The Peru Gazette

October 18, 2023 – From Sunny Eappen, MD, MBA, President and CEO, The University of Vermont Health Network As you may know, the UVM Health Network has been negotiating with UnitedHealthcare, the nation’s largest for-profit insurance carrier, for well over a year in an effort to remain in-network for its commercial insurance plans. In order […]

Community calling for more discussions to find a solution that helps everyone Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

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Warmer than any temperature observed this August Click here for the MYNBC5 story

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After seeing a 100% increase in reported car thefts Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Clinton County Legislature Statement: The Clinton County Legislature is proud to announce that Breeze Airways, the U.S.’ only “Nice Low Cost Carrier,” or NLCC, will be offering air service to Orlando, Florida from the Plattsburgh International Airport starting November 28, 2023. “Today is a tremendous day for our region,” said County Legislator/Airport Committee Chairperson Robert […]

More than 6,000 apprehensions in the Swanton sector over the last 11 months surpassing the last 10 years combined Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

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13% increase over previous year  Click here for the Seven Days Story 

There aren’t too many days left to August and the end of meteorological summer (August 31st). After a long stretch of very warm Augusts, 2023 looks to be one of the cooler Augusts in recent memory. The last comparably cool August was in 2014.

Clinton County recorded 23 drug overdose deaths, with 65% involving synthetic opioids. Franklin County recorded 10 overdose deaths, and Essex County recorded less than 10 deaths. Click here for the MYNBC5 Story 

Rare mosquito-borne virus in Franklin and Grand Isle counties. Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

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Grand Isle, VT –  Join the Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) for a summer edition of their Love the Lake series! Glenn McClure, an eco-composer from the Adirondacks, and LCBP Associate Scientist Mae Kate Campbell will present “Watershed Voices: Giving the Lake a Musical Voice” on Wednesday, August 16th, 6-7:30 PM at the Barn at […]

(Schenectady, N.Y.) – Price Chopper/Market 32 is issuing a voluntary recall on a variety of store-made “corner to corner” pizzas, manufactured on July 2, 2023. The products are being recalled because the manufacturer of the pizza dough, Deiorio’s, has advised that foreign materials – fragments of a conveyer belt used in the manufacturing process — […]

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Louisville Slugger Warriors are a team made up of amputee military veterans, wounded warriors and active duty personnel Click here for the WCAX story 

Flood Watch- National Weather Service Burlington VT, 341 PM EDT Tue Jul 18 341 PM EDT Tue Jul 18 2023 …FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY… * WHAT…Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE…Portions of northern New York, including Clinton and Essex counties. All of central […]

It may have lifted at different points; damage was focused in Benson Click here for the MYNBC5 story