The Peru Gazette

First subject: “The Digital Dollar Debate” Click here for the Sun Community News story 

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(PLATTSBURGH, NY – January 30, 2025) When Strand Center for the Arts employees are not on the clock, they are making their own artwork. To celebrate the talents of those who work hard to maintain Plattsburgh’s cultural hub, Strand Center for the Arts is scheduled to host “On The Brink 2025,” an art exhibition featuring […]

Saturday, February 1 @ 3pm – HOME vs SUNY Broome Community College Sunday, February 2 @ 2pm – HOME vs Tompkins Cortland Community College Tuesday, February 4 @ 6pm – HOME vs Fulton-Montgomery Community College Saturday, February 8 @ 1pm – HOME vs SUNY Adirondack Monday, February 10 @ 6pm – AWAY vs Hudson Valley […]

Article courtesy of the North Country Chamber of Commerce  Congratulations to The Corner Stone Bookshop on reaching an incredible 50 years in Downtown Plattsburgh! Since Nancy Duniho opened the shop in 1975, it has remained a cherished haven for book lovers, with each owner carrying forward its legacy. Garry Douglas was pleased to stop by […]

The renowned Québécois band Le Vent du Nord opens the 2025 Hill and Hollow Music performance series on Sunday, February 9 at 3:00 pm at the historic Strand Theater in Plattsburgh, New York.  A leading force in Québec’s progressive francophone folk movement, Le Vent du Nord performs French-Canadian traditional music with a contemporary twist. The […]

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NYSCOPBA and northern lawmakers condemn recent incidents at Upstate Correctional and other facilities Click here for the Sun Community College story 

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8 – 10:30 A.M. – 1 P.M. Join the Peru Free Library Community Learning Series. Interested in Community Solar? This is the event for you. Learn about the HamilSun solar farm right here in Peru. Bring your NYSEG bill to sign up at the library if you have a low to moderate income. […]

CCC News Release – Clinton Community College plans to relocate the educational space for its renowned nursing and EMT programs to The University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) beginning with the Fall 2025 semester. The move is a unique opportunity to further develop the college’s leading nursing and emergency medical […]

Blood collected by Donor Center supports regional hospitals  PLATTSBURGH, NY (01/29/2025) –   The Adirondack Regional Blood Donor Center, a program of the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) in partnership with numerous community sponsors, has several blood drives open to the community planned this month. Blood and blood products collected […]

On Jan. 7, a Sergeant with the Lewis County Sherriff’s Office contacted NYS Environmental Conservation Officer Kraeger to report a hawk trapped in a local grocery store’s deli in Lowville. Officer Kraeger responded to the store and observed employees guarding the entrance to the deli area. The manager advised the bird flew into the grocery […]

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Peru, NY January 29, 2025— Several contractors (local, downstate, and VT.) attended the Wastewater Treatment Plant pre-bid meeting this morning at the Peru Town Hall. AES Northeast, the town’s contracted engineering firm, filled them in on the contract details and responded to questions. The regulations contractors are required to follow are mind-boggling. None of them […]

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“The guns recovered from the scene of the shooting were purchased from an individual who is allegedly a resident of Orleans, Vermont.” Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Peru – CVPH Donor Center Blood Brive, Monday, February 17, from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. in Peru. St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273 is coordinating the drive.

Peru Town Board January 27, 2025 Meeting Summary  By John T Ryan Youth Director Kristen Marino suggested a moment of silence, saying, “We have a heavy heart that one of our staunchest supporters, Geoff Spear, passed away yesterday.” Marino said Spear helped at Applefest, with the Youth Commission’s summer program, and at camp. She added, […]

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Sarah Beamon was found with 2+ ounces of meth, cocaine and a weapon Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Monday 1/27/25 – 3:31 p.m. NWS Burlington Gusty winds, up to 60 mph locally, will continue tonight through 9 PM as an arctic front approaches the region. Snow showers will move into the area beginning around 5 PM, with heavier snow and embedded snow squalls likely between midnight and 5 AM. #NYwx #VTwx