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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

Chazy, Canton, and Willsboro, New York.  The farmer-driven Northern New York Agricultural Development Program (NNYADP) has funded research investigating the opportunity for regional growers to meet the New York State requirement that all Farm Brewery-Licensed beer be made with 90 percent New York-grown ingredients by 2024. The results of the first two years of trials […]

Source: Missed broadband connections could mean missed opportunities for North Country | NCPR News

Source: Stimulus FAQ: The latest democratic plan for the $1,400 checks – The Washington Post

Source: New York’s still-young craft distilling industry generates billions of dollars, study says – syracuse.com

Source: Judge orders New York to turn over details of coronavirus nursing home deaths

Source: State of the County, City and Town forum shows local synergy | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | While the pandemic presented unprecedented challenges, the quick action of local municipalities and agencies helped minimize the long-term impacts while local l

Source: Champlain ferry to resume Essex-Charlotte route Feb. 8 | Sun Community News ESSEX | The Lake Champlain ferry between Essex and Charlotte, Vt., will resume service on Monday, Feb. 8, after being closed for a month, the company announced on its website and i

Source: Cape Vincent residents get first look at $3.8 million East End Park renovation plans | Jefferson County | nny360.com

Source: Plattsburgh International to receive more relief funds | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Source: Bombardier Transportation sold to French company Alstom | Local News | pressrepublican.com

From the North Country Chamber of Commerce Gov. Announces Federal Vaccine Supply to Increase to 20% for the next three weeks Total of 2 Million Vaccines Administered To Date Private Pharmacies Will Receive an Additional 10% Directly from the Federal Government to Supplement the Doses Allocated to Them by the State As of Noon today, […]

Source: Localities to decide on expanding vaccine to restaurant workers, others

Senator Dan Stec (R,C,I-Queensbury) and Assemblymember Matt Simpson (R,C,I-Horicon) are urging Governor Andrew Cuomo to initiate the planning process for the safe opening of sleepaway summer camps this year. Day camps were able to open last summer with guidance from the State Department of Health.  Sleepaway camps, however, were prohibited, which negatively impacted young campers […]

From the North Country Chamber of Commerce Marriage Receptions Can Take Place Under Strict State Guidance Starting March 15 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that assuming New York State’s COVID-19 infection rate stays on its current trajectory, indoor dining in New York City can reopen at 25 percent capacity on Valentine’s Day. The reopening will be subject […]