The Peru Gazette

July 14 – 1 – 3 pm. Visit the Bluff Point Lighthouse on Valcour Island. Three floors of exhibits on island history. Your own transportation is required.  July 19 – 12:30 pm.  Plattsburgh Senior Center, 5139 North Catherine Street, Plattsburgh.  The History of Railroads in Clinton County – Part 1. Inspired by CCHA photo albums […]

Stuffed Shells  Vegetable  Bread Dessert Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972  All are invited and welcome!

Events new and old happening all day at City Beach and historic downtown July 6 Click here for the Sun Community News story 

The City of Plattsburgh Parade, July 4, 2024, sunny and 90+ degrees. Enjoy our Peru Gazette photos in and near Trinity Park before the parade and the colorful parade. Many local organizations and businesses went all-out to make it an entertaining experience. The kids along the parade route got so much candy. Click here to […]

Artists will visit Keeseville, Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake and Malone Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Schedule of Events 12:00 PM – 9:30 PM: Trinity Park Food Court will feature local food trucks and food vendors 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM: The Fourth of July parade showcases over 30 floats, firetrucks and race cars, dance performances and more! 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM: FREE Concert on the steps of City Hall […]

Benches, picnic area and playground Click here for the Sun Community News story 

PLATTSBURGH, NY –  Ladies and gentlemen, we meet again! The Town of Plattsburgh is thrilled to announce that for the fourth year in a row, July has been declared Michigan Month! This delicious tradition celebrates the Michigan, a beloved local delicacy that is much more than a hot dog. As part of the annual celebration, […]

Swedish Meatballs  Mashed Potatoes Applesauce  Bread Dessert Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972  All are invited and welcome!

Frontier Town Gateway in N. Hudson is largest high-speed EV station between Albany and Canada Click here for the Sun Community News story 

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Every North Country Honor Fight carries veterans with different military backgrounds. Flight #55 included a medic, infantrymen, supply, maintenance, communication, and electronics specialists, forward artillery observers, a helicopter mechanic, a cook, a fighter pilot with 22 kills, and the Distinguished Flying Cross, a jet engine mechanic. Some suffered wounds and sicknesses, the effects which remain […]

Every North Country Honor Fight carries veterans with different military backgrounds. Flight #55 carried a dentist, bomb loaders, a ship-fitter/welder, a heavy equipment operator, a truck driver, a crane operator, a radio relay communications specialist, a military policeman, and aircraft hydraulics and ground equipment specialists. Some served for two or four years, while others served […]

Editor’s Error- It is Flights #54 and #55. The video’s numbers will be corrected when time permits.

June 22, 2024, U.S. Oval, Plattsburgh – Here are the vets and guardians who flew today on North Country Honor Flights #54 and #55. The photos were taken as Janet Duprey read their military biographies. The Peru Gazette hopes to post individual photos of each veteran and their military biographies late Monday or Tuesday.  

June 22, 2024 – U.S. Oval, Plattsburgh, NY. – The show went on; it was probably one of the best ever. Heavy rain at 7 a.m. today didn’t deter “Thunder in the Burg” motorcycles, law enforcement and a huge crowd of well-wishers from attending the North Country Honor Flight Send-Off Ceremony. Flights #54 and #55 […]

Macaroni & Cheese  Mixed Vegetables  Bread Dessert Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972  All are invited and welcome!

By John T Ryan June 18, 2024, Keeseville—Keeseville was originally called Anderson Falls, and it was named after the falls near the beautiful Main Street arch bridge that passes over the Ausable River. That river and the falls played an important role in Keeseville’s history. Fortunately, the Anderson Falls Heritage House Museum at 98 Clinton […]

City’s annual summer series begins in Melissa Penfield Park Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Most are free and open to the public Click here for the Sun Community News story 

This Saturday, the North Country Honor Flight will again take to the skies with flights 53 and 54. Three Cold War veterans, one from Desert Storm, and 26 Vietnam Veterans will be on board. “Thunder in the Burgh” will leave Champlain Center to arrive at Veterans Park on the US Oval at about 6:20 a.m. […]