The Peru Gazette

This is your chance to support a family with Peru ties whose son is undergoing cancer treatment By John T Ryan Peru/Plattsburgh —If you’ve never been to Peru’s Courthouse, you may not know Holly Stone. She’s been a Peru court clerk since 2011. Holly and her husband Terry’s 25-year-old son Austin is battling brain cancer. […]

By John T Ryan  April 15, 2024, Peru—Most Peru property owners opened their mailboxes today to find their 2024 Assessment Notification from Peru’s assessor, Jeremiah Cross. An accompanying letter explains why annual assessments are necessary and provides options if a taxpayer disagrees with the assessed value. County, town, and school tax rates, not assessed values, […]

Macaroni and Cheese Vegetable Bread Dessert Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972 All are invited and welcome!

The Peru CSD Board of Education will hold a special meeting in the High School Library on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at 7:30 AM.  The purpose of this meeting is to adopt the 24-25 property tax report card and to vote on the BOCES (CVES) administrative budget and on the slate of candidates running for […]

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Simon Steel is an astronomer at the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California. After talking about the eclipse at SUNY Plattsburgh on the morning of April 8, he set up his telescope in Peru, his wife Paula’s hometown, to share the experience with family and friends.  Peru residents know Paula as Paula Kienert. Simon Steel […]

Call Meeting to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call  MOTION/DISCUSSION:  To Accept Reports from all Departments (Water/Sewer/Valcour; Highway; Town Clerk; Dog Control; Youth Department; Code/Zoning; Supervisor’s Report; Court; Website; and Banking Reports, JCEO); DISCUSSION:  Other Business. DISCUSSION:  Public Comments on Agenda Items Only. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION:  Pay March/April 2024 Bills. MOTION: Adjourn Meeting.

Peru – Everyone is invited! “Pancakes Plus” Breakfast served on Sunday, April 14 served by the St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $10 for adults, $5 for children 5 to 11, Children under 5 are Free. Take-outs are $10. The knight’s breakfasts have received great reviews; […]

April 8, 2024, Peru, NY Exit 35 Adirondack Northway southbound traffic at 4:43 p.m. It hadn’t changed at 5:43 p.m. 

April 8, 2023, 3:28 p.m., Heyworth-Mason Park – A gentleman from Norfolk, VA. kindly allowed the Gazette to photograph phone images from his large solar telescope.

Peru, NY – April 8, Total Eclipse 2:50 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Rulf’s Orchard and Heyworth-Mason Park. The Gazette spoke to more people. We added Connecticut, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Virginia to our visitors’ list of states. Many people said our area is terrific, and our people are very friendly. Our visitors are also […]

Peru, NY April 8, 2024,  If you’re at the Route 22- Route 22B intersection, you’d never know there’s something special happening today, but if you stop at Rulfs Orchards, Ausable Chasm, Ausable Point, and even Heyworth-Mason Park, you’ll change your mind. Between 10:15 and noon today, the Peru Gazette talked to people from Saratoga, Albany, […]

Lasagna Vegetable Bread Dessert Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972 All are invited and welcome!

Congratulations Ophelia Breen and Mark Dubay Click here for the Sun Community News story 

By John T Ryan  Peru, NY At its regular meeting on March 25, 2024, The Peru Town Board acted on or discussed several ongoing issues, including affordable housing and water treatment.   The board took a necessary first step to be named a pro-housing community, passing (5-0) a resolution affirming its wish to address the […]

It’s really an all-you-can-eat brunch! All welcome!!!!!

Peru, NY – April 4, 2024. U.S. Rural Postal Mail Carrier Cassandra Rabideau and hundreds of other postal service carriers aren’t letting today’s heavy, wet snow stop them from delivering mail. She even exited her truck and walked our mail to the mailbox. Thank you to Cassandra, and to all the dedicated U.S. Postal Service […]

The Peru Highway Department reports receiving calls about trees down on or along several secondary roads, such as Calkins Road, Connors Road, Patent Rd, Mannix Road, and Peasleeville Road.

The Town Of Peru Town Board has called a Special Meeting on April 10, 2024, at 10:00 AM at the Peru Town Hall to approve the Bill Pay Warrant.

APRIL 1, 2024 – Peru blood donors came through again today, with 27 units collected in 28 attempts at St. Augustine’s Parish Center. CVPH and your neighbors are thankful. GREAT WORK EVERYONE!

By John T Ryan Peru, NY, Thursday, March 28- “I feel good energy in the room,” commented Peru Middle School Principal Jim Manchester as he observed 6th and 7th students in Peru High School gymnasium. “This is a great opportunity for students to learn about what’s in our community and potential careers.” Manchester was speaking […]

Good morning – The April 8th, 2024, Regular Board Meeting is cancelled.  Thank you Dianne Dianne E. Miller Town Clerk Town of Peru