The Peru Gazette

Bridge Trafic Reduced to One Lane Main Street Project Still On Hold Jane Brelia Reappointed Dog Control Officer Responds to 28 Calls Over a Two-Week Period By John T. Ryan The 15-minute Peru Town Board Meeting of September 25, 2018 was chaired by Deputy Supervisor Jim Douglass. Supervisor Brandy McDonald was excused. Traffic on the […]

Source: Police chase ends in fatal head-on crash | News | pressrepublican.com

By John T. Ryan Kim Mason, Kimberly Reyell and Amanda Plympton at Brush It Up Hair Salon are #44 in our Peru Gazette photo series featuring people who make Peru a great place to live. Kim and Kimberly had worked together for 21 years before opening Brush It Up almost 9 years ago. Amanda joined […]

By John T Ryan Peru – Anyone traveling down Old Town Rd. this morning couldn’t help but be struck by the contrasting crop harvesting methods. On one side of the highway Adirondack Farms’ 600+ horsepower corn harvester was filling a huge truck and clearing a 15-acre field in a matter of minutes. About 100 feet […]

Peru – Town of Peru Water/Sewer Department personel are replacing a malfunctioning fire hydrant at the Pleasant St.- River Road-Jarvis Rd. intersection today. Vehicle traffic is not being impeded. They’re taking great care not to damage the yellow natural gas line.

Click here to see the netting being installed. 

The first Peru Gazette story appeared on September 4, 2008 (See below). After 10,127 stories on the website and thousands on our Facebook page stories are still being written and posted as often as time permits. One story (Tony Andrews on the Wheel of Fortune) reached 48,000 people and many reach several thousand primarily through Facebook […]

PERU — Michael V. James has been sentenced to a year in jail for allowing his dog to attack and severely injure a neighbor, Mrs. Loretta Timmons. Source: Jail time meted out to man whose bulldog mauled elderly woman | Local News | pressrepublican.com

By John T. Ryan Peru – Natural gas lines were installed in most of the Peru hamlet several years ago. For some unknown reason they were not installed along a few streets. Thankfully, that era is coming to an end. Over the past few weeks NYSEG has installed gas lines on McIntosh Drive, Birchwood Avenue […]

There is an African proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child,”  We, the officers and members of Peru Memorial VFW Post 309, knew we needed the communities’ help to raise the funds needed to purchase a new furnace and hot water system.  We wish to express our gratitude to: the event organizers and […]

  By John T. Ryan  Peru –  Washington Street is undergoing a major expansion. For the past several weeks the William Sawyer Construction Company of Milton, Vermont has been installing the infrastructure to service 13 new homes.  Developer Bill Sawyer said, “The first home is sold and we plan to construct two spec homes this […]

Source: Peru officials eye cameras after park break-in – Sun Community News & Printing

By John T. Ryan Story updated with funding information on August 1, 2018 at 2:08PM. If the weather cooperates Peru’s children should have a good skating rink this coming winter. Yesterday Town of Peru Highway Department personnel assised by Town of AuSable personnel laid down a 2.5 inch binder base topped by 1.5 inches of […]

By John T. Ryan Peru – Rob and Cathy Butts are #43 in the Peru Gazette’s photo series featuring people who make Peru a wonderful place to live. Peru residents know Rob as a logger and Cathy as a Peru High School biology teacher.  Many people may not realize that for the past 21 summers […]

Source: Inductees announced for local baseball hall of fame – Sun Community News & Printing

A new Peru business Source: Halotherapy under Orion’s belt | News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Sentencing put off in Peru dog-attack case | Local News | pressrepublican.com

  L-R Steve Bertrand, Kurt Hathaway, Dana Lawrence, Darcy Way, Jordhan Varin, Faye Lawrence, Adam Schneider & Sam Marcotte By John T. Ryan Peru – The staff at Bill’s Body Shop is #42 in the Peru Gazette photo series featuring people who make Peru a wonderful place to live. Located at 390 Military Turnpike, Bill’s […]

The Peru Community Church and St. Augustine’s Catholic Church are hosting their annual Vacation Bible School on Monday, July 30th to Friday, August 3rd, 9am to noon each day. The camp is open to all children ages 3 to grade 6 and will be held at the Peru Community Church’s Fellowship Center at 13 Elm […]

NYSEG will conduct a natural gas public information meeting on July 12, 2018 from 3PM to 7PM at the Peru Town Hall. Anyone with questions about NYSEG’s announced expansion plans or anyone who would like gas coverage extended to a nearby street/road should be able to get information at this meeting.

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 […]