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The editor is John Ryan at email: perugazette@gmail.com. The Peru Gazette is a free community, education and information website. It is non-commercial and does not accept paid advertising.

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Health Department asks residents to complete health survey

Health Department wants to assess and update your healthcare needs  Clinton County – Through the end of February, the Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) and the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) are asking residents what they see as the most pressing health concerns in our community. Residents can take […]

Adirondack Regional Blood Donor Center Drives Offers Many Opportunities to Give North Country residents benefit from donations

St. Augustine’s Parish Center, Monday, December 23, 3-6:30 p.m. PLATTSBURGH, NY (12/20/2024) –   The Adirondack Regional Blood Donor Center, a program of the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH), offers multiple opportunities in January to donate blood and support the health and wellbeing of the North Country. In addition to […]

New York school districts ranked from 1 to 609 based on new test scores in science

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

NCCC pins first hybrid nursing class T

Twenty-nine nursing students graduated from North Country Community College’s inaugural Jan. to Dec. RN program Click here for the Sun Community News story 

The good works of many people are coming to fruition

Peru, NY December 18, 2024 –  North Country goodwill has been visible the last several days at St. Augustine’s Parish Center. JCEO Community Outreach personnel have been preparing Clinton County Christmas Bureau Christmas gifts for delivery to JCEO Outreach Centers throughout Clinton County. JCEO Director of Community Outreach Lisa Goodrow said 550 households applied this […]

What a wonderful way to usher in Christmas Week

Clinton Community College Names Enzo its Official Dog

CCC News Release –  Plattsburgh, NY — Clinton Community College Administrator in Charge Ken Knelly has named Enzo, a seven-year-old English Creme Golden Retriever, the “Official Dog of Clinton Community College.” The appointment was effective following the college’s Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 17 where the authorization for the appointment was approved. This […]

What decades of lake ice data tells us about climate change in the Adirondacks

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A perfect Christmas gift

Peru – CVPH Donor Center Blood Brive, Monday, December 23, from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. in Peru. Each presenting donor during December will be entered into a drawing for a $50 Applebee’s gift card.  The drive is being coordinated by St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council […]

St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, December 18. 2024

Ham Scalloped Potatoes 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!

Elizabethtown’s Mahaney crowned as Airborne Park Speedway champion

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Keeseville Grocery & Deli opens, fully stocked

Community thrilled with full-service grocery, deli open in the village Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Chamber President Garry Douglas recognized as a TRAILBLAZER IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT by CITY & STATE magazine.

The most recent edition spotlights the biggest innovators and groundbreakers in government, business, academia and advocacy circles who are creating jobs and improving the wellbeing of all New York. The recognition cited our work in developing the Quebec-New York economic relationship and in the creation of a growing cluster of Transportation Equipment and Aerospace manufacturers […]

Clinton Community College Honors Mike Zerrahn as He Retires

CCC News Release – Plattsburgh, NY — Clinton Community College (CCC) has been shaped by countless people over the years, making it the invaluable resource it is today for the North Country. But every so often, someone comes along who doesn’t just leave their mark—they leave a legacy. That’s exactly what Mike Zerrahn has done. […]

Peru Lions Club making the holiday season joyful for children and families.

The Peru Lions Club’s Thanksgiving Day  Turkey Trot has been a great fundraiser for 47 years. Thanks to more than  400 participants and many donors, the 2024 Turkey Trot was another success. The Peru Lions are putting the proceeds to good use.

Remembering, Honoring, Teaching at the Old Post Cemetery

December 14, 2024, Route 9-Lake Forest Drive, Plattsburgh – By John T Ryan Many veterans, civilians, families and community leaders participated in today’s Wreaths Across America program at the Old Post Cemetery. They laid 210 wreaths at the gravestones of our fallen heroes. The Wreaths Across America theme is Remember—Honor—Teach. Remember our fallen veterans, honor […]

Big turnout for tonight’s tractor parade

December 13, 2024—Joanne Kennedy took several great photos and video clips of the 2024 Peru Tractor Parade.  Thank you, Joanne! 

Inside the Adirondack Fish Hatchery in Lake Clear

Click here for the Adirondack Almanac Story 

COMMENTARY: Is APA OK with ceding its authority over the Master Plan?

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Tonight, Friday, Dec. 13, at 6 p.m., Peru’s Tractor Parade.

It starts at the Irwin farm on Jarvis Road, left on River Rd., right on Laflure Lane, right onto Rt. 22, right over the bridge, right at Liberty’s on Union Rd., left on Cross St, left onto Route 22, back over the bridge to Stewart’s, left on Holden Ave, left on School Street to 22, […]

French-Canadian immigration: Prof. unveils new research

Mark Richard, PhD presented work at Plattsburgh Public Library Speaker Series Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Lake Placid is backup Olympic site if Italian sliding track isn’t ready for 2026

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Friday, December 13 – Peru Fire Department Spaghetti Dinner

(Please Share) The Peru Fire Department will hold a spaghetti dinner on Friday, 12/13/2024, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Come and enjoy some great spaghetti, including meatballs and sausage, with your Peru Volunteer Fire Department.

Plattsburgh man sentenced to eight years for CVPH threats

Robert Thibodeau pleaded guilty to 11 charges after threatening to shoot hospital management Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Peru woman sentenced to 10 years as major drug trafficker

Kristen Carnahan admitted to her role as the leader of a local drug ring Click here for the Sun Community News story