The Peru Gazette

Highway maintenance and construction costs are always a significant part of any town’s budget.  The Town of Peru’s highway budgeted spending increased at an annual average of 4.4% over the past 5 years.  The 2013 Highway Department’s budget will be developed during October Town Board workshops.  Read more »

The Peru Town Council will be preparing its 2013 budgets over the next few weeks. The Peru Gazette analyzed the 2007 budgeted Town General Expenses and compared them to 2012 budgeted General Expenses. They increased by a total of 14% or an annual average of 2.8%. In 2013 the town will face continuing significant employee retirement cost increases. Read more »

On Sunday October 14th any time between 4:00 and 6:30pm, bring your family and meet your friends at the Harkness United Methodist Church Hall, 776 Hallock Hill Road, Peru (corner of Harkness & Hallock Hill Roads) to enjoy one of the North Country’s most delicious traditions; the Harkness United Methodist Church’s Chicken & Biscuit Dinner. This is the 105th year that the church has presented this mouth-watering feast for fans who come from far and wide to savor the chicken & biscuit meal, served with mashed potatoes, gravy, squash, peas, cole slaw, beverages and cake for dessert.
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A message from the Babbie Rural and Farm Learning Museum in Peru

Babbie Museum Harvest Festival, October 13 & 14, 10:00am – 4:00pm. We will be having our Annual Fundraiser with many select items for sale. Face painting, pumpkin painting and games galore, plus our delicious baked goods.  Don’t miss our last event of the season.

Asking tough questions about North Country prisons « The In Box.

Funeral today for Alexandra Kogut; hundreds turn out for vigil | NBC-WKTV 

Watertown Daily Times | State police seek suspect who shot turbines in Lowville.

Factchecking the first presidential debate – The Washington Post.

That Was Then, This is Now – Whole Living Health.

The Body Politic: Kirsten Gillibrand

Trudeau Institute announces major headway on flu immunity – AdirondackDailyEnterprise.com 

Local color crescendo – AdirondackDailyEnterprise.com 

Students gather at area schools for prayer rally » Local News » Press-Republican.

Family Promise to suspend operations » Breaking News » Press-Republican.

Please post that the Town of Peru water/sewer bills are being mailed out on Friday, October 5, 2012, so watch for them in your mailbox!

Also, just a reminder that the Peru Town Hall will be closed in observance of  Columbus Day, Monday October  8, 2012.

Teen Transformers | Seven Days.

Syracuse school district poised to experiment with bonus pay for teachers | syracuse.com.

Commentary: Disgraceful Reporting on Invaded Privacy | The Adirondack Almanack.

Oktoberfest Planned at “New” Titus Mountain | The Adirondack Almanack.

NYPA giving Clarkson $2.2M to upgrade building – AdirondackDailyEnterprise.com 

Enter the Democrat – AdirondackDailyEnterprise.com

Use of isolation in state prisons criticized – Times Union.

New York State Bar Association President Seymour W. James, Jr. has formed a special committee to recommend possible changes in state law that could foster greater voter participation.

“Voting is a fundamental right. Yet here in New York State, we continue to have one of the lowest rates of voter participation in the nation,” Read more »

Pasquale’s Pizzeria fire smothered quickly » NEW TODAY… » Press-Republican.

Click here for Oct. 10 Planning Board Agenda

Click here for the Zoning Board’s October, 17, 2012 Agenda