The Peru Gazette

Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION:  Establishment of 2025 Salaries for Elected Positions: DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION:  Approval of 2025 Appointees. DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION:  Establishment of 2025 Appointee Salaries and Frequency of Payments DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION:  Establishment of Town Department Liaisons. DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION:  Establishment of 2025 Regular Town Board Meeting Dates and Times. DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION:  Approval of 2025 Contracts. DISCUSSION/RESOLUTION:  […]

The Town of Peru requests that all residents take this community survey. The town’s Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Law need to be updated. Peru resident input is critical to the community’s future!  Click here for the survey! 

The Peru CSD Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at 6:30 PM in the High School Community Room. An executive session is anticipated immediately following the 6:30 PM start, and the Board will reconvene for open public session business at approximately 7:00 PM. The meeting will be […]

The Peru Town Board is appealing to community members to apply to become members of either the Peru Zoning Board of Appeals or the Peru Planning Board. The boards consist of five members and meet once monthly. Sometimes, two members cannot attend for a good reason, resulting in a postponement or one negative vote denying […]

We know socializing not only staves off feelings of loneliness but also helps sharpen memory and cognitive skills, increases your sense of happiness and well-being, and may even help you live longer. We are happy to provide this opportunity for community interaction.

61-year-old Timothy Timmons has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Jahfari Joseph Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Schuyler Falls Mini Mart and Ryan’s Masonry targeted in early morning crime spree Click here for the Sun Community News story 

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Prekindergarten registration is now open for children living in the Peru School District who wish to attend in September 2025. Children must be four (4) years of age on or before December 1, 2025, to be eligible for Prekindergarten in the fall of 2025. The child’s completed registration packet, immunization records, physical exam, birth certificate, […]

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 – June 30, 2028. The Petition for Nomination of […]

Peru High School News Release The Peru CSD Board of Education’s Policy Committee will meet briefly on Friday, January 10, 2025, at 9:00 AM. The meeting will take place in the High School Building, in the District Office. The sole purpose of the meeting is for policy development of proposed Policy #0105. (Updated 1/4/25 following […]

Shepherd’s Pie Salad  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!

TOWN OF PERU CALL MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL of  December 2024 minutes OPEN FLOOR to public hearing APPLICATIONS: Z2024-099; Special Use Permit- Off-Premises Sign, Adirondack Coast Self-Storage, 269.-1-40, Town Park Rd/State Rt 22 Z2024-0102; 7-Foot Relief from Roadway for Sign        Adirondack Coast Self Storage, 269.-1-40, Town Park […]

TOWN OF PERU CALL MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL December 2024 minutes OPEN FLOOR to public hearing APPLICATIONS: P2024-0031 Site Plan Review-Sign, Valcour Boat Rentals, 258.-2-2.1, 4013 US Route 9 P2024-0032 Site Plan Review-Equipment Modification, T Mobile, 276.-2-2, 1159 Peasleeville Rd. ANY FURTHER BUSINESS CEO REPORT ADJOURNMENT

The Town of Peru Town Board has scheduled a Work Session for Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at 4:00 PM.  The purpose of the workshop is to discuss the wastewater treatment project. The Workshop will take place at The Peru Town Hall.

Peru, NY – “Pancakes Plus” Breakfast, Sunday, January 12, served by Knights of Columbus Council 7273, St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. $10 for adults, $5 for children 5 to 11; children under 5 are Free. Take-outs are $10. The menu includes Pancakes, French Toast, Strawberry Sauce, Sausage, Bacon, Scrambled eggs, home […]

Sweethearts and Heroes News Release PERU, NY — Peru and Ticonderoga high school students gathered here recently for a special mini-summit that included a joint podcast recording and other inspiring activities that swirled around HOPE (Hold On, Possibilities Exist). On Wednesday, Dec. 18, 14 Ticonderoga students and their teachers, Kate Crammond and Sarah Ellsworth, went […]

Thanks to our generous customers, Stewart’s 2024 Holiday Match program raised more than $1.76 million for local children’s charities! Stewart’s customers generously donated more than $883,500 between Thanksgiving and Christmas Day this year. The company doubled those donations, penny for penny with no administrative fees. This means hundreds of local nonprofit children’s organizations will benefit […]

By John T Ryan  Peru, NY, December 30, 2024 – At this morning’s Town Board meeting, a C&S Engineering Project Status Report of the Telegraph Road bridge project elicited an opinion no one wanted to hear. Highway Superintendent Michael Farrell told the board today, “The mussel study set the project back. With bid-letting scheduled for […]

Note Meeting time is 10 AM Call Meeting to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call  MOTION:  Acceptance of Minutes for the Regular Meeting of December 9, 2024. Community Input.  DISCUSSION/MOTION:  Set Date of the Organizational Meeting at 5:00 PM and First Regular Meeting of 2025 at 6 PM January 13, 2025. DISCUSSION/MOTION:  Review Regular Meeting […]

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 – Sunday evening Steve Collier was the pianist for the Ecumenical Choir. Today, he’s bringing more goodwill to passers-by along Main Street with is sausaphone. Steve said, “My grandfather played this sausaphone.  He passed it on to my father and my father passed it on to me”  

The St. Augutine’s Soup Kitchen will not serve this week or next. The next scheduled meal will be on Wednesday, January 8, and the menu features Shepherd’s Pie. The St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen wishes everyone a happy and blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Approved Meeting Minutes 2024-12-09-RM