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Archive for February, 2021

Planning Board’s March 10 Agenda Has Four Action Items

AGENDA – Planning Board, WEDNESDAY, March 10, 2021 @ 6:00 PM TOWN OF PERU   CALL MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL of February 10, 2021 minutes. OPEN FLOOR to public hearing via Zoom meeting application (Covid-19) APPLICATIONS:   Site Plan Review with SEQR: P-2021-003 Valcour Boat Rentals, LLC Site Plan Review – to […]

‘Worst in America’: Inside the public feud between Cuomo and Stefanik | NCPR News

Source: ‘Worst in America’: Inside the public feud between Cuomo and Stefanik | NCPR News

City & State Coronavirus Update

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update

Clinton County Feb 17 COVID-19 Report – Lab-Confirmed Positive +27, Seven-day Average Positive 4.5%.

Since our 2/16 update, 27 additional lab-confirmed COVID-19 positive cases have been reported. Here are links to some frequently requested data: – Percentage positive results: https://forward.ny.gov/percentage-positive-results-county…. According to NYSDOH 480 people tested in Clinton County on 2/15. As of 2/15, 7-day average % positive in Clinton County = 4.5%. – Vaccination information: https://covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/ or http://www.clintonhealth.org/covid19vaccine/ […]

Essex County Feb. 16 COVID-19 Update

Franklin County Feb. 16 COVID-19 Report

*Attention* Franklin County is experiencing community spread of Covid-19. 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 […]

Fact check: Cuomo’s response to nursing home scandal

Source: Fact check: Cuomo’s response to nursing home scandal

Burlington businesses decide to open during the pandemic

Source: Burlington businesses decide to open during the pandemic

Democrat Jones Blasts Democrat Cuomo

Assemblyman Jones: Call for a full repeal of the Governor’s emergency powers “The Governor continues to evade the legislature and his lack of transparency continues to be outraging. It is clear that vulnerable populations were at risk, but what is most alarming is that the Governor continues to keep the truth from the public that […]

Legal weed delivered to your door? Cuomo’s marijuana plan now includes it – syracuse.com

Source: Legal weed delivered to your door? Cuomo’s marijuana plan now includes it – syracuse.com

Governor Cuomo Announces Gestational Surrogacy Now Legal in New York State | Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

Source: Governor Cuomo Announces Gestational Surrogacy Now Legal in New York State | Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Feb. 16 COVID-19 Update

February 16, 2021. On Sunday, we expanded eligibility to include New Yorkers with qualifying comorbidities and underlying conditions. And on Sunday we saw the largest single-day registration total since vaccinations began: 250,924 New Yorkers made appointments at a rate of nearly 10,000 per hour. While we wait for supply to increase, we’re doing everything we […]

Fire Department Car Washes Start March 6

ATTENTION PERU!!! We are going to try holding car washes on Saturdays 8 am until noon. $5 Donation beginning, March 6 through April 10 weather and training/calls permitting. Due to COVID, we will be collecting donations OUTSIDE. We ask that you bring the exact donation you choose so it can be dropped in our donation […]

Individuals with Comorbidities and Underlying Conditions Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine 

Clinton County Health Department Announcement  Plattsburgh, February 16, 2021. On February 5th Governor Cuomo announced a list of comorbidities and underlying conditions that New York State will use to determine eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine. New Yorkers who have one of these conditions became eligible for the vaccine beginning February 15th. The Clinton County Health […]

City & State Coronavirus Update

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update

City & State Coronavirus Update

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update

Four-Day Clinton County Lab-confirmed COVID-19 Positive +106

*Update: Since our 2/12 update, 106 additional lab-confirmed COVID-19 positive cases have been reported. Here are links to some frequently requested data: – Percentage positive results: https://forward.ny.gov/percentage-positive-results-county…. According to NYSDOH 480 people tested in Clinton County on 2/15. As of 2/15, 7-day average % positive in Clinton County = 4.5%. – Vaccination information: https://covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/ or […]

CityPlace agreement on the rocks over union labor requirements – VTDigger

Source: CityPlace agreement on the rocks over union labor requirements – VTDigger

‘I don’t have closure’: Plane missing in Lake Champlain torments victims’ families 50 years later

Source: ‘I don’t have closure’: Plane missing in Lake Champlain torments victims’ families 50 years later

Man dies after falling through ice near Burlington’s ECHO center on Lake Champlain – VTDigger

Source: Man dies after falling through ice near Burlington’s ECHO center on Lake Champlain – VTDigger

$25 billion restaurant relief package has bipartisan support, Schumer says – syracuse.com

Source: $25 billion restaurant relief package has bipartisan support, Schumer says – syracuse.com

Saratoga YMCA dismisses teacher forced to stay home by pandemic

Source: Saratoga YMCA dismisses teacher forced to stay home by pandemic

State’s vaccination website swarmed after eligibility is expanded | Local News | buffalonews.com

Source: State’s vaccination website swarmed after eligibility is expanded | Local News | buffalonews.com

Champlain Area Trails awarded State Grants – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Champlain Area Trails awarded State Grants – – The Adirondack Almanack

Cuomo Defends Nursing Home Coronavirus Reporting : NPR

Source: Cuomo Defends Nursing Home Coronavirus Reporting : NPR