The Peru Gazette

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Thanks to the North Country Chamber of Commerce for the information.  January sales tax figures released by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli again show most of our area counties performing significantly better than sales tax receipts statewide which were down 5.9% compared with January 2020. Clinton, Essex, Franklin and Hamilton Counties were down just 2.2%, 2.1%, […]

Source: Bare Hill inmate dies of COVID-19 | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: Helping deer get the food they need – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Seed shortage worries farmers, home gardeners – VTDigger

Albany Times Union Source: We tracked COVID-19 in schools for 6 months. This is what we found.

Source: $14.5M upgrade planned for Burlington International Airport

Source: CityPlace agreement now on track for approval, with labor protections – VTDigger

Highway and sewage treatment plant workers, Department of Motor Vehicles staff and county clerk employees providing legal and other essential administrative services are among sectors that often times provide an essential service to New Yorkers but are not explicitly included in the state’s 1b phase of vaccination. Source: Capitol Insider: Some public workers not included […]

Source: Veterans can call Syracuse VA to get Covid-19 vaccination appointments – syracuse.com

Source: Will we still be wearing face masks in 2022? ‘It’s possible,’ Fauci warns – syracuse.com

Source: If teachers vaccinated, main obstacle to in-person school gone, Cuomo says – syracuse.com

Source: Cuomo on New York State Fair: ‘If there’s any way we can open it safely, we will’ – syracuse.com

February 22, 2021. From day one, we have said that our COVID recovery is not a choice between public health and the economy—it has to take into account both and work for all. Thanks to the hard work of all New Yorkers, our infection rate is now the lowest we’ve seen in three months, and […]

Source: Clinton County Fair set to return in 2021 | Sun Community News MORRISONVILLE | Area residents won’t have to endure another summer without their fill of funnel cakes, Ferris wheels and family fun, as the Clinton County Fair will be back up and running July

Source: Police: Man dead, horse killed after car hits buggy in St. Lawrence County

Source: 2021 Clinton County Fair planned for summer, organizers say

WILMINGTON — After a nationwide search, the Ausable River Association (AsRA) announces the hire of Peru, NY resident Gary Henry for the position of stream restoration associate. Working closely with Executive Director Kelley Tucker, Henry will transition to lead the survey, assessment, design, construction, and long-term monitoring of stream restoration projects, including climate-ready-culvert replacements. A […]

Source: Cross-border families struggle to adapt to a new normal | NCPR News

Source: As U.S. Death Toll Nears Half A Million, Biden Plans To Order Flags To Half Staff | NCPR News

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update

Since our 2/19 update, 67 additional lab-confirmed COVID-19 positive cases have been reported. CCHD has received notification of an additional COVID-19 related death of a Clinton County resident. This death bring the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in Clinton County to twenty-six. Hudson Headwaters Health Network has informed CCHD they have openings for a […]

Source: Cuomo, under fire for hiding nursing home deaths, now wants to reform those facilities – syracuse.com

Source: Hugging Ice: Saranac Lake’s winter palace – The Adirondack Almanack

Prominent Republicans in the state — including U.S. House representatives Lee Zeldin, Tom Reed and Elise Stefanik, as well as Dutchess County Executive and 2018 GOP nominee for governor Marc Molinaro – have within the last few weeks either personally said they’re considering a run, or have taken steps viewed by other members from their […]