The Peru Gazette

Peru, NY December 17, 2024 –  A rapidly spreading fire destroyed Lance and Veronika Falcon’s 436 Calkins Road home on Monday, December 16. Fortunately, the Falcons escaped the inferno and saved their animals. Unfortunately, the fire leveled their log frame home. When the Peru Gazette arrived, the Peru Fire Department and several other departments were […]

(Please Share) The Peru Fire Department will hold a spaghetti dinner on Friday, 12/13/2024, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Come and enjoy some great spaghetti, including meatballs and sausage, with your Peru Volunteer Fire Department.

Dee Duprey and Eric Russell were victims of a Saturday morning fire on McBride Road Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Peru, NY, December 6, 2024—Thanks to Dianne Miller for this photo of the Peru Fighters who carried Sant and Mrs. Claus to the Tree-Lighting Ceremony at Little Ausable River Park.

Peru, NY – December 6, 2024—Temperatures were in the low 20s at 6 p.m.; nevertheless, many people attended the Peru Tree Lighting Ceremony at Little Ausable River Park. Peru Girl Scout Troop 4114 led joyous caroling. Town Supervisor Craig Randall welcomed everyone before inviting Mrs. Debbie Timmons to light the tree. Tonght’s ceremony honored Mrs. […]

This burn ban prohibits the starting of outdoor fires statewide for purposes of brush and debris disposal, as well as uncontained campfires, and open fires used for cooking. Backyard fire pits and contained campfires less than three feet in height and four feet in length, width, or diameter are allowed, as are small, contained cooking […]

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The Peru Fire Department will hold a public hearing on its proposed 2025 budget on Tuesday, October 15, from 7 to 8 p.m. The public will have the opportunity to ask questions. A copy of the proposed budget can be obtained at the Peru Town Hall between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.  Note: The budget […]

Peru, NY: The Peru Fire District will conduct a planning workshop on its upcoming building project at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, October 6. The public is welcome to attend. 

Fire Station Expansion-Improvements Approved September 3, 2024 – Robert Akey, Peru Fire District Treasurer, reports that voters approved the proposition to borrow up to $5 million to expand and improve the fire station. There were 121 Yes votes and 70 No votes. 

Meeting friendly faces in fire, ambulance, police uniform Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Peru – Last spring, the Peru Volunteer Fire Department Board of Fire Commissioners invited the public to view its plans to expand and improve the 1973-era fire station. After researching how to finance the improvements, the commissioners have scheduled a referendum. The project’s scope and estimated cost have changed since March. Originally estimated at just […]

Plattsburgh, NY – August 31, 2024 – Volunteer firefighters bring trucks from several area departments to every North Country Honor Flight. They salute the veterans traveling down New York Avenue to the flight line. Peru firefighters are usually present; however, they were at the scene of an I87 accident between exits 35 and 36. Thank […]

Voting is to take place on Sept. 3 (Corrected date. Originally posted as Sept. 5. It is Sept. 3) Peru – Last spring, the Peru Volunteer Fire Department Board of Fire Commissioners invited the public to view its plans to expand and improve the 1973-era fire station. After researching how to finance the improvements, the […]

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Village incorporated in 1878 to establish fire department Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Peru, NY – Today, July 22, 2024, town employees, community members, friends, and firefighters from Clinton, Essex, and Franklin Counties lined Main Street as the Peru Fire Department escorted Greg Timmons’ remains to St. Augustine’s Church.  Greg’s obituary summarized why so many people respected him: “Son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, firefighter, chief, superintendent, commissioner, instructor, […]

Sunday, July 21, 2024, Beekmantown – Several area fire departments battled a blaze today at Adirondack Farms, 52 Pardy Road farm. Reported at 11:30 a.m., the fire broke out in the farm’s manure separation building when a bucket-forklift loader caught fire, and the blaze quickly spread to the rafters. At 3 p.m., when the Peru […]

Gregory Robert Timmons Obituary Gregory Robert Timmons, 68, of Peru, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 15, 2024, at the UVM Health Network – CVPH, Plattsburgh, with his loving family by his side. He was born in Plattsburgh on August 17, 1955, the son of Robert and Loretta (McGee) Timmons. Please check back for a […]

By John T Ryan Peru, May 16, 2024—This morning, Peru High School’s juniors and seniors witnessed something that, hopefully, they’ll never forget. The two-hundred-fifty students watched as firefighters, emergency personnel and student volunters reenacted a two-vehicle crash involving drugs and distracted driving. One youth died at the scene of the crash. Later, in the high […]

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