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Huge tournout for City of Plattsburgh’s 4th of July festivities

The City of Plattsburgh Parade, July 4, 2024, sunny and 90+ degrees. Enjoy our Peru Gazette photos in and near Trinity Park before the parade and the colorful parade. Many local organizations and businesses went all-out to make it an entertaining experience. The kids along the parade route got so much candy. Click here to […]

Chateaugay Lake joins other ADK lakes using herbicide to fight Eurasian milfoil

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July is Michigan Month in the Town of Plattsburgh

PLATTSBURGH, NY –  Ladies and gentlemen, we meet again! The Town of Plattsburgh is thrilled to announce that for the fourth year in a row, July has been declared Michigan Month! This delicious tradition celebrates the Michigan, a beloved local delicacy that is much more than a hot dog. As part of the annual celebration, […]

Cook Rd. culvert installation underway

Tuesday, July 2, 2024—Replacing the Cook Road culvert is underway. Today, a giant crane lifted the massive precast concrete box culvert into place. Ed Garrow and Sons, Inc., is the general contractor. A Luck Bros. crane did the heavy lifting.

DiNapoli Analyzes Post-Pandemic Tourism Across NYS

North Country tourist-related employment -15.2% Bright Spot: Spike in State Park Attendance and Growth in Agritourism July 2, 2024 – Tourism in New York state has grown post-pandemic. Still, employment in tourism-related industries remains 4.3% below pre-pandemic levels, according to an analysis released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report found substantial […]

Vandals damage St. Patrick’s Oratory & Mother Cabrini Shrine

Patent Rd., Peru, NY June 30, 2024 –  The Peru Gazette usually posts beautiful views of the Champlain Valley from St. Partick’s Oratory & Mother Cabrini Shrine. Unfortunately, this post is quite different.  This weekend, St. Augustine’s Pastor Father Scott Seyoour informed parishioners that on Thursday, June 27, vandals damaged St. Patrick Oratory by spreading […]

St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, July 3, 2024 

Swedish Meatballs  Mashed Potatoes Applesauce  Bread Dessert Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972  All are invited and welcome!

Speaker Heastie and Assemblymember Jones Visit Olympic Center in Lake Placid, Announcing $250,000 for Lake Placid Food Pantry and Thrift Shop

Speaker Carl Heastie continued his annual statewide tour today, joining Assemblymember Billy Jones at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid to tour the USA Rink, Herb Brooks Arena, Mount Van Hoevenberg and the Olympic Museum. They also discussed regional plans and announced $250,000 to help the Lake Placid Food Pantry and Thrift Shop build a […]

Plattsburgh changes course on Durkee Street development project

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Counselor Kregg Bruno withdraws resignation paperwork

Bruce Drive residents upset by bridge closure  Peru is certified as a Pro-Housing Community 376 children have already signed up for fall soccer   Peru, June 26, 2024 – About a week before the Peru Town Board’s Monday, June 24 meeting, Councilman Kregg Bruno indicated that he planned to resign from his board position. At […]

How local voters are rejecting electric school buses in the North Country and beyond

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Westport’s Camp Dudley is America’s oldest

Building better boys and leaders while having fun Click here for the Sun Community News story 

2024 Youth Festival in Keeseville – All Welcome!

State audit finds several shortfalls in Town of Keene’s record-keeping

Albany, June 24, 2024 – NYS Comptroller audit concludes the Town of Keene supervisor did not maintain complete, accurate and timely accounting records. The board lacked reliable records and reports to manage the town’s financial operations, account balances were inaccurate and certain revenues and expenditures were not reported in the annual financial report. Click here […]

Veteran photos and military biographies – Honor Flight #55

Every North Country Honor Fight carries veterans with different military backgrounds. Flight #55 included a medic, infantrymen, supply, maintenance, communication, and electronics specialists, forward artillery observers, a helicopter mechanic, a cook, a fighter pilot with 22 kills, and the Distinguished Flying Cross, a jet engine mechanic. Some suffered wounds and sicknesses, the effects which remain […]

Veteran photos and military biographies – Honor Flight #54

Every North Country Honor Fight carries veterans with different military backgrounds. Flight #55 carried a dentist, bomb loaders, a ship-fitter/welder, a heavy equipment operator, a truck driver, a crane operator, a radio relay communications specialist, a military policeman, and aircraft hydraulics and ground equipment specialists. Some served for two or four years, while others served […]

New self-storage facility under construction in Peru

Peru, NY – June 24, 2024—Two weeks ago, residents noticed heavy equipment operating behind the Route 22 Dollar General store. Adirondack Coast Self Storage plans to open a self-storage facility at that location with 50 storage units measuring five feet by ten feet and ten feet by twenty feet. The facility address is 13 Town […]

June 22, 2024 – ‘Thunder in the Burg’ escorts Honor Flight Vets to the flightline

Editor’s Error- It is Flights #54 and #55. The video’s numbers will be corrected when time permits.

Honor Flights #54 & #55 Veterans at their send-off ceremony

June 22, 2024, U.S. Oval, Plattsburgh – Here are the vets and guardians who flew today on North Country Honor Flights #54 and #55. The photos were taken as Janet Duprey read their military biographies. The Peru Gazette hopes to post individual photos of each veteran and their military biographies late Monday or Tuesday.  

The North Country appreciates its veterans

June 22, 2024 – U.S. Oval, Plattsburgh, NY. – The show went on; it was probably one of the best ever. Heavy rain at 7 a.m. today didn’t deter “Thunder in the Burg” motorcycles, law enforcement and a huge crowd of well-wishers from attending the North Country Honor Flight Send-Off Ceremony. Flights #54 and #55 […]

This Keeseville resource is a must-see

By John T Ryan June 18, 2024, Keeseville—Keeseville was originally called Anderson Falls, and it was named after the falls near the beautiful Main Street arch bridge that passes over the Ausable River. That river and the falls played an important role in Keeseville’s history. Fortunately, the Anderson Falls Heritage House Museum at 98 Clinton […]

Peru Gazette Website Traffic Summary – May 1, 2024 – May 31, 2024

https://www.perugazette.com Hi there! Let’s take a look at how your website traffic performed in the past month. Total Sessions 11,205 -38% vs previous 31 days Total Pageviews 16,213 -31% vs previous 31 days Total Engagement 4,013 -34% vs previous 31 days

June 15, 2024 – Slideshow of Peru Senior Class Parade with music

Peru HS Senior Class Parade – June 15, 2024

Sons of the American Revolution recognize Rulfs Orchard Patriotism

In honor of Flag Day, 14 June, the Valcour Battle Chapter Sons of the American Revolution presented a Certificate of Commendation to Rulf’s Orchards in Peru. The certificate reads, “In recognition of Exemplary Patriotism in the display of the Flag of the United States of America.” Representatives from Rulf’s Orchards accepted the award from Charlie […]