The Peru Gazette

James Douglass easily won reelection to the Peru Town Council with 987 votes, however, the race for the second open seat is too close to call.  With absentee votes still to be counted, Donald McBrayer tallied 729 votes, twelve votes more than Lana Knight who garnered 717 votes. The Peru Gazette will update with the […]

The Peru Lions Club has been hosting an Election Day Spaghetti Dinner for at least 30 years. This year’s dinner was served in the Lions Club tradition of hospitality, laughs, youth participation and great food!  The Peru Gazette thanks all the members of the Peru Lions Club for all they do to enrich our wonderful […]

Peru – Election Day, November 5, 2013 – As of 1:25 PM 662 voters had cast ballots in Peru, 16% of the community’s registered voters. Voters have until 9 PM to cast ballots at the St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main Street. Voting is traditionally heaviest in late afternoon and early evening. In 2010, also a […]

The Peru Lions Club will host its annual Election Day Spaghetti Dinner today at the Peru Community Church Fellowship Center. It will be served from 4:30 PM to 7 PM. Adults $7; children 6 to 12, $4; under 6, free.  The Lions do a lot of great work in the Peru community and this is […]

The Peru Town Board will conduct a Public Hearing on the Town’s 2014 Preliminary Budget on Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at 6:30 PM. The Board will accept comments on the budget. The Peru Gazette hopes to provide more information on the budget prior to the Pubic Hearing if time permits. Click Here to Review Preliminary […]

Regular Mtg Agenda Nov4 2013

Town of Peru 2013 Sample Ballot  Election Day is Tuesday, November 5, 2013. There are also six NYS Constitution Amendments to be voted on. Please review them carefully. They are very important to several communities and New York residents. Six Amendments to the NYS Constitution Note that although his name appears on the ballot Democrat […]

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Tax Collections and Spending Below Projections through Mid-Year State spending was nearly $860 million lower than expected through the first half of the fiscal year while tax collections were just shy of projections, according to the Mid-Year Update and September cash report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Still, threats of another federal government shutdown […]

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         New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Joe Martens invites fifth graders to showcase their artistic talents and help to increase public awareness about trees in New York by participating in the annual national Arbor Day Poster Contest. “Trees play a vital role in the lives of New Yorkers and are […]

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May 18, 1921 Peru, NY – “Almost an entire block of residences, stores, garages and barns in the Peru Village were burned to the ground early this morning…” These were the first words in a Plattsburgh Daily Press story that described the tragic fire that destroyed almost all the buildings in the block between today’s […]

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Title: Catholic Daughters Harvest Dinner – Nov. 17th Location: St. Augustine’s Parish Center Description: The Catholic Daughters, Court St Monica of the St Augustine’s church in Peru, NY will be hosting their annual Harvest Dinner on Sunday, November 17th, from 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. The menu will consist of Virginia Baked Ham, roasted potatoes, […]

On Tuesday, November 5th, Peru voters will have the opportunity to either reelect incumbent Town Clerk/Tax Collector Kathleen Flynn or to elect her challenger John Facteau.  The Peru Gazette posed five questions to each candidate and they were kind enough to respond. 1. Summarize your educational background, primary employment history, a little about your family […]

Next Tuesday, November 5, 2013 voters will go to the polls to cast their ballots for their preferred candidates for office.  There are two open seats on the Peru Town Council and three candidates are seeking election to office.  The Peru Gazette contacted James Douglass, Lana Knight and Donald McBrayer and asked each person to […]

PAUL SMITHS, NY Peter Forrence of Peru has joined the board of trustees of Paul Smith’s College in Paul Smiths, N.Y. Forrence is co-owner and head of sales, marketing and storage at Forrence Orchards, an 1,100-acre farm in Peru that has been honored by the New York State Agricultural Society for its century-long history. The fourth-generation family […]

An exciting new beef nutrition program inspired by a study of World War II concentration camp survivors is focus for the Fall 2013 Northern New York Beef Week program organized by the Cornell Cooperative Extension Northern New York Regional Livestock Team. In a November 7 webcast to four locations across the Northern NY region, Ted […]

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Download the  2013 – 2014 Youth Commission Program Chaperone Registration Download the 2013 – 2014 Youth Commission Ski Program Registration •    The Youth Commission Program (YCP) is for student’s ages* 8-18 *Minimum Age 8 years old by December 1, 2013 •    A birth Certificate will be required during registration

By John T. Ryan (Updated 7:45 AM 10/30/13 to clarify the deleted agricultural lands proposal.  The Peru Town Board voted to approve revisions in the Zoning Law at its October 28, 2013 meeting.  The changes will not go into effect until approved by the New York Department of State. Formulating and enacting the Zoning Law […]

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