The Peru Gazette

FALL INTO WINTER CRAFT FAIR – OVER 30 VENDORS. BROWSE CRATE & CHRISTMAS ST. VINCENT’S THRIFT FATHER ALAN’S THRIFT SHOP WILL BE STORE WILL BE OPEN CHRISTMAS SHOP OPEN (Misc. Treasures) (slightly used clothing) SCRATCH-OFF LOTTERY TREE RAFFLE HOT LUNCH- SPONSORED BY THE CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS (Hamburg-Macaroni Soup & Chicken Soup, egg, tuna, ham salad sandwiches; […]

Peru Community Church members were singing Christmas carols for Peru residents today! Thanks to Joanne Kennedy for the photo!

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Peru firefighters thrill kids on Washington Street and throughout the community! Their dedication is amazing! https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10204453564811876

Children’s Christmas Party Who: Children from 1 to 12 years old When: December 21, 2014 from 2 – 4 p.m. Where: Peru Memorial VFW/Ladies Auxiliary 710 Pleasant St, Rte 22B Peru, New York 12972

Peru Central’s Board of Education will conduct its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at 5:45 PM at the school district’s Community Room, adjacent to the main entrance of Peru Jr/Sr High School. An executive session associated with particular personnel matters will take place immediately following the 5:45 PM start. The school board […]

The Strand Center for the Arts and First Weekends in Plattsburgh are excited to announce that the Annual Holiday Tree Lighting will happen on Saturday, December 6 in downtown Plattsburgh. The Holiday Tree Lighting will take place on The Strand Center’s front lawn at 23 Brinkerhoff Street with family activities planned from 5:30 to 8:00 […]

The Crane Symphony Orchestra from SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music has been invited to perform at the New York State School Music Association Winter Conference in Rochester, N.Y. Eighty students will present Edward Elgar’s “Enigma Variations” on Thursday, Dec. 4, in the opening concert. The performers include Emily Allen of Peru, NY, on violin. […]

A message from the CVPH Foundation Our annual Candlelight Ceremony will be Saturday, December 6 at 4 p.m. at the Circle of Healing & Hope on the front lawn of the Hospital, 75 Beekman St., Plattsburgh.  The Candlelight Ceremony will provide people with an opportunity to remember their loved one. We are accepting names to be read during […]

Capitol Confidential » Skelos: Immigrants’ new status will raise Medicaid costs.

Look up how many people in your county are too mentally unstable to have guns 

Cuomo: Time for feds to act on oil trains | Crain’s New York Business.

By John T Ryan The face of agriculture in our community continues to change. On November 27, 2014 Melvin Irwin started cutting trees at his family’s orchard at the corner of the River and Jarvis Roads, not far from the Peru Elementary School. When he’s finished about 120 of the orchard’s 800 trees will be […]

Mike Hanlon and Matt Houser were busy this morning decorating the Gazebo at Little Ausable River Park. All will be ready for the Friday, December 5th Christmas Tree lighting ceremony. Caroling begins at 6:45 p.m. Santa arrives at 7 p.m. or shortly thereafter.

Story updated with race & walk results at 4:40 p.m. Hundreds of hearty folks began their Thanksgiving Day celebration by participating in the Peru Lions Club’s 37th annual John P. Adams Memorial Turkey Trot.  Yesterday’s snowfall made walking and running a little treacherous, but that didn’t seem to deter the congenial families and supporters from […]

By John T. Ryan The Monday, November 24th Peru Town Board Agenda was brief, but the Board’s decisions will have both a short and long-term impact on Peru residents. The Board approved a November 24-December 31 contract with North Country SPCA Inc. in Elizabethtown. Supervisor Peter Glushko indicated that he hopes a 2015 contract can […]

Representative-elect Elise Stefanik (R-NY) today announced new staff hires for her incoming office in the 114th Congress. Lindley Kratovil will serve as Chief of Staff. Ms. Kratovil has served as Legislative Director to Representatives Scott Tipton (R-CO) and Todd Rokita (R-IN). She came to Capitol Hill after serving in the George W. Bush Administration where […]

Cornell Cooperative Extension/CCE has planned ‘Management Systems to Fit Your Life’ workshops for sites in Watertown, Malone, Plattsburgh, and Canton to focus on ways producers can structure their operations to accommodate both their farm business goals and lifestyle. Workshop presentations and discussion will consider how frequently to lamb or kid, growing versus buying feed, how […]

Empire State Development’s (ESD) Board of Directors met recently in New York City and approved nearly $12 million in funding for nine projects that are spurring economic growth and opportunity across New York State. These targeted investments will leverage over $144 million in private and other public funding to support small businesses, community and downtown […]

Developer Pitches $200 Million Burlington Town Center Overhaul 

Buffalo snow unlikely to shatter Tug Hill record: lake effect expert | syracuse.com.

Local museums plan to merge – Press-Republican: Local News.

Fire at Adirondack Coffee Roasters – Press-Republican: News. Adirondack Coffee Roaster is owned by Peru residents Dwane and Krissie Bast. They been working very hard and successfully to establish and grow their business.

The Peru Town Board has scheduled a public hearing on Town Park Ordinance #1 for 2014 (Sullivan, Little Ausable, Laphams Mills, Sullivan and Heyworth/Mason Parks) at 6:45 PM on Monday, November 24, 2014. The proposed ordinance includes a prohibition of alcoholic beverage consumption in any town park or trail, a requirement that dogs be leashed […]

AGENDA TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING, November 24, 2014@ 7:00 PM  Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the November 10, 2014 Regular Meeting. Community Input DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION: Dog Control Officer Appointment.  DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION: Approve Town Park Ordinance.  DISCUSSION: Water District Expansion. DISCUSSION/MOTION: Set Public Hearing for 2015 Water/Sewer Rates. DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION: Fund Transfers. […]