The Peru Gazette

Tonight’s Soup Kitchen at St. Augustine’s Parish Center has been cancelled. Next week you can look forward to pulled pork, baked beans, cold slaw and dessert. The pulled pork and cold slaw got rave reviews the last time they were served.

“Owner Robert Streeter has debarked to Cadyville, some 75 miles north of Ticonderoga, where he says he will launch new radio properties despite the cloud of controversy and unanswered questions left in the wake of his sudden departure.” Source: WIPS sudden exit leaves cloud of uncertainty, questions — and criminal investigation – Sun Community News […]

Peru Central School District is closed today, 3/14.  The Town Hall Meeting scheduled for tonight has also been cancelled.

Source: Assembly budget proposal slaps upstate ride-hailers with $1 fee – Times Union

From the Office of Assemblyman D. Billy Jones Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay) announced that the Assembly’s budget proposal maintains the current tax structure for Forest Preserve lands in order to protect the North Country economy, rejecting the governor’s proposal to cap taxes and shift to payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs). “Changing the way state […]

During the 2017 hunting seasons there were 19 hunting-related shooting incidents, similar to the five-year average. About three-quarters of incidents involved two parties, and the other one-quarter were self-inflicted. Of the two-party hunting-related shooting incidents, almost 80% of the victims were not wearing hunter orange. Incidents involving two or more individuals highlight the importance of […]

Source: Percoco guilty on three counts – Times Union

The Peru Community Church invites all to the annual Palm Sunday Brunch to be held on Sunday March 25th from 9 AM to 1 PM in the Peru Community Church Fellowship Center, 13 Elm Street, Peru, New York.   Enjoy a delicious hot breakfast with family and friends.  Menu includes:  Scrambled Eggs, French Toast, Bacon, Biscuits […]

Town Board Meeting of March 12, 2018 video. A written summary of the meeting highlights will follow.  The Board approved the plan to upgrade the northern portion of Main Street by a vote of 4-0.

This is a video of tonight’s Main Street Plan Town Board Workshop. At the Peru Town Board meeting that followed, the Board approved a resolution (4-0) to seek bids on the project. Please excuse two brief breaks in video due to technical issues. The round of applause for Adele Douglas was not purposely omitted.   […]

Source: Teachers laud new reading program | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: NCCC awarded $1.1 million for upgrades | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Fire destroys Keene Valley grocery store

Political Parties Take Note   Source: Queensbury town supervisor, wife arrested on election law charges – Times Union

For the past twelve years, Peru CSD has organized a Budget Advisory Committee (BAC) that has served to inform and promote school-community discussion concurrent with the school district budget development process. The BAC typically meets in order to develop an understanding of revenues and expenditures, components of a balanced budget, and particular challenges that face […]

Source: Students detox from cellphone use | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: State Police: Plattsburgh teen had AR-15 rifles, high-capacity magazines in car | NCPR News

L-R Herb Perry, Mike Roy, Roger Bonner, Dan Paquin, Devin LaPorte, Caleb Remillard, Mike Hogan, Sue Bonner, Dan Bonner, Alex Ekstrom, Brad Pellerin, John Whiteman and Seth Charles and office friend Drake.  The friendly and skilled staff at J. Hogan Refrigeration and Mechanical Inc., 12 Chamberlain Rd., is #35 in our Peru Gazette photo series featuring people […]

Race to benefit the Peru PTO Playground Replacement Fund Peru, NY – The Peru PTO will host the inaugural Peru Pride 5k Run/Walk and Kids Fun Run on Saturday April 28, 2018 at Heyworth/Mason Park in Peru. All proceeds will benefit the Peru PTO playground replacement fund. Registration can be completed online at www.adirondackcoastevents.com. The […]

Source: Dairy Farms in Crisis: A Community Forum – Mountain Lake PBS

AGENDA- TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING, March 12, 2018 @ 7:00 PM Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the Town Board Regular Meeting of February 26, 2018; MOTION/DISCUSSION: To Accept reports from all Departments: (Water/Sewer/Valcour; Highway; Town Clerk; Dog Control; Youth Department; Code/Zoning; Supervisor’s Report; Court; Website; JCEO; and Banking […]

At the United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc. Annual Meeting and Recognition Dinner on Saturday, March 3rd, 2018, Gerald Morrow, was the recipient of the 34th Annual Dorothy & Alan Booth Distinguished Citizen Award. Mr. Morrow serves as the Town Supervisor of the Town of Chesterfield and is a member of the Essex County […]

Source: Tree stands account for six times as many deaths as guns | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: Watertown Daily Times | Fort Drum family stranded in Pennsylvania storm helped by McDonald’s staff Based on my experience, the Peru, NY  McDonald’s staff would do the same thing.

If you have an opinion there’s a Facebook and Email address at the end of the editorial VIEWPOINT Turning their backs: Is it spirit or insult? Local schools are in the midst of playoffs, so it seems like a good time to talk about school spirit and sportsmanship — and how the two can sometimes […]