The Peru Gazette

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Don’t look for the Peru Dollar General store to reopen until at least Thursday. Responding to a Peru Gazette question, the company’s public relations office stated, “The store is currently closed due to an issue with the HVAC system. A part has been ordered and is slated to arrive on Wednesday.”  Town of Peru Code Enforcement Officer Robert Guynup ordered the store closed on Wednesday, December 1, after finding the store temperatures at 44 degrees. New York State building codes require that businesses like Dollar General maintain at least a 65-degree indoor temperature between September 15 and May 15. In addition, Guynup said, “I also cited the store for blocking an emergency exit and placing merchandise racks to too close proximity to electrical panels.  

Peru’s Dollar general has a code violation history. At a February 15th town board meeting, Bob Guynup stated that he had spoken to the store manager regarding three code violations:

• An obstructed emergency exit
• Stock room merchandise located close to an electrical panel
• Falling ceiling tiles

When Dollar General did not take corrective action, Guynup informed the manager that he could revoke the store’s occupancy certificate. Only then did the store address the issues. 

Guynup has also talked to managers about the continuing issue of not picking up trash and cigarette butts outside the store.  Customers also note that the store’s floors are often extremely dirty.  

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100% of donations going to local non-profits

December 3, 2021—The Stewart’s Holiday Match Program is showing the true spirit of the holidays with giving; customer donations have reached over $258,983 through Thursday, December 2nd. That’s over $516,000 with the Stewart’s match so far, and there’s over three weeks left to collect!

The Stewart’s Holiday Match Program has no administrative fees and donates 100% of donations received to charities in their market areas. Stewart’s Shops matches each donation penny for penny and dollar for dollar and has been doing so for the past 35 years, raising over $32 million for local charities.

These donations stay local and support local nonprofits; funding may go to a little league team, a local food pantry or an arts program at the library. Each week, a different Holiday Match recipient is highlighted, this week, Crossroads Center for Children, a nonprofit school serving children diagnosed with autism is featured here.

While many other fundraising efforts spend 30% or more on overhead expenses, Stewart’s has no administrative fees and covers all the expenses. This means 100% goes to local nonprofits!

Holiday Match funds are collected from Thanksgiving to Christmas Day in each of the 354 shops. Local children’s organizations are encouraged to apply for funding here. The deadline for submission is January 31, 2022. All groups applying must be locally based, benefit children under 18, and be a qualified, charitable 501c3 organization. A listing of all the local organizations that received funds last season is available online.

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