The Peru Gazette

Chicken elegant casserole—chicken/stuffing/cream sauce Salad Bread Dessert Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972 All are invited and welcome!

Peru is one of the towns on the list  Click here for the NCPR story 

Flag Raising dedicated to Arthur Dupreey who died in Vietnam at age 20  Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Click here for the Hamilton Funeral Home obituary 

Congratulations to The Peru Nighthawks on winning Section 7 Sectionals on Thursday, May 23. 4 out of 6 players. Good luck to the golfers and Congrats to the team on their section win.

By John T Ryan  Peru—Highway Superintendent Michael announced his plan for highway paving at the town board’s May 13, 2024 meeting. Paving should begin in about three weeks. Until then, Peru will assist the Town of Ausable with its paving projects. Then, Ausable will assist Peru.   Farrell’s initial project will involve paving the remaining half […]

Call Meeting to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call  MOTION/DISCUSSION:   MOTION:  Acceptance of Minutes for the Regular Meeting of May 13, 2024.  Community Input.   DISCUSSION:  4-H Free Food Kiosk Project.  RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: NYSEG LED Light Conversion Agreement. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION:  Hiring of C & S Engineers for the Replacement of Telegraph Rd. Bridge/Culvert. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION:  Resolution to […]

By John T Ryan The Town of Peru’s May 29 public hearing notice simply states that the hearing’s subject is a 202b matter. The 202b matter concerns upgrades to the water treatment plant on Reservoir Rd. This project is in addition to the $11 million to $25 million upgrades planned for the wastewater treatment plant. […]

202-b PROCEEDINGS, MAY 29, 2024, 5:45 PM Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION: To Open the Public Hearing. DISCUSSION: Community Input and Questions MOTION: To Close the Public Hearing. MOTION: Adjourn

Click here for the Syracuse.com story  Syracuse.com calculated per pupil spending by dividing each district’s total budget by its total enrollment.  

Peru – CVPH Donor Center Blood Brive, Monday, June 10, 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. in Peru.  All blood collected is utilized in our local trl-county region.  Your neighbors appreciate and need your support.  The blood drive is coordinated by St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273. 

Region 5 DEC Operations staff, in collaboration with the Wildlife division, recently installed two osprey nesting boxes at Ausable Point Campground. Ospreys have been trying to construct nests in this area, but due to winds have had many failed attempts. The nesting boxes will provide a good, stable base for nesting. In New York, there […]

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Editorial – John T Ryan  Peru has a situation that could cost the Peru taxpayers millions of dollars. It’s hard to believe, but not having Alternate Zoning of Appeals members can result in approval delays and major and minor project cancellations, meaning the government’s cost is shared by fewer taxpayers. The Zoning Board of Appeal […]

May 13, 2024 Peru Town Board Meeting. Deputy Supervisor Jim Douglass chaired the meeting. Supervisor Brandy McDonald was ill and could not attend the meeting. The Peru Gazette will write up the most important items as soon as time permits. They include Lake Champlain Transportation’s request to construct 200 slips at Snug Harbor Marina, scheduling […]

May 27—Don’t forget the Memorial Day service on May 27th—Memorial Day @ 11 a.m., followed by a luncheon serviced by the Auxiliary. Everyone is welcome!!!!!!

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 – Senator Dan Stec (R, C-Queensbury) welcomed Peru High School junior Melina Mitchell to Albany as part of the League of Women Voters’ 2024 Students Inside Albany Conference. Mitchell, one of 60 students statewide selected for the conference, spent the afternoon in Albany at the Capitol and shadowed the senator while […]

Budget Proposition #1 Yes – 327 No – 153 Bus Proposition #2 Yes – 327 No – 155 Total Ballots Cast 483 Board Member Bonnie Berry – re-elected for 3-yr term with 364 votes 

Andrew Woodruff is familiar to those who have enjoyed the Keeseville-Peru Ecumenical Choir Christmas concerts. His exceptional talents, particularly his piano duets with Steve Collier, have left a lasting impression. Now, Andrew is ready to showcase his growth after three years of honing his skills as a music education and jazz studies student at Ithaca […]

The Peru CSD Board of Education will hold a special meeting in the High School Library on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at 6:30 PM.  It is anticipated that an executive session will take place immediately following the 6:30 PM start and that the Board will reconvene for open public session business at approximately 7:00 PM. […]