The Peru Gazette

Plattsburgh, March 25, 2020. As of Wednesday morning, the Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) is reporting nine confirmed cases of COVID-19; eight of these cases are community residents and one is an inmate at Clinton Correctional Facility. To date, ninety tests have come back negative. Eighty-one residents are in quarantine without symptoms and ten are […]

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Joe LoTemplio of the Press Republican Tweeted Moose seen in City of Plattsburgh today around 2:15 pm near City Police station

New York Anglers Encouraged to Get Outside Safely, Practice Social Distancing during COVID-19 Public Health Crisis State Stocking More than 2.2 Million Catchable-Size Trout in New York Waters State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today reminded New Yorkers that trout and salmon fishing season opens on Wednesday, April 1. New York’s coldwater […]

Town of North Elba – Essex County Wilderness Rescue: On March 21 at 7:19 a.m., a caller contacted DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch requesting assistance to locate a 46-year-old woman from Greenwich who was overdue from hiking Marcy, Skylight, and Gray trails. The caller was concerned because the subject began her hike the day before at […]

From Town Supervisor Brandy McDonald  (((Please share))) It’s sad I would ever have to post something like this these days!! But I just received a text from a person I know good that lives on the Barney Downs Road here in Peru !! With the fresh snow on the ground from Monday night they saw […]

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Teri and Mike MacKenzie truck for North Coast Cartage located in the Bear Swamp Rd. in Peru. Teri MacKenzie wrote: Saw something that brought tears to my eyes. As you all know Mike and I are over the road truck drivers. We’re heading south on I-81 and we’re nearing Binghamton NY. so we pull into […]

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[Glens Falls, NY] – Due to current circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Adirondack Health Institute’s Enrollment Assistance Services and Education (EASE) team has stopped seeing clients in person, however, continues to offer free health insurance enrollment assistance via telephone. In addition, NY State of Health has opened a special enrollment period for uninsured individuals […]

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Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) is reporting eight confirmed cases of COVID-19; seven of these cases are community residents. Earlier today, CCHD received laboratory results for an eighth case. This individual is an inmate at Clinton Correctional Facility. CCHD has been in contact with Clinton Correctional Facility, the NYS Department of Health (DOH), and the […]

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The regular meeting of the Peru Town Board was held on Monday, March 9, 2020 at the Peru Town Hall.  Those present were Mr. Brandy McDonald Supervisor-Excused; Mr. James Douglass, Deputy Supervisor; Mr. Melvin Irwin, Councilman; Mr. Richard Barber; Councilman; Mr. Kregg Bruno, Councilman and Mrs. Dianne Miller, Town Clerk.  Also present were Mr. Courtney […]

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Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf, and Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia requesting comprehensive resources and guidance for communities across New York State to address the impact that COVID-19 will have on the ability for migrant workers to access […]

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