The Peru Gazette

Thanksgiving Dinner  Turkey Potatoes  Stuffing  Squash  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!

Peru, NY—Come one, Come all! Peru’s 2024 Tractor Parade will occur on Friday, December 13, beginning at 6 p.m. Farmer Don Dimock will be the Grand Marshal. It’s a great family event. It starts at the Irwin farm on Jarvis Road, left on River Rd., right on Laflure Lane, right onto Rt. 22, right over […]

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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar today announced a new state record for smallmouth bass was set on Sept. 22, 2024. Using a soft plastic lure, Dante Piraino of Baldwinsville, Onondaga County, reeled in a nine-pound smallmouth bass from the St. Lawrence River while fishing in a bass tournament […]

The Peru New York Lions Club will be hosting the 47th Annual John P Adams Memorial Turkey Trot on November 28 @ 9:00 on Thanksgiving Day. Pre-registration for the 5K and 10K runs can be found on www.adirondack coast events.com, Click on Upcoming races, then Peru Lion Turkey Trot. Follow the prompts for pre-registration and information. […]

By John T Ryan On THURSDAY, November 14, at 5:30 p.m., the Peru Town Board will hold a Special Meeting to adopt the town’s 2025 budget. On Monday, 4, 2024, the Board held a public hearing on its Preliminary Budget. No resident appeared before the Board to ask questions. The Peru Gazette asked Supervisor Craig […]

Analysis Benchmarks Benefit Levels Against Peer States November 12, 2024 The benefits from four major social insurance programs provide crucial financial support during difficult times in the lives of hundreds of thousands New York workers and their families each year, according to a new report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli that reviews the benefit […]

Reactions from the 21st Congressional roll in after formal nomination and acceptance Nov. 11 Click here for the Sun Community News story 

By John T Ryan Peru, NY—On October 27, many veterans, family members, and friends gathered to witness Danny Kaifetz present James “Jimmy” Devan with an American Heroes Foundation Flagpole. Some people who read the Peru Gazette’s flag presentation story must have wondered what Jimmy Devan’s life has been like since returning home from Vietnam. In […]

Described as “the Assembly’s Ambassador to Canada” Click here for the Sum Community News story 

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County voters approve NYS Prop One Click here for the Sun Community News story 

President of the United States Kamala Harris & Tim Waltz – 896 Donald Trump & JD Vance – 1,276 Write-ins – 17 United States Senator Kristin Gillibrand – 954 Michael Sapraicone – 1,474 Diane Sare – 3 Write-ins – 3 Representative 21st District in Congress Paula Collins – 1,151 Elise Stefanik – 1,313 Write-ins – […]

Peru, NY – Eighteen voters were ready to enter St. Augustine’s Parish Center when the polls opened this morning at 6 a.m. By 6:23 a.m., 60 voters had cast ballots. Peru High School Teacher Catherine Butts was first in line, followed by Mark Provost and Fred Chase. The polls close at 9 p.m. The Peru […]

At the Monday, October 28 meeting, the Peru Town Board: Approved selling a used paver and roller to the Town of Jay for $40,000. The paver is owned jointly with the Town of Ausable, which will receive $15,000 of the $40,000 total sale price. Approved a one-year snow and ice removal contrast with the Clinton […]

Forrence Orchards, Barney Downs Rd., November 3, 2024

Shepherd’s Pie  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!

Tuesday, November 5th, from 11 am to 3 pm at the Peru Town Hall.

November 7, 6:30 pm, CCHA, 98 Ohio Avenue, Plattsburgh.  The History of Railroads in Clinton County – Mooers (Part III). Inspired by CCHA photo albums of early area trains and the recently acquired collection of rail enthusiast Lawrence Duffina, Transportation Historian Dick Soper will share the history of rail development, which opened up Clinton County […]