PERU — Peru selectmen were given a citizens’ petition Monday night seeking reconsideration of a vote to decide the fate of the old Peru Elementary School. The petition requests that residents vote again to decide if the building will be kept or sold. In November, Peru residents voted to take $170,000 out of the town’s surplus fund and […]
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FPES, Peru select board hold workshop
PERU — The Peru Board of Selectmen and the Friends of Peru Elementary School held a workshop Wednesday to negotiate a management contract for FPES to manage the old Peru Elementary School as a community center. “I think that we’ve made progress,” said Carol Roach, who acted as board chairwoman. “I think was a good […]
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Peru deciding future of former school
PERU — Residents voted last month to spend $170,000 on the old Peru Elementary School, which now serves as the town’s community center. The money would come from the town’s surplus fund. Peru selectmen and Friends of Peru Elementary School, or FPES, must next negotiate a contract guiding how the old school will be used 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 […]
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Peru voters approve raising funds to replace Worthley Pond fire station
PERU — Residents voted Tuesday to approve all 27 warrant articles at Tuesday’s referendum ballot, Town Clerk Vera Parent said, including an article that asked residents if they wished to raise and appropriate funds to replace the Worthley Pond fire station. They also approved an article that asked if the town should accept additional land […]
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Peru board reviews contract with Friends of Peru Elementary School
PERU — The Board of Selectmen voted 3-1 Monday evening to continue to study the town’s contract with the Friends of Peru Elementary School and to re-evaluate it when it expires next year. The vote came after selectmen and the Friends of Peru Elementary School Committee met to discuss who should pay for insurance on […]
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Friends of Peru Elementary School schedule open house, Christmas Fair for Nov. 21
PERU — The Friends of Peru Elementary School will host an open house and Christmas Fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Peru Community Center. Yvonne Allen, co-manager of the Peru Community Center’s Consignment Shop, said the Rumford Senior Citizens will sell raffle tickets for two large Thanksgiving baskets and […]
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Peru lawn sale benefits cancer patient
PERU – The Peru Community Center will host a three-day “mega lawn sale” to raise money for an 11-year-old boy who was recently diagnosed with bone cancer. The sale will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21; and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, […]
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Peru ‘Bummer Fe$t’ coming Saturday
PERU – A recent graduate of Dirigo High School will present a 12-hour music festival this weekend at the old Peru Elementary School that he hopes will “get things popping in P-Town. Ben Hines said Peru Bummer Fe$t 2015: All Day Maine Weird Music Festival is “the yin to Peru Summerfest’s yang.” The festival will […]
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Peru Summerfest scheduled June 27
PERU — The Friends of Peru Elementary School group will host its annual Summerfest event, starting 8 a.m. Saturday, June 27. The annual festival returned in September 2014 after a long hiatus. All money raised at the Summerfest event will go back into an account that will help pay for any future Summerfest events. The […]