The Peru Gazette

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The Adirondack Experience (ADKX), a sprawling 121-acre campus in the heart of the Adirondacks, will open its 2021 summer season in two phases. Source: ADKX to reopen May 28 to members; fully open July 1 – The Adirondack Almanack

Plattsburgh, May 20, 2021. Over the next two weeks, the Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) will travel to area schools to offer COVID-19 vaccination clinics to area students, staff, and community members.   “We have worked with our local schools to jump on this opportunity quickly,” stated John Kanoza, Director of Public Health in Clinton […]

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Peru Nursery School All enrollment packets for the 2021-2022 school year have been emailed! If you are interested in more information on our program send a Facebook message or email to Perunurseryschoolny@gmail.com There are still openings for our 3 and 4-year-old classes!!

Source: Clinton County residents vote on school budgets | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Area schools saw the approval of budgets, propositions, and voted on new School Board members on May 18.

From the Peru Central District Office Peru Central School has selected its new mascot logo as part of the rebranding effort of becoming the Nighthawks. Following the change of the school’s mascot last fall, a committee was formed of students, staff, and community members to design and select options for the new logo. These options […]

  Peru – May 18, 2021 – Twenty-seven school buses lined up waiting for high school dismissal. It’s an impressive sight! 

The evening spelling competition featured students from seven local school districts with grade-level honors and recognition also going to Grade 4 Elsa Isecke from Peru Central School District; Grade 5 Emma Sheldrake from Peru Central School District and Grade 6 Jacob MacDougal from Boquet Valley Central School District. Source: Returning champion and regional honors in […]

Kristina Hand to Serve Two Years of Probation and Pay $34,000 in Restitution for Stealing from Morris Central School District State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced Kristina Hand was sentenced in federal court for stealing $34,000 from the Morris Central School District in Otsego County. Hand, 47, of Morris, pled guilty last September to two […]

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“But lawmakers right now plan to tackle the two contaminants — both linked to cancer — in significantly different ways. In one instance — radon — legislators contemplate requiring tests in all schools and asking districts to pick up the tab. In another — PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls — lawmakers are making money available for […]

Peru Central District residents Mark Hamilton, Jonathon Malcolm, and Jeff St. Denis are seeking a five-year term on the Board of Education. School district voters will cast ballots at the district’s annual meeting on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, from 12:00 Noon to 9:00 p.m. The Peru Gazette posed several questions to each candidate and requested […]

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The Peru CSD Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 6:30 PM in the High School Cafeteria.  As part of the meeting, the Board will conduct a public hearing on the District’s two (2) propositions slated for voter consideration on May 18, 2021, which include the proposed […]

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About 25% of teens in Clinton County have gotten at least the first shot, which is slightly higher than the regional average. One of the big hurdles to getting more kids vaccinated is access. A lot of high schoolers can’t drive themselves to clinics and everyone under 18 needs a parent’s consent Source: North Country […]

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Source: Investigation into Plattsburgh crossing guard On Monday, the community surprised the same crossing guard with $2,000 for his 20 years of service, working the crosswalk in front of Stafford Middle School.

PERU — The Peru Central School District’s proposed 2021-2022 budget would fall within the tax levy limit. The $49,982,897 spending plan would mark a 2.25 percent increase over last year’s, and include a tax levy increase of 1.74 percent, or $315,067, according to the district’s May community report. Noted additions aimed at improving instruction and operations are the […]

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