The Peru Gazette

As of 2:23 p.m., Sunday Peru has over 858 customers without electric service Source: List of Electricity Outages

After last night’s heavy rain and wind, it’s surprising that the sounds of chain saws are being heard almost everywhere today in Peru. Joanne Kennedy was kind enough to share photos of one uprooted tree on her property and several downed trees on the Peru walking trail

Source: NBC5’s Tom Messner guest conducts Vermont Symphony Orchestra during holiday concert

December 11, 2021 at 7 p.m.  We may have missed about two units because of a 30-second technical difficulty. 

Dick’s Sporting Goods in The Champlain Center Mall was honored to host a Meet and Greet for the New York State Championship Girls Soccer team from AuSable Valley High School on Saturday, December 11th. Several players from the winning team were on hand signing autographs, handing out giveaways and talking to young athletes about their […]

If you’ve ever considered being a foster parent, read this article (buy the paper if necessary). There are many options that many people are not aware of. Source: DSS to start new round of foster parent training | News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Miami developer defends Jay resort proposal | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: $10 million for Tupper Lake | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

  Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) announced that a bill he authored to help stop the spread of invasive aquatic species in the Adirondacks was signed by Governor Hochul today. “I am proud to have authored this bill that will help combat aquatic invasive species in the Adirondack region and I want to thank Governor […]

Source: North Country airports will get more federal pandemic funding | NCPR News

Source: NEW: Hochul reinstates NYS mask mandate or proof of vaccination | NCPR News

Patients continue to have access to lab services at three convenient locations  PLATTSBURGH, NY (12/10/2021) – Laboratory collection services will pause at The University of Vermont Health Network-Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) Valcour Imaging at 16 DeGrandpre Way beginning on Monday, December 13. Hospital officials said the decision was made due to staffing shortages, which […]

Source: Longtime Veteran Services director honored in Hall of Fame | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | After nearly two decades of service with the United States Air Force, Steven Bowman’s military career then shifted to a lifetime legacy of advocacy that continues

Source: #VaxtoSchool clinics coming to Plattsburgh | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced 16 new #VaxtoSchool clinics, two of which are heading to Plattsburgh Saturday, Dec. 11.

Source: Keeseville bridges nominated for international awards | Sun Community News KEESEVILLE | The Historic Bridges of Keeseville has been nominated for three awards bestowed annually by The Bridgehunter’s Chronicles, an online magazine devoted to America and Eur

Since our 12/8 update, 39 additional lab-confirmed COVID-19 positive cases have been reported. If you missed the Clinton County Legislature’s Press Conference yesterday (featuring speakers from CCHD and CVPH) a closed captioned version is available on CCHD’s YouTube page (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGq4ovdo2GQ&t=12s). Here are links to some frequently requested data: – A full list of Clinton County […]

Source: Clinton Co. Office for the Aging offering creative aging classes | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Clinton County Office for the Aging will be offering two additional creative aging classes in 2022 and officials need the public’s help.

Source: Bluff Point Lighthouse: Where women kept the light on | Sun Community News VALCOUR ISLAND | Who doesn’t love the lure of a romantic lighthouse? But here, far from the sea, Lake Champlain’s historic lighthouses are landlocked and often bypassed. Yet these s

Source: Covid surge hits Essex Center again | Sun Community News ELIZABETHTOWN | A second major Covid cluster has been identified at the Essex Center Rehabilitation and Nursing home in Elizabethtown, echoing events of last summer when the disease was responsible f

“The order halting elective procedures doesn’t affect cancer treatment, neurosurgery, treatment for “intractable pain” and a number of other procedures and treatments considered essential, according to the Health Department.” Source: See 32 New York hospitals ordered to halt elective surgeries – syracuse.com

Source: Dannemora crash claims the life of local child | Sun Community News DANNEMORA | Authorities said a one-car rollover crash on wintery roads has claimed the life of a young Morrisonville boy.

Source: Clinton Correctional on lockdown following massive inmate brawl | Sun Community News DANNEMORA | A series of violent incidents among incarcerated individuals at Clinton Correctional Facility prompted an immediate lockdown and swift response by Emergency Re

Source: North Country in state of emergency | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Clinton County Legislature Chair Mark Henry led a press conference at the Clinton County Legislature Offices Dec. 8 to discuss the current state of COVID-19 in Clinton County.

Source: More North Country counties declare states of emergency. Hospitals fill with mostly unvaccinated patients | NCPR News

Source: Stretch of warmer weather expected in coming weeks, snow unlikely