The Peru Gazette

Call Meeting to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call  MOTION:  Acceptance of Minutes for the Regular Meeting of February 5, 2024. Community Input.  DISCUSSION/MOTION:  NYS Pro-Housing Communities Program. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION:   Essex County Snowplowing Contract Approval. DISCUSSION:  AARCH Summer Tours  – Peru.  DISCUSSION:  Other Business. DISCUSSION:  Public Comments on Agenda Items Only. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION: February 2024 Bills. MOTION: […]

MonsterInsights Summary for January 2024 just received: Website Traffic Summary January 1, 2024 – January 31, 2024 https://www.perugazette.com Total Sessions 9K, Increase in sessions: 28% vs. the previous 31 days Total Pageviews 15k, Increase pageviews: 53% vs. the previous 31 days Total Engagements: 368,700, Increase engagements 21% vs. the previous 31 days

Shepherd’s Pie Fruit Bread Desert Served take-out only, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. (corrected) at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Margaret St., Peru, NY 12972 All are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Duties/Responsibilities could fluctuate during seasons and can be discussed. The main goal is to assist the Youth Director in providing attention to detail and fluidity among programs. Spring – organization of T-ball teams and help dispersing equipment (4-6 teams) Summer – check-ins with summer activities as needed (schedule to be decided before season, the month […]

Peru – St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus Council 7273 will serve a Michigan dinner on Saturday, February 17, at the St. Augustine’s Parish Center. It includes Michigan, baked beans, potato chips, drinks, and dessert: Two Michigans – $10, One Michigan – $7. They are served from 4 to 6 p.m. eat-in or take-out. Proceeds will enable […]

Peru Girl Scout Troop 4183 will kick off this year’s cookie sale on Saturday, Feb 17th, with a table at the Peru Plaza outside Kinneys and Aubochon from 10 am to 2 pm or until supplies last! 

The Peru CSD Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at 6:00 PM in the High School Community Room. It is anticipated that an executive session will take place immediately following the 6:00 PM start and that the Board will reconvene for public session business at approximately 7:00 […]

Macaroni & Cheese Fish Sticks Macaroni Vegetable Bread Dessert Served take-out only, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augistine’s Parish Center, 3030 Mai St., Peru, NY 12972. All are welcome!! Happy Valentine’s Day

Peru Town Board Meeting of February 5, 2024 Last September, when only one contractor submitted a bid to replace the deteriorating Cook Road culvert, Superintendent Michael Farrell recommended rejecting the bid, stating it was too high and he thought more contractors would bid in 2024. Farrell was correct! Three contractors submitted bids last week. Ed […]

Chili Rice Fruit Bread Dessert Served take-out only, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972 All are welcome!!!!!!!

By John T Ryan (Please share) Many North Country residents know James “Jim” Howard Jr. in many roles, as a longtime Peru Central School educator, Education Director at Mountain Lake PBS, and SUNY Plattsburgh professor. Soon, Jim Howard may be known as a successful, entertaining author. His book Reflections on a Father and His Son has […]

Peru  – Pancakes Plus Breakfast on Sunday, February 11, served by the St. Augustine’s Knights of Columbus, St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $10 for adults, $5 children 5 to 11, Children under 5 are Free. Take-outs are $10. Everyone is invited!

Call Meeting to Order Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call  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; and Banking Reports); MOTION:  Acceptance of Minutes for the Regular Meeting of January 25, 2024. Community Input.  RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION:  Approval to Award the Cook Rd. Culvert Bid. […]

The Peru Central School District Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for potential candidates.  The District Hall of Fame is designed to recognize individuals who have made a significant impact on our school or achieved an outstanding contribution(s) to society as a graduate of Peru CSD. The candidate must have attended, been employed, served, or […]

Attention Peru Residents: Your Planning Board needs alternate members and may soon need regular members. A functioning, competent Planning Board is essential to Peru’s future growth and prosperity. Contact Code Enforcement Officer Bob Guynup at the town hall for more information: phone 518-643-2745, Extension 103.

Chicken & Biscuits  Coleslaw  Fruit  Dessert  Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., take-out only at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972  All are welcome. We’re looking forward to seeing you! 

Good Morning. Due to inclement weather, Peru CSD is on a 2-hr delay today. Thank you.