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Peru CSD Seeks Board of Education Candidates

The Peru Central School District is seeking candidates to fill two (2) at-large seats on the Board of Education, due to the upcoming expiration of the terms of Ms. Sarah Graves and Mr. Steven Peters. The three-year term for each seat runs from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2028. The Petition for Nomination of […]

St. Augustine’s Community Meal/Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, March 26, 2025  

Turkey Gravy, Stuffing, Vegetable  Bread Dessert Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., take-out only, at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972  All are invited and welcome!

AGENDA – Peru Town Board Regular Meeting, Monday, March 24 at 6 p.m.

Call Meeting to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the Regular Meeting of March 10, 2025, and Special Meeting of March 18, 2025.  Community Input.  RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: Approval of Clinton County Youth Bureau Contract. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: Approval to Loan Money from the General Fund for the Temporary Partial Payment of the 2025 […]

St. Augustine’s Community Meal/Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Stew Fruit Bread Dessert Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., take-out only, at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972 All are invited and welcome!

Peru Town Board Special Meeting Tuesday, March 18

The Peru Town Board has scheduled a Special Meeting for Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at 4:00 PM at the Peru Town Hall. The purpose of the meeting will be to award bids for a wastewater treatment upgrade and purchase a 2025 dump truck.

Town Board votes to sell Jenkins Street tennis court property

By John T Ryan If all goes as planned, the 7 Jenkins Street tennis courts will soon be private property.  At its Monday, March 10 meeting, the town board declared the property surplus and will list it for sale as soon as the market value is determined. In 2016, residents proposed repairing the courts for […]

Peru Drama Club set to take the stage

A cast of 28 dedicated students will bring the stage to life March 20-22 Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Helen Nerska: “We always enjoy it when people come to visit. We want people to know they can share their history with us, and we’ll share ours with them.”

By John T Ryan Peru, NY – March 11, 2025 – “We do what we have fun doing.” That’s how Peru Town Historian Helen Nerska and volunteers Chris Mullen and Jackie Madison describe their work at the Peru historian’s office. The women, including Nerska, are unpaid volunteers who love local history and want to share […]

AGENDA – Planning Board WEDNESDAY March 12, 2025 @ 6:00 PM

TOWN OF PERU 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ROLL CALL 4. APPROVAL  February  2025 minutes 5. OPEN FLOOR to public hearing 6. APPLICATIONS: 1. P2025-0003   2-Lot Minor Subdivision Ashley Yanulavich 267.-1-3.21 606 Patent Rd 2. P2025-0004   2-Lot Minor Subdivision Doreen James 280.-1-27.11 128 Barker Rd 3. P2025-0005  2-Lot Minor Subdivision […]

Peru, NY, Monday, March 10, 2025, about 8:30 a.m. 32 degrees.

St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, March 12, 2025  

Michigans Salads  Dessert Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., take-out only, at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972  All are invited and welcome!

Peru Central School student Connor Baehre selected to attend League’s Students Inside Albany Conference

  Plattsburgh, NY- Connor Baehre, a high school junior from Peru Central School, has been selected to attend this year’s Students Inside Albany Conference sponsored by the League of Women Voters of New York State Education Foundation, Inc. Annika Pair from Northern Adirondack Central School has been chosen 1st alternate and Lino Caputo from Boquet Valley […]

Agenda – Peru Town Board Meeting of Monday, March 10, 2025 @ 6PM

Call Meeting to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call  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; Banking Reports, and JCEO); MOTION: Acceptance of Minutes for the Regular Meeting of January 27, 2025. Community Input.  DISCUSSION/MOTION: Girl Scout Presentation of Tree Frog Hotel […]

Regular Monthly Meeting School Board Meeting

The Peru CSD Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at 6:00 PM in the High School Community Room. It is anticipated that an executive session will take place immediately following the 6:00 PM start, and that the Board will reconvene for open public session business at approximately […]

Participation sought from Peru residents

If you’re a Peru resident and haven’t participated in the town’s Community Survey, please do. The Town of Peru would like your opinion about Peru’s needs and future development. Unfortunately, the participation rate has been low. The more people who participate, the better the outcome. Here’s your chance to voice your opinion. Click here to […]

NY school districts ranked 1 to 610 based on 2023-2024 geometry Regents results

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Corrections officers fired as tentative deal fails to end wildcat strike

Click here for the NCPR story 

Strictly Business magazine interviews Helen Nerska, Peru resident, Peru Town Historian and County Historical Association Director

Click here for the Strictly Business Story 

Peru high school girls’ basketball wins regular season and sectional championship the same season

Click here for the Yahoo.com story 

Health Department wants County residents and towns to help reduce food waste

Last year, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) awarded the Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) a two-year, $200,000 grant to reduce food waste throughout Clinton County. At the Monday, February 24, Peru Town Board meeting, CCHD’s public health educator, Cody Douglas, described the county’s goals and asked Peru to consider participating, including […]

Washington Street resident voices concern about upcoming water-sewer tax increases 

By John T Ryan February 24, 2025, Town Board Meeting Highlights: Washington Street resident Michelle St. Onge expressed concern about the financial burden to residents related to planned water treatment and wastewater treatment plant upgrades. St. Onge estimated that water-sewer district taxes could increase by 60% or more. She suggested that non-profit, tax-exempt property owners […]

Yummy, Yummy!!!!!

Girl Scout Troop 4183 members will be selling Girl Scout cookies at the Peru Stewart’s from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 1. Accepting cash and Venmo payments. $6/box, except for S’mores and the gluten-free Toffee Tastics are $7. Customers can also order and pay ahead and pick up at Stewarts: https://digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/troop4183c153 Thank […]

Peru Gazette One-Week Website Traffic Summary

MonsterInsights Summary Website Traffic Summary Total Visitors – 3,218 Total Pageviews – 15,304 February 16, 2025 – February 22, 2025 Website: www.perugazette.com 

Peru Town Board Work Sessions Scheduled

The following Work Sessions have been scheduled at 4 PM At the Peru Town Hall. March 4, 2025 April 8, 2025 May 6, 2025 June 3, 2025 Dates and times may be subject to change  

St. Augustine’s Communty Meal/Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, February 26, 2025  

  Meatloaf Mashed Potatoes  Vegetable  Bread Dessert Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., take-out only, at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972  All are invited and welcome!