The Peru Gazette

AGENDA, PERU ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS, Wednesday June 17, 2009 

7:00 p.m. Peru Town Hall Read more »

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By John T. Ryan

Nova Bus officials welcomed North Country community and business leaders at their 260 Banker Road plant this morning for a a gala ribbon cutting ceremony. (See today’s photos) The plant is already in operation and will be employing 190 personnel by the end of July. Nova Bus is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Volvo Bus Corporation, the world’s second largest motorcoach and transit bus manufacturing group. Nova Bus is a leading North American provider of sustainable transit solutions, including environmentally-friendly buses, high-capacity vehicles and integrated intelligent transportation systems. The company operates three plants: two in Canada and this is its first U.S. location.

 (See Sunday’s Press Republican story)

The adirondack almanack reports

The Press Republican has a big story in this Sunday’s paper

The Press Republican reports

By John T. Ryan 

Randy Duprey's son Alek assisted by his mom Kate cuts the walk ribbon

It was a beautiful Sunday morning in Beekmantown with over three hundred walkers and runners turning out to support the first annual Randy Duprey Sclereroderma Walk/Run. Duprey died on January 6, 2009, at age twenty-six, a victim of the chronic auto-immune disease for which there is no treatment.  Money raised from the walk run will be given to the Scleroderma Foundation. Money raised from the food sales and other fund-raising at the event will be given to two local women who suffer from the disease. The Press Republican carried an earlier story on the event. 

By Brandy McDonald

The Peru Democratic Party Caucus will be held on Thursday, June 18th, 2009 .
The Caucus will start at 7:00PM
The location will be at the St Augustine’s School Gym , Peru, NY Read more »

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By John T. Ryan

Responding to complaints voiced by residents of Winding Brook Drive the Peru Town Board agreed to investigate removing the double yellow lines that the Town Highway Department recently applied to the town street.  The actions were taken at the Board’s June 8, 2009 meeting.  Read more »

This is the proposed restriction

DEC Announcement 

Mary Lou Zaferakis will be inducted as the 18^th member of the Peru Central School District Hall of Fame on Thursday evening, June 11^th. Mary Lou Zaferakis  was employed by the Peru Central School District from 1968-1999.  She began career in education as an 8^th grade math and computer literacy/programming teacher and later became Principal of Peru Junior High School, retiring as the Principal of Peru High School in 1999. Read more »

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AGENDA PERU PLANNING BOARD 

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. Peru Town Hall

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Betty Corrow, Chair of the Town of Peru Planning Board, called the meeting of Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at 7:00pm, to order. ROLL CALL:  BETTY CORROW, CHAIR  : PRESENT, RICHARD WILLIAMS, VICE CHAIR     : PRESENT Read more »

The adirondack almanack reports

By John T. Ryan

The Peru Town Board conducted its scheduled Public Hearing on proposed amendments to the outdoor Wood Boiler Law which they passed in September 2008. The Board proposed dropping Definition 3. B. as it relates to commercial enterprises and Prohibition 5. 2) which prohibited an outdoor wood boiler within 750 feet of any H-2 district.

No one commented on the proposed law changes. Instead, every speaker voiced complaints Read more »

Mrs. Carol Allen designed the Quadricentennial pin

The Press Republican reports 

By John T. Ryan

Highway Superintendent Mike Farrell learned some of the challenges of elective office at the Town Board’s May 28, 2009 meeting.  On or about May 21^st the town highway department applied double yellow lines to Winding Brook Road and the newly named Bloomfield Drive.   Read more »

By John T. Ryan

April 2009 existing single-family home sales statistics released by the New York State Association of Realtors (NYSAR), Inc. point to modestly reduced Clinton County sales compared to sales in 2008. Here are the sale statistics for Clinton County and three other Upstate New York Counties. Read more »

It was time to "PLAY BALL" this morning at Laphams Mills Park

By John T. Ryan

The Peru Youth Commission celebrated its opening day on Saturday, May 30th, at the Laphams Mills Field. Youth Commission Director John Flynn welcomed everyone and introduced all the coaches to the large crowd of onlookers. Over 250 Peru youths will participate in the twenty-one team program between now and the end of July. Youth Commission Chairwoman Lisa Gonyo said, “We’re off to the start of another great season. We have a great bunch of kids and coaches.” (More Photos) Gonyo said people step forward to be coaches and there’s no problem getting volunteers. Gonyo was a volunteer herself today working with others to serve hot dogs, burgers and beverages to the crowd.  Read more »

PUBLIC HEARING AMENDED OWB LAW

MAY 28, 2009 @ 6:30 PM

AGENDA

TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING

MAY 28, 2009 @ 7:00 PM Read more »