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Snowshoe hike on Pleasant Mountain DENMARK — Loon Echo Land Trust will lead a free snowshoe hike at Pleasant Mountain at 9a.m. Saturday, March 11. Hikers will see waterfalls, stunning views and mystical red pine woodland on this 3-mile hike at Loon Echo’s Pleasant Mountain Preserve. The planned route will start at the Bald Peak trailhead, ascending 1,900 feet to […]
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Peru teen growing flowers for veterans' graves
Katelyn “Kit-Kat” Carlow of Peru plants flower seeds with her grandfather, David Gammon, of Peru. Her goal is to plant flowers on veterans’ graves in cemeteries for Memorial Day. MEXICO — Katelyn “Kit-Kat” Carlow of Peru is raising flowers to put on veterans’ graves for Memorial Day. The 17-year-old said that as long as she can […]
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Peru board has issues with sandbox cameras
PERU — The company that installed cameras at the town sandbox is looking into why Town Office employees cannot access recorded footage from the office computers, Board of Selectmen Chairwoman Carol Roach said this week. Roach said the cameras installed by E W Electric of Dixfield at the town garage allowed for a live feed to […]
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Peru Budget Committee votes against recommending two budget articles
PERU — Budget Committee member Don Roach told the Board of Selectmen on Monday evening that the committee voted against supporting money to complete the Worthley Pond fire station and to support Med-Car Ambulance Service. The two articles are on the annual town meeting warrant. The Board of Selectmen previously voted in favor of both […]
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Security cameras installed at Peru sandbox
PERU — Security cameras were installed at the town sandbox at 85 Peru Center Road on Wednesday morning to monitor who is taking sand and how much. Road Commissioner Lee Merrill told selectmen Jan. 16 that he would shut down the community sandbox as of Feb. 1, mostly because people were taking more than allowed […]
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Peru board meets tonight over sandbox flap
PERU — The road commissioner has launched a legal challenge against the Board of Selectmen over its decision to overrule him on closing the town sand supply to citizens. Selectmen on Monday called a special meeting for tonight at 5 p.m. at the Peru Town Hall to discuss their next move. Road Commissioner Lee Merrill […]
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Peru residents won’t lose their sand supply
PERU — Selectmen voted unanimously Monday night to overrule Road Commissioner Lee Merrill’s decision to close the public sandbox Feb. 1. They also voted to buy more sand. Merrill said at the selectmen meeting Jan. 16 that residents and nonresidents were taking sand they were not entitled to and wiping out the supply at 85 […]
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No more sand for Peru residents as of Feb. 1
PERU — Starting Feb. 1 the town will no longer provide sand for residents’ walkways, because people with large trucks and nonresidents are taking so much of it, Road Commissioner Lee Merrill told selectmen Monday night. Merrill said his crew has been filling the box at 85 Peru Center Road twice a day — totaling about […]
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Peru approves school board member election date
PERU — The Board of Selectmen have passed a warrant to approve the election of three new Regional School Unit 56 board members. Deborah Mooney is seeking the three-year position; Becky Hall, the two-year post; and Edgar Parent, a current RSU 10 board member, the one-year seat. All candidates are running unopposed. Voting will take place […]