to host a Pop-Up Gallery Exhibition for the New Year in January and is looking for artists. This special exhibition will be held at The Strand Center Main Gallery at 23 Brinkerhoff Street in Plattsburgh. The exhibition will open on Saturday, January 23, 2021, from 10:00 am […]

Due to the rising Covid cases and quarantines in our county, the Mission of Hope will keep its warehouse closed until February. In addition, our Mission Office will also be officially closed until February as well. Please do not leave voice messages on our office phone. If it is an emergent issue that needs immediate […]

Michigans Chicken Wings Macaroni Salad Dessert Take-Out Only, Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru NY 12972

Source: How Black Lives Matter brought the conversation of race and racism to the North Country | NCPR News

  The 2020 Holiday Match program has raised over $1.88 million for local children’s organizations. From Thanksgiving Day through Christmas Day, Stewart’s customers impressively donated  $941,207 to the program. Each individual donation is matched penny for penny by Stewart’s Shops. There are no administrative costs and 100% of the funds benefit local, non-profit children’s organizations. […]

Gary Dake, Stewart’s CEO, Tweeted: Holiday Match collections have crossed $800,000 with today and tomorrow to go. That’s $1.6 million with our match. Please be generous in the home stretch so we can give more money to local children’s charities!

COVID-19 December 23 Updates COVID-19 Vaccine Updates More vaccines are coming to New York every day- 346,000 Moderna vaccines are coming this week and 120,000 more Pfizer doses are arriving this week. New York expects to have a total of 630,000 total doses by this week. This week, New York increases the priority populations that the hospitals will […]

December 21, 2020 —The Stewart’s Shops Holiday Match Program is going strong and is at $1.4 million; and there’s five collections days left. As of Sunday, December 20th, donations collected total $724,227 and with the Stewart’s match, that’s over $1,448,000! Customers are shopping at Stewart’s for a quick in in and out; they choose to […]

Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes/Ham Green Beans Coleslaw Dessert Take-out Only. 4:30 to 5:30p.m. Served at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY

Updated Dec 18th: Brandy McDonald posted on Facebook, “First facts of what’s happened here it was a go by the Sheriff’s Department when they talked to Boomer Trim and Myself on Tuesday night. And as you know I posted a Nice post about it and Shared it with 99 people and then there were another […]

((Please Share)) Here is the Plan from our Peru Fire Department for the Lighted Trucks parade for the 18th, 21st, and 23rd leaving the station at 6 pm Can’t thank you all enough for everything you all do year-round. December 18, River Road to Barney downs onto Calkins to Reservoir rd back to Barney Downs […]

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Here is the Plan for the Lighted Trucks parade. PLEASE SHARE. We leave the station at about 6 pm. December 16, Bearswamp to Rt. 9 turning around at Spitfire back to bear swamp end of Jabez Allen road to Sullivan, Telegraph Rd, Bruce Dr, Telegraph back to Fuller Rd to Lapham Mills, Valour Heights to […]

December 14, 2020 — Despite people using less cash, a national coin shortage and customers staying home more, Stewart’s Shops is happy to report that the Holiday Match Program is going strong and has hit the $1 million mark; and there’s 11 collections days left. As of Sunday, December 13th, donations collected total $525,104 and […]

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Shepherd’s Pie Garden Salad Bread Dessert Served take-out only, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY

Peru’s farmers thrilled kids and adults alike tonight with a wonderful Christmas Tractor Parade.  Cars and people lined the streets and hundreds of kids were outside their homes to watch.  Great Job Farmers!!!!!!!!!  

If your children like farm tractors, they’re going to enjoy what happens this Friday in the Peru hamlet. Beginning at 7 p.m. several local farmers will be parading their tractors through many of the hamlet’s street. The parade will begin at the Irwin Farm in the Jarvis Rd., proceed down Jarvis Rd., Right on Elm […]