The Peru Gazette

By John T Ryan  Oct. 25, 2023 – Peru Central School – Tuesday’s outside temperatures were cool at Peru’s athletic field yesterday, but students had a nearby heat source – a pottery kiln firing at temperatures between 1800 and 2000 degrees. The Peru High School Art Department invited students from Saranac Lake, Ausable Valley, and […]

Local physicians promote benefits of walking, health education  PLATTSBURGH, NY (10/23/2023) – Members of the public can enjoy the bright colors of fall and take steps toward a healthier lifestyle during the upcoming Walk With a Doc. The walk, offered by the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) Family Medicine […]

By John T Ryan Peru – October 23, 2023 Most people recall studying bees in school; however, the Peru Primary and Intermediate School students have a unique opportunity. There’s an active bee hive in the school’s front yard, and studying bees is being integrated into the schools’ curricula. The hive is one art teacher Kathy […]

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Three of her teammates helped revive her at practice in late September Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

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

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 […]

October 5, 2023 – Ausable Chasm’s autumn colors are muted this week, but the Chasm is always a great place to visit. Two busloads of Saranac Lake students arrived about 10 a.m. They’ll have a great time!

8 AM-12 PM AT THE PERU FIRE STATION COST: $10.00 The Peru Cross Country Team will hold its annual Car Wash and Bottle Drive this Sunday! Bring your vehicle to the Fire Station filled with returnable bottles. We will take them off your hands and get your car squeaky clean! Refreshments will also be for […]

October 5, 2023 – Ausable Chasm’s autumn colors are muted this week, but the Chasm is always a great place to visit. Two busloads of Saranac Lake students arrived about 10 a.m. They’ll have a great time!

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 […]

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October 4, 2023, Peru – Class visits are among the best happenings at the Babbie Farm and Rural Learning Museum. Peru Elementary School 4th grade teacher Mary Jo Trombley brought her class to the museum this morning. She remarked, “The kids are thrilled when they see what’s going on here, seeing what happened one hundred […]

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 […]

By John T. Ryan Plattsburgh – September 24, 2023  Members of the First Presbyterian Church gathered Sunday morning to thank CV-TEC for restoring one of the three clock faces that adorned the church’s tall spire from 1873 to 1950. Building and Grounds Committee member Bill Merrill unveiled the impressive 54-inch diameter clock face to the […]

Funding will pay for a new research vessel and graduate and undergraduate assistants Click here for the Sun Community News story 

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The article also includes Ausable Valley and Keene Central enrollments Click here for the Adirondack Daily Enterprise story

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The Peru CSD Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. in the High School Community Room. The meeting will be recorded and will be available on the District’s website at www.perucsd.org. The meeting is open to the public and current District, County, State and Federal […]

PERU, N.Y. –– Sept. 10-16 is National Suicide Prevention Week, and an amazing superhero without a cape will be in Peru to help students and educators kick off their new school year with HOPE (Hold On, Possibilities Exist). Pat Fish of Sweethearts & Heroes will work in the Peru Central School District on Monday, Sept. […]