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Keeseville-Peru Ecumenical Choir Christmas Concert – Dec. 17 & 18

Peru Drama Club presents “She Kills Monsters: Young Adventurers Edition”

When 18-year-old Agnes discovers a Dungeons and Dragons module written by her recently deceased little sister, she enters the game to get to know who her sister was truly.  Filled with monsters, demons, and dragons, follow Agnes’s journey to find herself and get to know the sister she never really knew. ***PLEASE NOTE*** This show is […]

December 3-4 Holiday Bazaar at the Babbie Museum

Mark your craft fair calendar Dec. 3 in Peru

A long local tradition

By John T Ryan Peru – November 26, 2022 – Small business Saturday is also the day many families think it’s time to buy a Christmas tree.  That was true today at Covel’s Tree Farm and Nursery where many people were either choosing a precut tree or walking to the nearby fifty-acre tree farm to […]

Peru Lions Club 2022 Turkey Trot Results

Click here to view the results. 

500+ participate in the 2022 Lions Club Turkey Trot

Peru – Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24, 2022 – Over 500 runners and walkers were at the starting gate at 9 a.m. this morning, participating in The Peru Lions Club’s 45th Annual John P. Adams Turkey Trot. The Peru Central School bus garage was the place to be if you like to see smiles and good […]

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Thank You for reading the Peru Gazette

Fall Into Winter Craft Fair in Peru on Saturday, Dec. 3

Peru Town Board meeting of November 21, 2022 

Nov. 22 – Press-Republican reports on Saturday’s game: Peru offense halted, fall in regional round to Ravena, 35-19

Click here for the Press-Republican story 

Peru K of C brings Coats For Kids to Peru Elementary School

Knights of Columbus want our kids to be warm this winter  Peru – On Wednesday, November 16th, the day of our first measurable snowfall, St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273 presented twenty-four new children’s winter coats to Peru Primary School Nurse Kathy Bedard and Peru Intermediate School Nurse Linda Delong. Four school days later, […]

CVPH blood drive in Peru, Monday, November 28th

Peru – CVPH Donor Center Blood Brive, Monday, November 28th, from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. in Peru.  All blood collected is utilized in our local trl-county region.  Your neighbors appreciate your support.  The blood drive is being coordinated by St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273. 

Ravena 35 – Peru 19 in Intersectional Playoffs

November 19, 2022 – The final score of today’s intersectional football game – is Ravena Coeymans Selkirk Indians 35 – Peru Nighthawks 19. The Nighthawks came on strong in the 4th quarter, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Indian’s lead. Both teams can hold their heads high. Going into the game, Peru had a […]

Fall into Winter Craft Fair Returns

AGENDA – PERU TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING, NOVEMBER 21, 2022 @ 6:00 PM

Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION:  Approval of Minutes for the Regular Town Board Meeting and Public Hearing of November 2022 and the Special Meeting of November 15, 2022 Community Input. MOTION/DISCUSSION:  Schedule Public Hearing for School Street Property Demo. MOTION/DISCUSSION:  Schedule Public Hearing for New Local Codes Law. MOTION/DISCUSSION:  Schedule […]

Play of the Week: Championship edition

This past weekend saw some massive plays, in some great games Click here for the NBC5 report 

Elm St. paving moving full-speed

Peru – November 17, 2022 – Luck Brothers personnel are full-out paving Elm Street. They are applying the top coat today and driveway connections tomorrow. The local asphalt plant closes for the season tomorrow.

Mark Nov. 28 for the next CVPH Peru Blood Drive

Peru – CVPH Donor Center Blood Brive, Monday, November 28th, from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. in Peru.  All blood collected is utilized in our local trl-county region.  Your neighbors appreciate your support.  The blood drive is coordinated by St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273. 

Peru highway department gears up for winter, Heyworth-Mason Park paintings awaken Peru students’ interest in local history

  By John T Ryan   November 16, 2022 – Peru – As of 8:30 a.m. Peru has more than 4 inches of snow on the ground, and it’s still falling. Thankfully, at the Monday, November 7th meeting, the town board approved hiring Adam Archer and Darrell Martineau as equipment operators, their most important job […]

Major construction jobs almost complete

Luck Brothers Inc. has almost completed two major jobs in the Town of Peru. Today its men were paving Elm St., phase #2 of the sewer system upgrade project. At the Telegraph and Sullivan Road intersection, they’re about to complete a major culvert replacement project. The paving appears to be complete.

Peru Town Board meets at 5:30 p.m. to adopt Final 2023 Budget

Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 5:30 PM Special Meeting to Adopt Final Budget

Peru Lions preparing for 45th Annual Turkey Trot

The Peru New York Lions Club will host this year’s 45th Annual John P Adams Memorial Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day. This will be a live as well as a virtual event. Pre-registration for the 5K and 10K runs found on adirondackcoastevents.com , Click on Upcoming races, then Peru Lion Turkey Trot. Follow the prompts for pre-registration and […]

November 16 local snow forecast

St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, November 16, 2022.

Chicken ‘n’ Biscuits Vegetable 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 welcome at our table.