The Peru Gazette

Peru – Fun for the whole family! Museum Days at Babbie Rural and Farm Learning Museum, 250 River Road on June 7-8, 2014 from 10:00AM to 4:00PM. Exhibits, live demonstrations, hands-on fun for the kids – grind corn, collect “eggs”, milk a cow, take a stagecoach ride, pet the animals. The Peru SPCA will be […]

Former Plattsburgh man fatally shot in California » Local News » Press-Republican    Editor’s Note: Pat Gregory was married to Peru native Dorothy Lacombe.  Pat and Dorothy were in Peru last year to attend Dorothy’s 50th Peru Central School Class Reunion. They were vacationing in California. Here is a link to the story in Pat’s hometown […]

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By John T. Ryan Most local residents know the Harkness to Clintonville Road as a short cut to AuSable Forks and the Adirondack Region. Many people think of it as a lonely highway known for the blueberries on the Clintonville Plains. But for past the few summers, passersby have noticed a thing of beauty about […]

On May 24th and 25th The North Star Underground Railroad Museum will mini-bus Tour of underground railroad sites in Keeseville and Peru. Spend the morning hearing the stories and learning about the men and women who traveled on the underground railroad and those who provided safe passage to fugitives from slavery. There are several stops […]

    Click here to view Jim Neyenhouse’s Peru High School Spring Concert Photos 

Please watch as a slideshow on a PC and turn up the music! The music combined with the photos is an emotional experience for me. Zenfolio | Photos | North Country Honor Flight – May 17, 2014.

By John T. Ryan A Peru resident and the mother of a Peru resident are among the fifteen veterans participating in the North Country Honor Flight today. Joe Kelley and Ed Eisele’s mother Peggy Eisele both served in the U.S. Navy. Joe Kelley (1943-46) served in the Philippine Theater as an Executive Officer on a […]

By John T. Ryan Peru Charter Communications customers may be forced to change cable providers. At the Monday, May 12, 2014 Town Board meeting Supervisor Peter Glushko stated that Charter Communications is considering turning over Clinton County service to the Comcast Corporation. The two companies are negotiating an exchange agreement whereby each company would turn […]

ONEONTA, NY  Charles Remillard, from Peru, NY, was selected to the SUNYAC All-Conference Team for his outstanding performance at the conference championship meet this spring for SUNY Oneonta. Remillard earned first team All-Conference honors. Remillard captured his first outdoor conference title when he won the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:31.04, which was a […]

LCC: Rail Transport of Oil Poses Lake Risk.

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Peru Central’s Board of Education will be holding a special meeting on Thursday, May 8, 2014 at 5:00 PM in the District Office Conference Room. The Board is expected to immediately proceed into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing particular individuals being considered for employment in the position for Director of Facilities.

Peru – Nineteen St. Augustine’s Church youths received the Sacrament of Holy Communion at the May 4, 2014, 9:30 AM mass. Congratulations to all the young people, their families and all those who worked to prepare them for this Sacrament. Gallery of individual photos: http://Ryanjohn.zenfolio.com/p561213565 Slideshow with music: http://Ryanjohn.zenfolio.com/p561213565/slideshow  

Peru – St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273 will host its 28th annual golf tournament at the Adirondack Golf and Country Club on Friday, June 13th. The four-person scramble will feature a “New Car Hole in One” prize sponsored by Bill McBride Chevrolet and other great prizes. Shotgun start at 10 a.m. followed by […]

Click here see view a brief slideshow of the May 1, 2014 Sacrament of Confirmation hosted by St. Augustine’s Church. Most Rev. Terry A. LaValley, Bishop of the Diocese of Ogdensburg, conferred the Sacrament. The Peru Gazette was not able to capture a photo of all the conferees.

A Message from the Town of Peru Please be advised that Steven Fuller Excavating is now building Phase 1 of the Little Ausable River Trail. This 1.5 mile multi-use trail will run from the back of Heyworth/Mason Park to the entrance of Sullivan Park. Work is expected to last until mid-October, until that time Heyworth/Mason […]

Think Spring and your beautiful gardens! The Ladies Guild of the Peru Community Church will be selling geraniums and marigolds, by order only, from now until May 11th. Geraniums are in red, white and pink and are $1.50 per pot. Marigolds are mixed in color in a six-pack for $1.75. Orders are due by May […]

By John T. Ryan Town Supervisor Peter Glushko had good news for Town Board members at the Monday, April 28th Board meeting. The Town’s accountants finally completed their analysis of the Town’s accounting records. The general fund balance was determined to be $765,000, an increase of $115,000. As a result the Town will not have […]

Spring Book Sale: Friday, May 16, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Saturday, May 17, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Peru Free Library, Main Street, Peru NY

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From the Peru School District The importance of working together to chart the course forward for the Peru Central School District was a sentiment echoed often by the parents, students, teachers and community leaders who gathered to share their insights during sessions held in February. Those sessions were actually the first step in a planning […]

The Town of Peru Highway Department announced that on Monday, April 30th the Fuller Road will be closed between houses 444 and 447 for a culvert replacement project. The project completion date is June, 30, 2014. No through traffic will be permitted.  Houses 444-447 are just south of the Sullivan Road – Fuller Road intersection.