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PLATTSBURGH — Plattsburgh International Airport will temporarily close its runway, thus suspending incoming or outgoing flights, from April 13 through about June 22 to allow for the repaving of almost 4,400 feet of the runway’s middle portion. Source: Plattsburgh International to temporarily close runway | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Police say Newport UPS store is refusing to comply with the state’s mask mandate

February 17, 2021. All of our decisions are guided by science and data and we adjust as the virus adjusts. With continued decreases in the infection and hospitalization rates, we are able to take steps in our post-COVID recovery and we are now in a place where we can bring back our recreational industries with […]

Source: Burlington businesses decide to open during the pandemic

Source: CityPlace agreement on the rocks over union labor requirements – VTDigger

Source: ‘I don’t have closure’: Plane missing in Lake Champlain torments victims’ families 50 years later

Source: $25 billion restaurant relief package has bipartisan support, Schumer says – syracuse.com

Source: Saratoga YMCA dismisses teacher forced to stay home by pandemic

Source: The year without Canadians in the Adirondacks | Adirondack Explorer

Source: Harison Place Project receives state grant | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Nova Bus gets approval for up to 600 buses for Chicago Transit | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | In a big win for Nova Bus, the local manufacturer recently received approval from Chicago Transit Authoritiy for the purchase of up to 600 new buses.

Source: Governor Cuomo Announces Restaurant and Bar Closing Times to be Extended to 11 P.M. Statewide Beginning Sunday, February 14 | Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

Source: Adirondack tourism helps drive North Country 2% sales tax growth | NCPR News

By John T. Ryan (Please Share)  The global COVID-19 pandemic has impacted American businesses in many ways, few more so than dine-in restaurants. Peru is fortunate to have four locally-owned dine-in restaurants – Green Acres Restaurant, Livingood’s Restaurant and Brewery, The Mariner Bar and Grill, and Pasquales Restaurant and Bar. They have not escaped the pandemic’s […]

Source: Report: Upping home-health aide salaries could spark jobs, revenue for New York

Source: Norsk Titanium to fund YMCA STEAM programming | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | YMCA’s Engineering our Future initiative recently received a big financial boost from Norsk Titanium to further its Science Technology Engineering Art and Mathematics (STEAM)

Published by the North Country Chamber of Commerce State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli recently released the sales tax numbers for 2020, and they show that our area counties outperformed the state and finished the year far better than projected last spring when monthly receipts initially plummeted. Local sales tax receipts statewide were down 10% in 2020 […]

Source: Skiing conditions are prime; outdoor rec continues to boom – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Tops Markets-Price Chopper merger: What it means for shoppers

Source: Price Chopper, Tops Markets to merge

Source: Burlington announces settlement with CityPlace developers – VTDigger

Source: Legal settlement means City Place project may be back on track

In the last few hours,  the Peru Gazette received 41 comments asking where anyone can sign-up for vaccinations at Walgreens.  Simply follow this link and proceed. The Peru Gazette is unable to respond to each comment.    

Source: Please don’t come for Winter Carnival | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: Pandemic Gardeners Contribute To Growing Demand For Seeds : NPR