The Peru Gazette

The Strand Center for the Arts will be hosting the Inaugural Lake Champlain International Film Festival this weekend showcasing our new equipment. “Filmmakers from over 23 countries submitted films for this year’s festival. The stories they are presenting showcase a tremendous creative range with highly-developed plot-lines, picturesque cinematography and professional-level production value. Audience members should […]

Price Chopper to be renamed Market 32 – Times Union.

Peru VFW Post 309 conducted Veterans Day ceremonies this morning at 11 a.m. Post Commander Rick Cornish welcomed guests including Peru Town Supervisor Peter Glushko, County Legislators James Langley and Peter Keenan, Reverend Alan Shnob and Saranac High School Senior Cory Bell.  Peter Glushko traced the heroic sacrifices of America’s veterans up to and including […]

A Message from Ithaca College ITHACA, NY Nicholas Uliva, a junior sport management major in the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance at Ithaca College, was inducted into the Oracle Honor Society on Nov. 3, 2014. Students who maintain a GPA in the top 10 percent of all students in their school throughout their […]

A Craft Beer Tasting Event to benefit the Peru Community Church’s Jamaica Project will be held at the Plattsburgh Brewing Co. 411 Route 3 Plattsburgh, Wednesday, December 10, 2014 from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. It will be an evening of tasting local craft beer and snacks in an enjoyable and relaxing venue. The tickets are […]

The Peru Lions Club will be hosting its 37th annual John P. Adams Memorial Turkey Trot on November 27th, 2014 (Thanksgiving Day). Pre-register by going to www.perulionsclubnewyork.org Click “Register for Events”. Select Turkey Trot and chose one of the registration/payment options. Same day registration starts at 7:30 a.m. at the Peru Intermediate School gym. To […]

A Message from Bruce and Marge Garcia – 2014 United Way Co-Chairs One of the qualities of leadership is having a sense of purpose that directs a person to use his or her strengths to help others. If you are interested in becoming a leader in your community, consider supporting the United Way at the […]

AGENDA TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING November 10, 2014, 7:00 PM  Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the Town Board Regular Meeting of October 27, 2014 and of the Town Board Special Meeting of October 30, 2014. DISCUSSION/MOTION: Reports from all Departments: (Water/Sewer/Valcour; Highway; Town Clerk; Dog Control […]

In the race for the office of Peru Town Justice Republican Larry Cabana received 1201 votes to Democrat Karen Glushko’s 628 votes.  Both candidates worked hard for the position visiting all or almost all the homes in the town.  Cabana stressed his law enforcement experience while Glushko stressed her background in school psychology and in assisting […]

By John T. Ryan The Peru Town Board has scheduled a public hearing on the Town of Peru’s Preliminary 2015 Budget for Thursday, November 6, 2014 at 6:30 P.M.  Supervisor Peter Glushko said the Town Board worked hard to keep the budget under the state imposed 1.56% tax cap.  $140,000 in general fund monies will […]

HUDSON RIVER CONCERT SERIES – Friday, November 14 at 7pm. Meet the Musicians reception to follow. Donation at the door for library renovations. POTTER’S GUILD ANNUAL SHOW and SALE with PHOTOGRAPHY by RON NOLLAND Opening Reception and Meet the Artists on Friday November 21, 5-7PM There’s more details on their website: www.perufreelibrary.org

The Peru Central School District Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for potential candidates.  The District Hall of Fame is designed to recognize individuals who have made a significant impact on our school or achieved an outstanding contribution(s) to society as a graduate of Peru CSD. The candidate must have attended, been employed, served or […]

By John T. Ryan Town government watchers expected the Town Board to continue their discussion on relocating the Town of Peru’s Court Chambers and Court Room to the Town Hall’s lower level at the Board’s Monday, October 27, 2014 meeting. Instead, the Board delayed any action until after January 1, 2015. After conferring with JCEO […]

PLATTSBURGH, NY— The Strand Center for the Arts is proud to announce the opening of the exhibition “Portraits,” a fine art show featuring the works of various artists in the SCA Portrait Drawing Open Studio Group. These artists will have work on display in The Strand Center for the Arts Main Gallery on 23 Brinkerhoff […]

The Town of Peru, Town Board has scheduled a Special Meeting for Thursday, October 30, 2014, at the Peru Town Hall, at 6:30 PM. The purpose of the Special Meeting will be to establish a date for a Public Hearing on the Preliminary 2015 Budget.

AGENDA – TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING October 27, 2014@ 7:00 PM  Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the October 9, 2014 Public Hearing, the October 9, 2014 Regular Meeting and the October 14, 2014 Special Meeting. Community Input DISCUSSION/MOTION: Decision on Terry Mountain Communication Tower. DISCUSSION: 2015 Water/Sewer Rates. […]

Editorial: Lasting records on the Internet – Press-Republican: Opinion.

Teen ‘critical’ after Peru crash – Press-Republican: Local News.

Amid tech boom, a bust – Times Union.

John T. Ryan Clinton County Republican caucused on September 30 and elected Peru Town Councilman Donald McBrayer as their new County Chairman succeeding Randy Beach who has been chairman since last year. McBrayer has been serving as Peru’s Republican Chairman for four years. Local Republicans chose Michael Farrell, Peru’s Highway Superintendent, to succeed McBrayer in […]

Peru – On October 18th, St. Augustine’s Council 7273 Grand Knight Anthony Andrews and “Coats For Kids” Chairman John Ryan presented twenty-four new winter jackets to Peru Elementary Principal Matt Slattery (Left) and Associate Principal Sanford Coakley (Right). Since 2009, Knights of Columbus Councils in the United States and Canada have distributed more than 167,000 […]

By John T. Ryan On August 25th, the Peru Town Board, citing employee and public concern with court proceedings being held in the midst of the Town Hall, voted to move the time Peru Town Court convenes from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. for a two-month trial period. At the Board’s October 9th meeting, Supervisor […]

Charter goes digital, requires box for every TV | Times Free Press.

From the Office of Congressman Bill Owens Congressman Bill Owens is hosting a business export event at the Holiday Inn Plattsburgh on Thursday, November 6th titled “Doing Business Across the U.S.-Canadian Border”. The event will feature a practical panel with successful local businesses followed by a discussion of economic relations with the U.S. Consul General […]

POTSDAM, NY The State University of New York at Potsdam has awarded scholarships, grants and awards to 998 students for the 2014-15 academic year. These accomplished SUNY Potsdam undergraduate and graduate students were recognized for their achievements with support for their educational experience. This year’s recipients included: Emily Allen of Peru, NY, whose major is […]