The Peru Gazette

By John T. Ryan  Peru –  A celebration continued yesterday. On May 6th hundreds of St. Augustine’s parishioners and friends celebrated the 40th anniversary of Father Alan Shnob’s ordination to the priesthood. On Sunday, July 8, 2018 the celebration continued at St. Patrick’s Oratory/Mother Cabrini Shrine when Father Alan learned that two beautiful benches have […]

By John T. Ryan  Peru – Peru Code Enforcement Officer Bob Guynup has been busy during the first 6 months of 2018. As of July 1st his office has processed 103 building permits, a 43% increase over last year’s 72 permits at the same point in time.   A building permit is required prior to […]

By John T. Ryan Peru – The Town of Peru Democratic and Republican parties have announced their nominees for Town Clerk, Town Council, and Town Justice for the November 2018 election. The Democrats nominated Kregg Bruno for the open one-year Town Board position. Bruno served on the Board from 2009-2015. The Democrats endorsed Republicans Dianne […]

Source: Osbourne to stay on as ELCS super – Sun Community News & Printing

Peru Home Destroyed Source: ‘It sounded like fireworks were going off inside’ | News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Crews battle structure fire in Peru | News | pressrepublican.com

  Here are the June 26, 2018 Democratic Party Primary Election results in the Town of Peru. Tedra Cobb – 76 Patrick Nelson – 32 Dylan Ratigan – 33 Katie Wilson – 33 Emily Martz – 22 Don Boyajian – 1 1 ballot was cast by affidavit. 198 Democrats cast ballots, just 16% of Peru’s […]

Contingency Plan re North Country Mission of Hope Programs and Services – June 25, 2018 Official statement: The situation in Nicaragua continues to be very difficult and unsettled. Due to the current political and civil unrest, life for the Nicaraguans has been interrupted on many levels. Life has become very unstable and difficult for all, […]

A staff Representative from Congresswoman Elise Stefanik’s office and a representative from the Office for the Aging will be on hand to assist constituents with Social Security and seniors’ issues on Friday, June 29th, 2018 from 2:30PM – 4:30PM at Apple Valley Senior Housing Community Room, 1-7 Apple Valley Drive, Peru, NY 12972.

JOIN US FOR AN EVENING OF MUSIC AT PERU’S LITTLE AUSABLE PARK GAZEBO EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT FROM 6:00 TO 8:00 PM JULY 1 THROUGH AUGUST 26 JULY 1 BEARTRACKS – BLUEGRASS & OLD COUNTRY JULY 8 TAYLOR AND THE INTANGIBLES – CLASSIC & CONTEMPORARY ROCK JULY 15 TIMELESS – COUNTRY, CLASSIC ROCK, FOLK, 50’S TO PRESENT […]

L-R Office Manager Dorothy Santoro, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Jennifer Brennan, Administrative Receptionist Sage Lewandowski, Dr. Archil Chechelashvili, Medical Director Dr. Dino Santoro, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Jennifer Kanaly, Registered Nurse Jay Bleeker, Administrative Receptionist Heather Langlois By John T. Ryan Peru – The staff of North Country Behavioral Medicine (NCBM) is #41 in our Peru Gazette photo […]

Peru – Peru K of C Car Wash to benefit the Relay for Life against cancer. Saturday, June 9, 9 AM – Noon, at St. Augustine’s Church, 3035 Main St.. 

By John T. Ryan  NYSEG to Undertake Major Natural Gas Expansion North Bend Street Zombie property to be Partially Cleaned Up  Laphams Mills Park Bathroom Expansion On Hold  Main Street Improvement Project Bids Re-advertised  Shade Structure Being Considered at Dog Park  Town Court Overtime Concerns  Supervisor Brandy McDonald reported that NYSEG plans to install 34,000 […]

By John T. Ryan Peru – The Peru Youth Commission hosted the Clinton County Baseball/Softball Opening Weekend at Laphams Mills Park today. Rain forced the cancellation of last night’s games, but several games were rescheduled for today. Today also marks the official beginning of the Peru Youth Commission’s baseball/softball program for over 200 Peru boys […]

Source: Mission of Hope provides aid from afar | Local News | pressrepublican.com

May 28, 2018 Peru – Peru Memorial Post 309 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) conducted its Memorial Day services today at 11AM. Post Commander Bill Lefebvre welcomed everyone including the speakers of the day Clinton County Legislator Peter Keenan and Peru Town Councilor Melvin Irwin. Colors were posted by the James P. O’Connor […]

Total Ballots – 815 Budget Proposition #1 – Yes – 597, No – 204 Bus Proposition #2 – Yes – 617, No – 184 Capital Project Proposition #3 – Yes – 568, No – 235 Sarah Mitchell – 503 Steven Peters – 272 Kim Mayer – 214 Graham Niles – 140 Scott Thurber – 286

The Barney Downs Road Convenience Station is closed today (Saturday, April 28, 2018) for an unexplained reason.

MAY 12-13, 2018 is Opening Weekend for the Babbie Rural and Farm Learning Museum. It will be open from 10 AM to 4 PM both days. There will be plowing and planting with antique farm equipment ongoing throughout the weekend. Other demonstrations include the granary, blacksmith shop and weaving (Kendra Durant).   Work with a […]

The Peru Cemetery Association is organizing our annual cleanup for Saturday, May 12, 2018, 9 AM – 12 PM.  Please join us Saturday May 12th. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact any of our board members. Darrell Altizer 643 7957 Barbara Perry 643 8822 Scott Sartwell 643 2508 Marian Peters 643 2226 […]

Source: Peru man has new heart — and purpose – Sun Community News & Printing

The Babbie Rural & Farm Learning Museum is a nonprofit organization that is run 100% by volunteers. If you have a special skill or have some time that you could offer, we would love to have you join us. Some volunteer opportunities might include data input, being a docent, volunteer coordinator, managing our website, fundraising, […]

By Marque Moffett  Any visitor to Peru Free Library’s basement during recent months would have found the space practically bursting at the seams with activity as Homebots 3.0, the local Homeschool Robotics team, prepared for a series of First Lego League competitions. First Lego League is a program that encourages kids to discover the excitement […]