The Peru Gazette

Please note that the meeting/workshop/forum originally scheduled for 3/13 and postponed to 3/20 has now been postponed to Tuesday, March 27th.

By John T. Ryan Peru – Peru Middle School students Isaac Mitchell, Quinn Atwood, Harrison Matthews and Olivia Baldwin have something in common – They all love math. (Olivia Baldwin could not be present for our interview) On February 10th they participated in the 35th Annual MATHCOUNTS competition at Clinton Community College. MATHCOUNTS is a […]

By John T. Ryan The Main Street Revitalization will proceed with a planned completion date of summer 2018. The Board passed a resolution (4-0) at its March 12, 2018 meeting to proceed with the first phase of the project. Supervisor Brandy McDonald noted the project workshop that preceded the meeting was generally characterized by a […]

Peru – Social media posts led some to believe that there would be loud dissent at the Monday, March 12, 2018 Town Board Workshop on the Main Street Plan; however, while several residents expressed concerns, the overall tenor was positive. Concerns centered on tree placement, tree maintenance and doubt as to whether a tree-lined street […]

Peru’s Water Department personnel will be be reading meters from March 19th to March 23rd.

Please note that tonight’s (March 13, 2018) Peru School District meeting/workshop/forum has been CANCELLED. They have been rescheduled for next Tuesday, March 20th. Thank you.      

The Peru Community Church invites all to the annual Palm Sunday Brunch to be held on Sunday March 25th from 9 AM to 1 PM in the Peru Community Church Fellowship Center, 13 Elm Street, Peru, New York.   Enjoy a delicious hot breakfast with family and friends.  Menu includes:  Scrambled Eggs, French Toast, Bacon, Biscuits […]

Town Board Meeting of March 12, 2018 video. A written summary of the meeting highlights will follow.  The Board approved the plan to upgrade the northern portion of Main Street by a vote of 4-0.

This is a video of tonight’s Main Street Plan Town Board Workshop. At the Peru Town Board meeting that followed, the Board approved a resolution (4-0) to seek bids on the project. Please excuse two brief breaks in video due to technical issues. The round of applause for Adele Douglas was not purposely omitted.   […]

L-R Herb Perry, Mike Roy, Roger Bonner, Dan Paquin, Devin LaPorte, Caleb Remillard, Mike Hogan, Sue Bonner, Dan Bonner, Alex Ekstrom, Brad Pellerin, John Whiteman and Seth Charles and office friend Drake.  The friendly and skilled staff at J. Hogan Refrigeration and Mechanical Inc., 12 Chamberlain Rd., is #35 in our Peru Gazette photo series featuring people […]

AGENDA- TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING, March 12, 2018 @ 7:00 PM Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the Town Board Regular Meeting of February 26, 2018; MOTION/DISCUSSION: To Accept reports from all Departments: (Water/Sewer/Valcour; Highway; Town Clerk; Dog Control; Youth Department; Code/Zoning; Supervisor’s Report; Court; Website; JCEO; and Banking […]

Peru Central’s Board of Education launches its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 13th at 6:30 PM at the school district’s Community Room, adjacent to the main entrance of Peru Jr/Sr High School.  It is anticipated that an executive session will take place immediately following the 6:30 PM start, and that the school board will […]

Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner  4 – 7 p.m.                   Only $10                     and   “Just Jammin”  6 – 9 p.m.  No cover charge When:    Thursday, March 15, 2018 Where:    Peru Memorial VFW                 710 Pleasant St, Rt 22B                 Peru, NY 12972 Details:    Corned beef and cabbage with salad and cookie for dessert.  Followed by a group of local musicians get […]

THE TOWN OF PERU YOUTH COMMISSION WILL BE HOLDING LIVE REGISTRATION ON REC DESK MARCH 14 TH. PLEASE GO TO TOWNOFPERU.RECDESK.COM TO REGISTER. ANYONE THAT REGISTERED LAST YEAR WILL JUST NEED TO LOG ON TO REGISTER. ANYONE NEW WILL NEED TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT IN ORDER TO LOG IN. THIS IS FOR TOWN OF PERU […]

Source: Benefit coming up to help Peru woman with cancer | Local News | pressrepublican.com

News from Calvin Castine of Home Town Cable News   Section VII: The Class B Regional basketball games scheduled for today have been cancelled due to inclement weather. The games are rescheduled to Thursday, 3/8 at the SUNY Plattsburgh Fieldhouse. The games will remain at 6:00 and 7:45. 6:00 PM (girls) Canton vs Northeastern Clinton […]

Source: Peru puts sting on top seed Hornets – Sun Community News & Printing

Lynn Wilke passed away on March 5, 2018. Click here to view his obituary.  Click below to view an April 26, 2015 Peru Gazette story on Mr. Wilke. “Do Something Different than the Other Schools”

Source: Peru Drama Club heads back to the 80s – Sun Community News & Printing

Mary Ann Brown is #34 in the Peru Gazette photo series of people who make Peru a wonderful place to live. Mrs. Brown has operated Ann’s Tailor Shop in her home at 3013 Main Street since 1985. Her skills have touched almost every family in our community whether it has been altering a prom dress, a wedding gown, suit or the […]

AGENDA – ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS,  WEDNESDAY, March 21, 2018 @ 7:00 PM TOWN OF PERU 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER… 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ROLL CALL 4. APPROVAL of January 17, 2018 5. OPEN FLOOR to public hearing 6. APPLICATION: a.i.1. Area Variance: Z-2018-030 Rulfs Orchard LLC Area Variance – Needs a 225 […]

March 1, 2018 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that $65.9 million in New NY Broadband Program Round III grants have been awarded in the North Country. Peru will receive the highest amount totaling $9,441,335 in grants and other funding serving 2,363 locations. The Peru Gazette has contacted Governor Cuomo’s representative to gather more details. These […]

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. Kim Mayer and Ms. Kathleen Wyckoff. The seat is at large for a five-year term from July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2023. The ‘Petition for Nomination of […]

The Peru Central School Board of Education will gather Tuesday, March 6th at 6 PM in the Jr/Sr High School Community Room for their second public session budget workshop.  At its budget workshop, the School Board is expected to: Examine current year projections Review tax levy limit calculation Receive overview of revenues Discuss and determine […]