The Peru Gazette

Here are today’s Clinton County, NY COVID-19 case updates. Five states have been removed from New York’s travel advisory. Visitors from Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Maryland and Montana no longer need to quarantine when they arrive in New York. Those who are part-way through a quarantine should continue for the full 14 days, per NYS guidance. […]

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update

Source: Outbreak at Essex County nursing home linked to 4 deaths, 2 new cases outside facility | NCPR News

By John T. Ryan The Peru Town Board agenda is typically routine, but the meeting almost always involves essential decisions and discussions. Oftentimes, the most important items come to light under “Other business.” At its Monday, August 24th regular meeting Highway Superintendent Michael Farrell reported that his paver is non-operational because replacement parts are not […]

By John T. Ryan (Photos by Michelle Besaw) Peru – Twenty-five volunteers took only two hours to fill a 40-foot container at the North Country Mission of Hope’s Peru warehouse this morning. Volunteers had already labeled and weighed each of the 548 items, greatly expediting the loading process. In a few weeks, the container filled […]

Stewart’s Shops proudly announces its milk and chocolate milk have been named the best in New York State, by Cornell University Department of Food Science. The awards were presented on August 25, at a virtual event. The recognition is part of Cornell’s New York State Milk Quality Improvement Program. Cornell University collected samples from New […]

A message from the National Park Foundation One hundred years ago today, the 19th Amendment became part of the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing many women the right to vote. That’s why today has been proclaimed Women’s Equality Day! Our national parks across the country preserve and share stories of trailblazing women who dared to imagine a […]

Source: Soccer’s OK but volleyball must wait? How high school sports rank in coronavirus risk – syracuse.com

Source: Music venues across New York file federal lawsuit challenging state’s live music restrictions – syracuse.com

Source: SUNY Plattsburgh announces ‘surveillance’ COVID-19 testing strategy

Source: The other voting option for November | CSNY

New Yorkers are resilient and New Yorkers are tough. Yesterday, comedian Jerry Seinfeld wrote an op-ed in the New York Times arguing that despite the naysayers and the critics, New York is not “dead”—not even close. Jerry has it right. The New York energy is unique and we will be back—better and tougher than ever. Many […]

Source: Vermont inmates in Mississippi testing positive for Covid-19 climbs to 84% – VTDigger

The Town of Peru, Town Board has scheduled a Workshop for Monday, September 28, 2020, at 5:00 PM.  The purpose of the workshop will be to discuss all town sewer projects.  The Workshop will take place at The Peru Town Hall.  

Source: Several states removed from New York quarantine list, Guam added

Source: Samuel F. Vilas Home to expand under new ownership | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | The historical Vila’s Home will see existing rooms revamped as well as an addition of several more rooms to help those with assisted memory care needs.

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update

AGENDA – Planning Board WEDNESDAY, September 9, 2020 @ 7:00 PM TOWN OF PERU CALL MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL of August 12, 2020 minutes. OPEN FLOOR to public hearing via Zoom meeting application (Covid-19) APPLICATIONS: Merge with SEQR: P-2020-013 John and Gysbertha Sibley Merge 265.-1-5.6/265.-1-5.7, 282 Strackville Rd., Schuyler Falls, NY 12985 Merge with […]

Source: Essex school district postponing in-person learning following nursing home outbreak | NCPR News

H ere are today’s Clinton County, NY COVID-19 case updates, as well as answers to commonly asked questions from our followers. Q: Are college students included in case counts reported by CCHD? A: Yes, case counts reported by CCHD include anyone living in Clinton County, NY at the time of their illness (or death). Contact […]

Source: Multi-Media Storymap to explain Adirondack Overuse – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Adirondack Medical Center pauses inpatient visitation – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Essex Center-linked COVID-19 cases rise to 59 | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Source: UVM researchers show little progress in traffic stop disparities – VTDigger

For the 17th straight day, the statewide infection rate is under 1 percent, and our positivity rate hit a record low with 0.66% of yesterday’s COVID-19 tests returning as positive. We continue trending in the right direction but we do so only because we remain alert for any signs that can hamper that progress. In […]