The Peru Gazette

The Joyful Youth Choir proudly presents the young people of four local parishes: St. Alexander’s in Morrisonville, St. Augustine’s in Peru, St. John the Baptist in Keeseville and Holy Name Church in Ausable Forks. Their concert dates are as follows:  There will be two concerts on the same weekend. The first one will be held […]

By John T. Ryan Town of Peru Democrats caucused on Thursday, July 11th and nominated the following individuals for town office: Town Supervisor – Kregg Bruno Superintendent of Highways – Michael Farrell Town Council  – James Douglass Town Council – Lana Knight Town Justice – James Kirby Town Clerk/Tax Collector – John Facteau It is […]

Several homes and businesses on the north end of the Peru hamlet are without water. A contractor digging in the vicinity of the Peru Central School apparently broke a water main. The Town of Peru Water Department is in hopes of fixing the pipe this afternoon, but water must be boiled until further notice.    […]

Local farmers struggle to catch up » Local News » Press-Republican.

By John T. Ryan There’s rarely a dull Peru Town Board meeting and the Monday, June 24, 2013 meeting was no exception.   The first 35 minutes of the meeting involved an alleged zoning law violation in one of Peru’s most beautiful neighborhoods on the shores of Lake Champlain. Coastland Drive residents Jay and Heidi […]

JOIN US FOR AN EVENING OF MUSIC AT THE LITTLE AUSABLE PARK GAZEBO EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT FROM 6:00 TO 8:00 PM JUNE 30 THROUGH AUGUST 25 JUNE 30 THE CHILLBILLYS – CLASSIC THROUGH CONTEMPORARY ROCK JULY 7 BOOTLEG BAND – COUNTRY, TOP 40 VARIETY, 60’S ROCK- PRESENT JULY 14 THE CASTAWAYS – COUNTRY, CLASSIC ROCK, […]

Clinton County treasurer won’t run » Local News » Press-Republican.

By John T. Ryan June 9 – Many people know Doug Brown as the man who operated Peru Hardware for 40 years (1946-1985).  Like most World War II veterans, Doug didn’t talked to many people about his war experiences and like most of those veterans he had never visited the World War II Memorial in […]

What to think about the two percent tax cap on ag land? « The In Box.

Adirondack historian Amy Godine, whose ground-breaking research helped re-open the narrative of Timbuctoo, the black settlement at Lake Placid, is back with another revealing story.Godine has found that wealthy abolitionist Gerrit Smith’s land give-away may have benefited black Americans still being held in bondage in the south. Speaking at the Peru Free Library on Friday, […]

By John T. Ryan The Wednesday, May 28, 2013 Town Board meeting started off on a good note with town resident Jim Earle praising Town Highway Superintendent Michael Farrell for his department’s fast reaction to Earle’s report of a 2.5 foot  x 3 foot wide, 3 foot deep, sink hole on a Fuller Rd. just […]

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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.