The Peru Gazette

Considering the COVID-19 pandemic, I am calling on the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to follow the same course as institutions across the state and temporarily suspend visitation practices to our State Correctional facilities. This will ensure that we protect the well-being of correctional officers, civilian staff, inmates and their family members. To ensure […]

Vermont’s 2nd coronavirus patient in critical condition; others waiting for test results Source: UVM Medical Center treating 2nd positive COVID-19 case

Source: NY state workers to get 2 weeks’ paid leave if ordered into COVID-19 quarantine – syracuse.com

Source: Coronavirus in NY: Most nursing homes dogged by poor infection control – syracuse.com

Source: New York State to contract private labs to assist in coronavirus testing – amNewYork

Source: BREAKING: All SUNY schools to move to distance learning for spring semester | NCPR News

Former well-known Plattsburgh doctor Source: Judge orders Paulus released; conviction reversed | Kentucky Today

Source: Federal government telework could become more widespread to limit coronavirus outbreak – The Washington Post

Source: Coronavirus update: Wegmans limits purchase of toilet paper after panic buying – syracuse.com

Source: Coronavirus New York Update: 2 Nassau County school bus drivers test positive for COVID-19 | abc7ny.com

Source: North Country Chamber-Coronavirus Information & Resources

Source: COVID-19 | NCPR: North Country Public Radio

Source: Burlington group says ‘recovery coaches’ reporting success in opioid treatment

Source: North Country at Work: inside running Plattsburgh’s food cooperative | NCPR News

Source: Cuomo demands CDC approve more private labs to process coronavirus tests | NCPR News

Source: ‘I can’t live in fear’: Glens Falls residents react to area’s first confirmed coronavirus case | NCPR News

Source: Fight COVID-19 on the go with homemade hand sanitizer | Popular Science

Source: Plattsburgh hospital: Coronavirus is coming and here’s how you can prepare | NCPR News

Source: Healthcare facilities restricting visitors amid virus concerns | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Coronavirus in NY: Officials wrestle with expanding quarantines

Source: Coronavirus in New York: Andrew Cuomo gets $40M, more power to respond

A Talk by Paolo Fedi, M.D., Ph.D. March 25, 6:30 p.m.  Lake Forest Senior Living Community 8 Lake Forest Dr., Plattsburgh, NY 12903 Admission is free In 1822, a fur trapper named Alexis St. Martin was accidentally gut-shot by a shotgun in Mackinac Island, Michigan. Near death, he was treated by William Beaumont, an Army […]

Source: Flu ‘widespread’ throughout New York; peak not hit – Sun Community News & Printing

Cornell Cooperative Extension Clinton County is holding an informative workshop titled What You Should Know About Ticks on Thursday, March 19 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at our office located at 6064 State Route 22, Suite 5 in Plattsburgh. Ticks are a widespread problem in the North Country.  These vectors of disease require us to be vigilant […]

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik participated this morning in a bipartisan, Congressional-wide briefing on the Coronavirus by federal health and infectious disease experts including Dr. Robert Kadlec, M.D., Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Health and Human Services; Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of […]