The Peru Gazette

A Peru Town Board Work Session has been scheduled pn July 22 at 4PM at the Peru Town Hall.

NYSEG has scheduled an open house at the Plattsburgh Town Hall on Wednesday July 16, 2025, from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM. No registration is required to attend, and all residents and business owners are welcome to attend anytime during the specified timeframe. Informational displays will be set up to provide details on the program. […]

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; Banking Reports, and JCEO); MOTION: Acceptance of Minutes for the Regular Meeting of June 23, 2025 Community Input.  DISCUSSION: Approval for Girl Scouts to Build a […]

Peru – CVPH Donor Center Blood Brive, Monday, July 7,  from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. in Peru. The blood collected by the Donor Center provides more than 95% of the blood used at CVPH and is used to supply other hospitals in Elizabethtown, Malone, Massena, Saranac […]

Homily, Rev. William Reamer, St. Augustine’s Church, Peru, NY, 8 a.m. Mass, July 4, 2025  As American as apple pie, we say proudly. Apple pie is what we’re all about-it’s the symbol of American bounty and prosperity. But, in reality, there’s nothing at all American about apple pie. In her book, The American Plate: A […]

By John T Ryan Peru, NY, July 1, 2025. When spring’s first warm day arrives, there’s one place in Peru where you’re virtually guaranteed to find a large crowd – Sweet Treats Ice Cream. Since opening in the early 1980s, the shop has been a local and regional favorite. On April 24, its local ownership […]

Peru – CVPH Donor Center Blood Drive, Monday, July 7, 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. in Peru. CVPH uses all blood collected in our local trl-county region.  Your neighbors appreciate and need your support. St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273 coordinates the blood drive.  

Peru, NY, June 26, 2025  – Peru Democrats caucused at 6 tonight at the Peru Town Hall.  Patrick McFarland chaired the meeting, sitting in for Marque Moffett, who was unable to attend due to a work commitment.  The Democrats nominated and endorsed three individuals for town-elected positions.  The offices and nominees, if any, include; Town […]

Clinton County News Release, June 26, 2025 – Plattsburgh, NY — The Clinton County Legislature is pleased to announce the appointment of Christine G. Peters, Esq. as the next County Administrator. Peters will begin serving as Temporary County Administrator on August 4, 2025, working alongside current County Administrator Michael Zurlo until his retirement in early […]

June 23, 2025, Peru Town Board Meeting – Highway Superintendent Michael Farrell reported electric line relocation issues related to the closed Telegraph Road culvert/bridge that could delay the project. The large crane required to install  the heavy box culvert needs a wide-clearance space, resulting in the relocation of power poles. Thus far, neither of the […]

“Fenton proudly served in the United States Navy from 1953 to 1957, working in aviation aboard the USS Hornet. After his military service, he continued his aviation career with Grumman in Long Island before taking the New York State Police exam. He was sworn in as a Trooper in the early 1960s and dedicated 35 […]

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The Peru School Board of Education will hold its reorganizational and regular monthly meetings on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM.  The meetings will be held in the High School Community Room. The meeting is open to the public and current District, County, State and Federal safety procedures and protocols will be followed. Anticipated […]

Cheezy Ziti 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!

A message and photos from Sweethearts and Heroes  PERU, NY — About 350 Peru Central School District (CSD) students recently celebrated months of preparation and hard work — with a focus on changing their school culture — by holding a Community Day with Sweethearts & Heroes on June 11. About 2,000 elementary school students and […]

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