The Peru Gazette

By John T. Ryan The Keeseville-Peru Ecumenical Choir presented its 44th Annual Christmas Concert on Sunday, December 13th at St. Augustine’s Church in Peru before a large crowd of appreciative listeners. (Click here to see several photos) The sixty-one member choir conducted by Jeanette Woodruff encircled the audience for its opening song, a beautiful rendition […]

The Peru Music Booster Club will be hosting a Holiday Gift Wrapping Event on Thursday, December 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. 

The Post-Standard reports (A great story on the rewards and pitfalls of extracting New York’s natural gas)

AGENDA TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 14, 2009 7:00 PM

The Times Union reports 

The Post-Standard reports

By Adele Douglas Walking through town today was much easier than usual after a big winter storm.  The sidewalks were all plowed! As an experiment, Highway Superintendent Mike Farrell wanted to see how much time and effort sidewalk clean up would take.  Brian Duprey was out for about two hours in a small snow blower that […]

The Post-Standard reports

By John T. Ryan  The Clinton County Board of Elections has certified the 2009 election results. Fifty-five percent (2,293) of Peru’s registered voters (4,128 as of September 2009) turned out at the polls, an extremely high turnout for an off-year election. A normal voter turnout would be in the forty to forty-five percent range. Here […]

The Watertown Times reports

The “Too Tall Sting Band” will be entertaining at the Peru Community Church Fellowship Center this Friday night December 11, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.  The group’s concerts are always entertaining and the Fellowship Center is a good music venue. Please make every effort to attend. You’ll see your friends and neighbors too!

  By Donald McBrayer Peter Glushko took the oath of office at 4:30PM on Tuesday, December 8th to become Peru’s Supervisor filling the vacancy left by previous Supervisor Don Covel. Recently elected Kregg Bruno was also sworn into office as Town Councilor to finish the two-year term balance on the seat vacated by Cortland Forrence. […]

Burlington FreePress.com reports 

VFW Post 309: BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDER A Special Meeting will be held 1800HR, 16 DEC 2009 for the purpose of electing a TRUSTEE.  Location of meeting will be VFW Post 309, 710 Pleasant St, Peru NY 12972

The Peru Town Board will hold a Special Meeting tonight December 8, 2009 at 7 p.m. to discuss the town health insurance program and any other necessary business. The town faces a possible 33% increase in health insurance costs.

By Donald McBrayer If you happen to be outside during the evening next week, look up. The Geminid Meteor Shower will be streaking overhead. The Geminids (named so because they seem to originate from the constellation Gemini) are usually an active shower displaying up to 100 meteors an hour. This year they will peak on […]

The Adirondoack Almanac reports

The adirondack almanack reports

The Watertown Daily Times reports

By John T. Ryan Traffic in front of St. Augustine’s Church was disrupted today about 4:15 p.m. when a vehicle entering Peru on Route 22 left the right side of the highway and sheared off a power pole directly in front of St. Augustine’s Church.  The driver did not appear to be injured in the […]

By Donald McBrayer See a video of Santa arriving via fire truck http://d1091839.domain.com/PeruTown/santa_arrives_to_peru.htm There might not be any snow on the ground, but the wide-eyed wonderment of children kicked off the Holiday Season better than the whitest of blizzards. The 2009 Peru Tree Lighting Ceremony was held at 7 P.M. on Friday, December 4th to […]

The Valley News reports Here’s a link to our story and photos of the Choir’s 2008 performance

The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports

Approved October 2009 Zoning Board Minutes