The Peru Gazette

Source: NY Lawmakers Set to Pass ‘HALT’ Bill to Limit Use of Solitary Confinement

Source: Adirondack Park Agency board approves subdivision in Fulton County | NCPR News

WEDNESDAY, April 14, 2021 @ 6:00 PM TOWN OF PERU CALL MEETING TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL of March 10, 2021 minutes. OPEN FLOOR to public hearing via Zoom meeting application (Covid-19) APPLICATIONS: 2-Lot Minor Subdivision with SEQR: P-2021-008 James T. Bezio 2-Lot Minor Subdivision 291.-1-36.1 455 Calkins Rd. Peru, NY 12972 […]

Cuomo has shut down 21 prisons since he became governor in 2011. There are plans for more, according to his executive budget proposal. He is asking for the same authority from the state Legislature — to close prisons as long as he gives legislative leaders 90 days’ notice. There is a difference this time, though. […]

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Clinton County Master Gardener Volunteers are offering a 3-part series, Gardening 101, via Zoom in April. Each session is on a Saturday and will run from 10:00 am-11:30 am.  We will focus on vegetables and pollinator plants. This is an interactive workshop, you are free to ask questions as we go. April […]

Source: City & State Albany Agenda

Source: Governor Cuomo Proposes Advanced Building Codes, Appliance and Equipment Efficiency Standards Act of 2021 to Reduce Carbon Emissions and Combat Climate Change | Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

Source: Editorial: It’s time to go, Mr. Cuomo

Source: UVM Professor’s Viral Video Prompts Calls for His Resignation | Off Message

Source: New York lawmakers propose tax increases for rich. Who would be affected

Since our 3/15 update, 15 additional lab-confirmed COVID-19 positive cases have been reported. CCHD HAS COVID-19 VACCINATION APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE. The vaccination clinic is scheduled for Thursday, March 18 in the gymnasium at Clinton Community College. Eligible residents include: • Those 60 years or older. • Those 18 years or older with a NYS identified comorbidity. […]

“Launched in 2005, Sunshine Week has grown into an enduring annual initiative to promote open government and push back against excessive official secrecy…   “Sunshine Week was created by the American Society of News Editors and is now coordinated in partnership with the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, but freedom of information isn’t […]

Source: Saranac Lake woman dies in early-morning house fire | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Shepherd’s Pie Vegetables Bread Dessert   All Welcome are welcome. Free of charge. Served take-out only, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru.

The refusal of prison workers to take the vaccine threatens to undermine efforts to control the pandemic both inside and outside of prisons, according to public health experts. Prisons are coronavirus hot spots, so when staff move between the prisons and their home communities after work, they create a pathway for the virus to spread. […]

Source: ‘I’m What This Guy Has’: A Doctor Reflects On Treating Vt.’s First COVID-19 Patient | Vermont Public Radio

Source: WHO Points To Wildlife Farms In Southern China As Likely Source Of Pandemic | Vermont Public Radio

Source: Can an employer require the Covid-19 vaccine? It depends which lawyer you ask – VTDigger