The Peru Gazette

  Peru – The St. Vincent’s Thrift Store at 3028 Main Street will reopen* on Monday, June 8th. Store hours are Monday – Friday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. to Noon. *All customers MUST be 18 years of age or older and MUST wear a facemask. *A maximum of 5 customers […]

Source: Weekend March Planned In Plattsburgh | WAMC

Cornell Cooperative Extension Essex County and Clinton County are accepting applications for the Master Gardener Volunteer training to begin in September.  There is an application process, reference check, and interviewing to be done in the next two months.  Training will be held via webinar, Zoom, and classroom activities. Some evening and Saturday training will be […]

Source: Clinton County Fair organizers hopeful to open drive-in theater on fairgrounds

The youth commission has not given up on organized sports programs for this year. Once the health department gives us clearance and direction, we will absolutely start our programs. This post is pertaining to groups of UNAUTHORIZED people trying to use our fields for practices, games or any other kind of group activity. Our fields […]

L-R Knights of Columbus Bob Herforth and Bob Manchester prepare to deliver the 85 pounds of food that bought total deliveries to over 2,000 pounds.  Janice Morse (center), Director of the St. Augustine’s Religious Education Program, presented the Mission of Hope’s $1,000 Food Pantry donation. By John T. Ryan Peru – Over the past several […]

Source: Essex County Fair postponed to 2021 | Sun Community News WESTPORT | The annual celebration of Essex County agriculture will not be held this year.

From the Peru Central School District Please note that two (2) absentee ballots were mailed to residents of specific routes serviced by the Peru, Schuyler Falls, Morrisonville and Plattsburgh post offices.  If you have more than two (2) qualified voters in your household, please contact the District Office via email (sprovost@perucsd.org) or phone (643-6002) to […]

St. Augustine’s Church/Peru Community Church Soup Kitchen Wednesday, June 3rd Menu  Spaghetti  Tossed Salad  Garlic Bread Home-made Chocolate Chip Cookies  Take-Out Only at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., 4:30 to 5:30 PM 

Source: North Country region eyes phase 2 of reopening for Friday

Source: Two Plattsburgh summer events cancelled, including Clinton County Fair | Local 22/44 News

The Clinton County Historical Association was selected for a $2,000 grant from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation, as part of the foundation’s efforts to aid history-related organizations in New York State during the COVID-19 pandemic.   CCHA will use the grant from the Pomeroy Fund for NYS History to provide our home-based staff with better […]

Peru – The Peru Knights of Columbus Food For Families food drive only needs about 100 pounds to meet its 1,000-pound goal. The Knights would like to make the goal this week.   If you are able, please drop your donations in the baskets just inside St. Augustine’s Church. The Knights will deliver them to […]

Source: Horse racing tracks, Watkins Glen can open without fans, Cuomo says | NCPR News

Served 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. Beef Stew Salad Biscuits Cake

Source: Vermont Lake Monsters’ season uncertain amid pandemic – VTDigger

In accordance with state guidelines regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Clinton County Historical Association Museum will remain closed to the public indefinitely and has postponed all events until further notice. In addition, the opening of the Bluff Point Lighthouse is also on hold. CCHA staffers are working from home on the museum’s collections and […]

Source: Horse shows canceled | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Peru – The 34th Annual St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Bill McBride Jr. Memorial Golf Tournament scheduled for June 19th at Adirondack and Country Club has been canceled because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  The Peru Knights thank all past tournament sponsors and participants and look forward to hosting the tournament in 2021. If conditions […]

(PLEASE SHARE) As of today, May 12, 2020 the U.S. National Census rate of response was 58.6% and New York’s rate of response was 53%. Clinton, Essex and Franklin are below the National response rate and only Clinton County was above New York’s rate of response at 56.2%. Essex county was at 30.7% and Franklin […]

Over the last four days the Peru community delivered 108 pounds of much-needed food to St. Augustine’s Church for the Peru JCEO Food Shelf.   Combined with last week’s donations the donated total is 533 pounds collected or 53.3% of the 1000 pound goal. When 1,000 pounds have been donated, the Peru Knights of Columbus […]

NYForward: Reopening the State   Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a new initiative called NYForward that will help guide the state in reopening after the NY On PAUSE order ends on May 15.   The state will open regionally in four phases and each region will have to meet the following criteria before it can reopen. […]

Wednesday, May 13th Menu Chicken Black Bean Casserole Tossed Salad Rice Delicious Home-Made Peanut Butter Cookies Served at 4:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. 3030 Main St., Peru Parish

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By John T. Ryan Peru, NY May 10, 2020 – Neighbors, friends, brother Knights of Columbus, and the Peru Fire Department gave longtime Peru resident Deacon George Benson a grand send-off yesterday. They gathered along the Jabez Allen Rd. to wave and shout good-bye as George left home and passed by riding in his son […]