The Peru Gazette

More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest number as of 4 a.m. ET*: US 1,369,964 (+1.63%) Spain 269,520 (+0.51%) Russia 232,243 (+0.00%) UK 227,741 (+1.52%) Italy 221,216 (+0.64%) France 178,349 (+0.45%) Brazil 178,214 (+5.08%) Germany 173,171 (+0.34%) Turkey 141,475 (+1.22%) Iran 110,767 (+1.36%) Source: Johns Hopkins […]

Source: Advice for reopening: 6 lessons CNY manufacturers learned while operating during coronavirus pandemic – syracuse.com

Source: How do I get a contact tracing job in NY? Work from home in coronavirus battle – syracuse.com

Source: Dreams on hold: Stylist opened new Westvale salon just 1 day before coronavirus shutdown – syracuse.com

Source: Plans for reopening take shape in CNY: Here’s what we know so far – syracuse.com

Congratulations to Peru High School athletes and scholars Erin Lawliss and Kyle Whitney! Source: 2019-20 CVAC Winter All-Academic Team | Sports | pressrepublican.com

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the ANNUAL MEETING of the inhabitants of the Peru Central School District, Peru, New York, will be held on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, and will be held remotely; there will be no physical polling sites.  Voting on said annual budget vote and school board election will take place entirely by […]

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Source: OneWorkSource reopens centers as state relents | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: ORDA puts Olympic Center tunnel on hold | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

During testimony delivered remotely at a Senate committee hearing about the coronavirus Tuesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci said the coronavirus will not simply “disappear” this fall and a second wave of cases will have to be fought with aggressive testing, preparation by the health care industry and contact tracing. Fauci, director of the National Institute of […]

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The state will reopen in four phases, with at least 2 weeks between each phase.   Here is a breakdown of each phase:   Phase One: Construction Manufacturing Retail – Curbside Pickup Wholesale Trade Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting Phase Two: Professional Services Retail Administrative Support Real Estate / Rental & Leasing Phase Three: Restaurants […]

A Facebook live media event will take place at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, May 13, 2020. Updates will be provided on the status of the COVID-19 virus’s impact on Clinton County.  Speakers will include:   Gary Douglas, North Country Chamber of Commerce   Erin Streiff, Clinton County Health Department, Director of Health Care Services   […]

Washington, D.C  – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has sent a bipartisan letter to the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and United States Marshall Service (USMS) requesting that all inmates are tested for COVID-19 and confirmed negative before they are transferred to any Bureau of Prison quarantine location, which includes FCI Ray Brook. Currently, the BOP is only […]

Local sales tax collections dropped 24.4 percent in April compared to April 2019, leaving many of New York’s local governments grappling with shortfalls, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Sales tax collections totaled $1.02 billion in April. Plummeting sales tax collections were widespread, leaving counties, cities and some other local governments short by about […]

More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest number as of 4 a.m. ET*: US 1,347,936 (+1.36%) Spain 268,143 (+1.31%) Russia 232,243 (+4.92%) UK 224,332 (+1.76%) Italy 219,814 (+0.34%) France 177,547 (+0.26%) Germany 172,576 (+0.41%) Brazil 169,594 (+4.24%) Turkey 139,771 (+0.80%) Iran 109,286 (+1.56%) Source: Johns Hopkins […]

(PLEASE SHARE) As of today, May 12, 2020 the U.S. National Census rate of response was 58.6% and New York’s rate of response was 53%. Clinton, Essex and Franklin are below the National response rate and only Clinton County was above New York’s rate of response at 56.2%. Essex county was at 30.7% and Franklin […]

Below you will find the candidates for the two open positions on the Peru School District Board of Education. The Peru Gazette will be sending a questionnaire to each candidate seeking information on such matters as background, reason for wanting to serve and vision for the school. The candidates are Kelley Beauharnois, Daniel Cayea, James […]

Source: Want to see if your NY region is ready to reopen? State launches new dashboard – syracuse.com

Source: ‘Don’t fear the swab’: P-R reporters gets coronavirus test | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

From the office of Congresswoman Elise Stefanik  The Lugar Center, an independent, nationally-known nonprofit aimed at promoting bipartisanship in governance has announced that Congresswoman Elise Stefanik ranks as the 14th most bipartisan Member of Congress out of 435 Members. Last Congress, Congresswoman Stefanik was ranked as 19th out of 435. “When I ran for Congress […]