The Peru Gazette

CALL MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL of September 2026 minutes OPEN FLOOR TO PUBLIC HEARING APPLICATIONS: File # P-2026-011 – Sign Review – Parcel ID# 280.-1-30.8 – 729 Bear Swamp Rd. – Daniels Signs/ Dunkin’ Donuts – 7 EXTERIOR SIGNS FOR DUNKIN’ DONUTS. The overall square footage of the new signs […]

Peru – Pancakes Plus Breakfast, Sunday, OCTOBER 11, served by the St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. $10 for adults, $5 for children 5 to 11; children under 5 are Free. Take-outs are $10. ALL are WELCOME!  The menu includes Pancakes, French Toast, Strawberry Sauce, Sausage, […]

By John T. Ryan  September 28, 2026 – Residents had the opportunity to ask questions and voice opinions about the town’s 2027 budget potentially exceeding the 2% tax levy increase limit at last evening’s Public Hearing. Two people asked questions. State law requires towns to hold hearings of this nature if they may exceed the […]

5:00 pm – October 9, 2026, West Side Ballroom, 253 New York Rd, Plattsburgh, NY 12903 Clinton County Historical Association is commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the 1776 Battle of Valcour Island with three consecutive days of events from October 9 to 11. The Signature Weekend opens with a dinner honoring the members of the […]

Last seen on the Durgan Rd., Route 22 south of Peru Hamlet He’s a male black cat around 1-2 years old, reddish belly and tail, sunburn on his back legs, he’s not fixed yet as we had taken him in just a month ago when he was a stray cat, has a crooked tail and […]

The Spirit of Peru 2027 wall calendar is now available for a $20 donation to the library. Stop by the library Tues.-Fri. 10am – 6pm and Sat. 10am – 1pm to pick up your copy. A huge thank you to all the community members who submitted photographs for this project.

By John T Ryan If you appreciate the Town of Peru’s history or Revolutionary War history, you would have enjoyed the Saturday, September 26 tour of Peru’s Old Village Cemetery on North Bend Street. Peru Town Historian Helen Nerka, accompanied by military historian Thaddeus Booth Trudo, led the tour. An America250 event, it focused on […]

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

Plattsburgh, NY — 9/24/2026 — Mountain Lake PBS with Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System (CEFLS) is excited to announce the Tuesday Movie Club, a new monthly screening series at libraries across the region. Films from PBS favorites like POV and Independent Lens will be paired with thoughtful community discussion. The first film isHow to Build a Library […]

Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION:       To Open the Public Hearing. DISCUSSION:  Proposed Local Law #2 of 2026 – “A Local Law to override the tax levy limit established in General Municipal Law §3-c. MOTION:      To Close the Public Hearing. MOTION:        Adjourn

Call Meeting to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the Regular Meeting of September 14, 2026 and Special Meeting of September 18, 2026.  Community Input.  MOTION: Adjourn to Executive Session. MOTION: Return from Executive Session. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: (Previously tabled on 9/14/26) Resolution for On-Call Compensation for Code Enforcement Officer. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: Approve […]

By John T Ryan The Peru Town Board anticipates a 2027 tax levy that will exceed the NYS-imposed 2% tax levy limit. Supervisor Craig Randall stated, “We exceeded the tax levy limit in 2026. I do not see an opportunity to stay under that cap in the coming year. There’s a lot of pressure on […]

September 26, 10 am – Noon. Old Peru Cemetery Tour (Behind TD Bank) – with tales of the Revolutionary War Veterans buried there.

Peru, NY – September 24, 2026, 6:37 a.m., Ausable Point Campsite Road.

Peru, NY – September 24, 2026, 6:54 a.m., Ausable Point Campsite Road.  Josh is 32. He’s been fishing at Ausable Point since he was six and arrived this morning before daybreak. He’s said fish weren’t biting, but just then a perch took his bait.

September 24, 2026 – Our Jamaican friends are busy in this chilly but beautiful weather, with temperatures up to a balmy 40 degrees at 7:30 a.m. Patrick Beckles, Erron Thompson, and Steve Johnson are picking Honeycrisp apples at Forrence Orchards along Barney Downs Road.

CALL MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL of April 2026 minutes OPEN FLOOR TO PUBLIC HEARING APPLICATIONS: File # Z-2026-113 – Commercial Interpretation – Lake Champlain Transportation – Pertains to multiple parcels including: 258.-2-2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 12, 13.1 – 3984, 4013, 4016 Rt 9 Plattsburgh – Applicant disagrees with Codes Officer that […]

WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Peru is anticipating that the budget for the fiscal year of 2027 will require a real property tax levy in excess of the “tax levy limit” as defined by General Municipal Law § 3-c, and WHEREAS, a local law is required pursuant to subdivision 5 of General […]

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Kokoszka works from Butternut Hill Studios in Peru PLATTSBURGH, NY, Sept. 21, 2026 Press Release  — You may have noticed something new outside the Plattsburgh Public Library. Limitless, a welded-steel sculpture by Peru-based artist John Kokoszka, is now installed at the main entrance alongside the library’s pollinator garden. Library Director Ben Carman worked with Kokoszka […]

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The Granny’s Attic Unique Boutique Sale is set for Saturday September 26th, with doors opening promptly at 9AM, and until 4PM Saturday.  Available for purchase is a huge assortment of good quality and unusual items graciously provided by dozens of families from the area.  The sale continues Sunday September 27th starting at 10AM (after church […]

Beef Stew Bread Dessert  Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., take-out only, at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972.  All are invited and welcome!