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Archive for February, 2022

Multi-car accident on I-87 claims two lives | Sun Community News MALTA | An early morning multi-car accident on Interstate 87 claimed two lives and left two others injured Feb. 6.

Source: Multi-car accident on I-87 claims two lives | Sun Community News MALTA | An early morning multi-car accident on Interstate 87 claimed two lives and left two others injured Feb. 6.

Clinton Co. residents asked to complete health survey | Sun Community News 

Source: Clinton Co. residents asked to complete health survey | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | The Clinton County Health Department and UVM Health Network-CVPH are conducting the 2022 Community Health Survey. 

Kolby Friend of Peru, NY, has been named to the Champlain College Dean’s List for the Fall 2021 semester

BURLINGTON, VT (02/07/2022)– Kolby Friend of Peru, NY, has been named to the Champlain College Dean’s List for the Fall 2021 semester. Students on the Dean’s List have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher during the semester. Friend is currently enrolled in the Business Administration major. Making the Dean’s List is a […]

PRICE CHOPPER/MARKET 32 TO PARTICIPATE IN FREE FEDERAL N-95 MASK DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM

Begins either Tuesday or Wednesday (Schenectady, NY) Price Chopper/Market 32 stores will be participating in the federal government’s free N-95 mask distribution program. The program, a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ COVID-19 vaccination program will provide free N-95 masks to U.S. citizens to help continue to combat the spread of […]

The Who tour dates include one Upstate NY concert – syracuse.com

Source: The Who tour dates include one Upstate NY concert – syracuse.com

Country star Kenny Chesney returning to St. Joe’s Amp in Syracuse – syracuse.com

Source: Country star Kenny Chesney returning to St. Joe’s Amp in Syracuse – syracuse.com

Plans for Wilmington Dollar General on hold for now | Sun Community News WILMINGTON 

Source: Plans for Wilmington Dollar General on hold for now | Sun Community News WILMINGTON | Controversial plans for a Dollar General store in Wilmington are on hold for now, but it’s likely the issue could resurface in the future, Supervisor Roy Holzer said.

3 additional deaths and 102 additional COVID-19 related lab-confirmed positives reported over the weekend

Tragic accident claims life of well-loved, Elizabethtown teen | Sun Community News ELIZABETHTOWN | Beckham A. Egglefield, 16, died in a snowmobile crash in Westport.

Source: Tragic accident claims life of well-loved, local teen | Sun Community News ELIZABETHTOWN | Beckham A. Egglefield, 16, died in a snowmobile crash in Westport.

Onondaga County deputy dead, 2 family members in critical condition after shooting in deputy’s home – syracuse.com

Source: Onondaga County deputy dead, 2 family members in critical condition after shooting in deputy’s home – syracuse.com

Grand Isle Ferry reopens after temporary closure Sunday night

Source: Grand Isle Ferry reopens after temporary closure Sunday night

February Harvest of the Month: Sweet Potatoes – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: February Harvest of the Month: Sweet Potatoes – – The Adirondack Almanack

Peru Fire Department Schedules Saturday Car Washes

8 am to 12 pm Feb. 26 March 5 March 12 March 19 March 26 April 2 April 9 Donations of $5 per car. Weather permitting and Emergency calls take priority.

Luger Emily Sweeney returns to Olympics after a devastating crash four years ago : NPR

Source: Luger Emily Sweeney returns to Olympics after a devastating crash four years ago : NPR

St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen for Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Ham Mashed Potatoes Green Beans Bread Dessert Served 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., take-out only, at St. Augustine’s Parish Center. 3030 Main St., Peru, NY. All Are Welcome at Our Table!

Local schools rank at Harvard Model UN | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Students from Ausable Valley, Beekmantown, Boquet Valley, Chazy, Northeastern Clinton, Peru, and Saranac 

Source: Local schools rank at Harvard Model UN | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Students from Ausable Valley, Beekmantown, Boquet Valley, Chazy, Northeastern Clinton, Peru, and Saranac represented countries and debated the world’s most pressing issues at the int

Carnival king, queen crowned | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: Carnival king, queen crowned | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Change in booster guidelines could help immunocompromised people get fourth dose

Source: Change in booster guidelines could help immunocompromised people get fourth dose

Ausable Valley Sr HS @ Peru Sr HS on 02/05/2022.

Peru wins Wrestling Match  Peru Sr HS (PSH) 36.0 Ausable Valley Sr HS (AVSH) 34.0 110: Gavin Morrow (AVSH) over   (PSH) (For.) 118: Double Forfeit 126: Logan Trim (PSH) over Leland Pray (AVSH) (Fall 1:06) 132: Kadin Johnson (PSH) over Jonathan Fletcher (AVSH) (Fall 3:33) 138: Maxwell Jess (PSH) over   (AVSH) (For.) 145: Ethan Dickinson […]

A great day on the Peru Walking Trail

A Peru Gazette reader was kind enough to send these photos of cross country skiing on the Peru Walking Trail at about 1 p.m. today. 

Cape Air sole bid for funding at Plattsburgh International | News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Cape Air sole bid for funding at Plattsburgh International | News | pressrepublican.com

Peru Tops Store transitioning to being a Grand Union

The Peru Tops Store will close to transition to being a Grand Union beginning Sunday at 3 p.m. It will reopen on Sunday, February 13th. In a November 9, 2021 Press Release C&S Wholesale stated the following: Keene, N.H. — C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc., an industry leader in supply chain solutions and wholesale grocery supply […]

Good neighbors in action

The Collier family gets the Peru Gazette “Good Neighbor Award” today. Steve and Allison Collier along with their children Abby and Hannah did a beautiful job shoveling Peru Library sidewalks. Steve said they were happy to do it remarking, “We love our library.” The Peru Gazette is sure there are many similar acts of kindness […]

Health aides keep people in their homes. But low pay means there aren’t enough of them | NCPR News

Source: Health aides keep people in their homes. But low pay means there aren’t enough of them | NCPR News

First open-access fast chargers now operating in Plattsburgh | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | 

Source: First open-access fast chargers now operating in Plattsburgh | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | The New York Power Authority has announced the first fast charging stations open to any make or model of electric vehicles (EVs) in the Town of Plattsburgh.