The Peru Gazette

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In 2022, 2,647 Peru voters cast ballots, 54.4% of Peru’s 4,867 registered voters. 262 voted early, 241 voted absentee and 22 voted by affidavit.  In 2018, the last non-presidential election, 2,460 Peru voters cast ballots, 57% of Peru’s 4,295 registered voters up from 49% non-presidential election year 20 27,906 voters cast ballots in Clinton County […]

By John T. Ryan  December 12, 2022, Peru Town Board Meeting  On December 5, Supervisor Brandy McDonald warned residents via Facebook that two guns and a bulletproof vest were among the items stolen from Washington, Paine, and Elm Street cars. Several residents’  security cameras photographed the alleged thief. McDonald said he hasn’t heard from the […]

Peru Central School District Grades 9-12 presented the 2022 Winter Concert on Tuesday, December 13th, in the newly renovated Peru Jr./Sr. High School Auditorium.   The school video does not include the concert’s first ten minutes. It begins with the String Orchestra conducted by Emily Allen, followed by the Concert Choir directed by Christopher Urban, […]

Peru – If you’re searching for a one-of-a-kind gift for a loved one or friend, you might find just what you’re looking for at the Peru Free Library. The North Country Potter’s Guild has many beautiful works on display and for sale, as does Matt McGarr, a Plein air artist and recent SUNY Plattsburgh graduate […]

Spanish Rice Vegetable Bread Dessert Served, take-out only, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972 All are welcome at our table.

By John T Ryan Mike Derrick expected five volunteers Saturday morning; he got almost twenty, even at 12 degrees. They worked on a portion of the six-mile network of Allen Hill Trails that features incredible views from Huckleberry Hill, gurgling brooks by Bennett Hill, waterfalls on the Reverend York Trail, and pleasant walks on wonderful […]

 6:00 PM 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; JCEO; and Banking Reports).  MOTION:  Approval of Minutes for the Regular Town Board Meeting of November 21, 2022;  Community Input. DISCUSSION:  Info Brief on […]

MVP – Jack Ferris (Plattsburgh High) 1st Team: Marcus Bedard (Northeastern Clinton) Matthew Hebert (Saranac Central) Dominic Falvo (Peru) Tristan Laundree (AuSable Valley) Matt Macner (Beekmantown) Nolan Manchester (Peru) Simon Meyer (Plattsburgh High) Markel Mosley (Beekmantown) Owen Mulligan (Plattsburgh High) Winfred Simpson IV (Northeastern Clinton) James Wells, Jr (Northeastern Clinton) 2nd Team: Owen Beebe (Beekmantown) […]

The Peru School Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting in the High School Community Room on Tuesday, December 13th at 6:30 PM.  It is anticipated that an executive session will take place immediately following the 6:30 PM start, and that the Board will reconvene for public session business at approximately 7:00 PM.   […]

Leeward Babbie will be Grand Marshal and lead the parade Peru – Yes! Peru’s farmers will hold their third annual tractor parade. The 2022 parade will be Saturday, December 10, starting at 6 p.m. It begins at the Irwin farm on Jarvis Road, left on River Rd., right on Laflure Lane, Right onto Rt. 22, […]

You can help Champlain Area Trails (CATS) develop its first trails in Peru this Saturday, Dec. 10th, from 9 am to 1:00 pm. The CATS “2nd Saturday-of-the-Month Trail Project” will continue making the six-mile network of Allen Hill Trails that features incredible views from Huckleberry Hill, gurgling brooks by Bennett Hill, waterfalls on the Reverend York Trail, and […]

On Saturday, December 3rd, we had our annual meeting with the election of officers. The 2023 officers pending fire district approval are: Chief Brian Westover 1st Assistant Chief Bill Lawson 2nd Assistant Chief Austin Newell Fire Captain Aleksey Longino 1st Fire Lieutenant Andrew McLaughlin 2nd Fire Lieutenant Adam Brawn EMS Captain John Stafford Fire Police […]

Baked Chicken Mashed Potatoes Vegetables Gravy Cranberries Bread Dessert   Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972   All are welcome at our table! 😃

Peru – December 2, 2022 – It was fun at Little Ausable River Park tonight as the Peru Girl Scouts sang Christmas carols and Mrs. Marti Cabana lit Peru’s Town Christmas Tree. Just as she was about to throw the switch, the Peru Fire Department’s decorated trucks passed by. The kids were excited. Dianne Miller, […]

Growing annual initiative helped feed 60 families for Thanksgiving Click here for the Sun Community News story