The Peru Gazette

PROGRAMMING NOTE: I hope you’ve found these nightly emails useful and informative. Going forward, the NYS Coronavirus Update will publish on weekday evenings only. We’ll be back on Monday. Cases of COVID-19 are increasing in nearly two dozen states that have begun reopening, and 15 states have seen record highs in the past two days. […]

Dear Patrons, Do you have books, DVDs, or magazines at home that belong to the Peru Free Library? If so, please return them to the front door dropbox. NO FINES for late Peru Library books. Now that we are offering curbside pickup, we would like to get our books back so our patrons have as […]

Today is the day! We are finally re-launching in a limited capacity. RESERVATIONS ONLY and max time limit of 90 minutes stay per customer. We can have 50% occupancy (open just on the bar side for now). Limited bar seating available. Max party size of 10 people (must be in the same party/traveled here together). […]

From Congresswoman Elise Stefanik As a proud resident and the Congressional Representative of Schuylerville in Saratoga County, I am deeply opposed to Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan’s recent executive action to take down the historic statue of Revolutionary War hero Philip Schuyler. I have the honor of living in the historic cradle of the Revolutionary War […]

From the office of Congresswoman Elise Stefanik Washington, D.C. – Congressmembers Elise Stefanik (NY-21) and Brian Higgins (NY-26), who serve as Co-Chairs of the House of Representatives Northern Border Caucus, are calling on the U.S. and Canadian governments to develop nuanced and particularized guidance for reopening the northern border. In a letter to the U.S. […]

Opportunities Abound for New York’s Most Popular Freshwater Sportfish New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner (DEC) Basil Seggos announced today that the traditional harvest season for Largemouth and Smallmouth bass opens on June 20 and closes Nov. 30. In most waters, there is also a catch and release season starting on Dec. 1, […]

Sales tax revenue for local governments in May fell 32.3 percent compared to the same period last year, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Sales tax collections for counties and cities in May totaled $918 million, or $437 million less than 2019. The sharp decline in revenues was widespread around the state, ranging from […]

Source: Covid-19 Roundup: State’s cases at 1,110; prisons test Covid-free – VTDigger