The Peru Gazette

December 18, 2020. New Yorkers can see the COVID numbers and understand the risks. Destiny is in our hands, and I believe we can and will avoid a shutdown because we can slow the spread and if we do, the hospitals can manage the increase in cases. This is now a footrace between the vaccine […]

COVID-19 December 18 Updates Rent Relief Update New application period for the COVID-19 Rent Relief Extension Program will be open Friday, Dec. 18 through Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. Previous Applicants for COVID-19 Rent Relief will not have to reapply to be reconsidered. HCR will re-evaluate all applications that were denied according to the new criteria and issue […]

Source: Sen. Betty Little reflects on three decades in North Country politics | NCPR News

Dear Patients and Community Members,   This week, the University of Vermont Health Network received its first shipments of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and we began vaccinating front-line health care workers across Vermont and Northern New York. A second vaccine from Moderna is likely to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration very soon. […]

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update co-sponsored by Fontas Advisors

Please be advised that motorists will encounter rolling lane closures in support of a utility installation over I-87 in the area of Exit 35 (Peru), Clinton County. The rolling lane closures will be carried out by utility personnel for the northbound and then the southbound lanes of I-87 near Exit 35 in Peru. Work is […]

 Since the pandemic started, the Peru, Plattsburgh and Chazy Lions clubs have purchased and delivered baked treats from Rulfs Orchard to frontline workers in healthcare and law enforcement environments. This past week, Lions delivered to Meadowbrook Healthcare, Clinton County Nursing home, and Plattsburgh Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing.   Lions who assisted were Linc Sunderland, […]

*Attention* Covid-19 Cases are increasing in Franklin County. In order to reduce the spread of infection: Reduce Gathering Sizes. Comply with the face-covering requirements of New York State. Socially distance 6 feet and wear your face covering. Wash hands with soap and water or use hand sanitizer. Clean and disinfect surfaces. Driver or rideshare – […]

Stay safe this weekend. What we have seen locally is very similar to what is being seen across the state—spread of COVID-19 is largely occurring between friends and family members. For the most part, residents are taking appropriate precautions when they are out in public, such as wearing masks and physically distancing, but then they’re […]

Source: Saranac Lake Winter Carnival will have Ice Palace, fireworks only | NCPR News

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Source: Moderna’s Production Of Coronavirus Vaccine Leans Heavily On Outsourcing : Shots – Health News : NPR

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Source: COVID-19 by county: Dec. 18, 2020 | News | pressrepublican.com

Source: No.Co. family loses son to COVID | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Source: DiNapoli: State Tax Revenues $3 Billion Below Last Year | Office of the New York State Comptroller

Updated Dec 18th: Brandy McDonald posted on Facebook, “First facts of what’s happened here it was a go by the Sheriff’s Department when they talked to Boomer Trim and Myself on Tuesday night. And as you know I posted a Nice post about it and Shared it with 99 people and then there were another […]