The Peru Gazette

Longtime Peru teacher, town justice, community leader passes away Source: Obituary of Carl W. Zerrahn | Hamilton Funeral Home serving Mooers,…

Source: How much snow? Town-by-town totals from around Vermont, New York

Story centers on Peru, NY Source: Remembering the secret history of the Underground Railroad in the North Country | NCPR News

The car washes will be starting up on February 26th, 8 am-12 pm – $5 donation per car.

Thank you to Marque Moffett for taking these great photos yesterday at Ausable Point Campground here in Peru and thanks to the artistic person who turned a tree limb into another Champy.

Action Recommended Make preparations per the instructions Issued By Burlington – VT, US, National Weather Service Affected Area All of northern New York and Vermont Description …WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING… WHAT…Heavy snow possible. The potential will exist for storm total snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches. WHERE…All […]

What:  4th Sunday Breakfast                 Scrambled eggs, bacon, biscuits & sausage gravy, corned beef hash, pancakes or French toast, juice & coffee                  Only $10.00.           When:  Feb 27, 2022   9 a.m. – Noon Where:  Peru Memorial VFW […]

Pizza Casserole Green Salad Bread Dessert Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., take-out only at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. Peru, NY ALL ARE WELCOME AT OUR TABLE!

Peru – CVPH Donor Center Blood Brive, Monday, February 21st from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. in Peru. Your neighbors need and appreciate your donation. The blood drive is being coordinated by St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273.

Peru – St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273 will host a take-out-only spaghetti dinner on Saturday, February 19th at the St. Augustine’s Parish Center in Peru. All proceeds will benefit the council’s Coats for Kids Program at Peru Elementary School. Since 2013 the Knights have donated 214 new winter jackets to the elementary school. […]

The Peru Central School District is seeking a candidate to fill one (1) at-large seat on the Board of Education, due to the upcoming expiration of the term of Ms. Linda Morgan. The five-year term of the seat runs from July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2027. The Petition for Nomination of Candidate form is available […]

Sausage & chicken Gumbo Rice Bread Dessert Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. , take-out only at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. Peru, NY ALL ARE WELCOME AT OUR TABLE!

Source: North Country mourns loss of pre-K teacher

Peru – The change-over happened faster than anticipated, so on Friday, February 11th, the former Peru Tops Friendly Market store reopened as a Grand Union store. The store closed last Sunday at 3 p.m. for the change-over.   Shoppers will find the same friendly, hardworking employees and managers, plus the shelves are full with a […]

FEBRUARY 14, 2022 @ 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 Town Board Regular Meeting of January 24, 2022 and Special […]

BURLINGTON, VT (02/07/2022)– Kolby Friend of Peru, NY, has been named to the Champlain College Dean’s List for the Fall 2021 semester. Students on the Dean’s List have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher during the semester. Friend is currently enrolled in the Business Administration major. Making the Dean’s List is a […]

8 am to 12 pm Feb. 26 March 5 March 12 March 19 March 26 April 2 April 9 Donations of $5 per car. Weather permitting and Emergency calls take priority.

A Peru Gazette reader was kind enough to send these photos of cross country skiing on the Peru Walking Trail at about 1 p.m. today. 

The Peru Tops Store will close to transition to being a Grand Union beginning Sunday at 3 p.m. It will reopen on Sunday, February 13th. In a November 9, 2021 Press Release C&S Wholesale stated the following: Keene, N.H. — C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc., an industry leader in supply chain solutions and wholesale grocery supply […]

The Collier family gets the Peru Gazette “Good Neighbor Award” today. Steve and Allison Collier along with their children Abby and Hannah did a beautiful job shoveling Peru Library sidewalks. Steve said they were happy to do it remarking, “We love our library.” The Peru Gazette is sure there are many similar acts of kindness […]

ITHACA, NY (02/03/2022)– Ithaca College student Emmie Morgan of Peru (12972) was named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2021 semester. About Ithaca College Founded in 1892, Ithaca College is a residential college dedicated to building knowledge and confidence through a continuous cycle of theory, practice and performance. Home to some 6,500 students, the […]

            Senator Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) issued this statement following the Farm Laborer Wage Board’s decision to lower the overtime threshold from 60 hours to 40:                  “The Farm Laborers Wage Board decision to lower the overtime threshold sets our local agriculture industry and family farmers up for failure. Despite widespread opposition from farmers across the state, […]

The Town of Peru Tax Collector will be available on Saturday, January 29th at the Town Hall from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. for tax collection purposes only.