The Peru Gazette

Single-Day Thanksgiving Meal Pick-Up to thousands of individuals, families and seniors in the Adirondacks and North Country  Clinton Community College’s Institute of Advanced Manufacturing will be the local food distribution site on November 22.   PLATTSBURGH, NY (October 22, 2025) — Regional Food Bank leadership and volunteers, local partners, site partners, donors and local elected officials […]

The Alzheimer’s Association is partnering with the Peru VFW to offer free dementia centered education at the Peru VFW Memorial Post 309 on Nov. 18 @ 2:00pm. The Association will be offering light refreshments and would love to see a good turnout. A document that outlines the correlation between veterans and dementia is attached. More […]

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The Peru Historian’s office ended its 2025 tour season October 18th with a walking tour of Elm, Sanborne, Lewis and Pleasant streets.  This was our 3rd history walk. The first was October 24th, 2024, starting at the Town Hall going down North Main into the Heyworth Mason Park.  The second tour was rained out but […]

Sue Hagar takes helm of coalition working to protect watershed from pollution, climate threats Click here for the Adirondack Explorer story  The Peru Gazette is posting this story a month late; however, it’s a very important story 

Shepherd’s Pie  Fruit  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!

Sand River Community Farm shares food freely with its community Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

Click here to view meeting video (Technical issues led to the first few minutes of the meeting not being recorded including department reports, minute acceptances, plus the first portion of engineer’s report of the Wastewater Treatment Plant Project.) Thanks to Bill Baggs for recording the meeting. AGENDA – Peru Town Board Regular Meeting of Sept. […]

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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other State agencies, local emergency response organizations, and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate, and extract lost, injured, or distressed people from across New York State. In the first half of 2025, Rangers conducted […]

2025 General Election – November 4th, 2025 What is Early Voting? Early voting is a nine (9) day period where voters can vote in-person before Election Day in their county. Who can vote early? For the 2025 November General- All registered voters When can I vote early?                     Early Voting […]

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Plattsburgh – North Country Honor Flights #66 and #67 took to the skies on Saturday, October 4, 2025. Dave Brown took photos of the Send-Off Ceremony and allowed the Peru Gazette to post them. Thank you! Dave.  Gina Bond provided the veteran biographies. The following veterans flew on Flight #67.  Jack Bitter Jr., US Army, 1968-1970, […]

North Country Honor Flights #66 and #67 took to the skies on Saturday, October 4, 2025. Dave Brown took photos of the Send-Off Ceremony and allowed the Peru Gazette to post them. Thank you! Dave.  Gina Bond provided the veteran biographies. These veterans flew on Flight #66.  Daniel Ballantine, US Air Force, 1968-1989, Vietnam Daniel’s specialty […]

Story Undated 11/18/25 – The Peru Gazette deleted Dianne Miller’s photo per her request.  Christine Crawford is the Peru Republican Party nominee, and incumbent Dianne Miller is the Peru Democratic Party nominee for town clerk/tax collector. In November 2018 and November 2021, Miller was the Republican Party nominee for town clerk/tax collector. This year, Peru’s […]

Incumbent Republican Michael Farrell is seeking reelection as Peru Superintendent of Highways on the Republican Party line. Chip Blair, also a registered Republican, is seeking election on the Democratic Party line. The Peru Gazette posed three questions to each candidate. Here are their responses. 1. Summarize your educational background, a brief employment history, a little […]

Three candidates are vying for two seats on the Peru Town Board.  Councilman Jim Douglass is not running for reelection. Incumbent Republican Melvin Irwin has served on the board since January 2018. Republican Dwane Bast and Democrat Nick Weaver have not served on the board. 1. Summarize your educational back ground, primary employment, a little […]

As in previous elections, the Peru Gazette asked several questions to candidates for elective offices in the Town of Peru. Current town supervisor Craig Randall is the Republican Party candidate, while the Peru Democratic Party does not have a candidate. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3. 1.   Summarize your educational background, primary employment, family life […]

Incumbent James Kirby and Democrat Sarah Mitchell are competing for a Peru Town Justice position.  Michell’s name also appears on the “We Are Peru” independent party line. Peru Republicans do not have a nominee. Having battled serious illness for several months, Democrat James Kirby stated he would not seek reelection; hence, Sarah Mitchell decided to […]

New York counties thought they had months to prepare to implement SNAP work requirements. Now, they have weeks. Click here for the New York Focus story 

Pulled Pork & Mac’n Cheese  Fruit  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!