The Peru Gazette

LAKE PLACID — The new Marshalls store here is expected to add about 60 full- and part-time jobs. Source: Marshalls department store to open in Lake Placid | News | pressrepublican.com

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 […]

By John T. Ryan A date and time have been set and volunteers are needed to plant trees in Heyworth/Mason Park. Anyone willing to help should report to the park this coming Saturday, April 30th at 9 a.m. Over 200 trees will be planted near or on the banks of the Little Ausable River. The […]

The Town of Peru Water and Sewer Department will be flushing hydrants from May 2 to May 6th. Users may experience low water pressure and cloudy water during this process.

By John T. Ryan Peru – Are you a person age 60 or older or do you know anyone 60 or over who would appreciate a good meal, a few laughs and interesting conversation? If the answer is “yes,” you’ll find all of this and more at 11:45 a.m. Monday through Friday at the Peru […]

 1. Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION: Approval of Minutes of the March 28, 2016 Regular Board Meeting. Community Input DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION: New Cover for Highway Salt Shed  DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION: First Niagara Leasing Agreement.  DISCUSSION: CHIPs Update.  DISCUSSION: Code Enforcement Officer Interviews.  DISCUSSION: Code Office Update.  DISCUSSION: Subdivision Regulations Committee.  DISCUSSION: Dunkin Doughnuts Sidewalk. […]

USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. Source: List of Sears, Kmart stores closing across the U.S.

Spring should be arriving soon, and many people will be thinking about their flower gardens! Why not purchase your plants from the Peru Community Church Ladies Guild who will be selling geraniums, begonias and marigolds, by order only, in May. There will be three colors of geraniums (red, white and pink), and the cost will […]

“After Midnight” – a Patsy Cline experience with Courtney Shayne – is Saturday, April 23, at 6 pm at the Peru Community Church Fellowship Center, 13 Elm Street, Peru. Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 at the door; children 12 and under are free. Hailing from the Albany area, Courtney Shayne as Patsy Cline wowed […]

PLATTSBURGH, NY – The Strand Center for the Arts is excited to host another installment of its lunchtime music series in its Gallery in April, 2016 featuring music performed by students from SUNY Plattsburgh. In this performance Rachel Hurtt, Ricardo Burgos-Mendez, and Elidia Lopez, along with flautist Trevor White and soprano Dana Bowers will demonstrate […]

  Assemblywoman Janet Duprey cuts the celebratory ribbon and School Superintendent Dr. Patrick Brimstein looks on. By John T. Ryan Tuesday, April 19, 2016 was a historic day for staff and students at Peru elementary School. The school’s long-awaited elevator was put into service. Assemblywoman Janet Duprey, who expedited funding for the project, cut the […]

Peru Central School District’s Board of Education will have a brief, special meeting on the morning of Thursday, April 21st at 7:15 AM in the Jr/Sr High School Community Room. Thursday morning’s brief special meeting will focus exclusively on consideration of the BOCES administrative budget for the 2016‐2017 school year and consideration of candidates running for […]

How much money a school can spend on its students still depends, in large part, on local property taxes. And many states aren’t doing much to level the field for poor kids. Source: How School Funding’s Reliance On Property Taxes Fails Children : NPR

Town of Peru 2016 Presidential Primary Election Results Not including 43 Affidavit Ballots and 14 Emergency Ballots Republican Party Donald Trump 299 John Kasich 159 Ben Carson 6 Ted Cruz 94 Democratic Party Bernie Sanders 349 Hillary Clinton 128 1,050 or 39% of Peru’s 2,838 Registered Republicans and Democrats cast ballots.

Registered Republicans and Democrats were lined up at noon to vote in the Presidential Primary when polls opened at the St. Augustine’s Parish Center. Voting continues until 9 p.m. The Peru Gazette will be there when the votes are counted. We’ll post the Peru results as soon as possible.

For the past several days Peru Highway personnel have been picking up winter sand and salt along hamlet roadsides. Now they’re moving into Peru’s several subdivisions. Today they’re in Quaker Springs. Ormsby Circle and Quaker Highlands are next. The good weather is expediting this year’s cleanup, which is expected to last three to four weeks. […]

Code Enforcement Hiring Progresses Park Vandalism Continues Trees to be Planted Along River  Mower Purchased From Local Business And More  By John T. Ryan Peru – The building season is beginning; however, Peru doesn’t have a full-time Code Enforcement Officer (CEO). Frank Slycord, the previous CEO, left his job in early March. Commenting at the […]

See Sample Ballots Below Registered New York State Republican and Democratic Party voters are the only people eligible to vote in the Tuesday, April 19, 2016 Presidential Primary elections.  Registered Independence Party, Working Families, Conservative and other third-party voters are not eligible. The primary is for Republicans and Democrats only. Peru voters will vote in […]

Tickets are available for Donald Trump’s Friday, 3.p.m. appearance at the Crete Civic Center. https://www.donaldjtrump.com/sched…/register/plattsburgh-ny/

Hello Everyone, We need your help!!  The Olympic Center in Lake Placid is one of the top 10 finalist in the Kraft Hockeyville USA competition. Voting to move to Phase 2 as a top 4 Finalist begins today thru Thursday. And then a final Phase starting on April 25!! If we win the Kraft Hockeyville […]

The workers, members of two unions — the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers — represent installers, customer service employees, repairmen and other service workers in Connecticut, Delaware, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., for Verizon’s wireline business, which provides fixed-line phone services […]

Peru – St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273 will host a spaghetti dinner on Saturday, April 16th at the St. Augustine’s Parish Center. “ALL YOU CAN EAT” spaghetti, salad, Italian bread and a delicious dessert will be served from 4:30 to 6:30 PM for only $7.50 per person, $2.50 for children 6 to 12, […]

Obituary of Scott William “Coach” Woodward from the Hamilton Funeral Home Website Port Kent – Scott William “Coach” Woodward, 60, of Lake Street, Port Kent, passed away Monday, April 11, 2016 at his home. He was born in Plattsburgh, October 17, 1955 on a golden autumn morning the son of the late Robert William and […]

The North Country Chamber of Commerce presents an interactive session on privacy, information security, and risk in business. The seminar will be held on April 26th from 8:30 – 10:30am at the North Country Chamber of Commerce. The session includes live demonstrations of what is happening in the world today and will increase your awareness […]

Obituary of Scott Woodward Scott M. Woodward Port Kent – Scott M. Woodward, 60, of Lake Street, Port Kent, died unexpectedly, Monday, April 11, 2016 at his home. He was born in Plattsburgh, October 17, 2016, son of the late Robert William and Barbara (Bromley) Woodward. Service details are incomplete and will be announced. Arrangements […]