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Peru’s 2021 Proposed Budget Includes Tax Rate Decreases and Salary Increases

By John T. Ryan  Peru – The Peru Town Board will vote on the 2021 Town Budget at a Special Board Meeting on Monday, November 16th at 6 p.m. The budget projects a 2021 general fund tax rate decrease from $2.33/M this year to $2.2461/M and a highway tax rate decrease from $2.42/M this year […]

Chris Rosenquest is the unofficial winner in Plattsburgh’s mayoral race

Source: Chris Rosenquest is the unofficial winner in Plattsburgh’s mayoral race

11:24 a.m. November 7, 2020 – CNN projects Joseph Biden, President-Elect of the United States.

Cuomo Predicts NY Marijuana Legalization in 2021 Due to Budget Shortfall | NCPR News

Source: Cuomo Predicts NY Marijuana Legalization in 2021 Due to Budget Shortfall | NCPR News

Plattsburgh Mayoral Race To Be Determined By Absentees | WAMC

Source: Plattsburgh Mayoral Race To Be Determined By Absentees | WAMC

NY election results: Who won top races in New York state? – syracuse.com

Source: NY election results: Who won top races in New York state? – syracuse.com

Clinton County (Unofficial) 2020 Election Results

Posted November 4, 2020. Does not include absentee ballots. Click here for results. 

Trump, Stefanik and Stec Swamp Opponents in Today’s Peru Voting

2,029 voters cast ballots at St. Augustine’ Parish Center today, November 3, 2020.  Here are the totals:  President of the United States Donald Trump – 1,258  Joseph Biden – 719  U.S. Congress  Elise Stefanik – 1,340  Tedra Cobb – 673  NYS Senate  Daniel Stec – 1,283  Kimberly Davis – 686  NYS Assembly  Billy Jones (Unopposed) […]

Election Night Viewer’s Guide: Why You May Need To Be Patient | NCPR News

Source: Election Night Viewer’s Guide: Why You May Need To Be Patient | NCPR News

LIVE BLOG: Election Day 2020 | NCPR News

Source: LIVE BLOG: Election Day 2020 | NCPR News

Peru’s late afternoon voting very heavy

Peru – If you haven’t voted yet, dress warm, you may have to wait in line. This was the scene at St. Augustine’s Parish Center at 4 p.m. The line is steadily moving. The polls are open until 9 pm. The Peru Gazette will report on Peru’s in-person vote results as soon as possible after […]

By the numbers: Cl. Co. early voting, absentee totals | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Almost 16,000 Clinton County voters cast early ballots Source: By the numbers: Cl. Co. early voting, absentee totals | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Voting is underway until 9 p.m.

Voting was steady at 7 a.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center. There was a 3 to 5-minute wait at one point, but by 7:15 people were quickly entering. Once inside the process took about 5 to 7 minutes. Polls are open until 9 p.m. The Peru Gazette will report Peru’s in-person voting results not long […]

2016 Peru Gazette statistical analysis of Clinton County and Peru voting results and patterns

Click here to view the 2016 story 

More Than 2.5 Million New Yorkers Voted Early

Source: More Than 2.5 Million New Yorkers Voted Early

Should progressives vote for Biden on the WFP line? | CSNY

Source: Should progressives vote for Biden on the WFP line? | CSNY

Election 2020: How New York has voted for presidents in the past

Source: Election 2020: How New York has voted for presidents in the past

Stefanik Announces Over $8 Million in USDA Rural Development Funding for Seven North Country Towns

Saratoga, NY  – Congresswoman Stefanik has announced over $8.5 million in USDA Rural Development Funding has been awarded to the following North Country towns for the following purposes: Town of Dannemora – $857,000 for a new building Town of Moira – $223,900 for a new plow truck Town of Lawrence – $213,000 for a new […]

A Message Posted by NBC5’s Stephanie Gorin

I. Hate. Cancer. And I hate to learn that New York State Senator, Betty Little, is battling it now. Little has represented Northern NY in the State Senate for 18 years. She’s retiring in December. Little had a cancerous lump removed from her breast. Just 3 weeks later she was back at work. Though she […]

Cl. Co. voting official ‘never seen’ such long voter lines | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Cl. Co. voting official ‘never seen’ such long voter lines | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Cobb, Stefanik’s similarities, differences on environment | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: Cobb, Stefanik’s similarities, differences on environment | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

In the rush of new Onondaga County voters, the most popular choice is no party – syracuse.com

Source: In the rush of new Onondaga County voters, the most popular choice is no party – syracuse.com

Stefanik Statement on Senate Confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett

Saratoga, N.Y.  – Congresswoman Stefanik released the below statement following the Senate’s Confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett as the next Associate Justice of the Supreme Court: “I congratulate Justice Barrett on her confirmation to the United States Supreme Court after this evening’s Senate vote,” said Congresswoman Stefanik. “Judge Barrett is an exceptional legal scholar […]

Early Voting in Essex Co. sees lines | Sun Community News Polls opened in Lewis Sat. at 9 a.m.., wait was about 45 minutes

Source: Early Voting in Essex Co. sees lines | Sun Community News Polls opened in Lewis Sat. at 9 a.m.., wait was about 45 minutes

Long lines at Capital Region polling places

Source: Long lines at Capital Region polling places