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Honor Flights 58 & 59 take to the skies

October 5, 2024, Plattsburgh, NY – Thirty more deserving veterans flew to Washington D.C. today on North Country Honor Flights 58 and 59. View Dave Brown’s photos of the Send-Off Ceremony and flight line departures with music accompaniment. The Peru Gazette will publish veteran biographies as soon as possible.

St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Chicken & Stuffing Casserole Salad 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!

Construction starting on hydrogen plant in Massena

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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 $ […]

Assemblyman Billy Jones Presents North Country Honor Flight with $100,000

October 4, 2024, Plattsburgh – Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) presented North Country Honor Flight with $100,000 that he secured in state funding at Lake City Choppers in Plattsburgh before the first motorcycle escort departed to pick up veterans for the Honor Flights on Saturday. This funding will support North Country Honor Flight’s mission to […]

APA announces proposed Adirondack Park Master Plan amendments

Amendments, public hearings and public comment period detailed Click here for the Sun Community News story 

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 […]

Pedestrian killed in Peru crash, police say

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1 dead in Peru after being hit by a car

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Stewart’s Shops to buy Jolley convenience stores

The purchase of the 45-store chain, including 38 stores in Vermont, is a major expansion of Stewart’s New England presence. Click here to view the VTDigger story 

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

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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 

How North Country residents said they’re adapting to a changing climate

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Find serenity on the road to Ausable Forks.

September 30, 2024 – The Serenity Garden on Harkness Road is extremely beautiful, especially at this time of year. If you haven’t been there, it’s 1.4 miles west of the Harkness Methodist Church. Ausable Forks logger, good samaritan Art Ford, and his wife Ann work in the garden almost daily. In 2014, the Peru Gazette […]

2024 North Country Voter Guide

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Chazy Orchards: celebrating 100 years of apples

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

Agenda – Zoning Board of Appeals, WEDNESDAY, October 16, 2024@ 7:00 PM

TOWN OF PERU CALL MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL of  September  2024 minutes OPEN FLOOR to public hearing APPLICATIONS: Z2-2024-094  Relief of 15 feet from Side Yard Setback for Shed, W Group at Valhaven Prop LLC, 280.1-9-23,         2989 Main St CEO REPORT ADJOURNMENT

AGENDA – Planning Board, WEDNESDAY, October 9, 2024 @ 6:00 PM

TOWN OF PERU CALL MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL September 2024 minutes OPEN FLOOR to public hearing APPLICATIONS: P2024-0025 Site Plan Review-Motor Vehicle Repair, William Hendrie, 257.-1-10.1, 16 Rockwell Rd P2024-0026 Site Plan Review-Sign, James Rock &                             […]

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.

Engineers explain why Peru faces so many culvert replacement issues

Peru – September 23, 2024,  Culvert replacement priorities dominated the Peru Town Board’s Monday, September 23, 2024, Regular Peru Town Board Meeting. Engineering Ventures representatives Peter Gibbs and Mark DeCrescente explained why exiting culverts failed and the challenges in replacing them.  Peru Highway Superintendent Michael Farrell recently evaluated/scored ten culverts to determine the replacement order. […]

Favorite Expat Tim Collins Returns Home with his Favorite Band from Germany!

Vibes virtuoso Tim Collins enjoys a thriving career performing jazz throughout Europe. The Plattsburgh native has been living in Munich for over a decade, but he loves returning to the North Country to visit family and friends and play music. A Tim Collins concert is always a highly anticipated event.  Tim is returning to the […]