The Peru Gazette

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The Peru CSD Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at 6:30 PM in the High School Community Room. An executive session is anticipated immediately following the 6:30 PM start, and the Board will reconvene for open public session business at approximately 7:00 PM. The meeting will be recorded and available on the District’s website at www.perucsd.org.

The meeting is open to the public and current District, County, State and Federal safety procedures and protocols will be followed.

Currently, two (2) public comment opportunities are planned as follows:

First public comment:  Related to items on the agenda.  Comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker.

Second public comment:  Comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker.

Individuals who are unable to attend the regular meeting in person may submit public comments by emailing perucomments@perucsd.org no later than 12:00 Noon on Tuesday, May 13^th.  Online comments are also subject to the conditions stated above.

Anticipated topics include:

• Public Hearing on the May 20^th Annual Budget Vote & School Board Election
• Public Hearing on the Code of Conduct
• Personnel Appointments
• Refuse & Recycling Bid Award
• Roofing Construction Bid Award

The complete agenda will be available via BoardDocs on the District’s website (perucsd.org).

By John T Ryan 

Peru, NY – On Saturday, May 3, approximately 40 volunteers participated in the Town Green Up Day, despite the morning rain. Peru Lions Club President Dave Dalton remarked, “That’s pretty good considering the rain forced us to cancel the previous Saturday. We had to reschedule and change the meeting location from the Fire Department to Rulfs Orchard. We had families with children, including one family with triplets.”

The event was sponsored by the Peru Lions Club, the Peru Central K-5 PTO, and the Peru Central SAVE Club. A special thank you goes to the Peru Lions Club for providing the photos.

Peru – St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus will serve a “Pancakes Plus” Breakfast on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 11, at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 

The menu includes Pancakes, Waffles, French Toast, Fruit Sauce, Scrambled Eggs, Sausage, Bacon, Home Fries, Real Maple Syrup, Coffee, Orange Juice, and Milk.

$10 for adults, $5 for children 5 to 11; children under 5 are Free. Take-outs are $10.

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Chili

Vegetable 

Bread 

Dessert

Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., take-out only, at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972 

All are invited and welcome!

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CVPH FitzPatrick Cancer Center offering education, free test kits 

PLATTSBURGH, NY (4/30/2025) – Patients across the North Country have a chance to get a leg up on the second-leading cause of death from cancer by attending a free screening and education session.

The event, organized in partnership with the American Cancer Society and Cancer Services Program (CSP) of northeastern New York, is set for Thursday, May 15 at 5:30 in the boardroom near the main entrance at University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH).

Colorectal cancer is highly preventable with screening, which starts at age 45 for anyone considered average-risk and not suffering any symptoms. According to the American Cancer Society, the survival rate is 91% when caught early.

“This is truly an opportunity to save your life or the life of someone you love,” says Jeanine Lynch, BSN, RN, OCN, oncology care coordinator at the CVPH FitzPatrick Cancer Center (FCC). “We want to answer any questions people in our community may have and hopefully help folks who are eligible get screened. Catching cancer early gives our providers more tools to fight the disease with. And it gives our patients a much better chance at enjoying more time with family and friends, doing what they love.”

The event, hosted by the FCC and open to all, will include speakers discussing risk factors, symptoms, screening options and prevention. Anyone attending who is age 45 or older and is eligible will receive a free Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT kit) courtesy of CSP. The test can be done in the privacy of the home and sent to a lab to test for colorectal cancer.

The first 20 people who pre-register will be provided a $10 gas card. To pre-register, call Nikki Fenton from CSP at 518-565-8598.

The event is part of University of Vermont Cancer Center’s mission to reduce the burden of cancer in northeastern New York, Vermont and northern New England through research, outstanding clinical care, community outreach and education.

Peru Green Up Day

The Peru CSD SAVE Club invites interested individuals to participate in a townwide Green Up Day this Saturday, May 3rd.  The event will be hosted by the Peru Lions Club and the Peru CSD PTO.

Individuals should meet at 8:00 AM at Rulfs Orchard, 531 Bear Swamp Rd, to receive assignments and supplies.

For more information, please contact perupto@gmail.com.

By John T Ryan 

Several important issues came to the floor at the Monday, April 28, Peru Town Board Meeting, the most important being the board authorizing Supervisor Craig Randall to sign and execute contracts with the wastewater treatment plant’s general, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical contractors. Randall’s said contractors should begin in May, long before the July 1 deadline. Water-Sewer Superintendent Courtney Tetrault said truck travel will impact residents, especially North Bend Street residents. Tetrault plans to hand-deliver notices to the street’s residents. 

Mark DeCrescente, PE of Engineering Ventures,  updated the board on the Lyons Road, Fuller Road, and Westcott Road culvert replacement projects. DEC and Army Corps approvals should come soon, with construction taking place this summer. In his opinion, the Lyons Road culvert would cost the town $670,000, and the Fuller Road would cost $770,000. The Westcott Road project is much more complex because it involves constructing a temporary road. DeCrescente was not ready to give his opinion on the cost of that project, which will probably not begin until 2026.

Recreation Director Kristen Marino said she has openings for a Recreation Director Assistant, a Grasshopper boys baseball coach, 2 T-Ball coaches, and a summer tennis/pickleball instructor. She reported that many youths signed up for boys’ and girls’ T-ball and Grasshopper teams; however, only four signed up for pony baseball, which was insufficient to conduct a program.

The board tabled a resolution to sign on as an anchor user of Hamilsun Solar Farm pending contract review by the board and town attorney. Supervisor Randall said the town will save a modest amount on utility expenses (approximately $7,000 annually) and will be supporting an environmentally friendly project undertaken by Peru residents. 

Town Historian Helen Nerska will conduct a Peru Walking Tour on Saturday, May 31. Nerska will also have a summer-long Peru history exhibit at the Babbie Rural and Farm Learning Museum.  She noted that four “History Chats“ are on the town website. The chats relive the history of Peru through memories shared by Peru residents. The Peru Gazette recorded the conversations. 

In other actions, the board: 

Authorized purchasing a $4,500 welder for the Highway Department from Hahn Welding Supply. Four companies submitted bids. 

Agreed to hire Luke Frechette as a Parks department seasonal worker. Frechette has been a seasonal worker for about ten years and will be paid $22.16 per hour with no benefits.

Authorized renting fifteen town park porta-potties from Drapeau Sanitation, at $625 monthly. Drapeau’s price was the lowest of the four bidders.

Reported that August 15 is still the bid advertising date for the Telegraph Road culvert project.