The Peru Gazette

Source: Food Product Labels – What Do They Mean?  – – The Adirondack Almanack

Begins either Tuesday or Wednesday (Schenectady, NY) Price Chopper/Market 32 stores will be participating in the federal government’s free N-95 mask distribution program. The program, a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ COVID-19 vaccination program will provide free N-95 masks to U.S. citizens to help continue to combat the spread of […]

Source: Plans for Wilmington Dollar General on hold for now | Sun Community News WILMINGTON | Controversial plans for a Dollar General store in Wilmington are on hold for now, but it’s likely the issue could resurface in the future, Supervisor Roy Holzer said.

Source: Tragic accident claims life of well-loved, local teen | Sun Community News ELIZABETHTOWN | Beckham A. Egglefield, 16, died in a snowmobile crash in Westport.

Source: Grand Isle Ferry reopens after temporary closure Sunday night

Source: Cape Air sole bid for funding at Plattsburgh International | News | pressrepublican.com

The Peru Tops Store will close to transition to being a Grand Union beginning Sunday at 3 p.m. It will reopen on Sunday, February 13th. In a November 9, 2021 Press Release C&S Wholesale stated the following: Keene, N.H. — C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc., an industry leader in supply chain solutions and wholesale grocery supply […]

Source: Health aides keep people in their homes. But low pay means there aren’t enough of them | NCPR News

Source: First open-access fast chargers now operating in Plattsburgh | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | The New York Power Authority has announced the first fast charging stations open to any make or model of electric vehicles (EVs) in the Town of Plattsburgh.

Source: The worker shortage is affecting Lake Placid. And tourists are noticing | NCPR News

Source: Clinton Co. IDA gets $1.4M for rail upgrades | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | The Clinton County Industrial Development Authority has been awarded $1.4 million for expansion of commodity handling capacity and construction of an additional rail spur.

Source: Business booming, yet not enough staff: Old Forge’s worker shortage conundrum | NCPR News

UPDATE: As of 2/3 at 4:15a  the Grand Isle, VT – Plattsburgh, NY crossing is OPEN. First departure from CH is 4:40a and first departure from Grand Isle is 5:00a. Estimating right now due to taking a slightly longer route the ferries will run slightly off schedule. Charlotte Crossing running as scheduled.

Source: What are people who quit during the pandemic doing now? This woman started her own tattoo studio | NCPR News

Source: ‘Just between you and me’: FBI records reveal an EB-5 fraudster’s direct line to Gov. Peter Shumlin – VTDigger

Source: Major snowmobile trail at risk due to Avangrid Renewable’s new desire for paved turbine access | Lewis County | nny360.com

You HAVE to watch this wonderful Today Show story about a place so close to us. Source: Feel like an Olympian for the day at Lake Placid

Source: Canadian truckers protest vaccine mandate

            Senator Dan Stec (R,C-Queensbury) issued this statement following the Farm Laborer Wage Board’s decision to lower the overtime threshold from 60 hours to 40:                  “The Farm Laborers Wage Board decision to lower the overtime threshold sets our local agriculture industry and family farmers up for failure. Despite widespread opposition from farmers across the state, […]

Source: Wage Board votes to slash farm OT threshold to 40 hours over next decade | Business | nny360.com

Source: Grand Isle ferry restarts service after temporarily closure

Source: Saranac Lake Winter Carnival returns to 10-day festival (Full schedule) – syracuse.com

The county of Clinton is encouraged by the North Country Chamber of Commerce’s 2022 Business Confidence Index results which were unveiled today. The Chamber announced that the 2022 Business Confidence Index is at 90 percent. “Obviously the last two years have been difficult for North Country businesses, but we did what we always do; we […]

This month’s Strictly Business magazine features its annual forum where local leaders review challenges in the past year and look forward to the year ahead. It’s a good opportunity to learn about our next-generation leaders. Source: Strictly Business | New York’s Source for Business Information

Source: The 25 biggest concerts coming to Upstate NY in 2022 (tickets, more info) – syracuse.com