The Peru Gazette

Peru – November 3, 2022 – Trucks poured concrete for a portion of Elm Street’s new sidewalk this morning. This afternoon Luck Bros. Inc. personnel are performing finish work. They expect to complete the sidewalk tomorrow.   The existing sidewalk and pavement had to be removed to install new sewer lines. Paving the street is […]

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By John T Ryan  Peru – November 2, 2022 – The past few weeks have been apple harvest time in Peru, NY.  Hundreds of Jamaican workers arrived in early September, and many will depart for home over the next several days.  Vivian Edwards (age 68) is one of those workers.  He’s been coming to Forrence […]

  Beef Stew & Dumplings Bread Dessert   Served take-out only from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972   All are welcome at our table.

Plattsburgh manufacturer nets strategic MTA contract for five LFSe+ buses Click here for the Sun Community News story 

  By John T. Ryan   Peru – Rifenburg Construction completed Phase #1 of Peru’s sewer system upgrade project a few weeks ago. Contract details made public at the Monday, October 24th town board meeting revealed that payments to Rifenburg Construction would total $4,113,154.14, $385,215 above the contract’s original $3,712,939 price. Supervisor Brandy McDonald cited […]

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Michigans Macaroni Salad Fruit Dessert   Served take-out only from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972   All are welcome at our table.

Harkness – Volunteers were out in force yesterday at the Harkness Methodist Church preparing for today’s chicken and biscuit dinner. It’s being served take-out only from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. All are welcome!!

PLATTSBURGH, NY (10/14/2022) — Together with the Foundation of CVPH, the William H. Miner Foundation announced today a $1.2 million donation to support the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital’s (CVPH) Educational Career Advancement Program (ECAP), created to provide employees with the opportunity to grow professionally while addressing chronic workforce challenges […]

9 a.m. Oct. 15, 2022 – Youth Commission Brian Marino thanked coaches, parents, former Recreation Director John Flynn, Interim Recreation Director Kristen Marino, youth commission members, the field maintenance staff, and everyone responsible for the program’s success. Three hundred eighty children participated on mite, mini-mite, and peewee soccer teams.  

Mark Hamilton, Director of the Plattsburgh Housing Authority, “The way that things are structured now is that when you work and you have income, and that threshold’s not high, you will no longer qualify for some of the support services that you would have qualified for before,” said Hamilton. “And so now you’re sort of […]

Anyone not registered by tomorrow’s deadline cannot vote in the upcoming November election. How can people register? Good question! Folks can  register online at: https://www.ny.gov/services/register-vote, stop in at the Clinton County Board of Elections office in Plattsburgh, or mail in a completed voter registration form with a postmark no later than Oct 14th.

October 12, 2022 New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Allegany County District Attorney Keith Slep and the New York State Police today announced the arrests of Ronda (Brundage) Kish and Marion Brundage for allegedly stealing $11,276 from the Oramel Fire Department. Ronda Kish was charged with Grand Larceny in the 3rd Degree, Corrupting the […]

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Letter to the Editor: On behalf of St. Augustine’s Parish in Peru, I thank the many people, local businesses, the media, and organizations who participated, attended or supported our 44th Annual Applefest. The Good Lord blessed us with a perfect day and people packed the parade route and festival grounds. So many people saw friends […]

October 8, 2022, Peru – It’s a great weekend to visit the Babbie Rural and Farm Learning Museum. It’s “Harvest Time” today and tomorrow between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. This morning the museum conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the Grand Opening of the Babbie Museum Sawmill & Lumber Company. Volunteers trucked the nearly 100-year-old […]

THIS SUNDAY, October 9th from 11-3 @ Heyworth Mason Park

“History was made at the Apple Bowl on Friday night…Maggie Garrow debuted as the first female kicker in Peru’s program history.” Click here for the Press-Republican story 

Peru – October 6, 2022 – The Peru Town Board is formulating the 2023 town budgets. The General Budget workshop look place last evening. The salaries workshop will be held on Wednesday, October 19th at 6 p.m. The Budget Review Workshop on Wednesday, October 26th at 6 p.m.. The Public Hearing on the Preliminary Budget on November 2nd […]