The Peru Gazette

From the office of Congresswoman Elise Stefanik   Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is introducing the bipartisan State and Municipal Assistance for Recovery and Transition (SMART) Fund, legislation that would provide support to state and local governments in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill will provide $500 billion in emergency funding to […]

CORONAVIRUS UPDATES May 18, 2020 The Latest A company developing an experimental vaccine for the coronavirus says early data shows encouraging results. Massachusetts-based Moderna Inc. said Monday that the vaccine triggered immune responses in healthy middle-aged volunteers. The company said the volunteers also had antibodies similar to people who had recovered from COVID-19. The vaccine […]

By John T. Ryan  May 18th – Beginning today and for the next two weeks the Peru Town Hall is open for appointments. Supervisor Brandy McDonald said two to three employees will always be in the Town Hall. Zoning/Planning Codes Officer Bub Guynup will be gone for limited periods when he is performing property inspections. […]

Source: It’s official: Amazon will move into enormous warehouse being built in Clay – syracuse.com

Police say three teens were riding a 2019 Mahindra Retriever UTV on a dirt trail when it flipped onto the passenger side. Emily Hayden, 17, was partially thrown and pinned under the vehicle and died from her injuries. Police say Emily Coons, 13, was driving. Coons and Madison Laporte,12, were both sent to the hospital […]

Source: Churches will be the last places to reopen in NY, alongside stadiums, concert halls – syracuse.com

Source: Why is cloudy Syracuse suddenly a solar farm magnet? – syracuse.com

Source: Fishing charters gear up for what could be a ‘disaster’ season | Top Stories | nny360.com

Source: Watertown Denny’s to close permanently | Jefferson County | nny360.com

Source: Vermont Lake Monsters’ season uncertain amid pandemic – VTDigger

Source: Police investigate deadly motorcycle crash in Crown Point

Source: Tourism faces rough summer over virus fears | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest number as of 4 a.m. ET*: US 1,486,742 (+1.28%) Russia 290,678 (+3.17%) UK 244,995 (+1.46%) Brazil 241,080 (+3.24%) Spain 230,698 (0.00%)** Italy 225,435 (+0.30%) France 179,693 (+0.04%) Germany 176,551 (+0.17%) Turkey 149,435 (+0.92%) Iran 120,198 (+1.53%) Source: Johns Hopkins […]