The Peru Gazette

Two youths sponsored by St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273 were among the ten winners of the 36th annual Northern Conference Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest held at Massena Central High School on Saturday, March 7, 2009. Emily O’Connor won the twelve year old girls competition and Zane Bazzano won the twelve year […]

Don McBrayer sent in this report. He lives at the corner of Route 22 and the Bear Swamp Road. On March 6th around 7PM a transformer blew in front of the Grand Union knocking power out for everyone on Rt. 22 and Bear Swamp Road.

The Peru Water Department has requested that the Peru Gazette publish this notice: VIOLATION NOTICE The Town of Peru has to sample quarterly for total trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids to comply with the disinfection by-products rule for E.P.A. and New York State. Test results for the 4th quarter of 2008 exceeded the allowable maximum contaminant […]

By John T. Ryan Members of Peru VFW Post 309 responded when their country called and the local community responded last Sunday, March 1st, when the Post asked for help. Community members turned out in large numbers at a fund-raiser for the financially strapped organization. Committee Chairman Reginald Besaw reports that $7,800

John T. Ryan The Santanoni Mountain Range is located in Essex County just outside of Newcomb. Its three principal peaks are Santanoni, Panther and Couchsachagra (pronounced KooK-sa-KRA-ga). All three of these peaks are mountains of the 46 Adirondack High Peaks. Colleen Kaulfuss from Cadyville and Lori Clark and Jean Ryan of Peru climbed these peaks […]

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