The Peru Gazette

A Message from Peru Community Development Coordinator Adele Douglas The Town of Peru has been awarded funds from the Clinton County Health Dept. to build Fun/Exercise stations along the Little Ausable River Trail. The idea is to offer additional opportunities for exercise and improving balance in a way that’s fun for a wide range of […]

Please share! The Peru Youth Commission needs two mite coaches for its Fall Soccer Program. The mite age group is (6,7 and 8 ). If you can help please contact John Flynn at jpflynn@charter.net.

Peru Central’s Board of Education launches its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at 6:30 PM at the school district’s Community Room, adjacent to the main entrance of Peru Jr/Sr High School.  An executive session associated with particular personnel matters will take place immediately following the 6:30 PM start.  The school board is […]

PERU COMMUNITY CHURCH AND ST. AUGUSTINE’S CATHOLIC CHURCH INVITE CHILDREN AGES 3 YEARS TO 6TH GRADE TO EGYPT: JOSEPH’S JOURNEY FROM PRISON TO PALACE A summer bible event called Egypt: Joseph’s Journey from Prison to Palace will be hosted at Peru Community Church Fellowship Center, 13 Elm Street, Peru from Monday, August 1st to Friday, […]

Peru District Allocated $2 million+  The Smart Schools Bond Act (SSBA) was passed as part of the 2014-15 NYS budget and approved by voters in a statewide referendum held on Nov. 4, 2014.  The SSBA authorized the issuance of $2 billion in bonds to finance educational technology and infrastructure to improve learning opportunities for students […]

Cornell Cooperative Extension and Adirondack Harvest are sponsoring Meet Your Farmer on Saturday, July 16 from 10:00-2:00. Several local farms in Clinton County will be opening their doors and encouraging the public to come see their operations. The farms will be holding tours and/or farm activities at 11am, 12pm, and 1pm and will answer questions […]

Peru Central’s Board of Education launches its reorganizational meeting on Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at 6:00 PM at the school district’s Community Room, adjacent to the main entrance of Peru Jr/Sr High School.  At approximately 6:15 PM, it will continue on with its regular monthly meeting.  An executive session associated with particular personnel matters will […]

Chazy, New York – The Alice T. Miner Museum is pleased to announce that former director/curator Amanda Palmer will be returning on Thursday, July 21st at 7 p.m. to the museum to share with us her campaign to encourage artists and people of all ages to find their park through art! She will give a presentation during […]

Chazy District ranked No.1 by business journal for sixth consecutive year. Source: CCRS maintains top spot among area schools | Local News | pressrepublican.com

PERU — “Midst the mountains and the lake, in the fragrant orchard’s wake, lies our alma mater true, hail to thee the white and blue.” Source: Peru proud – Sun Community News & Printing

PERU — Sleeping in has never sounded so good for one local grad. Source: Peru Central senior graduates with perfect attendance – Sun Community News & Printing

If you haven’t visited the Babbie Museum in Peru, today or tomorrow (Sunday) would be great days to visit. This is Homesteading and Woodworking Weekend June 18 – 19 – Hours 10am-4pm. The Peru Gazette hadn’t visited the museum in some time. The progress is amazing! The museum is a great place for seniors and […]

The rules approved Tuesday by the Regents were recommended by the Safe Schools Task Force, a group of law enforcement and state agencies that was commissioned a month after the Sandy Hook shootings to examine and recommend ways to enhance school safety. Historically, emergency planning in schools has centered on fire safety, with regular drills […]

Peru Central’s Board of Education launches its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at 6 PM at the school district’s Community Room, adjacent to the main entrance of Peru Jr/Sr High School.  An executive session associated with particular personnel matters will take place immediately following the 6 PM start.  The school board is […]

HOMESTEADING AND WOODWORKING WEEKEND:  June 18 – 19 – Hours 10am-4pm Wood carving demonstrations by Champlain Valley Wood Carvers.  Ongoing demonstrations of antique chain saws, shingle mill, and a planer and buzz saw run by hit and miss engines.  Watch as flax is spun into linen (Brook Sylvan Spinnery).  Try your hand at using a […]

Kick-Off Workshop to Take Place in the Stafford Science Building atrium at Clinton Community College June 15 from 5:30-7:30PM  Solarize Adirondack Coast is taking part in Community Solar NY, a program that will make investing in solar power easier and more affordable for local residents and businesses throughout Clinton and northern Essex Counties. Community Solar NY […]

Peru – Pruning Workshop – Saturday, May 21, 9 -11:30 a.m. at Peru Community Church, corner of Pleasant and Elm Street, Peru, NY. Cost: $20, proceeds benefit PCC Capital Improvement Campaign.  Hosted by Land Art Fine Gardening.  Limited class size. Call (518) 420-9908 or visit www.landartfinegardening.com for advance registration/further information. 

Budget Proposition #1                                    Yes – 393         No –81  Bus Proposition #2                                          Yes – 389         No – 88  Capital Reserve Proposition #3                    Yes – 377         No – 98  Board Member Elected                                  Rachel Romanowicz, 407 votes  480 Total Ballots Cast

By John T. Ryan Expending more money to restore the historic Lyon Street School came to a halt at the Monday, May 9th, Peru Town Board Meeting. When the agenda item requested by Town Historian Ron Allen came up for discussion Supervisor Peter Glushko stated, “We need a comprehensive plan for that building…we need to […]

A Message from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Clinton County The Master Gardener Volunteers of Clinton County are organizing a tour to two nurseries in Vermont. On June 14 we will board a Premier Coach for a trip to Cady’s Falls Nursery in Morrisville, Vermont where we will learn about propagating plants, see some unique varieties, […]

Editors Note: See the last paragraph of the legal notice for the place and time of the budget and board of education member vote.  PERU CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT CLINTON COUNTY NEW YORK NOTICE OF ANNUAL DISTRICT MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the ANNUAL MEETING of the inhabitants of the Peru Central School District, Peru, New York, qualified […]

Hunter Sartwell, Ambassador of the Peru High School Class of 2016, presented a $250 check to the Babbie Rural and Farm Learning Museum at the Museum’s Board of Directors May 2016 meeting.  For the past four years the Babbie Museum has supported the Peru Class of 2016 by allowing them use of a trailer for […]

Peru Central’s Board of Education launches its regular monthly meeting and annual budget hearing on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 6 PM at the school district’s Community Room, adjacent to the main entrance of Peru Jr/Sr High School.  An executive session associated with particular personnel matters will take place immediately following the 6 PM start.  […]

The Peru Central School Class of 65 is having a (51st!) class reunion July 29, 30, 31. We are hoping to bring most of our 160+ classmates back to the North Country for a memorable and fun-filled reunion.  We have not had a full-scale reunion in 31 years and as a result are struggling to […]

The Annual Meeting will be held on April 26 at 6:00 PM at the Peru Community Church.  The following items will be on the agenda:  1)  Fiscal report for the year January 1 to December 31, 2015 2)  Nomination and election of officers, 3 slots are open.  3) Discussion of the following free programs will […]