The Peru Gazette

$10 Pre-Packed Bags Available for Purchase through January 5  (Schenectady, N.Y.)  Market 32/Price Chopper is inviting guests in all its stores to support local food pantries and nourish local communities by purchasing a $10 bag containing PICS brand items most in need by food banks and pantries: a 16-ounce box of elbow macaroni, 16-ounce jar […]

Grand Isle, VT – The Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) seeks proposals for projects that will support increased organizational capacity and long-term effectiveness of watershed organizations working in the Lake Champlain watershed. Funding requests of up to $20,000 will be considered. Approximately $250,000 is available to support awarded projects under this Request for […]

National Weather Service snowfall totals reported by Syracuse.com Here are the snowfall totals recorded from the weekend lake effect storm as of Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. Note: Updated with more communities Monday afternoon. Table with 4 columns and 122 rows. Place County Inches Time Copenhagen, 3 SW Lewis 65.9 1100 AM Barnes Corners, 4 SW […]

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Meatloaf Potatoes 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!

The Peru Central School District Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for potential candidates.  The District Hall of Fame is designed to recognize individuals who have made a significant impact on our school or achieved an outstanding contribution(s) to society as a graduate of Peru CSD. The candidate must have attended, been employed, served, or […]

St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen will not be serving Thanksgiving week. On December 4, meatloaf will be served. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

By Melissa Hart Peru, NY – Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024 – Peru Girl Scout Troop #4183 members toured the water treatment facility on Reservoir Road tonight. Water district superintendent Courtney Tetrault explained where our water comes from and walked the girls through how it is treated and delivered to our homes. Special thanks to Courtney […]

New schedules between Albany and NYC to take effect Dec. 2 Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Dick’s Sporting Goods believes that sports can change lives and that kids who take part in sports will learn essential life skills such as leadership, discipline and integrity. Dicks Sporting Goods Store Manager, Greg Mills, presented the North Country Cougars Hockey Club with one of this year’s $4,000 Sports Matter Grants. The Cougar’s Hockey Club […]

Lorelei Wiggins received the Youth Patriotic Award Citation. Peru Girl Scout Unit #446 received the National Youth Group Supporting Our Veterans Citation.  VFW Auxillary President Judy Lefevre made the following remarks. Lorelei Wiggins has an extensive list of accomplishments and activities.  She dances at Center Stage in Plattsburgh, where she is a member of the […]

Peru, November 21, 2024 – This week, St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273 delivered twenty-one new children’s winter coats and twelve pairs of boys’ and girls’ boots to Peru Central’s Primary and Intermediate Schools. School Nurse Kathy Bedard thanked the Knights, stating, “We know kids who need coats. Thank you so much for doing […]

Grand Isle, VT – A new video series launched by the Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program in partnership with Peregrine Productions and NEIWPCC celebrates the beauty of the Lake Champlain basin and efforts in several communities to protect and restore our shared waters. With the web-based Summit to Shore StoryMap as a guide, viewers can […]

Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) will once again host a toy drive to benefit the Christmas Bureau. For the past seven years, Jones has collected toys from the North Country community to ensure that every kid is able to open a present this holiday season.             “The North Country is always willing to give to […]

‘How are they going to do it?’: Dialysis patients worry as hospitals review next steps for clinics run by UVMMC Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

The 11th Annual Town-Wide Tree Lighting & Holiday Festival will be held on Saturday, December 14th, at the Town Hall, 997 Mason Street, Morrisonville, from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.  Continuing the town’s tree-lighting tradition (started in 2014), this year’s event will be held at the Town Hall and grounds, with plenty of space for […]

November 12, 2024, Town Board Meeting Highlights:  Acting on Highway Superintendent Michael Farrell’s recommendation, the board (5-0) accepted a portion of Washington Street, part of Phase II of the Orchard View Development. The town will be responsible for its maintenance. A few months ago, the property changed hands. The board hopes the project will advance, […]

HamilSun Community Solar opened its subscriber portal. If you do not fall into the low—to moderate-income category, the portal will accept your information and get back to you later. To apply, you’ll need a photo or copy of some or all of your NYSEG bill. Click here to apply

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