The Peru Gazette

Thank you to Janet Duprey, Honor Flight Director of Programs, for compiling and providing these biographies.  Kevin Burrell U.S. Army               1985-2007         Cold War Combat Veteran As a  member of the Combat Engineers, Kevin had several assignments including Bosnia, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq.  Kevin’s […]

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A Health Department post stated, “Exercise makes you thirsty, but we’ve got you covered! Go for a walk, bike or roll and check out the new water bottle filling station at Heyworth Mason Park in the Town of Peru.”

Plattsburgh – The North Country Chamber of Commerce JOB FAIR will be held on September 21st at the West Side Ballroom in Plattsburgh from 3pm-7pm. The Job Fair is FREE for job seekers to attend. Representatives will be on hand to accept resumes, give out applications, set up interviews, and/or talk about career opportunities within […]

Move to lower overtime threshold will cause new hardships for our farmers  Senator Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) today criticized the Farm Laborers Wage Board for its decision to lower the overtime threshold for farm workers from 60 hours a week to 40. With the pandemic causing tremendous economic hardship for many family farms and inflation causing […]

Peru – CVPH Donor Center Blood Brive, Monday, September 19th from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. in Peru.  Your neighbors need and appreciate your donation. The blood drive is being coordinated by St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273. 

The Ausable River Association is holding a silent auction for a professionally built, Bloomingdale-style Adirondack guideboat, made ca. 1900. Photo provided – Kelley Tucker WILMINGTON, NY – It’s a rare opportunity to own and row a piece of Adirondack history. The Ausable River Association (AsRA) is holding a silent auction for a ca. 1900 Adirondack […]

Lasagna salad Bread Dessert Served take-out only, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY All are welcome at our table!

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Farm Tours, Workshops, You-Pick and More Along the Boquet Valley Cuisine Trail September 2-5 The Boquet Valley Cuisine Trail Open Farm Weekend begins this Friday, with farm tours, local food workshops, you-pick, kids activities, and more through Labor Day Weekend. Many of the events are family-friendly, free to attend, and will be hed outdoors. Attend one, […]

George “Speedy” Arnold and his store have been staples of the town for over 6 decades Click here for the NBC 5 News story 

Story published several days ago, but the threat is deadly serious.  Click here for the MyChamplainvalley.com story 

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Photo Caption: Assemblyman Billy Jones, Speaker Carl Heastie, CEO and President of the Plattsburgh YMCA Justin Ihne, and board members and staff of the Plattsburgh YMCA This morning Assemblyman Jones joined New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to announce an investment of $1.3 million for the Plattsburgh YMCA’s new facility at the former CVPH […]

Application Period Now Open for Antlerless Deer Tags The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced the Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) for Valcour Island would continue in 2022. The program, launched in the fall of 2020, offers opportunities to take antlerless deer on Valcour Island with antlerless deer tags. Deer hunting […]

The Peru Gazette posted this June 27, 2022, news release on July 4, 2022. STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ANNOUNCES NORTH COUNTRY PROJECT TO IMPROVE ACCESS FOR PEDESTRIANS WITH DISABILITIES  New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez today announced that work will soon begin on a $1 million project that will provide sidewalk […]

Heroic Corn Maze is free to Ti residents and fort members Click here for the Sun Community News story 

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By John T Ryan Peru – Many of Heyworth Mason Park’s visitors are already asking, “What’s the significance of that bell tower and bell?” Town of Peru Parks personnel put the fifteen-foot high tower and bell in place this past Tuesday, August 10th.  The bell atop the tower recalls a time in Peru’s mid-19th century […]

Parental guidance for horrendous video. Click here for the VTDIGGER story