The Peru Gazette

Family-owned Plattsburgh business recently celebrated its 50th anniversary Plattsburgh, Sept. 12, 2024, Senator Dan Stec (R, C-Queensbury today presented the staff of Lake Champlain Pools, Spas and Stoves with a certificate into the New York State Historic Business Preservation Registry. Lake Champlain Pools was founded by Herb Carpenter in 1974. Since 1976, the company has […]

Elizabeth has taken a job as a news editor at the Albany Times Union  Click here for the NCPR story 

Peru – Fr. Scott Seymour has been a beloved pastor and spiritual leader in the Diocese of Ogdensburg for over 25 years. On Saturday, September 21, at 11 a.m., he will be Grand Marshal of the 46th Annual St. Augustine’s Applefest Parade. Ordained in 1999, he has served in various parishes throughout the diocese, most […]

By John T Ryan Peru, NY –  A person familiar to hundreds of Peru and area residents will soon depart from the institution she’s led for the past 21 1/2 years. Becky Pace,  Director of the Peru Free Library, is retiring effective September 25, 2024. Becky considered retiring last spring, but she delayed for a […]

Nikki Catlin Honored for Care Provided to Elderly Patient  PLATTSBURGH, NY – A meal shared together fills the soul as much as the stomach, and that’s exactly what Nikki Catlin enjoyed with one of her patients. The kindness and care she provided to a 92-year-old man in need is why she was honored this week […]

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Eligible New Yorkers can get vaccinated at any pharmacy without a prescription Click here for the Sun Community News story

Food/baby item collection date: Oct. 11 at the Strand Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Call Meeting to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call  MOTION/DISCUSSION:  To Accept Reports from all Departments (Water/Sewer/Valcour; Highway; Town Clerk; Dog Control; Youth Department; Code/Zoning; Supervisor’s Report; Court; Website; Banking Reports, and JCEO); MOTION:  Acceptance of Minutes for the Regular Meeting of August 26, 2024. Community Input.  RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: RFQ for Engineering Service for the WWTP […]

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – Billie Jo Carter has long volunteered to help her neighbors in Lyon Mountain. Still, the emergency needs in the small Clinton County community escalated with the November 2023 closure of the Lyon Mountain Ambulance Service. “Our tiny town is populated with those who have lived there their entire life and worry every […]

Plattsburgh, NY, U.S. Oval, Veterans Park, August 31, 2024 – Honor Flight Operations Director Janet Duprey introduced each veteran to the many well-wishers at 7 a.m. Send-Off Ceremony Oril Bashaw, U.S. Army, 1967-1997 – Vietnam Oril had recruiter training at Fort Benjamin Harris and was one of the first Army Reserve Recruiters assigned to the Albany […]

Plattsburgh, NY, U.S. Oval, Veterans Park, August 31, 2024 – Honor Flight Operations Director Janet Duprey introduced each veteran to the many well-wishers at the 7 a.m. Send-Off Ceremony Thomas Allen, U.S. Navy, 1963-1967  – Vietnam Tom enlisted and had basic training at Great Lakes Naval Station.  Sent to Maryland, Tom trained as a Communication […]

Meeting friendly faces in fire, ambulance, police uniform Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Our mission is to subsidize non-emergency, palliative, and end-of-life care for the pets of low-income families living in Clinton, Essex, and Franklin Counties,” explained Griffin, NAPF founder. Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Peru – Last spring, the Peru Volunteer Fire Department Board of Fire Commissioners invited the public to view its plans to expand and improve the 1973-era fire station. After researching how to finance the improvements, the commissioners have scheduled a referendum. The project’s scope and estimated cost have changed since March. Originally estimated at just […]

September 10 – 9:00 am, St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main Street, Peru. The Catholic Summer School of America with Robin Labarge. Hear the story and see photos of the school, which dominated the landscape of Cliff Haven from 1893 to 1950 and attracted thousands of summer visitors to the Plattsburgh area.

PLATTSBURGH, NY  – When a patient is dying, that person’s comfort and final wishes are of the utmost importance. A local family witnessed one nurse’s dedication to compassionate care, and that is why Ashleigh Leavine, RN, was recognized today as the latest recipient of The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses at the University of Vermont […]

Plattsburgh, NY – August 31, 2024 – Volunteer firefighters bring trucks from several area departments to every North Country Honor Flight. They salute the veterans traveling down New York Avenue to the flight line. Peru firefighters are usually present; however, they were at the scene of an I87 accident between exits 35 and 36. Thank […]

Pulled Pork Baked Beans  Bread  Dessert Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., take-out only, at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972  All are invited and welcome!

Plattsburgh, NY, August 31, 2024 – The North Country Honor Flight flew 30 more veterans to the Washington D.C. Memorials today on Flights 56 and 57. Over the past several years, the flights have taken 860 veterans to our National Capital. The Peru Gazette will post biographies and photos of each vet as soon as […]

Peru – This is the time of year when local governments begin formulating 2025 budgets. At its regular Monday, August 26 meeting, the Peru Town Board scheduled several budget workshops. The workshops are open to the public and are a good opportunity for residents who have questions about town spending to hear department heads and […]

Recommended that residents in the Alburgh, Burlington, Colchester and SwantonAareas should limit time spent outdoors between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. to decrease exposure to mosquitoes. Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – Clinton Community College is off to a strong start with its fall enrollment, seeing increases of more than 12 percent over a year earlier. As the college completes its first week, the headcount – representing those taking at least one class – stands at 471 students. That compares to 419 a year […]