The Peru Gazette

Source: Mazdzer stays positive through bumps on the Self-Quarantine track

(Williamsville, NY) – During these unprecedented times all Tops Friendly Markets locations are raising a cup of kindness as a way to say thank you to essential workers at all of its 162 locations in New York, Vermont, and Pennsylvania.  From now until June 13, 2020 Tops is offering all essential workers a 50% discount […]

A delicious chicken and biscuit dinner. Brownies for dessert. Take-Out Only. Served 4:30 – 5:45 p.m.   All Are Welcome!

Story Update – Peru Food Shelf Drive Wednesday, 10:20 a.m. – Shirley Mcilwain-Koch of the JCEO is present at the Peru Food Shelf daily from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday & Friday. Food plus health and beauty aid donations can also be dropped off there if you call ahead (518-643-8455). Call the […]

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Message from Town of Peru Supervisor Bandy McDonald: (30) Day Extension for the State of Emergency I signed on 3-16-20 until 4-16-20 for the Town Of Peru. This order expires every 30 days. So this order will now run until 5-13-20 for the Town Of Peru. I can also lift this order before the 30 […]

Source: Joyful Noise: father and daughter planting a “victory garden” in Peru | NCPR News

By John T. Ryan Peru – An elderly Peru couple is in good hands thanks to a concerned school bus driver, Supervisor Brandy McDonald and others. Last Tuesday a Peru School bus was delivering food to children in a local trailer park. When she stopped at one residence an elderly lady approached the school bus […]

St. Augustine’s Church Easter Vigil Service will be live-streamed on Facebook at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 11th.

St. Augustine’s Church Good Friday Services will be live-streamed on Facebook at 3 p.m. today.

Served 4:30-5:45 p.m. (Take-out Only) at the St. Augustine’s Parish Center. Coleslaw 😄 Ham 😄 Potatoes😄 Carrots 😄 M&M Cookies

Just went out wearing a mask to get milk. About 6 customers were in Stewart’s. Zero masks including clerks with no shielding. I tried to observe the 6 ft. rule until a middle-aged gentleman barged ahead of me to make coffee. It’s not a great scene out there for us older folks. I don’t think […]

By John T. Ryan Peru – In these perilous times most people think about the basics of life: family, food, shelter and for some faith. Things once taken for granted are no longer taken for granted. Water is one of those things. Courtney Tetrault is Superintendent of Peru’s Water and Sewer Department which delivers water […]

Since Peru officially plays spring ball in the Clinton County league, this announcement pertains to our baseball/softball season Good Morning Everyone, In light of the growing health concerns surrounding Covid-19, we believe it is best to cancel the County Baseball/Softball season. This decision did not come lightly and was discussed at length with John Redden, […]

Source: Cheers & air hugs: How a Peru bus monitor is delivering food to kids | NCPR News

A message from Tops Markets Beginning as early as today, Tops will be rolling our additional safety measures at all of its 162 stores in New York, Pennsylvania, and Vermont.  Those safety measures include installing Plexiglas shields on as many of their front end registers as possible.  Where Plexiglas cannot be affixed because of equipment […]

From Town Supervisor Brandy McDonald  (((Please share))) It’s sad I would ever have to post something like this these days!! But I just received a text from a person I know good that lives on the Barney Downs Road here in Peru !! With the fresh snow on the ground from Monday night they saw […]

Teri and Mike MacKenzie truck for North Coast Cartage located in the Bear Swamp Rd. in Peru. Teri MacKenzie wrote: Saw something that brought tears to my eyes. As you all know Mike and I are over the road truck drivers. We’re heading south on I-81 and we’re nearing Binghamton NY. so we pull into […]

1- Spiritual help is always available. Our Masses are no longer public, but they are still taking place in private, and being broadcast on Facebook. The simplest way to find the Masses is to go to Facebook and type “St Augustine’s Parish Peru” into the search bar. 2- Parishioners are encouraged to pray a spiritual […]

Good afternoon! For the time being, the Peru Democratic Committee is suspending our monthly meetings. We will be sure to notify all of our members when we are able to hold a meeting again and of any big news or action items that crop up between now and then. In the meantime, if you find […]

We’ve reduced hours across all stores and we encourage you to use the drive-thru (where available) to support social distancing: MON-FRI: 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. | SAT: 9:30 a.m. – Noon (unless normally closed or operating under a reduced-hours schedule) | SUN: Closed

Dear Friends and Library Patrons, During these unprecedented times, our library will be closed to the public beginning Tuesday, March 17. In the meantime, we encourage you to visit the CEFLS website https://cefls.org/library-patrons/downloads/ to download e-books, audiobooks, and e-magazines. Also have a look at our library facebook page, search Peru Free Library, for updates and […]

We have had several private messages asking if we will continue a live stream of the Mass on our Facebook page. The answer is YES.   Father Alan will continue to have a PRIVATE MASS, daily and on Sunday’s and he will continue to live stream those Masses. Our Facebook live streaming link for Daily […]