The Peru Gazette

February 23, 2021. We know the vaccine is the weapon that will win the war against COVID, but there are three obstacles to getting every New Yorker vaccinated—supply, accessibility and hesitancy. While the supply from the federal government is increasing steadily every week, demand still far outweighs supply. It’s important that we keep up our […]

Recent Forest Ranger Actions New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations, and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured, or distressed people from across New York State. Town of Keene Essex […]

COVID-19 February 23 Updates Nursing Home Visitation Updates There are new, expanded guidelines for visitation of residents in nursing home facilities in accordance with CMS and CDC guidelines to begin on February 26. The Department of Health recommends that visitors take a rapid test before entry into the facility, and DOH will provide rapid tests to […]

Since our 2/22 update, 32 additional lab-confirmed COVID-19 positive cases have been reported. Hudson Headwaters Health Network has informed CCHD they have openings for a vaccination clinic in Clinton County. This COVID-19 vaccination clinic is restricted to New York State residents aged 65 years and older ONLY. To register for an appointment at Plattsburgh Family […]

  ALL ARE WELCOME!   Coleslaw BBQ Chicken Mashed Potatoes Dessert   Served take-out only, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru.

Thanks to the North Country Chamber of Commerce for the information.  January sales tax figures released by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli again show most of our area counties performing significantly better than sales tax receipts statewide which were down 5.9% compared with January 2020. Clinton, Essex, Franklin and Hamilton Counties were down just 2.2%, 2.1%, […]

Source: Bare Hill inmate dies of COVID-19 | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: Helping deer get the food they need – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Seed shortage worries farmers, home gardeners – VTDigger

Albany Times Union Source: We tracked COVID-19 in schools for 6 months. This is what we found.

Source: $14.5M upgrade planned for Burlington International Airport

Source: CityPlace agreement now on track for approval, with labor protections – VTDigger

Highway and sewage treatment plant workers, Department of Motor Vehicles staff and county clerk employees providing legal and other essential administrative services are among sectors that often times provide an essential service to New Yorkers but are not explicitly included in the state’s 1b phase of vaccination. Source: Capitol Insider: Some public workers not included […]

Source: Veterans can call Syracuse VA to get Covid-19 vaccination appointments – syracuse.com

Source: Will we still be wearing face masks in 2022? ‘It’s possible,’ Fauci warns – syracuse.com

Source: If teachers vaccinated, main obstacle to in-person school gone, Cuomo says – syracuse.com

Source: Cuomo on New York State Fair: ‘If there’s any way we can open it safely, we will’ – syracuse.com