Peru wins Wrestling Match
Peru Sr HS (PSH) 36.0 Ausable Valley Sr HS (AVSH) 34.0
110: Gavin Morrow (AVSH) over (PSH) (For.) 118: Double Forfeit 126: Logan Trim (PSH) over Leland Pray (AVSH) (Fall 1:06) 132: Kadin Johnson (PSH) over Jonathan Fletcher (AVSH) (Fall 3:33) 138: Maxwell Jess (PSH) over (AVSH) (For.) 145: Ethan Dickinson (PSH) over AJ Swetson (AVSH) (Fall 1:59) 152: Kollin Christensen (AVSH) over Dylan Sfera (PSH) (Fall 2:12) 160: Dominick LaPier (AVSH) over Nathan Mitchell (PSH) (MD 11-3) 172: Zach Bola (AVSH) over Ryan Robinson (PSH) (Fall 3:33) 189: Jack Hanson (PSH) over David Rock (AVSH) (Fall 2:09) 215: Warren Pray (AVSH) over Bryce Wiggins (PSH) (Fall 5:27) 285: Parker Liberty (PSH) over Zachary McLean (AVSH) (Fall 4:14) 102: Jayden Burgess (AVSH) over (PSH) (For.)
You can find more details regarding this dual using the following link.
https://www.trackwrestling.com/tw/seasons/LoadBalance.jsp?pageName=DualMatches.jsp&dualId=6483571132
Posted: February 5th, 2022 under Education News, Peru School News, Sports News.
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A Peru Gazette reader was kind enough to send these photos of cross country skiing on the Peru Walking Trail at about 1 p.m. today.
Posted: February 5th, 2022 under Northern NY News, Peru News, Recreation opportunities.
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Sign posted on the Peru Tops window
The Peru Tops Store will close to transition to being a Grand Union beginning Sunday at 3 p.m. It will reopen on Sunday, February 13th.
In a November 9, 2021 Press Release C&S Wholesale stated the following:
Keene, N.H. — C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc., an industry leader in supply chain solutions and wholesale grocery supply in the United States, has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase 12 Tops Markets stores that have become available due to the Tops Markets merger with Price Chopper/Market 32. C&S will convert these 12 stores to Grand Union supermarkets.
“With our recent announcement of the purchase of Piggly Wiggly® Midwest, this is another very exciting opportunity for C&S to further expand into the retail market. This is an important component of our growth and future success. The Grand Union stores will showcase C&S’s already successful retail strategies and be supported by our strong wholesale supply chain and programs to deliver solid retail performance,” said Rick Cohen, Executive Chairman, C&S Wholesale Grocers.
The Grand Union stores will be based in Cooperstown, Cortland, Norwich, Owego, Peru, Rome, Saranac Lake, Sherrill, Warrensburg and two locations in Watertown in New York, and Rutland, Vermont. The agreement is set to close in the coming weeks. The grand openings are planned for mid-January through mid-February 2022. GU Markets LLC, an affiliate of C&S Wholesale Grocers, will operate these stores. C&S will continue to recognize the union workforce at these locations.
“The Grand Union stores will offer competitive prices on a wide variety of fresh foods and an extensive assortment of brand name groceries, as well as our signature private brands. Each store will contain localized assortments to meet their shoppers’ needs,” said Bob Palmer, Chief Executive Officer, C&S Wholesale Grocers. “We are very excited to bring this iconic supermarket back to the communities it has fed for generations and continue our legacy of braggingly happy customers.”
Posted: February 4th, 2022 under Business News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History.
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The Collier family gets the Peru Gazette “Good Neighbor Award” today. Steve and Allison Collier along with their children Abby and Hannah did a beautiful job shoveling Peru Library sidewalks. Steve said they were happy to do it remarking, “We love our library.”
The Peru Gazette is sure there are many similar acts of kindness going on in Peru at this very moment, but we’re glad our camera captured this happy family in action.
L-R Abby, Steve, Allison, and Hannah Collier
Posted: February 4th, 2022 under Faces of Peru, Peru News, Peru resident news/accomplishments.
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All Town of Peru Departments will be closed from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Monday, February 7th for mandatory Training at the Peru Fire Department. 
Posted: February 4th, 2022 under Code Enforcement, Highway Dept. News, Town Board News, Water & Sewer Dept. News.
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DURHAM, NH (02/04/2022)– James Matthews of Peru, NY has been named to the Dean’s List at the University of New Hampshire for earning High Honors for the fall 2021 semester. Matthews is majoring in Theatre:Musical Theatre.
Students named to the Dean’s List at the University of New Hampshire are students who have earned recognition through their superior scholastic performance during a semester enrolled in a full-time course load (12 or more graded credits). Highest honors are awarded to students who earn a semester grade point average of 3.85 or better out of a possible 4.0. Students with a 3.65 to 3.84 average are awarded high honors and students whose grade point average is 3.5 through 3.64 are awarded honors.
The University of New Hampshire inspires innovation and transforms lives in our state, nation and world. More than 16,000 students from all 50 states and 71 countries engage with an award-winning faculty in top-ranked programs in business, engineering, law, health and human services, liberal arts and the sciences across more than 200 programs of study. A Carnegie Classification R1 institution, UNH partners with NASA, NOAA, NSF and NIH, and received $260 million in competitive external funding in FY21 to further explore and define the frontiers of land, sea and space.
To learn more about the opportunities at the University of New Hampshire visit: www.unh.edu.
Posted: February 4th, 2022 under Education News, Peru resident news/accomplishments, Peru School News.
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NYS Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, “New Yorkers empowered with information about their local governments can better hold their officials accountable. Our new interactive data tool allows residents to look into ten years of local finance data, including revenues, expenditures & debt.”
Click here to see and use the State Comptroller’s tool.
Posted: February 3rd, 2022 under Peru/Regional History, State Government News.
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The Peru CSD Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at 6:00 PM in the High School Community Room. It is anticipated that an executive session will take place immediately following the 6:00 PM start and that the Board will reconvene for public session business at approximately 7:00 PM.
The meeting is open to the public and current District, County, Federal, State and NYSED COVID-19 safety procedures and protocols will be followed (including mask-wearing).
Anticipated topics include:
- Instructional Technology Plans
- 22-23 Budget Information Session
- Construction Update
- Personnel Appointments
At this time, two (2) public comment opportunities are planned for this meeting as follows:
1st public comment: Related to items on the agenda. Comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker.
2nd public comment: Comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker.
Individuals who are unable to attend in person may submit public comments by emailing perucomments@perucsd.org no later than 12:00 Noon on Tuesday, February 8th. Online comments are also subject to the conditions stated above.
The meeting will be recorded and will be available on the District’s website at www.perucsd.org at a later time.
Posted: February 3rd, 2022 under Education News, Peru School News.
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On February 16, 1872, Pope Pius IX separated what was then a sprawling Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, and the Diocese of Ogdensburg – encompassing Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties, as well as northern Herkimer County – was created. Today the diocese is comprised of 78 parishes and 3 mission parishes made up of 101 worship sites, 16 parochial oratories, 2 high schools, 8 elementary schools and 1 nursing home. Catholics are served by 49 active diocesan priests, 9 priests belonging to religious institutions, and 5 priests belonging to other dioceses. At Fort Drum, 2 priests of the Archdiocese for Military Services serve as chaplains. There are 37 retired and disabled diocesan priests, many continue to minister in various roles. There is 1 transitional deacon, 96 permanent deacons, 66 religious sisters and 753 commissioned lay ministers.
The Diocese of Ogdensburg is opening the celebration of its 150th anniversary, themed “Remember, Renew, Rejoice,” with a Holy Hour – time for prayer with the Eucharist, the Real Presence of Jesus – on February 12 at 3 p.m. at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Ogdensburg. Parishes, organizations and faithful around the diocese are encouraged to join the celebration by hosting similar prayer services the week of February 16.
The capstone of the celebration will begin with Vespers, evening prayer, on August 9 and continue with an Anniversary Mass on August 10, the Feast of St. Lawrence, both at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Ogdensburg. Events are also planned throughout the year, including:
- An Octave of Service – eight days set aside for parishes, organizations and individuals to serve each other, their communities and the Church – from May 19 to 26.
- Celebrations highlighting the 70th anniversary of St. Mary’s Cathedral in Ogdensburg and the 50th anniversary of Camp Guggenheim, the diocesan youth camp in Saranac Lake.
- A website and “story map” devoted to collecting and sharing stories of historical significance of the diocese.
In conjunction with the 150th anniversary, the Diocese is participating in the “Synod on Synodality” called by Pope Francis to create opportunities for what Vatican documents describe as “listening and dialogue on the local level” with the goal of “humbly learning together how God is calling us to be as the Church in the third millennium.” Dialogue is being fostered at the diocesan and local parish and organization levels.
Additionally, as the diocese celebrates its anniversary, it is refocusing on the Eucharist, Jesus Christ present body and blood, soul and divinity in the form of bread and wine by offering faith formation opportunities.
MOST REVEREND TERRY R. LAVALLEY, BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE OF OGDENSBURG, SAID:
“As we celebrate 150 years as the Church of the North Country, we remember those who came before us, sowing the seeds of faith and building the foundation upon which we stand now; we renew our commitment to Christ, the mission He gave the Church and to serving the lost, rejected and forgotten; and we rejoice in the many gifts and blessings which come from the Lord.”
Posted: February 3rd, 2022 under Adirondack Region News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Religious News.
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ITHACA, NY (02/03/2022)– Ithaca College student Emmie Morgan of Peru (12972) was named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2021 semester.
About Ithaca College
Founded in 1892, Ithaca College is a residential college dedicated to building knowledge and confidence through a continuous cycle of theory, practice and performance. Home to some 6,500 students, the college offers more than 90 degree programs in its schools of Business, Communications, Humanities and Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Performance, and Music.
Students, faculty and staff at Ithaca College create an active, inclusive community anchored in a keen desire to make a difference in the local community and the broader world. The college is consistently ranked as one of the nation’s top producers of Fulbright scholars, one of the most LGBTQ+ friendly schools in the country, and one of the top 10 colleges in the Northeast.
Posted: February 3rd, 2022 under Education News, Peru News, Peru resident news/accomplishments, Peru School News.
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During the 2021-2022 hunting seasons, Environmental Conservation Officers patrolled the lands and waters of New York State to ensure hunters were hunting safely and in accordance with the State Environmental Conservation Law. With the final day of the open deer season now closed, ECOs compiled information about offenses.
During the 2021/2022 hunting seasons, ECOs issued:
1,564 violation level offenses
691 misdemeanor level offenses
1 felony-level offense
99 written warnings
Most infractions occurred during deer hunting season, the most popular big game species to hunt. Officers issued a total of 2,051 charges for infractions of deer hunting regulations. Waterfowl hunting infractions accounted for the second-highest category with 184. Of all the charges filed, civilian complaints regarding unlawful action accounted for 1,396 of the enforcement actions initiated.
ECOs remind everyone to exercise safety and prudence when out in the field recreating. If anyone sees a potential environmental crime, report it to 1-844-DEC-ECOs (1-844-332-3267).
Posted: February 3rd, 2022 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Law Enforcement News, State Government News.
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