The Peru Gazette

Burn Ban Decreased Spring Wildfires 37 Percent Since 2009 Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today reminds residents that with spring approaching and conditions for wildfires heightened, residential brush burning is prohibited March 16 through May 14 across New York State. “While many people associate wildfires with the western United States, the start […]

From the Office of State Senator Betty Little  The State Senate is expected to approve later this afternoon a budget resolution that includes numerous changes important to the Adirondack region, according to State Senator Betty Little. Little said the budget resolution strikes an executive budget proposal that would have eliminated a more than century-long obligation by […]

Peru – Social media posts led some to believe that there would be loud dissent at the Monday, March 12, 2018 Town Board Workshop on the Main Street Plan; however, while several residents expressed concerns, the overall tenor was positive. Concerns centered on tree placement, tree maintenance and doubt as to whether a tree-lined street […]

Source: 30 Epic Festivals In Montreal You Can Look Forward To This Summer – MTL Blog

Peru’s Water Department personnel will be be reading meters from March 19th to March 23rd.

Tonight’s Soup Kitchen at St. Augustine’s Parish Center has been cancelled. Next week you can look forward to pulled pork, baked beans, cold slaw and dessert. The pulled pork and cold slaw got rave reviews the last time they were served.

“Owner Robert Streeter has debarked to Cadyville, some 75 miles north of Ticonderoga, where he says he will launch new radio properties despite the cloud of controversy and unanswered questions left in the wake of his sudden departure.” Source: WIPS sudden exit leaves cloud of uncertainty, questions — and criminal investigation – Sun Community News […]

Peru Central School District is closed today, 3/14.  The Town Hall Meeting scheduled for tonight has also been cancelled.

Source: Assembly budget proposal slaps upstate ride-hailers with $1 fee – Times Union

Source: Stefanik threads her way through House intelligence panel shutdown – Times Union