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St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Meat Loaf Mashed Potatoes Carrots Dessert Served take-out only, 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.”

North Country Honor Flights 46 and 47 Saturday, June 17

Flight 46 will be the first-of-its-kind all-female Honor Flight. Flight 47 will include three WWII veterans. A Message from North Country Honor Flight Director Barrie Finnegan North Country Honor Flight will take to the skies again this Saturday with flights 46 and 47. Flight 46 will be the first-of-its-kind all-female Honor Flight. Fifteen deserving female […]

Two women looking forward to doing business in Peru and the North Country

By John T Ryan  Peru – Peru’s newest business has opened adjacent to Mountain Valley Federal Credit Union and the CFA Insurance Agency. After several weeks of remodeling and cleaning, Molly LaMountain and Karen Riccardelli opened LaMountain Riccardelli Accounting at 692 Bear Swamp Road. The women bring many years of individual and business accounting experience […]

PERU – CATS HUCKLEBERRY HILL TRAIL WORK SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 2023 IS CANCELED.

PERU – CATS HUCKLEBERRY HILL TRAIL WORK SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 2023 IS CANCELED. Unfortunately we must cancel this event due to an road acces issue. Thank you – Mike Derrick

Eat Dessert First: A Celebration of Life Set for June 9

FitzPatrick Cancer Center’s survivorship celebration part of American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life PLATTSBURGH, NY Eat Dessert First: A Celebration of Life, the FitzPatrick Cancer Center’s (FCC) signature celebration of cancer survivorship and part of the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) Relay for Life, takes place Sunday, June 9 at the Clinton County Fairgrounds. Ice cream […]

Essay Contest for Young People: Online Workshop Now Available

Adirondack Park – A writing workshop is now available online to help young people enter the essay contest My Dreams for My Community.   North Country residents between ages 13 and 25 can win up to $400 by writing about their vision for the Adirondacks.  Submissions are due by June 15, 2023. In a workshop recorded […]

EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCES $250 MILLION COVID-19 CAPITAL COSTS TAX CREDIT PROGRAM APPLICATIONS EXTENDED TO SEPT 30TH

Small Businesses with 100 or Fewer Employees May Receive Tax Credits for COVID-19-Related Costs  Empire State Development today announced that the application deadline for Empire State Development’s (ESD) $250M COVID-19 Capital Costs Tax Credit Program has been extended to September 30, 2023. New York State small businesses that made investments to comply with emergency orders […]

Peru Blood Drive Today

Remember the CVPH blood drive today, June 5, from 3 to 6:30 p.m. at the St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru.

Dannemora teen hospitalized after UTV wreck

The 15-year-old driver- identified by loved ones as Saranac Central athlete Donavyn Smith- was critically injured in the May 29 crash. A GoFundMe page has been set up to assist his parents who are out of work as they stay at his side. Click here for the Sun Community News story Click here for the […]

Under new SNAP rule, work requirement cutoff age will jump to 54

Click here for the NCPR story 

From Willsboro to Juneau and back: travels with Joe, the caricature artist

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The Peru Golden Apple Club is accepting new members!

Are you a Senior in the Town of Peru looking to join the Golden Apple Club? We look forward to seeing you on June 8th, 2023, at 5 p.m. We will meet at the Pizza Palace in Plattsburgh. *Please RSVP by June 2, 2023. What is the Golden Apple Club? The Golden Apple Club offers […]

Historical Association June Event Schedule

The Foundation at CVPH awards grant to support women going through early miscarriage

Plattsburgh, NY- Healing Grace Center for Hope and Healing is expanding their services thanks inpart to a grant from the Foundation at CVPH. The Foundation has awarded Healing Grace a Community Project Grant in support of their new program designed to support women going through early miscarriage.This program provides medical supplies and comfort items to […]

“It’s important for us to remember, lest we forget.”

Fr. Scott Seymour is pastor of St. James Church in Cadyville, St Alexander’s Church in Morrisonville, and St. Augustine’s Church in Peru. At today’s Peru VFW Post 309 Memorial Day Service he talked about the importance of “remembering” and he related a meaningful family story. Five minutes long.

May 29, 2023, Memorial Day Service at Peru VFW Post 309

Post 309 honored our fallen war heroes, prisoners of war and missing in action, its deceased members, and World War II – Korean War Veteran Curtis Banker, celebrating his 99th birthday today. Rev. Scott Seymour was the guest speaker.  Click here for a 44-minute video of the service. 

St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Chicken and Biscuits Vegetables Fruit Dessert Served take-out only, 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.

Online reporting system for harmful algal blooms now active

DEC encourages New Yorkers to ‘Know it, Avoid it, Report it” Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Another celebration of our region’s glorious history

By John T. Ryan May 26, 2023 – Plattsburgh Excitement was in the air Friday as many supporters attended the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Battlefield Memorial Gateway. Town of Plattsburgh Supervisor Michael Cashman told the large gathering he was so excited he had trouble sleeping the previous night. Located on Route 9 across from Clare […]

This boy’s hometown in Ukraine was bombed. Now he’s graduating in the Adirondacks

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Help CATS make a new trail in Peru on Saturday, June 10

You can help Champlain Area Trails (CATS) develop its first trail system in Peru on Saturday, June 10, from 9 am to 1:00 pm. The CATS “2nd Saturday-of-the-Month Trail Project” will continue making the eight-mile network of Allen Hill Trails that features incredible views from Huckleberry Hill, gurgling brooks by Bennett Hill, waterfalls on the Reverend York Trail, […]

Peru Knights seek to fullfill their guiding principle – Charity

May 25, 2023, Peru – Charity is the first principle of the Knights of Columbus; therefore, thousands of local councils conduct many programs supporting that principle. For example, each year, St. Augustine’s Knight of Columbus Council 7273 directs part of its charitable efforts to the Peru JCEO Outreach Food Shelf by conducting a “40 Cans […]

New York drops controversial Covid-19 vaccination mandate for health care workers

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Flying high over the North Country

By John T Ryan  Peru – It’s hard not to love drone photos. They’ve given us a whole new perspective on the world. David Duprey of Peru, is the owner of Duprey’s Drone Zone. The aerial views of Peru, the City of Plattsburgh, the Cumberland Head ferry landing, and the Babbie Rural and Farm Learning […]

Clinton Co. Family Court Judge race underway, Republicans announce candidate

“The Republican Committee was the first to announce their official endorsement of a candidate, with Hilary Rogers, who is currently serving as the Chief Assistant Public Defender at the Clinton County Public Defender’s office, being their pick.” Click here for the Press-Republican story