The Peru Gazette

The surge in COVID cases in states across the country has exposed a weakness in our nation’s testing infrastructure. National laboratories have backlogs of tests that have unfortunately led to long turnaround times for results, reducing states’ ability to monitor and track cases. In an op-ed in the New York Times, I lay out how our […]

Source: 9 dead after coronavirus outbreak at Liverpool memory care facility – syracuse.com

Tops Friendly Markets, a leading full-service grocery retailer in New York, northern Pennsylvania, and Vermont, is pleased to once again partner with JDRF (formerly known as the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) as they embark on their 50th year to find a cure for type 1 diabetes (T1D). Now more than ever the onset of T1D […]

Good Friday everyone,   We are ready to do a shipment to Puerto Rico and we need help to load the container.   When: Wednesday, August 26, 2020 Where: MOHtown at 3452 State Route 22, Peru, NY 12972 Time: Please arrive no later than 7:45 AM. We expect to begin loading at 8 AM. What: […]

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update

Source: Saratoga County reports ‘troubling increase’ in coronavirus cases among young adults

Important Census Update: The Census Bureau will begin emailing households in low-responding areas to encourage them to respond to the 2020 Census. Millions of emails will be sent this week and then grow in numbers and continue into September. These emails supplement a final campaign reminding people to respond to the 2020 Census on their own, […]

Source: String of racist acts across the North Country prompts hard questions for communities | NCPR News

Source: Essex County DA says she never saw final police report on Elizabethtown incident | NCPR News

COVID-19 July 30 Updates Unemployment Updates Under current federal law and US DOL guidelines, this is the last benefit week for the extra $600 Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, or FPUC, payments in New York through the federal CARES Act. This may change if Congress takes action to extend Americans’ unemployment benefits. The Department of Labor will […]

Source: North Syracuse school district releases fall reopening plan: How will it work? – syracuse.com

Source: The Plan for Imperial Dam – Mountain Lake PBS

Source: Dan Berggren’s live performance reflects on Adirondack life. – Mountain Lake PBS

* New York’s budget crisis means funding consequences for schools, local governments and hospitals, and now that list is growing. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that the state will postpone a $3 billion environmental bond act that was set to appear on the ballot this November for at least one year. If passed, the Restore […]

Source: New York spent millions on medical equipment that was never used

Here are today’s Clinton County COVID-19 case counts. CCHD: As many of us are using hand sanitizer more frequently, we want to make you aware of a recent FDA warning on hand sanitizer. The FDA is warning consumers and health care providers that the agency has seen a sharp increase in hand sanitizer products that […]

Source: GDP Drops At 32.9% Rate, The Worst U.S. Contraction Ever : Coronavirus Live Updates : NPR

Source: Catholic, private schools in Central NY expect to bring all students back into classrooms every day – syracuse.com

Source: Prison visits to resume | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Source: Backcountry magic – – The Adirondack Almanack

     Pew Ranks Fund as Nation’s Second Best Funded Fiduciary Review Gives Fund Management High Marks New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) had a -2.68 percent return on investments in the state fiscal year (SFY) that ended on March 31, 2020, reflecting a […]

Source: Remaining furloughed Plattsburgh city employees will head back to work this week

Source: Churchill: In Cohoes, handling of cop’s case shows old rules still apply