The Peru Gazette

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Peru – The change-over happened faster than anticipated, so on Friday, February 11th, the former Peru Tops Friendly Market store reopened as a Grand Union store. The store closed last Sunday at 3 p.m. for the change-over.   Shoppers will find the same friendly, hardworking employees and managers, plus the shelves are full with a […]

FEBRUARY 14, 2022 @ 6:00 PM  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; JCEO; and Banking Reports). MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the Town Board Regular Meeting of January 24, 2022 and Special […]

BURLINGTON, VT (02/07/2022)– Kolby Friend of Peru, NY, has been named to the Champlain College Dean’s List for the Fall 2021 semester. Students on the Dean’s List have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher during the semester. Friend is currently enrolled in the Business Administration major. Making the Dean’s List is a […]

8 am to 12 pm Feb. 26 March 5 March 12 March 19 March 26 April 2 April 9 Donations of $5 per car. Weather permitting and Emergency calls take priority.

A Peru Gazette reader was kind enough to send these photos of cross country skiing on the Peru Walking Trail at about 1 p.m. today. 

The Peru Tops Store will close to transition to being a Grand Union beginning Sunday at 3 p.m. It will reopen on Sunday, February 13th. In a November 9, 2021 Press Release C&S Wholesale stated the following: Keene, N.H. — C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc., an industry leader in supply chain solutions and wholesale grocery supply […]

The Collier family gets the Peru Gazette “Good Neighbor Award” today. Steve and Allison Collier along with their children Abby and Hannah did a beautiful job shoveling Peru Library sidewalks. Steve said they were happy to do it remarking, “We love our library.” The Peru Gazette is sure there are many similar acts of kindness […]

ITHACA, NY (02/03/2022)– Ithaca College student Emmie Morgan of Peru (12972) was named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2021 semester. About Ithaca College Founded in 1892, Ithaca College is a residential college dedicated to building knowledge and confidence through a continuous cycle of theory, practice and performance. Home to some 6,500 students, the […]

            Senator Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) issued this statement following the Farm Laborer Wage Board’s decision to lower the overtime threshold from 60 hours to 40:                  “The Farm Laborers Wage Board decision to lower the overtime threshold sets our local agriculture industry and family farmers up for failure. Despite widespread opposition from farmers across the state, […]

The Town of Peru Tax Collector will be available on Saturday, January 29th at the Town Hall from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. for tax collection purposes only.

CANTON, NY (01/24/2022)– Ally McCormick from Peru has been named to St. Lawrence University’s Dean’s List for achieving academic excellence during the Fall 2021 semester. McCormick is a member of the Class of 2025. McCormick attended Ausable Valley Central School. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must have completed at least four […]

The Peru Central School District is seeking a candidate to fill one (1) at-large seat on the Board of Education, due to the upcoming expiration of the term of Ms. Linda Morgan. The five-year term of the seat runs from July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2027. The Petition for Nomination of Candidate form is […]

TOWN OF PERU Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88322763842?pwd=Rll3NlBEdi9uQ3J0VXdlUVBFTnpHdz09  Meeting ID: 883 2276 3842 Passcode: 612639   1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ROLL CALL 4. APPROVAL of January 12, 2022 5. OPEN FLOOR to public hearing 6. APPLICATIONS:   1. P2021-038 Nathan Wilson 2-Lot minor subdivision with SEQRA, Davey Drive Commons, LLC 280.-1-30.12 […]

Peru – Peru’s Dollar Store reopened for business on Wednesday, January 12th.  Apparently, the word hasn’t gotten out because the shelves are packed and there are typically very few cars in the parking lot.  The refrigerators and freezers are operating, but for some reason, very few refrigerated and frozen goods have arrived. 

Conducted online via Zoom. See link at the end of the agenda.   1. Call Meeting To Order   2. Pledge of Allegiance   3. Roll Call   4. MOTION: Approval of Minutes for the 2022 Organizational Meeting of January 10, 2022 and Town Board Regular Meeting of January 10, 2022.   5. Community Input. […]

Congratulations to the newly elected officers of the Peru Volunteer Fire Department. Your community appreciates and values the service that you render 365 days a year.  Fire Chief- Bill Lawson Asst. Chief- Shawn Perkins Asst. Chief- Aleksey Longino Fire Captain- Andrew McLaughlin  Lieutenant-Adam Brawn Lieutenant-Austin Newell EMS Captain-John Cross Fire Police Captain- Jerry Corbett.   

POTSDAM, NY (01/20/2022)– Kaitlyn Lee Witt of Peru, NY, a junior majoring in computer science, was named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2021 semester at Clarkson University. Dean’s List students must achieve a minimum 3.25 grade-point average and also carry at least 14 credit hours. As a private, national research university, Clarkson is […]

By John T. Ryan  The Peru Town Board’s made several important decisions and discussed several import issues at its recent meetings. They include preparing construction bids for wastewater treatment plant upgrades, preparing bid specifications for Phase #2 of the ongoing sewer line upgrade project, the possibility of paying for an expensive Telegraph Rd. bridge and […]

The New York State Department of Labor Wage Board was expected to decide whether they would be lowering the overtime threshold for farmworkers from sixty to forty hours per week in 2020 but extended their decision until this year when they scheduled three additional hearings about the matter. Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) testified in […]

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