The Peru Gazette

Posted October 7, 2008 by John T. Ryan BOIL WATER ORDER Loss of pressure in PERU WATER DISTRICT , PWS ID #NY0900216 BOIL YOUR WATER BEFORE USING

Posted October 6, 2008 by John T. Ryan Peru residents will be able to conveniently receive their 2008 Influenza shots at the Peru Community Church Fellowship Center on Friday, November 7th from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Posted October 6, 2008 by John T. Ryan Election day, November 4th, is rapidly approaching. Anyone desiring to vote must be properly registered including having the correct address on file with the Board of Elections.

Posted on October 6, 2008 by John T. Ryan PERU PLANNING BOARD AGENDA Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. Peru Town Hall

Posted October 6, 2008 Contributed by Barbara Copeland Perry Community Church of Peru Two hundred twenty persons (a capacity crowd) attended the two-hour service of worship on Sunday evening, September 28th at the Community Church of Peru. The special service

Visit the Peru Free Library through October 18th and appreciate the beautiful photographs of Peru resident Dan Geldert. The show titled “As I See It” features Geldert’s photographs taken in Europe, Asia and North America. Geldert succeeds in capturing beautiful scenes with all their vivid colors and wonderful light. Before you go take a look […]

Posted October 4, 2008 By John T. Ryan Peru apple grower Mason Forrence calls 2008 an “excellent crop year!” Along with the excellent yield, Forrence said, “The fruit is staying on the trees.

Posted October 2, 2008 by John T. Ryan The “Too Tall String Band” will return to the Peru Community Church Fellowship Center next Friday, October 10th for a 7:30 p.m. concert. General admission is

Posted October 2, 2009 By John T. Ryan Only eight of the fifty-eight of the New York counties included in the New York State Association of Realtors survey had an increase in August 2008 existing single-family home sales during August 2008 compared to August 2007 sales and Clinton County was one of them.

Posted October 2, 2008 By John T. Ryan Peru Highway Superintendent Dave Hislop says his department should have enough salt to take care of the town’s highways this coming winter, but

August Market Basket Prices Up 9% for Year

Posted September 28, 2008 by John T. Ryan Peru’s second  “Walk of Faith” will be held on Saturday, October 4th. The walk will start at St. Patrick’s Church on the Patent Road and proceed down the Mannix Road to the St. Augustine’s Parish Center.

The Peru Gazette encourages our readers to submit photos of our beautiful town and the surrounding countryside. We live in one of New York State’s most beautiful towns. It’s time we let the whole world appreciate Peru. Well-known local photographer Joanne Kennedy (See photos) is our first contributor. We appreciate her support! Please understand that […]

Posted September 23, 2008 By John T. Ryan People who love Pasquales’ food have been eagerly awaiting the opening of their new restaurant for months and it’s finally going to happen! This Friday, September 26th,

Posted September 22, 2008 By John T. Ryan St. Augustine’s 31st annual Applefest was a festive occasion in Peru (more photos) the weekend of September 21-22. John and Mary Roach were Grand Marshals of Saturday’s noontime parade, which began a weekend of enjoyment music, crafts, games and food.

Posted September 19, 2008 By John T. Ryan The Peru firefighters paid their respects to Donald “Don” R. Hanlon who passed away on September 11, 2008 (more photos taken by firefighter David Brown) at age 79 after 61 years of service to the department where he served as assistant chief and commissioner. Firefighters everywhere are […]

Posted September 18, 2008 By John T. Ryan The Democratic and Republican parties have selected candidates James Reed and Michael Farrell to compete for the office of Peru Highway Superintendent in the November 2008 election.

Posted September 15, 2008 By John T. Ryan National news stories highlight problems in the housing sector; however, 2008 home construction in Peru contradicts the national trend.

Posted September 14, 2008 By John T. Ryan Peru Central School enrolled 2,146 students this September. When school closed this past June the school had 2,122 students.  There are 143 students enrolled in kindergarten this September. In June 2008, the kindergarten enrollment was 141 students.

Posted September 11, 2008 By John T. Ryan Picking the beautiful fruit in Peru’s orchards is in full swing following the arrival of hundreds of Jamaican apple pickers. The pickers in Forrence’s Orchard along the Barney Downs Road picked the very popular honey crisp variety, calling them “oney crisp.” The pickers slowly and carefully deposited […]

Posted September 4, 2008 By John T. Ryan The Peru Town Board meeting of August 25, 2008 covered several topics. Supervisor Covel and Counselors Forrence, Powers, Glushko and McDonald were present. As usual, the meeting was not without controversy.