The Peru Gazette

Monday July 27 will be a momentous day at Ausable Chasm. At 4 P.M. the Ausable Chasm Corporation will turn over the keys of the historic 19th century sandstone Estes House to Gerald Morrow, Town of Chesterfield Supervisor. Morrow has forged a unique partnership between the Town of Chesterfield, the Chasm Corporation and the North […]

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By Donald McBrayer The Peru Republican Caucus was held on July 2 at 7:00PM in the St. Augustine Parish Center and was chaired by Keith Matott. Individuals nominating candidates had up to three minutes to make their introduction, while individuals nominated had up to five minutes to address the attendees. There were 201 registered Republicans […]

AGENDA PERU ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS  Wednesday July 15, 2009  7:00 p.m.   Peru Town Hall

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The Town of Peru’s summer concert series will begin this coming Sunday at 6 p.m. at the Little AuSable River Park Gazebo with the rock & roll band “Hot Rod Lincoln.” Here’s the line-up for the concert season:   June 28 – Hot Rod Lincoln – “Genuine House Rockin’ Music”  July 5 – Inisheer – Traditional […]

By John T. Ryan Peru Hardcore Fitness Center at 3452 Route 22 will host its 2nd Annual Strongman/Woman Competition on Saturday, August, 1, 2009. All spectator proceeds will benefit St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Hardcore Fitness owner Craig Recore is looking forward to the event saying he expects a large number of competitors from all over […]

By Donald McBrayer  The new Town Website is up and running. Donald McBrayer is now the Town of Peru’s website administrator and has just finished a month-long project of completely rebuilding the Town of Peru website from the ground up. The new site was approved by the Town Board this past Monday evening, and went online […]

The Press Republican reports (Updated June 24, 2009 8:30 p.m.)

The Peru Gazette has been notified that the Town of Peru Republican Party will hold its caucus on Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 7 p.m. at the St. Augustine’s Parish Center.

By John T. Ryan Town of Peru Democrats nominated their candidates for the fall elections at their June 18, 2009 party caucus. Party faithful drafted Party Chairman Brandy McDonald as their nominee for Town Supervisor. McDonald said, “I have a full time job. I”ll have to think about it. If I decide not to run […]

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By John T. Ryan Town of Peru Planning and Zoning Office statistics for 2009 through May 31st indicate a 27% decline in the number of building permits issued compared to the same period in 2008 and a 62% decline in the number of site built/modular home permits issued. Code Enforcement Officer Paul Blaine said, “The […]

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By John T. Ryan Nova Bus officials welcomed North Country community and business leaders at their 260 Banker Road plant this morning for a a gala ribbon cutting ceremony. (See today’s photos) The plant is already in operation and will be employing 190 personnel by the end of July. Nova Bus is a wholly-owned subsidiary of […]

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The Press Republican has a big story in this Sunday’s paper

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By John T. Ryan  It was a beautiful Sunday morning in Beekmantown with over three hundred walkers and runners turning out to support the first annual Randy Duprey Sclereroderma Walk/Run. Duprey died on January 6, 2009, at age twenty-six, a victim of the chronic auto-immune disease for which there is no treatment.  Money raised from […]

By Brandy McDonald The Peru Democratic Party Caucus will be held on Thursday, June 18th, 2009 . The Caucus will start at 7:00PM The location will be at the St Augustine’s School Gym , Peru, NY

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By John T. Ryan Responding to complaints voiced by residents of Winding Brook Drive the Peru Town Board agreed to investigate removing the double yellow lines that the Town Highway Department recently applied to the town street.  The actions were taken at the Board’s June 8, 2009 meeting.