The Peru Gazette

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CVPH Blood Drive Monday, April 1 St. Augustine’s Parish Center 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Your blood is needed! In February, Peru donors contributed about eight more pints than usual. Wonderful!

NWS Burlington @NWSBurlington · After a chilly start, temperatures will warm into the upper 20s to mid-30s this afternoon, with increasing amounts of sunshine anticipated. A wonderful day to get outside and enjoy all the new snowfall.

Michigans  Salad Yogurt  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!

March 23, 2024, Peru, NY—As of 10 a.m., there is much less snow than expected, only about 3 1/4 – 3 1/2 inches, but it’s still lightly snowing. The roads are sloppy and the guys are enjoying their Fisher plows. Most people hunkered down, not venturing outside—quite a change from last Saturday. Click here to […]

Call Meeting to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call  MOTION:  Acceptance of Minutes for the Regular Meeting of March 11, 2024. Community Input.  RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION:   Approving the Court Internal Audit of 2024. DISCUSSION:   Shared Services Agreement with the Town of Ausable for Water Operator. DISCUSSION:   AES Proposal for Decommissioning Sand Bed Plans. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: […]

17 degrees, sunny, cheerful morning.

The Peru Community Church announces that the Sunday worship service at 9 am will be in the sanctuary of the historic stone church (12 Elm St, Peru) on Sunday, March 24, Palm/Passion Sunday, and continue each Sunday.  All are welcome.  During the cold winter months, the congregation worshipped in the church’s Fellowship Center Chapel across […]

By John T Ryan Peru/Plattsburgh, March 20, 2024—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.  Austin Stone is a 2016 Beekmantown High School/CVTEC and 2023 Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) […]

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Spring has arrived, signaling it’s time to start planning the 3rd Annual Town of Peru Green Up Day, which will be held on Saturday, April 20th, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. We invite you to join the Peru Lions Club and the Peru K-5 PTO along with our sponsors, Stewart’s Shops and Casella, to […]

Youth Summer Employment opportunity in the Town of Peru. Work with kids, have fun, and get paid. Apply on Recdesk, which can be accessed on the Town of Peru webpage. You must be a town resident.   To apply, click here and scroll to the BOTTOM of the page 

By John T Ryan March 18, 2024 – Ausable Point Campground – New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos was in town today to officially announce the finalization of the Lake Champlain Watershed Implementation Plan and a $1 million water quality improvement grant to the Town of Peru to help fund […]

Good morning PTO members, Just sending a quick reminder that applications for the Vice President and Fundraising Officer positions are due tomorrow in order to be considered for the position. To apply, please use the link below: Application Submission Link: https://tinyurl.com/PeruPTOapplynow ____________ Fundraising Officer: Key responsibilities include: Developing and implementing innovative fundraising campaigns and events. […]

Peru, NY, March 16, 2024—Wonderful things were happening along Bear Swamp Rd. this sunny Saturday morning. Adam and Elizabeth Guilette enjoyed walking with their two-year-old daughter, Roslyn. At Rulfs Orchard, Shawn Palmer enjoyed wait time with two extremely friendly pit bull terriers. At the same time, Riley Wilkens and Kolby Rawleigh set up an Adirondack […]

Spaghetti  Salad  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!

Note: Many school districts in the North Country are closed the week of April 8 for Spring Break. Northeastern Clinton Central School District: No classes Lake Placid School District: No classes Tupper Lake Central School District: No classes Saranac Lake Central School District: No classes Saranac Central School District: Early dismissal Massena Central School District: […]

The adoption process will be facilitated through Elmore SPCA, and the community is reminded not to visit the jail for information about the dogs Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

No need to have the luck of the Irish with this sweet deal! Stewart’s Shops is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, with a 99¢ special on single-scoop Ice Cream Cones! Feeling festive? Try a scoop of our cool and minty Mint Cookie Crumble or Mint Chip Ice Cream. Maybe you would rather sweeten things […]

The Peru Central School Board of Education will gather Tuesday, March 26th and Thursday, March 28th at 6:00 PM to conduct 24-25 budget workshops. The March 26th meeting will be held in the High School Community Room. The March 28th meeting will be held in the High School Cafeteria. At these workshops, the School Board […]

Residents Invited to Two Special Events in March During March 2024, Jehovah’s Witnesses will be launching a special campaign to invite fellow residents of The Champlain Valley to two special events. On Sunday, March 24, millions of Jehovah’s Witnesses around the world will gather to commemorate the death of Jesus Christ.  The annual observance of […]

Peru – CVPH Donor Center Blood Brive, Monday, April 1, from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. in Peru.  On February 29, CVPH collected 28 pints in Peru, which is a wonderful total. Thank you to all the donors!  All blood collected is utilized in our trl-county region. […]