The Peru Gazette

  Health Department Note of June 23: Note: Some labs are taking a particularly long time to report test results. This is not something that we have control over, but it does sometimes affect when cases are reported to you, and how soon after you see individuals move to the recovered category. – The isolation […]

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik introduced a bipartisan bill to provide temporary relief for Perkins loan borrowers along with Congresswoman Katie Porter (CA-45), Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03), Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), and Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12). This bipartisan legislation would expand the reach of the student borrower protections included in the CARES Act. […]

Source: Restarting NY: State issues rules for youth and adult sports, skills camps, yoga, tennis – syracuse.com

Today New York City has entered Phase 2 of reopening, the last region in the state to reach that milestone. Phase 2 allows hair salons, barbershops, car dealers, retail stores and other businesses to open. Real estate agents can once again show (vacant) apartments, and outdoor dining can resume at restaurants. (More details here). Remember […]

“While I am encouraged that many regions, including the North Country, have been able to reopen with restrictions, this phased reopening left a large gap between previous guidance and what is projected to be covered under Phase IV. “It seems counterproductive to indicate that large box retail stores can open for business, or 150 individuals […]

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update

By John T. Ryan  Peru – Two items of interest stood out in the minutes of the Peru Town Board’s May 29th meeting.  The Board announced that summertime Gazebo concerts will not be held this year. Town Supervisor Brandy McDonald explained, “We don’t know when the COVID-19 Phase 4 for large gatherings will take effect. […]

Source: Burlington plans to close downtown streets to cars, open them for business – VTDigger

Free meals may be available for pickup only if there is enough interest. Give us your feedback by filling out the survey by Monday, June 22. If your children go to school at Peru Central School and would like to continue getting lunches through the summer, please fill out the survey on the the  Peru […]

Source: North Country student shares song about class of 2020

PLATTSBURGH, NY, June 19, 2020. Temperatures are forecasted to reach up into the high 80s with high humidity today and this weekend. With this in mind, local health officials are urging residents to protect themselves from heat-related illnesses. One particular concern noted by the Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) relates to COVID-19. In order to […]

Source: State issues guidelines for reopening schools – VTDigger

COVID-19 June 19 Updates Celebrating the North Country Community With the beautiful weather recently, I wanted to highlight a few heartwarming stories during the pandemic from around the district. To start, I wanted to make a shoutout to Brock Benware, a Beekmantown Central School student who created an Obstacle Course of Hope to bring light to […]

Source: Capital Region cities to close streets for expanded outdoor dining

COVID-19 June 18 Updates General Updates New guidance was released for sports and recreation. The guidance is available here. Governor Andrew Cuomo will no longer be holding daily briefings. However, I will continue to send updates as needed. SBA PPP Forgiveness Application Updates This week the SBA, in consultation with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, posted […]

June 18, 2020. As you are well aware by now as we reopen, we are carefully monitoring the data. While the numbers across the state have been consistently good, we noticed a sign of caution in Central New York this week when then numbers went up from .6 percent positive to 1.3 to 1.4 percent. […]

  Health Department statement, “Clinton County continues to have NO active cases of COVID-19. 👏 Continue the good work that got us here by practicing social distancing, wearing face coverings, and washing your hands frequently–COVID-19 is not gone.”

Source: Onondaga County man has ‘recovered’ from coronavirus but still can’t walk a block – syracuse.com

Source: The Coronavirus Pandemic Weighs Heavily on Chronically Ill Vermonters | Health Care | Seven Days | Vermont’s Independent Voice

June 17, 2020. After more than 100 straight days of giving daily press briefings, this Friday, June 19th, will be the final one. Going forward, I will give press briefings as needed but rest assured I will continue to provide New Yorkers with the facts, data and my opinion as we continue to chart the […]

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update