The Peru Gazette

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced today that annual lifeguard qualifying procedures begin on Jan. 19, 2019. New Yorkers that love the outdoors and are looking for summer employment are encouraged to register for these free sessions. Seasonal lifeguard positions are available in DEC campgrounds throughout the Adirondack and Catskill parks […]

Thanks to Marquee Moffett for her video of the Peru Fire Department arriving with Santa at last Friday’s Christmas festivities at the Little Ausable River Park Gazebo.

  DECEMBER 10, 2018 @ 7:00 PM Call Meeting To Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call MOTION:  Approval of Minutes for the Town Board Regular Meeting of September 24, 2018. MOTION/DISCUSSION:  To Accept reports from all Departments: (Water/Sewer/Valcour; Highway; Town Clerk; Dog Control; Youth Department; Code/Zoning; Supervisor’s Report; Court; Website; JCEO; and Banking Reports) Community […]

Peru CSD will be a polling location on December 11th from 12:00 noon – 8:00 PM, for individuals wishing to vote on the CVES/BOCES Capital Project.  Voting will occur in the Jr/Sr High School Community Room.  Further information is available on the Champlain Valley Educational Services website.

Peru Central’s Board of Education launches its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 6:00 PM in the Peru High School Cafeteria.  It is anticipated that an executive session will take place immediately following the 6:00 PM start, and that the school board will reconvene for public session business at approximately 7:00 PM.  […]

Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21) and Peter Welch (D-VT), announced that VT residents Seth Albertus and Dalton Benjamin – students at Northeastern Clinton Central School in Champlain, NY – have been named the winners of the 2018 Congressional App Challenge in NY-21. “I am excited to announce that Seth and Dalton’s hard […]

CALL MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL of November 14, 2018 minutes. OPEN FLOOR to public hearing APPLICATIONS: 1. 2-Lot Minor Subdivision with SEQR: P-2018-027 Adirondack Farms, LLC 2-Lot Minor Subdivision 267.-2-12.4 Peru, NY 12972 AGENDA Planning Board THURSDAY, December 13, 2018 @ 7:00 PM TOWN OF PERU ANY FURTHER BUSINESS: 1. […]

Zoning Board of Appeals WEDNESDAY, December 19, 2018 @ 7:00 PM TOWN OF PERU CALL MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL of October 17, 2018 minutes & November 28, 2018 meeting. OPEN FLOOR to public hearing APPLICATIONS: 1. Use Variance with SEQR: Z-2018-037 2. Area Variance: Z-2018-038 ANY FURTHER BUSINESS: 1. Election […]

Town Board Meeting scheduled for Monday, December 10th, 2018 at 7:00 PM Town Board Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, December 27th, 2018 at 7:00 PM Town Board Meeting scheduled for Monday, December 31st, 2018 at 7:00 PM Zoning Board Meeting scheduled for December 19th, 2018 at 7:00 PM AGENDA Planning Board Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, December […]

Plattsburgh Rotary is searching for one or two families in the Peru School District to host our student from Brazil. Leticia is 17 years old and attending Peru where she is involved in volleyball and will be joining drama club next week. She is fluent in speaking English. Each family would host her for 3 […]

Source: Property tax exemption on farms extended another 10 years – Times Union

Excellent story on the challenges both employees and businesses face in the North Country. Source: EYE ON BUSINESS: ‘Thank God for the Malone bus’ – LakePlacidNews.com | News and information on the Lake Placid and Essex County region of New York – Lake Placid News

Source: Watertown Daily Times | Massena woman beats addiction through court program

Here are the official 2019 Final Election results for the open Peru Town Council position as published online by the Clinton County Board of Elections. Richard H. Barber Jr. – 1,321 Kregg M. Bruno – 1,243 Barber received 111 absentee/affidavit votes. Bruno received 89 absentee/affidavit votes.

CHRISTMAS BINGO SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2018 Doors open at Noon. Cards on Sale at 1 p.m. Bingo at 2 p.m. Peru Memorial VFW Post 309 710 Pleasant St, Route 22B Peru, NY 12972

Congratulations to the 2019 Peru Fire Department Officers who were elected at the Department’s annual meeting. Chief – Kevin O’Neil 1st Assistant Chief – Bryan Duprey 2nd Assistant Chief – Brad Bouvia Fire Captain – Bill Lawson 1st Fire Lieutenant -Jeremy Wrisley 2nd Fire Lieutenant- Aleksey Longino EMS Captain – John Stafford Fire Police Captain […]

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21) issued the following statement: “I join the nation in honoring the life and legacy of President George. H.W. Bush, a true son of America who lived an extraordinary life of service, grace, strength, and character. He embodied what it means when we say the ‘Greatest Generation.’ “President […]