PERU — Townspeople voted 6-16 Tuesday night against taking $32,000 from surplus to cover an overdraft in the municipal budget largely caused by the high level of winter road maintenance. Peru has about 1,200 registered voters. The road commissioner’s portion of the 2017-18 winter budget, $132,000, set to cover 22 weeks of the year, ended […]
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Peru meets tomorrow to vote on overdraft resolve
PERU — The Board of Selectpersons on Monday evening prepared for a special town meeting Tuesday for voters to decide whether to take surplus money to cover a $26,000 shortfall in the 2017-18 municipal budget. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the Town Office. The board also discussed the recommendation of Road Commissioner Brad […]
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Marjorie C. Gammon
CANTON — Mrs. Marjorie Carman (Durost) Gammon, 89, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, was promoted to heaven, Tuesday, April 24, at the Pinnacle Health and Rehab in Canton. She was a resident of Peru. Born in Mansfield, Mass., June 14, 1928, she was the daughter of Rev. Morley and Alice (Leonard) Durost. Marjorie was […]
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Rumford woman injured in Peru crash
PERU — A Rumford woman suffered serious injuries Monday afternoon when her minivan collided with a parked dump truck on Route 108, about two miles south of the Peru Main Street intersection, according to Oxford County Sheriff’s Deputy Josh Aylward. Leah Blouin, 49, was driving west on Route 108 when she crossed into the eastbound lane, striking […]
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Peru scholarship fund accepting applications
PERU — The family of the late Devon Waugh has announced that applications for a $4,000 scholarship to a Peru resident seeking higher education are due Monday, April 30. Nick Waugh said that in June 2003, just before his wife, Devon Ezell Waugh, died, his family received an anonymous $100 to be used for a […]
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Peru board sending letter to alleged harasser
PERU – The Board of Selectpersons voted Thursday evening to send a letter to someone who is allegedly harassing a town employee, board secretary Valerie Taylor said. The vote followed an executive session at the emergency meeting. Taylor said the letter will be signed by Chairperson Raquel Welch on Monday and sent. [email protected]
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RSU 56 owed $60,000 from MaineCare
PERU — Regional School Unit 56 Superintendent Pam Doyen told directors Thursday night that the district has not billed MaineCare for behavioral health services this school year because it doesn’t have a person to process claims. “We have not been able to hire (a licensed social worker or psychologist) to do that piece so we […]
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Dirigo students share Boston Tea Party knowledge
PERU — Fourth-grade students in Kristi Holmquist’s class at Dirigo Elementary School presented a Boston Tea Party readers’ theater to family and friends Thursday. Some students dressed as colonists or representatives of the British government to tell the story of colonists throwing chests of British tea into Boston Harbor on Dec. 16, 1773. Besides their performance […]
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Family Fun Friday Easter Event planned in Peru
PERU — A Family Fun Friday Easter Event will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 16, hosted by the Friends of Peru Elementary, at the Peru Community Center. It is for all ages and all activities are free. There will be egg-decorating, Easter crafts and games as well as kids bingo and […]
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Peru divided on community center
PERU – The Peru Board of Selectpersons has voted to remove the Friends of Peru Elementary School’s request for $10,000 from the warrant for the annual town meeting in June. The move has some residents and board members wondering if the vote represents the will of those who live in Peru. The FPES building acts […]