The Peru Gazette

The Peru School District Budget Advisory Committee (BAC) is tentatively scheduled to meet in the Jr/Sr High School Community Room at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, March 17th. In addition to these informational sessions, the BAC will be invited to share their recommendations with the School Board on Tuesday, March 24th during a public budget development […]

From the Office of Congresswoman Elise Stefanik Washington – Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21) applauded the announcement that Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and Canadian Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Steven Blaney today signed the Agreement on Land, Rail, Marine, and Air Transport Preclearance Between the Government of the United States of […]

Thera-Pets, Inc. will begin the Jonathon’s Journey program for children with special needs on Sunday, April 15th from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. The group will meet every Sunday for nine weeks, excluding Memorial Day Weekend, at the Butternut Ridge Farm, 648 Calkins Road, Peru. Jonathon’s Journey is a newly structured program that still gives the […]

  L-R Nathan Kennedy, Abigail St. Louis, Gabrielle Dion, Shauna Fliss, Megan Mazzella, Chris Mazzella  By John T. Ryan The North Country Mission of Hope’s February 17-24 mission to Nicaragua included nine high school students and adults who either live in Peru or attend Peru High School. They included Chris Mazzella, Megan Mazzella, Shauna Fliss, […]

Trooper Donald Fredenburg dies at NY State Police Academy – Times Union.

Cuomo raising campaign cash again | Capital New York.

By John T. Ryan Highway safety was the primary topic at the Monday, March 9, 2015 Peru Town Board meeting. The board appears to be determined to do its best to curtail accidents at the Brand Hollow Road – Military Turnpike Extension intersection. The board will request that the Clinton County Highway Department conduct a […]

Saturday, March 14, 2015  3 to 6 PM at St. Augustine’s Parish Center  Corned beef, cabbage, ham and all the trimmings. $9.00 adults, $4.00 child 4-12, 3 and under Free. Traditional Irish music, songs and dance. Sponsored by the Catholic Daughters of the America’s. 

4th Sunday Breakfast,  Peru Memorial VFW 710 Pleasant St, Rte 22B Peru, NY 12972 March 22, 2015 @ 9:00 a.m. – Noon Bacon, scrambled eggs, biscuits & sausage gravy, corned beef hash, pancakes with “real” maple syrup, juice and coffee. ONLY $8.00 Proceeds to benefit Veterans and their families.

Medaille College in Buffalo has named Steffany Farrell of Peru to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2014 semester. Students who take a minimum of 12 credit hours and who earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for all credit hours carried during that semester are placed on the Dean’s List. With campuses […]

The Clinton County Health Department and the Action for Health Consortium are working to increase healthy opportunities for Clinton County residents. We’d like to better understand what people want and need for the local trails in Clinton County. We ask you to take our 5-minute survey (see link below). Answers will help us carry out […]

From the Office of Assemblywoman Janet Duprey Assemblywoman Janet L. Duprey (R,I – Peru) joined Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb (R,C – Canandaigua) at a press conference yesterday to present a 17-point reform package that would bring openness and accountability back to state government. The 17 rules reform proposals include measures such as term […]

One dead in Dannemora house fire – Press-Republican: Local News.

L-R Rob Wright, Supervisor Peter Glushko, Highway Superintendent Michael Farrell and Counselman Donald McBrayer traveled to Albany Wednesday, March 4th, to lobby for increased state highway aid or CHIPS monies. Capitol Confidential » Lawmakers call for more local road funding in state budget.

Batavia ranks 4th and Plattsburgh, Ogdensburg and Massena tie for 8th place in Site Selection magazine’s rankings for Corporate Facility Investment Empire State Development today congratulated communities in the Finger Lakes and the North Country regions receiving national recognition by Site Selection magazine, a corporate real estate and economic development publication, as Top Micropolitan Areas […]

Plattsburgh, NY—March 3, 2015—The Plattsburgh Noon Kiwanis Club announces that it will award up to $10,000 in grants to Clinton County organizations submitting grant proposals by April 17, 2015. As the motto of Kiwanis International is “Serving the Children of the World,” priority will be given to requests for projects that serve children – neonatal […]

Police: Jay man robbed bank, son drove escape car – Press-Republican: News.

Washington, DC – With consideration of funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) scheduled for later today, six Republican Members of the New York Congressional Delegation released the following statement: “We will be voting in support today of legislation to fund DHS for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2015. While we strongly disagree with […]

Because the snow is scheduled to start at about 6 pm. the Peru Knights of Columbus bingo scheduled for tonight (Tuesday, March 3rd) is cancelled.

Washington – Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21), member of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress: “Today I was honored to attend Prime Minister Netanyahu’s address to a joint session of Congress. “As our nation’s greatest ally in the region, hearing directly […]

Most affordable small towns – Business Insider.

Glens Falls National Bank robbed in Plattsburgh – Press-Republican: News.

Peru – February 23, 2015 A comment made on the Peru Gazette website appears to have encouraged the Peru Town Board to do more than install a streetlight at the intersection of the Brand Hollow Road – Military Turnpike Extension. At the Monday, February 23rd board meeting Town Supervisor Peter Glushko mentioned comments by Lisa […]

AGENDA ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS, WEDNESDAY, March 18, 2015 @ 7:00 PM, TOWN OF PERU APPLICATIONS: SEQR & Use Variance: Alyson Curry –  Use Variance, 3085 Route 22, Z-2015-00  (Peru Gazette Note: A party desires to purchase the former log home sales office at 3085 Route 22 (adjacent to the Dollar Store). The property is zoned commercial, but the individual would like […]

AGENDA PLANNING BOARD WEDNESDAY, March 11, 2015 @ 7:00 PM TOWN OF PERU CALL MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL of January 14, 2015 minutes. OPEN FLOOR to public hearing APPLICATIONS:  SEQR & Minor Subdivision & Merge: Champlain Valley Apple Storage Inc. 2 lot Subdivison & 2 lot Merge, 333 Route 22b, P-2015-001    […]