The Peru Gazette

Source: Vermont and New York residents restricted to essential travel

Source: Cl. Co. voting official ‘never seen’ such long voter lines | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Cobb, Stefanik’s similarities, differences on environment | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: In the rush of new Onondaga County voters, the most popular choice is no party – syracuse.com

Source: E’town nursing home outbreak at bay | Sun Community News Essex Center is taking new patients

Source: NYSCOPBA members give Honor Flight a big boost | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | While the pandemic halted all flights and most fundraising efforts by the North Country Honor Flight, the organization just got a big boost towards next year’s activities tha

October 27, 2020. Our country is seeing a surge in COVID; there have been almost half a million new confirmed COVID cases in the US in just one week. While the number of new cases per 100,000 residents in New York remains low relative to other states, New York State is not in a hermetically […]

Lewis County is just south of Watertown Source: Positive COVID test rate surges to 8.2% in Lewis County after large gatherings | NCPR News

Source: St. Michael’s College outbreak grows to 26 cases; contact tracing continues

NEW YORK STATE POLICE Major Ruben A. Oliver Troop B Commander On October 24, 2020, at approximately 12:47 a.m., State Police responded to State Route 22B in the town of Schuyler Falls for a report of a motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian.   An investigation at the scene revealed that a 2007 Hyundai Elantra […]

Recent Forest Ranger Actions New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations, and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured, or distressed people from across New York State. South Dakota, California, and […]

Tuesday, October 27, 2020   Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that California has been added to New York State’s COVID-19 travel advisory. No areas have been removed. The advisory requires individuals who have traveled to New York from areas with significant community spread to quarantine for 14 days. The quarantine applies to any person […]

Source: Rand report shows that UVM Medical Center is the most expensive Vermont hospital – VTDigger

The UVM Health Network has played a vital role in our region’s response to COVID-19, both in terms of caring for those who’ve fallen ill and preventing the spread of this virus. So I’m proud to let you know that UVM Medical Center and the Vaccine Testing Center at UVM Larner College of Medicine have […]

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update co-sponsored by CMW Strategies

Peru – At the Monday, October 26, Peru Town Board meeting, department heads answered questions from the Town Board regarding how they will provide essential services if one or more employees test positive for COVID-19 during the coming winter months. Beginning November 1, all Highway and Water-Sewer Department personnel will have their temperatures taken before […]

Source: All in-person SUNY students must be tested for COVID-19 before leaving for Thanksgiving break

Here are today’s Clinton County COVID-19 case updates. No additional cases since our 10/26 report. There are currently 38 active COVID-19 cases in Clinton County. For tips on celebrating Halloween safely, visit https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/…/13244_covid…

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The Town of Peru, Town Board has scheduled a Special Meeting for Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 5:00 PM at the Peru Town Hall.  The purpose of the meeting will be for the Town Board to approve resolution for 2020 water/sewer levy. S

The regular meeting of the Peru Town Board was held on Thursday, October 15, 2020, at the Peru Town Hall.  Those present were Mr. Brandy McDonald Supervisor; Mr. James Douglass, Councilman; Mr. Melvin Irwin, Councilman; Mr. Richard Barber; Councilman; Mr. Kregg Bruno, Councilman and Mrs. Dianne Miller, Town Clerk.  Also present were Mr. Courtney Tetrault, […]

Late in being posted, but it’s a great story. Source: Ausable Forks Elementary School teacher’s Story Time is virtual hit | News | pressrepublican.com

Chicken ‘n’ Biscuits  Coleslaw  Mashed Potatoes & Gravy  Dessert  Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., take-out only, at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972 

Saratoga, N.Y.  – Congresswoman Stefanik released the below statement following the Senate’s Confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett as the next Associate Justice of the Supreme Court: “I congratulate Justice Barrett on her confirmation to the United States Supreme Court after this evening’s Senate vote,” said Congresswoman Stefanik. “Judge Barrett is an exceptional legal scholar […]

October 26, 2020. As we continue to fight against COVID-19, it’s clear that masks help stop the spread and save lives. I’m proud to announce with my daughter Mariah Kennedy Cuomo that New York is partnering with the company The RealReal and dozens of New York fashion designers to create limited edition made-in-New-York masks. Drawing […]