The Peru Gazette

By Donald McBrayer If you happen to be outside during the evening next week, look up. The Geminid Meteor Shower will be streaking overhead. The Geminids (named so because they seem to originate from the constellation Gemini) are usually an active shower displaying up to 100 meteors an hour. This year they will peak on […]

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By John T. Ryan Traffic in front of St. Augustine’s Church was disrupted today about 4:15 p.m. when a vehicle entering Peru on Route 22 left the right side of the highway and sheared off a power pole directly in front of St. Augustine’s Church.  The driver did not appear to be injured in the […]

By Donald McBrayer See a video of Santa arriving via fire truck http://d1091839.domain.com/PeruTown/santa_arrives_to_peru.htm There might not be any snow on the ground, but the wide-eyed wonderment of children kicked off the Holiday Season better than the whitest of blizzards. The 2009 Peru Tree Lighting Ceremony was held at 7 P.M. on Friday, December 4th to […]

The Valley News reports Here’s a link to our story and photos of the Choir’s 2008 performance

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports

By Adele Douglas It’s December and Christmas shopping madness has begun. If you’d like a break from the typical hectic shopping experience available at the big Plattsburgh retailers, head over to the library. Locally made, beautifully displayed art will greet you. (Click to see a series of photos)  The Peru Free Library is hosting an exhibit and […]

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports

  By John T. Ryan On Thanksgiving Day Roy Perry worked as a Peru Lions Club member conducting the Turkey Trot. Certainly the people completing the Turkey Trot had a positive attitude to accomplish their goal. Perry must have felt right at home. On November 18th Roy Perry was inducted into the “Donation Hall of Fame” […]

The Post Standard reports

By John T. Ryan Our favorite hikers Joanne Kennedy, Colleen Kaulfuss, Nancy LaBaff and Jean Ryan made another Sunday hike today. This time they departed the Atmospheric Science Research Center about 7 a.m. and reached the Whiteface Mountain summit about 11 a.m. with several stops for picture taking.  It was an 8.5 mile roundtrip hike […]

The Adirondack Enterprise reports

By John T. Ryan The Peru Lions Club 32nd John P. Adams Memorial Turkey Trot attracted a record 577 participants, so many entrants that the Lions ran out of entry forms. (See series of photos) Most people felt the beautiful weather with temperatures in the high 40’s had a lot to do with the great […]

By Donald McBrayer Many of us throughout Peru are preparing a huge turkey dinner for our friends and loved ones. Thanksgiving is a time for celebration, not a day to spend in the hospital with food poisoning. So, I want to remind everyone of a few safety tips when preparing Big Bird.

By John T. Ryan Clinton County’s existing single-family home sales in October increased by 33.3% according to the statistics released by the New York State Association of Realtors (NYSAR). Fifty-six homes were sold in the county compared to forty-two last year. Median home prices increased by 6.9% from $126,345 to $135,000. These figures compare very […]

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By John T. Ryan  At 6 a.m. on Sunday, November 22nd Colleen Kaulfuss and Jean Ryan traveled from Peru to the Cascade-Porter Mountain trailhead between Keene and Lake Placid on Route 73 where they met their friend Nancy LaBaff from Canton. It was a beautiful day with a cloud undercast so when they reached the […]

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