The Peru Gazette

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Peru – Heidi Cormier of the CVPH Blood Donor Center told the Peru Gazette this morning that yesterday’s blood drive at St. Augustine’s Parish Center was very successful. She said, “It was an awesome drive.” Forty-one people came to the blood draw with 30 donating including six or seven first-time donors. Blood banks love first-time […]

More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest number as of 4 a.m. ET*: US 988,469 (+2.33%) Spain 229,422 (+1.23%) ]Italy 199,414 (+0.88%) France 165,977 (+2.32%) Germany 158,758 (+0.63%) UK 158,348 (+2.80%) Turkey 112,261 (+1.93%) Iran 91,472 (+1.10%) Russia 87,147 (+7.66%) China 83,938 (+0.03%) Source: Johns Hopkins […]

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St. Augustine’s/Peru Community Church Soup Kitchen Menu – Wednesday, April 29th Take-out only – Served 4:30 – 5:45 p.m. Pulled Pork Baked Beans Coleslaw Cake

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The regular meeting of the Peru Town Board was held on Monday, April 13, 2020, at the Peru Town Hall.  Those present were Mr. Brandy McDonald, Supervisor; Mr. Richard Barber, Councilman; Mr. Kregg Bruno, Councilman; Mr. James Douglass, Councilman; Mr. Mel Irwin, Councilman; and Mrs. Judy Akey, Deputy Town Clerk and Courtney Tetrault Water and […]

By John T. Ryan Peru – For the past several years Peru Knights of Columbus Council 7273 has conducted a Lenten food drive at St. Augustine’s Church with a goal of collecting 1,000 pounds for the Peru JCEO Food Shelf by Easter Sunday. When Governor Cuomo issued the COVID-19 ‘PAUSE’ Order on March 17th and […]

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Four New Cases Over the Weekend Ms. Erin Streiff Clinton County Health Department’s Director of Health Care Service reported that the four new positive cases of COVID-19 identified over the weekend in Clinton County required very little contact tracing. She said “Each of these individuals had been practicing social distancing and were already complying with […]

Saratoga, NY – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik will serve on the Bipartisan NE Congressional COVID-19 Regional Recovery Task Force, which includes a group of Members from the Northeast, where COVID-19 has hit the hardest. The Task Force will work with leading economic and public health experts and work together to create bipartisan recommendations and policy proposals […]

Saratoga, NY – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has announced grant funding from the Department of Transportation for two North Country airports: Plattsburgh International Airport and Massena International Airport. Plattsburgh International will be receiving $270,000 for runway reconstruction, and Massena International will be receiving $404,700 for rehabilitation of runway lighting. “Keeping our North Country airports updated with […]

Chamber to Host Webinar with Catamount Consulting on Preparing your Business to Return to the Office  Plattsburgh, NY –  With plans to re-open hopefully just around the corner, business leaders and owners must be prepared to bring employees back to the workplace, address new concerns and navigate updated safety measures.⁠⁠ Join the Chamber for a webinar, […]

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State Pension Fund Supports Paycheck Protection Program; Pursuing Additional $100 Million Allocation New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that the New York State Common Retirement Fund (the Fund) is putting $50 million toward the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a component of the latest coronavirus relief package. Under the PPP, employers can […]

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