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Granny’s Attic Clearance Sale in Peru. Saturday, October 5th – 9 am to 1 pm only!!!

13 Elm St at Rtes 22 & 22B. Peru Community Church Fellowship Center. Thanks to all who came to the sale last weekend. We still have a good selection of items ready for you this Saturday. A few large items are priced to sell. Pay whatever you like! Free if you need it! All $ […]

October 11 and 12 fundraisers will support Peru High School graduates and families affected by cancer

(Please Share) Peru, NY – Chris Garrow, a 1994 Peru High School graduate, was a member of the New York State Police for 23 years, starting as a trooper in Plattsburgh.  Chris passed away on June 12, 2023, after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. His cancer was deemed a result of his time responding […]

Town Board to present its tentative 2025 budget tonight

Peru Town 2025 Budgeting Schedule: Wednesday, September 18, 2024, 5:30 PM       Highway Budget Workshop Wednesday, September 25, 2024, 5:30 PM       Water/Sewer/Valcour Workshop Wednesday, October 2, 2024, 5:30 PM             Salaries/General Workshop Thursday, October 3, 2024, 5:30 PM – Special Meeting to Present Tentative Budget Wednesday, October 16, 2024, 5:30 PM    […]

Peru Knights are serving breakfasts again

Peru—Pancakes Plus Breakfast, Sunday, OCTOBER 13, served by the St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus, St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. $10 for adults, $5 children 5 to 11, and Children under 5 are Free. Take-outs are $10. The menu includes Pancakes, French Toast, Strawberry Sauce, Sausage, Bacon, Scrambled eggs, Hash Browns, Real […]

Saranac Central School District adds preschool to serve community needs

Click here to read the Sun Community News story 

Day of events to celebrate CVES 75th anniversary

NYS Education Commissioner to join Thursday, Oct. 17 celebration Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Can’t wait for Babbie Museum’s Oct. 12 & 13 Harvest Days

St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Ravioli 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!

Honor Flights 58 & 59 Take to the Skies Saturday Oct. 5

Message from North County Honor Flight – This Saturday, October 5, will be the final North Country Honor Flight of the 2024 flying season. Flights 58 and 59 will have 3 Korean War Veterans and many Vietnam Veterans among the 30 Veterans being honored. “Thunder in the Burgh” will take place once again thanks to […]

Each person donating a pint of blood during October will be entered into a drawing for a $50 Target gift card.

Peru—CVPH Donor Center Blood Brive will be held on Monday, October 14, from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. in Peru. The drive is being coordinated by St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273.

CC Historical Association schedules many October events

October 8 – 2:30 pm, Meadowbrook Healthcare, 154 Prospect Avenue, Plattsburgh. Transportation in Clinton County with Transportation Historian Dick Soper. A photo selection of the various means of transportation in Clinton County from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s, including trains, boats, carriages, and cars. October 11th – 4:30 pm, Clinton Community College, Moore Building, […]

Dance tonight at Peru Memorial VFW Post 309

You are invited to join USA Dance Plattsburgh’s dance session tonight, Wednesday, Sept. 25 (and every Wednesday until Spring), from 6-8 pm at the Peru VFW Post 309, 710 NY-22B, Peru, near the Schuyler Falls town line. These weekly “practice” sessions are free and everyone is welcome. Our repertoire of dance music includes Ballroom dances-Waltz, Tango, […]

Plattsburgh Rotary Club Call for Applications

PLATTSBURGH, NY—The Plattsburgh Rotary Club requests proposals from local organizations to benefit our community. The Club is asking that all requests for this Rotary year be submitted for review by October 31, 2024. The Club has a limited amount of money to distribute to local organizations in Clinton County; therefore, the maximum grant that can […]

SUNY Scientist to Discuss Microplastics in Lake Champlain in Fall Edition of Love the Lake Speaker Series 

Keeseville, NY—On Monday, September 30th, Dr. Tim Mihuc, Director of the Lake Champlain Research Institute, will present an overview of microplastics and research underway to identify sources of these tiny pollutants in our waterways in Keesville, NY. Dr. Mihuc’s Microplastics in Lake Champlain presentation is a special fall edition of the Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain […]

‘The Art of Memory’ A solo exhibition by Anastasia Osolin

(PLATTSBURGH, NY – September 24, 2024) Strand Center for the Arts is scheduled to host “The Art of Memory,” a solo exhibition featuring Anastasia Osolin’s collage and assemblage works. The exhibition opens on Friday, Oct. 4, with a free gallery reception from 5 to 8 p.m. It will remain on display until Saturday, Nov. 2. […]

Fundraiser to support local students and families affected by cancer

PCC hosts Fall Granny’s Attic on Saturday, Sept. 28

St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, September 25, 2024 

Meatloaf Potatoes 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 invited and welcome!

Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024 – Peru’s 46 Annual Applefest

Sept 9 Public Hearing on exceeding the tax cap

Here is the Sept. 9, 5:45 p.m. public hearing on Local Law #1 authorizing the town to exceed the tax cap. Three or four residents, including John Roberts and Jonathan Whitmarsh, asked probing questions, and the hearing lasted about 24 minutes. Hearing Minutes Added 1/19/25 – Minutes 2024-09-09-PH  

Saturday, Sept. 21 is Peru Applefest Time

ACW to host public speaking workshop led by former SUNY professor Jerry McGovern

The Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW) will host “It’s Called Rhetoric,” a public speaking workshop on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 6:30 p.m. This workshop is designed to help attendees become more critical listeners and effective speakers. It is free and open to all experience levels; teens are welcome alongside adults. Learn more and register for […]

No Soup Kitchen this week

People are busy preparing for Saturday’s Applefest. Therefore, the St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen will NOT be serving on Wednesday, Sept. 18. It will be serving a very popular meal on Sept. 25.

Battle of Plattsburgh Commemoration Schedule

Saturday, Sept. 14 10:00 am – 01:00 pm    Exhibits in City Hall – 2nd floor – Anchor, Murals, USS Henley display Self-Guided Tour- (maps at location)    10:00 am – 07:00 pm    Information Booth/Souvenirs – City Hall Place 10:00 am – 09:00 pm    Food Court & Exhibits – Trinity Park 10:00 am – 04:00 pm   […]

Senator Stec inducts Lake Champlain Pools into State Historic Business Preservation Registry

Family-owned Plattsburgh business recently celebrated its 50th anniversary Plattsburgh, Sept. 12, 2024, Senator Dan Stec (R, C-Queensbury today presented the staff of Lake Champlain Pools, Spas and Stoves with a certificate into the New York State Historic Business Preservation Registry. Lake Champlain Pools was founded by Herb Carpenter in 1974. Since 1976, the company has […]