The Peru Gazette

Developer, Town of Peru battle over road ownership – Press-Republican: Local News.

By John T. Ryan Peru’s newer residents probably know Lynn Wilke as the gentleman riding about town in the small black Hyundai with the yellow flashing light on the top. Longtime Peru residents know Mr. Wilke as the former Peru High School music teacher and band director (1952-85). Others know him as a Plattsburgh College […]

New Yorkers scammed by Dallas-based Ambit Energy.

Peru Central’s Board of Education will be holding a special meeting on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 6:00 PM in the Jr/Sr High School Community Room. The Board is expected to immediately proceed into Executive Session for the purpose of discussing employment history of a particular individual. No other school board or school district business […]

The United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc. will have their 15th Annual Olympian Celebrity Golf Classic on Thursday, June 11, 2015. This year the tournament will be held at the Lake Placid Club Mountain Course in Lake Placid. This unique event randomly pairs an Olympic athlete or other Celebrity with a registered three person […]

By John T. Ryan Peru – It’s unusual for a 10th grader to have made a career choice, but two Peru High School students have decided; they want to be professional fishermen. Perry Marvin Jr. (16) and Alec Morrison (15) have reason for optimism. Over the past several years both boys have won numerous state […]

4th Sunday Breakfast April 26th, 2015 9 a.m. – Noon Peru VFW & Ladies Auxiliary 710 Pleasant St, Peru, NY 12901 Bacon, scrambled eggs, biscuits & sausage gravy, corned beef hash, pancakes, juice & coffee. ONLY $8.00 All proceeds to benefit veterans and their families. LAST BREAKFAST of the SEASON.

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By John T. Ryan Children, parents and staff walking or biking to the Peru Central School should have a safer route to travel in a few months. On Monday, April 13, 2015 the Peru Town Board approved a $143,729 bid from Branon Construction Company Inc. of Plattsburg to implement a second Safe Routes to Schools […]

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21) voted in support of H.R. 1105, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015. This bipartisan legislation that Congresswoman Stefanik cosponsored would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer tax, commonly referred to as the “death tax”. “Whenever I travel throughout […]

Peru School budget calls for additional principal – Press-Republican: Education.

Each year our weather transition seems to be from winter to summer; spring no longer exists or if it does only very briefly.  Last Thursday morning, April 9, 2015 Peru had about 4″ of snow on the ground. Yesterday, the Peru High baseball team was playing a home game against Saranac in 74 degree temperatures. […]

By John T. Ryan Spring Break is a time for many North Country residents to travel south to enjoy the warm of sun. Each year the Peru Community Church Senior High Youth Group also travels, but not quite as far south as most people. The group stops in Washington D.C. where they serve the homeless […]

Peru – St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273 will host a spaghetti dinner on Saturday, April 18th 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, […]

Do you or anyone you know possess a photo of the Peru Grange Hall which once located at the site of current Peru Town Hall? Town Historian Ron Allen needs the photo to complete the town’s historical collection and to include it on one of the historical signs to be placed along Main Street. Ron […]

Peru Central’s Board of Education launches its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 5:30 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 5:30 PM start. The school board is […]

The Peru Central School District is seeking candidates to fill two (2) vacancies on the Board of Education, due to the expiration of the terms of Ms. Cynthia Mills and Ms. Jill Folsom. Both seats are at large for a five-year term from July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2020. The ‘Petition for Nomination of […]

Entrepreneur George Moore dies – Press-Republican: Local News.

Bassett won’t seek re-election – Press-Republican: Local News.

Young man dies in workplace accident – Press-Republican: Local News.

AGENDA TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING, April 13, 2015, 7:00 PM  Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the Town Board Regular Meeting of January 26, 2015 and for the Regular Board Meeting of March 23, 2015. DISCUSSION/MOTION: Reports from all Departments: (Water/Sewer/Valcour; Highway; Town Clerk; Dog Control; Youth Department; Code/Zoning; Supervisor’s […]

By John T. Ryan When the Peru Gazette arrived at the Peru Volunteer Fire Department on Monday, April 8, 2015 to take a photo of the department’s 2015 officers, firefighters John Stafford and Amelia Brelia were demonstrating ambulance and firefighting procedures to Tiger Scouts from Peru Cub Scout Pack 49. This is just one of […]

L-R Lt. Shawn Perkins, Captain Lloyd Provost, Asst. Chief Kevin O’Neil, Chief Tyler Williams, Asst. Chief Bryan Duprey, Lt. Sam Dimock, EMS Captain Cher Hanlon (Click photo for a close-up view)  By John T. Ryan Peru –  The Department’s 2015 officers include Chief Tyler Williams, Asst. Chief Kevin O’Neil, Asst. Chief Bryan Duprey, Lt. Shawn […]

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21) announced the 2015 Congressional Art Competition for New York’s 21st district. The Congressional Art Competition is open to all high school students in the 21st District. “The North Country is home to many gifted students and the Congressional Art Competition is a great opportunity for them to […]

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (April 2, 2015) – The Strand Center for the Arts announces auditions for Jason Robert Brown’s musical ‘The Last Five Years’ at the historic Strand Theatre on Sunday, April 12 from 2 to 6 pm. The musical will be produced in association with Adirondack Regional Theatre. There are two sides to every love […]