The Peru Gazette

Coach Ryon O’Connell on “X” Ryon O’Connell @Ryono1212 · We are OFF – Thank you to everybody who provided food and support for the players ! We will play with HEART – PRIDE – ENERGY – game time 4 pm

Message received from Stephanie Breen We will do a big send-off for the Varsity Football team on Saturday morning for the next round of playoffs. Busses will leave the bus loop between 11 and 1130. They are playing against Ravena at 4pm at Mechanicville High School. Photos provided by Stephanie Breen

Peru Nighthawk eight-grader Maddy Welc won the girls’ championship at 19:20.45, 10 seconds Click here for the Press-Republican story 

Sherry Dobbs, Jessica Ewald, Everett J. Ezero, Ron Foster, and Micayla McGinn Wilson The school honored the new members during half-time of Friday evening’s Apple Bowl Football game and at a dinner on Saturday evening. Sherry Dobbs – 1955 – Athlete Sherry Dobbs Senior could be described in multiple ways.  He was a free spirit who loved […]

Decorations bringing all of the local ‘Swifties’ to Fuller Road Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

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Two Peru Town Board seats are open. Kregg Bruno is seeking reelection on the Democratic Party line. Eric Duquette is seeking election on the Republican Party Line. Since neither the Peru Democratic nor the Peru Republican Party nominated opposing candidates, they do not face opposition.   The Peru Gazette is grateful that they took time […]

Robert B. (Rob) Timmons is seeking reelection to office on the Republican Party Line to represent Area 7 in the Clinton County Legislature.  The Democratic Party did not name a candidate; therefore, Timmons is running unopposed. The Peru Gazette is grateful to Mr. Timmons for responding to our questions and we thank him for his […]

PLATTSBURGH, NY (10/11/2023) – A Nurse who provided compassion and comfort to the grieving family of a North Country icon has been honored as the first recipient of The DAISY Nurse Leader Award at The University of Vermont Health Network-Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH). Lee-Ann LaBombard, RN, was presented the award recently during a surprise […]

A great game between Peru and Plattsburgh highlights the latest NBC5 Play of the Week   Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

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Waterville, Maine: The North Atlantic Conference (NAC) announced today that SUNY Cobleskill sophomore men’s cross country runner Nik Recore, Peru, N.Y., Peru High School, has been named the NAC Men’s Cross Country Runner-of-the-Week for the week ending October 8, 2023. The Fighting Tiger team captain was the team’s top finisher at the 2023 Hamilton College […]

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Biographies compiled by Honor Flight Operations Director Janet Duprey Stanley Bilow – U.S. Air Force 1964-1967 Vietnam Encouraged by a buddy, Stanley enlisted a month after him. Stan’s basic training was at Lackland Air Force Base, followed by Air Police K-9 training. Stan was assigned to Plattsburgh Air Force Base, working on the flight line. Stan was […]

The UPS driver was Peru native and resident Corey Howe  Click here for the Adirondack Daily Enterprise story 

Peru – October 5, 2023 – As Peru residents know, it’s harvest time. Trucks haul corn or apples on many local roads this time of year. The bins Forrence Orchards haul weigh 750 to 800 pounds each, depending on the apple variety. Once the apples enter the warehouse, experienced workers level the bins, either adding […]

North Country Honor Flight will send 28 more North Country Veterans on a lifetime trip this Saturday, October 7th. “ Thunder in the Burgh” will be the escort from Champlain Center down to the Veterans Park on the US Oval, leaving at 6:15 a.m. The send-off ceremony will start at 7 a.m. sharp; each Veteran […]

By John T. Ryan Heyworth Mason Park, Peru, NY- It was about two years year ago when town councilman Melvin Irwin asked Peru Middle School art teacher Greg Badger if he’d be interested in utilizing his art talents at Heyworth/Mason Park—the town needed to replace the rotting plywood covering the window of the park’s 1836-era […]

Giant craft and artisan fair, barbecue, games and rides at St. Augustine’s Click here for the Sun Community News story 

September 2, 2023 – Peru – Fellow veterans, friends and family honored the late Dave Drollette with a parade today. A proud career Navy Veteran, Drollette passed away on July 9. Deputy Town Supervisor Jim Douglass, Town Clerk Dianne Miller, and several town employees watched as over fifty motorcycles passed by the Peru Town Hall. […]

The Peru Gazette nominates Andrew Lauzon as Peru’s Citizen of the Day. This morning, riding his bike and carrying a trash picker, Andrew picked up trash along Pleasant Street. He said he does it whenever he sees a need. We applaud Andrew for his community spirit, work ethic, and friendliness!

By John T. Ryan August 31, 2023, Peru – Anastasia Pratt has accomplished many things since graduating from Peru High School in 1994. Many people know her service as Clinton County Historian; others as an accomplished bass player, vocalist, and member of several area musical groups. SUNY Empire State University students know her as a […]

  August 16, 2023, Peru – Congratulations to Crystal and Kirsten O’jida-Blair for New Impressions Beauty and Tanning Salon’s “new” look. The ladies did it themselves over about two weeks. New Impressions is located at 6 Mason St. The Peru Gazette loves the finished product.

Peru – August 13, 2023 Doug Brown (102) and his brother Cliff (a kid at 91) each drove to the concert tonight. Cliff said he’s played golf 85 times this year. Doug played outstanding golf well into his 90s.