The Peru Gazette

April 14, 2021. The effort to vaccinate New Yorkers continues in full scale. While Johnson & Johnson is paused, we are using the Pfizer vaccine in order to meet and maintain scheduled appointments. It is important to keep in mind as we wait for federal direction that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is being carefully […]

Source: Rotary Fishing Classic returns to Lake Champlain | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | The highly anticipated 35th-annual Rotary Fishing Classic will return to Lake Champlain June 4-6.

Source: Officer seriously injured following inmate attack | Sun Community News DANNEMORA | A local corrections officer suffered serious injuries and was hospitalized after being attacked by an inmate in the recreation yard at Clinton Correctional Facility.

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Police Officers (ECOs) and Investigators enforce the 71 Chapters of NY Environmental Conservation Law (ECL), protecting fish and wildlife and preserving environmental quality across New York. Air Rifle Used to Take Deer – Ulster County In November 2020, ECO Bastedo responded to a hunting-related complaint and observed […]

From the office of Assemblyman Billy Jones Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Plattsburgh) announced that he helped pass the 2021-22 state budget, which includes funding that he secured for the North Country Veterans Association (NCVA) and other essential programs and services for local veterans. “Despite the fiscal challenges facing our state, I fought to ensure the state […]

Source: What’s The History Of French Canadian Immigration Into Vermont? | Vermont Public Radio

Daily tick checks Plattsburgh, April 14, 2021. With increasingly longer days and recent warmer weather, residents are spending more time outdoors. Many residents have reported tick encounters over the past few weeks, and the Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) is reminding residents to be on the lookout for ticks. “Lab-confirmed cases of Lyme disease in […]

Source: Spring nor’easter to drop snow across New York, New England this week

Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik cosponsored the Equal Pay for Servicewomen Act with Representatives Julia Brownley (D-CA-26) and Jackie Speier (D-CA-14) to address the significant disparities in military uniform costs between servicemen and women. In February, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report that found servicewomen pay 2-10 times more money out […]

Source: Stefanik doesn’t rule out bid for governor, rakes in campaign cash

Source: The History Of French Canadian Immigration In Vermont | Vermont Public Radio

Source: Prosecutors: No charges for officer in Capitol riot shooting

Plattsburgh, April 14, 2021. The Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) will be utilizing a mobile POD (point of distribution) approach in their COVID-19 vaccination clinics over the next several weeks.   “While we plan to continue to have a central clinic site at Clinton Community College, it is important that residents who live outside of […]

Since our 4/13 update, 23 additional lab-confirmed COVID-19 positive cases have been reported. Here are links to some frequently requested data: – Percentage positive results: https://forward.ny.gov/percentage-positive-results-county…. According to NYSDOH 1,242 people tested in Clinton County on 4/12. As of 4/12, 7-day average % positive in Clinton County = 1.9%. – Vaccination information: https://covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/ or http://www.clintonhealth.org/covid19vaccine/ […]

Source: New York to bring Covid-19 vaccines directly to farm workers – syracuse.com

Source: Amazon will give $1.75 million to new Syracuse STEAM high school – syracuse.com

Source: DEC Announces New Opportunity for Youth Hunters – – The Adirondack Almanack