The Peru Gazette

Source: OESJ brings Knights season to end | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | A 15-5 second quarter was the key for the Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville varsity boys basketball team in the Class D regional finals March 13, as the Wolves scored a 57-47 win over Set

Source: Griffins rally comes up short | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | A 16-8 fourth quarter was almost what the Boquet Valley varsity girls basketball team needed to end their Class D regional final against Hartford March 13.

Source: Dr. John Kowal appointed as CCC president  | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | The SUNY Board of Trustees has appointed Dr. John Kowal as the next president of Clinton Community College. 

Source: St. Lawrence student wins silver medal at Paralympics in Beijing | NCPR News

PLATTSBURGH (March 7, 2022) — Shine On! returns to an in-person conference for 3rd to 5th-grade girls April 30 to May 1. The free conference, Mighty Girls Move Mountains: Explore Your Character Compass, will be held for the first time at Camp Pok-O-MacCready in Willsboro for only 80 girls due to COVID safety precautions. Online […]

Source: AuSable Valley school officials say ‘no credible threat’ found after hold ordered

Source: NY’s school mask mandate lifted, effective March 2

Elizabeth “Beth” Howell was murdered near the SUNY Potsdam campus on Friday, February 18th. She is playing the cello in this scene.   

Source: Saranac Lake storms past Peru | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: Cambridge school district to sue to keep “Indians” mascot, logo | NCPR News

Source: Nighthawks pull away in B quarters | Sun Community News PERU | A 10-0 run in the waning minutes of play propelled the fourth seed Peru varsity girls basketball team to a 49-35 win over fifth seed Plattsburgh High Feb. 22 in the Section VII/Class B quarterf

Source: Parents of murdered SUNY Potsdam music education student believe she was ‘random victim’ – syracuse.com

Source: One student dead after shooting near SUNY Potsdam; police searching for suspect

Source: Biden administration forgives another $415 million in student loan debt – syracuse.com

Source: Hochul not ready to end school mask mandate yet | NCPR News

The Peru Central School District is seeking a candidate to fill one (1) at-large seat on the Board of Education, due to the upcoming expiration of the term of Ms. Linda Morgan. The five-year term of the seat runs from July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2027. The Petition for Nomination of Candidate form is available […]

Source: Chiefs win sectional wrestling title | Sun Community News ELLENBURG | The Saranac varsity wrestling team finally secured the double they have been looking for over the last four seasons, claiming both the CVAC regular season and Section VII championship wi

Source: North Country mourns loss of pre-K teacher

Source: Jefferson County school district to change its “Indians” mascot | NCPR News

Source: Teen author receives assembly honor | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | On Feb. 10 Benjamin Giroux was awarded a New York State Assembly Citation from Assemblyman Billy Jones for being a published author at 16 and sharing his experience with autism with oth

Source: Local teens take the gold in Empire Games | Sun Community News LAKE PLACID | Caden Allen and Trace McGrath finished with a 0.5 differential.

CORTLAND, NY (02/11/2022)– Sayrah Durgan of Peru (12972) was named to the dean’s list at SUNY Cortland for the fall 2021 semester. Durgan is studying Early Childhood/Childhood Education.

Source: Officials clear metrics for ending mask mandate in schools

High School Scholarships are available to any graduating high school senior from Clinton or Essex County who has chosen to pursue a degree in a health care related field including, but not limited to nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, pharmacy, radiology school, EMT etc.  Scholarship applications need to be completed in their entirety […]

BURLINGTON, VT (02/07/2022)– Kolby Friend of Peru, NY, has been named to the Champlain College Dean’s List for the Fall 2021 semester. Students on the Dean’s List have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher during the semester. Friend is currently enrolled in the Business Administration major. Making the Dean’s List is a […]