The Peru Gazette

Board of Education Mark Hamilton 379 Jon Malcolm 176 Jeff St. Denis 65 Write-ins 2 Budget Proposition #1                 431 YES, 210 NO Bus Proposition #2                      427 YES, 216 NO

WHAT – Music for your pleasure — Just Jammin’ Listen or join in — but enjoy. WHERE – Peru Memorial VFW 710 Pleasant St, Peru WHEN – Thursday, May 27th from 5 – 8 p.m.   Note: Kitchen Open from 4 – 7 p.m.  

The evening spelling competition featured students from seven local school districts with grade-level honors and recognition also going to Grade 4 Elsa Isecke from Peru Central School District; Grade 5 Emma Sheldrake from Peru Central School District and Grade 6 Jacob MacDougal from Boquet Valley Central School District. Source: Returning champion and regional honors in […]

From Monday, May 17th to Friday May 21st,  Rifenburg Contracting will have Elm Street closed from Sanborn Lane to 22B intersection (Town Park entrance) with heavy construction. There will be NO through traffic.  Emergency vehicles will have limited access to that section of the road. North Bend is open Any questions, please call the W/S […]

On Monday, May 17th  from 7 am – 5 pm Rifenburg Contracting will be closing Elm Street from Lewis Street to 22B intersection with heavy construction expected. Local residents and emergency vehicles will have limited access to that section of the road.   North Bend will be open next week with some light construction. Any […]

By John T. Ryan Town Board May 10th Meeting Highlights Local Law #1 of 2021 was approved. It requires that written notice be provided regarding any defective and hazardous condition existing on town-owned or maintained properties; otherwise, a civil action against the town cannot be maintained. Town Attorney Matt Favro said laws of this nature […]

T-Mobile installed a new antenna and co-axial cable today at the Peru water tower.  T-Mobile pays the Town of Peru a monthly charge to lease antenna and generator space.  The crane extended 195 ft. to get above the tower.

5 p.m. May 13, 2021 

The Jarvis & Union Roads are two of Peru’s most beautiful areas with the Green Mountains to the east and the Adirondacks to the southeast. Farmer/orchardist/town councilman Melvin Irwin lives along Union Road. Mel has many talents, one of those is tending to his many flowers, especially those tulips outside his home.

Peru’s apple blossoms are emerging. The next few days are going to be very beautiful in our small town. (Forrence Orchards off Barney Downs Rd.)  

It was only 8 this morning; nevertheless, enthusiastic volunteers reported to the Peru Town Hall for Peru Clean-up Day. Organizer Scott Coleman welcomed everyone and assigned areas that need cleanup. Sean Lucas, of Casella Waste Systems, handed out free trash bags, safety vests, trash grabbers, and plastic mugs to the volunteers.   Scott Coleman said, […]

The Peru CSD Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 6:30 PM in the High School Cafeteria.  As part of the meeting, the Board will conduct a public hearing on the District’s two (2) propositions slated for voter consideration on May 18, 2021, which include the proposed […]

By John T. Ryan (The Peru Gazette did not video this meeting) The Board voted to approve the revised employee handbook updating several rules and policies. Each employee must sign for a copy.  The town may be acquiring a used excavator for use by the highway and water-sewer departments. Councilman Rick Barber said, “I’m thinking […]

PERU — The Peru Central School District’s proposed 2021-2022 budget would fall within the tax levy limit. The $49,982,897 spending plan would mark a 2.25 percent increase over last year’s, and include a tax levy increase of 1.74 percent, or $315,067, according to the district’s May community report. Noted additions aimed at improving instruction and operations are the […]

On Wednesday, May 5th from 7 am – 5 pm Rifenburg Contracting will be closing North Bend @ the intersection with Sunrise Drive. Local residents and emergency vehicles will need to use the following routes.   For TD Bank and addresses 2-10, North Bend must be accessed at the TD Bank intersection.   For Sunrise […]

Peru – We are now accepting donations from 9:30 a.m. to Noon Monday through Friday in preparation for our June opening. Thank you Bob McGee for the unexpected donation earlier this week–a page out of The Peruvian, a Peru newspaper published in the 1920s. We are looking forward to sharing our new exhibits and donations […]

Source: Cook In! – Mountain Lake PBS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the ANNUAL MEETING of the inhabitants of the Peru Central School District, Peru, New York, qualified to vote at school meetings in the district will be held on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, from 12:00 Noon to 9:00 p.m. for the transaction of such business as is authorized by Education Law. […]

NYESG will be taking a small outage on Thursday, April 29th from 8:30 am to 9:00 am in the town of Peru in order to perform maintenance to increase the reliability of the distribution lines affecting about 146 customers on the roads listed below. The outage will last about 30 minutes. Notification to these customers […]

NYESG will be taking a small outage on Thursday, April 29th from 8:30 am to 9:00 am in the town of Peru in order to perform maintenance to increase the reliability of the distribution lines affecting about 146 customers on the roads listed below. The outage will last about 30 minutes. Notification to these customers […]

On Friday, April 23rd from 7am – 3 pm & Monday, April 26th from 7 am – 5 pm Rinfenberg Contracting will be closing North Bend at the intersection with Sunrise Drive. Local residents and emergency vehicles will need to use the following routes. For TD Bank and addresses 2-24, North Bend must be accessed […]

The Peru Federal Credit Union is now the Mountain Valley Federal Credit Union. The name change emphases that Mountain Valley now serves anyone who lives, works, worships, attends school or volunteers in both Clinton or Essex Counties. Soon a Wilmington branch will join the branches in Peru, Au Sable Forks and Keeseville.

By John T. Ryan Peru residents are very fortunate. We live in a community that is home to virtually all of life’s necessities, including several excellent eat-in and take-out restaurants. We even have two Pasquales – Pasquales Restaurant and Bar and just across the parking lot Pasquale’s Pizzeria. Scott Bazzano founded both restaurants, one with […]