The Peru Gazette

Peru – St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273 invites our neighbors to enjoy a delicious take-out only corned beef and cabbage dinner on Saturday, March 13th.  The dinner will be served from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. in Peru. The cost is $10 per person, with […]

March has arrived and with it, a lot is unfolding within the Mission of Hope. Sister Debbie Blow   Here are just a few highlights:   1. Relief efforts for Texas: As of this morning, we have received $3230 in funding. Yes, we will continue to accept donations to assist those in recovery after the […]

Source: For food and hospitality industry, adaptability a prerequisite for last year | Local News | pressrepublican.com

By John T. Ryan Peru – Nick Weaver, became the new owner of The Little Pizza Shop in January 2020. Educated as a computer programmer and machinist, Weaver was working out of state until a little over a year ago. Not happy with his job, he returned to his hometown to try something new. What […]

WILMINGTON — After a nationwide search, the Ausable River Association (AsRA) announces the hire of Peru, NY resident Gary Henry for the position of stream restoration associate. Working closely with Executive Director Kelley Tucker, Henry will transition to lead the survey, assessment, design, construction, and long-term monitoring of stream restoration projects, including climate-ready-culvert replacements. A […]

ATTENTION PERU!!! We are going to try holding car washes on Saturdays 8 am until noon. $5 Donation beginning, March 6 through April 10 weather and training/calls permitting. Due to COVID, we will be collecting donations OUTSIDE. We ask that you bring the exact donation you choose so it can be dropped in our donation […]

By John T. Ryan   Plattsburgh – Add 203,+ 277 and 261. They total 741, the third or fourth highest triple in North Bowl varsity girls’ bowling history and only nine pins short of the North Bowl record of 750. Kathryn Bowman, a member of the Peru High School Varsity Girls Bowling Team, rolled that triple in […]

By John T. Ryan (Please Share)  The global COVID-19 pandemic has impacted American businesses in many ways, few more so than dine-in restaurants. Peru is fortunate to have four locally-owned dine-in restaurants – Green Acres Restaurant, Livingood’s Restaurant and Brewery, The Mariner Bar and Grill, and Pasquales Restaurant and Bar. They have not escaped the pandemic’s […]

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Have you ever wondered if the vegetation at the mouth of the Little Ausable River at Ausable Point State Campground is harmful to the environment? The Peru Gazette contacted the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation at Ray Brook and the Ausable River Assocation. Both organizations were very helpful. They both said not to […]

2:50 P.M. –  HIGH WINDS, DRIFTING AND STEADY SNOWFALL IN AND AROUND PERU. THE ROADS ARE TERRIBLE.

Tuesday, Feb. 2 Casella Waste Management will be closing the Peru Convenience Station at 2 p.m. today 

Due to the State of Emergency declared by Governor Cuomo today, Peru Central School District will be in full remote instruction tomorrow, February 2nd. Thank you. — Peru Central School District District Office

Source: Coffee to go: Mobile coffee bar serves caffeine roadside | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Peru woman accused of $70K theft of travel benefits | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Police believe a Peru woman used her position as a company event coordinator to steal more than $70,000 worth of travel benefits from Schluter Systems in Plattsburgh.

By John T. Ryan This story is a follow-up to Wednesday’s post on the history of St. Augustine’s Parish’s first church. Over the years the parish had grown from 250 to over 1,000 families. The nearly 100-year-old old church was deteriorating. By the early 1980’s a new church was needed. Architects estimated its cost at […]

“The retiring Lake Placid mayor will be moving to Peru at the end of his term with his wife a Peru native, the former Cheryl Woodward.” Source: Saying goodbye takes time | News, Sports, Jobs – Lake Placid News

Expected to begin at approximately 7 a.m. on Tuesday, January 19 and is expected to be complete by close of business that day   Please be advised that motorists will encounter rolling lane closures in support of an electric utility removal over I-87 in the area of Exit 35 (Peru), Clinton County.   The rolling […]

Good day everyone, I wanted to reach out and make sure you know that although there have been limited numbers of news/notes over past few weeks, HOPE is alive, quite busy and constantly discerning how and where and when to share the blessings of HOPE….because of you! 1.  Venezuela Orphanages:  The most recent email received […]

By John T. Ryan Over the years I have taken many photos or scanned old photos of St. Augustine’s Church. Yesterday, I was asked for photos of the church that once stood where St. Augustine’s Church now stands. That request motivated this post. Constructed in 1884, the old church was razed in spring 1981. On […]

Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, January 13, 2021 Beef Stew Mashed Potatoes Garden Salad Dessert Take-out only, Served 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY

Peru – CVPH Donor Center Blood Drive – Monday, January 25, 2021, 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. in Peru. Your neighbors need and appreciate your donation. Please make every effort to donate. Peru’s recent blood drives were very successful. All recommended coronavirus safeguards will be maintained.