The Peru Gazette

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The Peru Youth Commission will hold a special meeting on May 17, 2023, 7 PM at Lapham Mills Park to approve Recreation assistants for 2023. Corrected time – Originally stated 5 PM.  

On June 3, 2023, over twenty-eight local libraries are participating in a Library Crawl in our region. The Library Crawl is designed for local families to (re)discover libraries in our area. Many libraries will have activities targeted at children, while others will be open for participants to visit. Participants are encouraged to visit as many […]

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The Adirondack Center for Writing and Adirondack Voters for Change are proud to announce a new regional essay writing contest: My Dreams for My Community. The contest offers winners cash prizes totaling $1,400 for a five-page essay on community and change. Submissions are open now until June 15, 2023 and will be judged by a […]

Town of Peru is seeking a Part Time Assistant Recreation Director. Starting salary $ 3,200.00. Please apply at Peru Town Hall 3036 Main Street Peru, New York. 

By John T Ryan Kristen Marino is officially Peru’s Recreation Director.  Deputy Supervisor Douglass, who presided at the Monday, April 11, Town Board Meeting, announced the news saying, “That was the Board’s decision. Three citizen volunteers, Larry Ewald, Dave Gosnell, and Corinne Kerley, sat in on our interviews. We had good applicants.” Counselor Kregg Bruno […]

Tuesday, March 28, 7 p.m. at the Peru Town Hall  Call to order Motion, Discussion, Approval of March Agenda Motion, Discussion, Approval of January Meeting Minutes Youth Director Update Motion Discussion Approval of Youth Commission Appointments 2022 Brian Marino – Chairman Emily Sypek – Vice Chair Krista Bull – Secretary Kristin Marino – Assistant Youth […]

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Saranac Lake, NY—The Adirondack Center for Writing is hosting a Teen Night on Friday, March 3, from 3 to 7 PM in order to help teenagers draft, revise, and send their writings to Wild Words: Adirondack Teen Writing Anthology. As the deadline to submit writing to the anthology is approaching (3/10/2023), ACW wants to support […]

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The Town of Peru is seeking a Part-time Recreation Director at $18,000 per year.  Please see the attached job description and requirements.  The attached application (or pick up at the Town Hall) must be fully filled out and returned to secretary@perutown.com or dropped off at the Peru Town Hall to Pamela Barber.  Applications must be […]

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Peru – December 2, 2022 – It was fun at Little Ausable River Park tonight as the Peru Girl Scouts sang Christmas carols and Mrs. Marti Cabana lit Peru’s Town Christmas Tree. Just as she was about to throw the switch, the Peru Fire Department’s decorated trucks passed by. The kids were excited. Dianne Miller, […]

  By John T Ryan   November 16, 2022 – Peru – As of 8:30 a.m. Peru has more than 4 inches of snow on the ground, and it’s still falling. Thankfully, at the Monday, November 7th meeting, the town board approved hiring Adam Archer and Darrell Martineau as equipment operators, their most important job […]