The Peru Gazette

The Peru Gazette encourages our readers to submit photos of our beautiful town and the surrounding countryside. We live in one of New York State’s most beautiful towns. It’s time we let the whole world appreciate Peru. Well-known local photographer Joanne Kennedy (See photos) is our first contributor. We appreciate her support! Please understand that the number of photos we can put online is limited and all photos are subject to our approval.

We’ve been receiving good comments on our efforts and we appreciate them very much. Please email your suggestions and photos to editor@perugazette.com.

Posted September 23, 2008
By John T. Ryan

People who love Pasquales’ food have been eagerly awaiting the opening of their new restaurant for months and it’s finally going to happen! This Friday, September 26th, Read more »

Applefest Parade Grand Marshals John and Mary Roach

Posted September 22, 2008
By John T. Ryan

St. Augustine’s 31st annual Applefest was a festive occasion in Peru (more photos) the weekend of September 21-22. John and Mary Roach were Grand Marshals of Saturday’s noontime parade, which began a weekend of enjoyment music, crafts, games and food. Read more »

Posted September 19, 2008
By John T. Ryan

The Peru firefighters paid their respects to Donald “Don” R. Hanlon who passed away on September 11, 2008 (more photos taken by firefighter David Brown) at age 79 after 61 years of service to the department where he served as assistant chief and commissioner.

Firefighters everywhere are known for the respect they pay to their fallen comrades. Firefighter John Roach explained Read more »

Posted September 18, 2008

By John T. Ryan

A public hearing on the proposed Outdoor Wood Boiler (OWB) law and a Town Board meeting were held on September 8th. During the public hearing some residents complimented the board for having drafted workable compromise legislation while other residents questioned the need for the law. Read more »

Posted September 18, 2008

By John T. Ryan

The Democratic and Republican parties have selected candidates James Reed and Michael Farrell to compete for the office of Peru Highway Superintendent in the November 2008 election. Read more »

Posted September 15, 2008

By John T. Ryan

National news stories highlight problems in the housing sector; however, 2008 home construction in Peru contradicts the national trend. Read more »

Cormac O'Callaghn ensures daughter Dierdre safely boards the bus!

Posted September 14, 2008

By John T. Ryan

Peru Central School enrolled 2,146 students this September. When school closed this past June the school had 2,122 students.  There are 143 students enrolled in kindergarten this September. In June 2008, the kindergarten enrollment was 141 students. Read more »

Posted September 11, 2008

By John Ryan

Located only a few miles from Peru, Silver Lake Mountain is a beautiful .9 mile, 40 minute hike of moderate difficulty. More photos

Posted September 11, 2008

By John T. Ryan

Picking the beautiful fruit in Peru’s orchards is in full swing following the arrival of hundreds of Jamaican apple pickers. The pickers in Forrence’s Orchard along the Barney Downs Road picked the very popular honey crisp variety, calling them “oney crisp.” The pickers slowly and carefully deposited the apples in bins under the watchful eye of their supervisor.  Honey crisps command some of the highest prices in the maketplace. They said they were picking the red fruit. Orchard manager Seth Forrence said these men are very experienced pickers.

Posted September 4, 2008

By John T. Ryan

The Peru Town Board meeting of August 25, 2008 covered several topics. Supervisor Covel and Counselors Forrence, Powers, Glushko and McDonald were present. As usual, the meeting was not without controversy. Read more »