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New vaccination requirement takes effect today at Canada border – VTDigger

Source: New vaccination requirement takes effect Saturday at Canada border – VTDigger

STEC CALLS FOR END OF VACCINATION MANDATES FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS

Senator Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) today joined several of his legislative colleagues in calling for Governor Hochul to end her healthcare workers vaccine mandate.  “Because of the Governor’s mandate on health care workers, we’ve lost 34,000 skilled workers. We had a shortage of healthcare workers before the pandemic – now is not the time to show […]

Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial, Washington D.C. – June 24, 2021

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Burlington VT 324 AM EST Mon Jan 17 2022

NYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ008-010-012-017>019-172200- /O.CON.KBTV.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-220118T0600Z/ Northern St. Lawrence-Northern Franklin-Eastern Clinton- Southeastern St. Lawrence-Southern Franklin-Western Clinton- Western Essex-Eastern Essex-Southwestern St. Lawrence-Washington- Orange-Windsor-Eastern Chittenden-Eastern Addison-Eastern Rutland- Including the cities of Massena, Malone, Plattsburgh, Star Lake, Saranac Lake, Tupper Lake, Dannemora, Lake Placid, Port Henry, Ticonderoga, Ogdensburg, Potsdam, Gouverneur, Montpelier, Bradford, Randolph, Springfield, White River Junction, Underhill, Bristol, Ripton, East Wallingford, […]

Important Ferry Schedule Changes Effective Monday, January 17, 2022

Effective Monday, January 17, 2022 Due to staffing and COVID-related issues the Grand Isle, VT – Plattsburgh, NY Crossing will be reducing the third boat running hours during the weekdays. For departures out of Grand Isle, VT Click Here. For Departures out of Plattsburgh, NY  The Charlotte, VT – Essex, NY crossing will no longer […]

Approved Minute of Peru Town Board’s December 21, 2021 Meeting

Click here to view the minutes 

NEW YORK’S PRISON POPULATION CONTINUES DECLINE, BUT SHARE OF OLDER ADULTS KEEPS RISING

DiNapoli Urges Policymakers to Examine Safely Reducing Number of Incarcerated Individuals The state’s prison population declined by half from March 2008 to March 2021, but the population of individuals aged 50 and above grew slightly, according to a follow-up report by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. No age segment under the age of […]

Visitation Guidelines Updated for CVPH Skilled Nursing Facility – Pre-visit testing, mandatory masking guidelines issued by NYS DOH

PLATTSBURGH, NY (1/11/2022) – Beginning Wednesday, January 12, all visitors to the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) Skilled Nursing Facility must show proof of a negative COVID-19 test result received within 24-hours of their visit, and must wear a surgical mask for the duration of their time in the facility, […]

St. Augustine’s Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, January 12, 2021

BBQ Ribs Mixed Vegetables Baked Beans Bread Dessert Served take-out only from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru. All Are Welcome At Our Table!

Your chance to learn more about being a foster parent

The Department of Social Services will conduct an information and orientation meeting for anyone with questions about becoming a foster parent on Tuesday, January 11th from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at 13 Durkee Street in Plattsburgh. Caseworkers and one or more foster parents will be there to answer questions and to describe the foster care […]

Are non-profits journalism’s future? 

Could non-profits be the future of journalism? VT. Digger is doing a great job in my opinion. Here’s the editor’s bio: Anne Anne Galloway is the founder and editor of VTDigger and the executive director of the Vermont Journalism Trust. Galloway founded VTDigger in 2009 after she was laid off from her position as Sunday […]

Clinton County has a new industrial development leader

January 6, 2022 – The County of Clinton Industrial Development Agency (CCIDA) and the County of Clinton welcome Molly Ryan into the role of the Executive Director to the CCIDA and the Director of Economic Development for Clinton County. Molly Ryan was previously the Chief of Staff for Assemblyman Billy Jones and brings a wealth […]

Assemblyman Jones: Looking forward to opportunities for North Country presented in Governor Hochul’s State of the State

From the office of Assemblyman Billy Jones Today began the start of the 2022 legislative session with Governor Kathy Hochul giving her first State of the State address, the first woman in New York to ever do so. Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) was pleased with many of her proposals and the tone of her […]

Children’s well-being is the primary goal

By John T. Ryan  Peru – Have you ever considered being a foster parent? Who are the children who need foster care? Do many foster parents adopt the children they foster? How do you become a foster parent? Christine Peters, Director of Clinton County’s Legal and Social Services, has the answers to these questions. Peters […]

Peru Sr HS Wrestling @ Beekmantown Sr HS on 01/04/2022

Beekmantown Sr HS (BSH) 48.0 Peru Sr HS (PSH) 28.0 102: Matthew  Desotell (BSH) over   (PSH) (For.) 110: Keagan Trim (PSH) over Jacob  Lagree  (BSH) (Fall 1:49) 118: Logan Trim (PSH) over Jack Brown (BSH) (Fall 3:56) 126: Alan Frost-Jones (BSH) over Maxwell Jess (PSH) (Fall 1:14) 132: Kadin Johnson (PSH) over Jacob  Magiera (BSH) […]

New Year’s baby twins born on different days, months and years – syracuse.com

Source: New Year’s baby twins born on different days, months and years – syracuse.com

Winter Weather Advidory

Action Recommended Execute a pre-planned activity identified in the instructions Issued By Burlington – VT, US, National Weather Service Affected Area Most of Vermont and portions of northern koi New York Description …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST SUNDAY… WHAT…Mixed wintry precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations […]

Winter Weather Advisory Update

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 7 PMEST SUNDAY… * WHAT…Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of up to 4 inches and ice accumulations of up to one tenth of an inch. * WHERE…Most of Vermont and portions of northern New York. * WHEN…From 7 PM Saturday to 7 PM EST […]

The Peru Gazette wishes everyone a happy, healthy, and peace-filled New Year

Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe will not have ambulance service as of January 1 | NCPR News

Source: Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe will not have ambulance service as of January 1 | NCPR News

Census Bureau Projects U.S. and World Populations on New Year’s Day

DEC. 30, 2021 — As the nation prepares to ring in the new year, the U.S. Census Bureau today projected the U.S. population will be 332,403,650 on Jan. 1, 2022. This represents an increase of 706,899, or 0.21%, since New Year’s Day 2021, and 954,369, or 0.29%, since Census Day (April 1) 2020.  In January 2022, […]

Part 1: Adirondacks are nature’s storehouse for vital metallic elements | Sun Community News 

Source: Part 1: Adirondacks are nature’s storehouse for vital metallic elements | Sun Community News TICONDEROGA | The Adirondack region is rich in rocks, metals, and minerals; many of these natural resources have high commercial value like the iron and titanium t

Dealing with grief at the holidays | NCPR News

Source: Dealing with grief at the holidays | NCPR News

Celebrate Christmas at the Peru Community Church

  Members of the Peru Community Church invite you to their December 24th Christmas Service from 6 to 7 p.m.

147 New York dams are ‘unsound’ and potentially dangerous

Source: 147 New York dams are ‘unsound’ and potentially dangerous