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Source: NY says schools can get rid of snow days this year (Wearing your pajamas inside out won’t help) – syracuse.com

Source: NY eases restrictions on visits at assisted living homes

Source: Air quality concerns prompt closure of Burlington High School

“Only 29% believe they can remain viable at 50% inside occupancy without outdoor seating. 22% believe they need 75% to be viable while 48% need a return to full inside capacity to remain viable.” The North Country Chamber of Commerce is calling for urgent attention to the future of the region’s restaurants following a survey showing […]

September 9, 2020. New Yorkers have worked hard to comply with reopening guidelines and we have some good news. Starting September 30th, restaurants in New York City can reopen for indoor dining with a limit of 25 percent capacity. All restaurants that choose to reopen must adhere to strict safety protocols, including temperature checks, face […]

Source: New York state moves high school football from fall to spring – syracuse.com

09 September 2020 NEW YORK STATE POLICE   State Police are investigating a burglary that occurred at the Old Lantern Gun Shop on State Route 9 in the town of Peru. Sometime during the overnight hours between September 8 to September 9, 2020, unknown suspect(s) broke into the business and stole numerous firearms. Anyone with […]

Source: State Police investigating gun-shop burglary | Sun Community News PERU | Authorities are hoping the public will help them solve a recent burglary at a local gun shop.

Source: “Misery on Main Street”: North Country leaders prep for economic turmoil if Congress doesn’t pass state, local aid | NCPR News

Source: Peru traffic stop leads to felony arrest | Sun Community News PERU | A New Jersey man was arrested on felony drunk-driving charges following a recent traffic stop on Interstate 87.

David Decker Double Billed Multiple Grants, Pocketed Money Meant for Vendors, and Falsified Tax Returns to Conceal Theft State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Warren County District Attorney Jason Carusone announced today that David Decker, former director of the Lake George Watershed Coalition, was sentenced today in Warren County court to 8-24 years in prison […]

Keeseville, N.Y. – Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik was awarded the “Guardian of Small Business” Award by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) for her work in Congress to support small businesses and promote local entrepreneurship. This is the second year in a row that Congresswoman Stefanik has received this award. Congresswoman Stefanik visited Loremans’ Embroidery, […]

Source: Two killed in head-on crash in Charlotte

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update

Here are today’s Clinton County COVID-19 case updates. Recent updates from Governor Cuomo: –> NYS launched a SUNY COVID-19 Case Tracker that provides real-time, up-to-date data on COVID-19 testing and other vital information at each of SUNY’s 64 colleges and universities, available at www.suny.edu/covid19-tracker. –> NYS is requiring all school districts to report daily data […]

Here are today’s Clinton County, NY COVID-19 case updates. For many students in the North Country, today was the first day of the new school year. – View our recent media release on school re-openings at http://www.clintonhealth.org/BulletinsPress/PR09042020.pdf. – For tips on preparing students to return to school, visit https://bit.ly/2DrpSmj and https://bit.ly/2Z2wP4K. – Governor Cuomo recently […]

By John T. Ryan Peru – This story’s headline expresses your Peru Gazette reporter’s sentiments today as I watched volunteers bring old tires and refuse to shore at the Carpenter Flats Route 9 bridge. The Ausable River Association (AsRS), in partnership with Adirondack River Rentals, hosted today’s cleanup. Volunteers came from all over the Adirondack […]

By John T. Ryan  Plattsburgh –  Thanks to COVID-19 and the presidential election, absentee ballot voting has been in the news. As of this morning, the Clinton County Board of Elections has received almost 4,000 absentee ballot applications. In 2016, the last presidential election year, 3,055 local voters cast absentee ballots. With voters having until […]

Source: Coronavirus in NY: 4 states added, 2 removed from quarantine list – syracuse.com

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update

Source: Spirit Airlines halts local flights | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Source: CVPH nursing facility employee tests positive for COVID-19

Source: Burlington police chief rips City Council ‘mismanagement’ in announcing she won’t return – VTDigger

The Peru CSD Board of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 8, 2020, at 6:00 PM.  It is anticipated that an executive session will take place immediately following the 6:00 PM start and that the Board will reconvene for public session business at approximately 7:00 PM.  Due to current COVID-19 conditions, […]

Peru – The North Country Regional Blood Donor Center, UVM Health Network will conduct a blood drive on Monday, September 14, 2020, from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St. in Peru. Your neighbors need and appreciate your donation. Please make every effort to donate. Masks are required […]