The Peru Gazette

Source: Sap to tap: Brewing bolder beers with maple and birch syrups | NCPR News

Source: 18-year-olds can now drive semi trucks across state lines

The New York State Department of Labor Wage Board was expected to decide whether they would be lowering the overtime threshold for farmworkers from sixty to forty hours per week in 2020 but extended their decision until this year when they scheduled three additional hearings about the matter. Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) testified in […]

Source: Cape Air to continue Essential Air Service at Saranac Lake | Sun Community News WASHINGTON, D.C. | U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik has announced that the Department of Transportation (DOT) has selected Cape Air at Saranac Lake to provide several nonstop, roundtri

Source: The leader of the Adirondack Park Agency, Terry Martino, is retiring | NCPR News

Effective Monday, January 17, 2022 Due to staffing and COVID-related issues the Grand Isle, VT – Plattsburgh, NY Crossing will be reducing the third boat running hours during the weekdays. For departures out of Grand Isle, VT Click Here. For Departures out of Plattsburgh, NY  The Charlotte, VT – Essex, NY crossing will no longer […]

Source: Sky West leaving Plattsburgh International Airport | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Ogdensburg’s only airline is another pandemic casualty | NCPR News

Source: N.Y. unveils plan to address truck and bus driver shortage | Sun Community News ALBANY | Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced a plan to help address a critical shortage of truck and bus drivers by significantly expanding the availability of road tests for Comme

Source: Here are 4 places Upstate NY native Rachael Ray urges you to eat in the Adirondacks – syracuse.com

Adirondack Park, N.Y. The Board of Directors of AdkAction announces that, after nearly six successful years of expanding the membership and leading high impact projects in the Adirondack region, AdkAction’s Executive Director, Brittany Christenson, is leaving to take on a challenging new position with a social impact start-up company.  The Board has launched a nation-wide […]

Source: NFL’s NY Giants fire Joe Judge as coach after 10-23 record in 2 years – syracuse.com

Source: Fire destroys Schuyler Falls auto repair shop

A GREAT DAY to THANK YOUR PHARMACIST _ Source: NATIONAL PHARMACIST DAY – January 12, 2022 – National Today

Story Update 01/11/21 at 9 a.m. The store’s new manager Dawn Andrews said the store will reopen Wednesday, not Tuesday. Goods sold in the freezers and refrigerators will not be available until at least this weekend. All frozen and refrigerated goods are being totally restocked. Peru Code enforcement Officer Robert Guynup ordered the store closed […]

Source: New NY state law bans insurers from rejecting you over what kind of dog you have – syracuse.com

Stewart’s Shops is Reintroducing Civility Ice Cream to Encourage Kindness January 10, 2022 – This pandemic has gone on much longer than expected and people seem more frustrated and stressed than ever before.  A report published in the Washington Post, “Civility in America”, cited that 93 percent of Americans identified incivility as a problem; 68 […]

Peru Dollar General Update – As of January 10th the Peru Dollar General store remains closed. Only one of the two non-working HVAC units has been repaired or replaced according to the Peru Codes office. The Peru Gazette is awaiting further news from the Dollar General Public Relations office.

Source: Online sports betting in NY: What to know as gambling on games gets underway – syracuse.com

Source: NFL Week 18: Buffalo Bills beat NY Jets, win AFC East title – syracuse.com

The Babbie Rural Farm Learning Museum newsletter highlights the great progress the museum is making. Congratulations to the Babbie family, its volunteers, and museum supporters. Click here to view the Babbie Museum Newsletter 010122

Source: Rise of the farmers: Small NY group becomes cannabis power player – syracuse.com

Source: Local dealership changes hands | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Annie and her husband Shea Brennan, and their two sons moved to the North Country from Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada during the fall of 2021.

January 6, 2022 – The County of Clinton Industrial Development Agency (CCIDA) and the County of Clinton welcome Molly Ryan into the role of the Executive Director to the CCIDA and the Director of Economic Development for Clinton County. Molly Ryan was previously the Chief of Staff for Assemblyman Billy Jones and brings a wealth […]

Source: Gov. Hochul announces $200M for social equity cannabis businesses – syracuse.com