The Peru Gazette

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It is that time of year again. The Peru Volunteer Fire Department is doing car washes each Saturday during March weather and conditions permitting.

Please come out and support the Peru Volunteer Fire Dept each Saturday from 8 am to noon. We will wash the road grime from your vehicle for just a $5.00 donation. Thanks for your support!

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The next Peru Community Church free “movie night’ is Friday March 1st.  Doors open at 6PM with movie starting at 6:30PM, in the main hall of the church’s Fellowship Center at 13 Elm Street.     

“FINDING NEMO”, rated G for the whole family. After his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him (Nemo) home.

Come in your PJ’s with blankets and we’ll provide the popcorn!  

Additional family movie nights are scheduled for Friday, April 5th, and Friday May 3rd.

All are invited.  Admission is free.

The Peru Community Church is located at Elm, Pleasant and Main Streets (Routes 22 and 22B) in Peru.  All are invited to worship and participate in the programs and ministries of the church.  Questions?   Please contact the church office / Rev. Peggi Eller at 518-643-8641.  Our website is www.perucommunitychurch.com.

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Opening reception Friday, February 22
Peru Free Library – 5:00-7:00
Exhibit runs through March

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“There’s scant detail in the 30-day executive budget amendments but plenty to be concerned about with an indication of the closure of up to three correctional facilities,” said Senator Betty Little. “Maintaining safety in these facilities for the men and women who work there and for the inmates is critical. As I understand, we still see overcrowding in some places, including in the large dormitories. Closing prisons will have a ripple effect throughout the system.

“Our region has been targeted in the past. We’ve lost jobs and economic activity. Nothing is happening at Camp Gabriels, Lyon Mountain, Chateaugay and Mount McGregor. We can’t afford to lose more jobs or more good people.”

From the office of Assemblyman Billy Jones

“The governor’s proposal to close three prisons in New York is cause for major concern. While no prisons have been specifically named, communities statewide will have to wait with bated breath to find out if a critical part of their economy will be shuttered.

“As a former correction officer, I know all too well the impact this could have. The North Country has been in this position several times before and we shouldn’t have to go through it yet again. In 2014, more than 100 jobs were lost when the Chateaugay Correctional Facility closed.^[1] That’s more than 100 community members who were left scrambling to provide for their families. The site still stands vacant today. Closing prisons leaves communities with massive structures that are nearly impossible to repurpose or sell for redevelopment.

“Not to mention, the proposal puts correction officers’ safety at serious risk. As more prisons close and inmates are transferred, the remaining facilities become overcrowded, often with high-security inmates, putting the officers who work there in dangerous conditions.

“For the safety of my fellow correction officers and economic well-being of North Country communities I’ll fight tooth and nail to ensure that this does not impact the facilities within my district.”

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ROCHESTER, NY (02/14/2019)– The following local residents made the Dean’s List at Rochester Institute of Technology for the 2018 Fall Semester:

Avery Torrance of Peru (12972), who is in the applied mathematics program.

Grayson Crosby of Peru (12972), who is in the game design and development program.

Degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for Dean’s List if their term GPA is greater than or equal to 3.400; they do not have any grades of “Incomplete”, “D” or “F”; and they have registered for, and completed, at least 12 credit hours.

Rochester Institute of Technology is home to leading creators, entrepreneurs, innovators and researchers. Founded in 1829, RIT enrolls about 19,000 students in more than 200 career-oriented and professional programs, making it among the largest private universities in the U.S.

The university is internationally recognized and ranked for academic leadership in business, computing, engineering, imaging science, liberal arts, sustainability, and fine and applied arts. RIT also offers unparalleled support services for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. The cooperative education program is one of the oldest and largest in the nation. Global partnerships include campuses in China, Croatia, Dubai and Kosovo.

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