The Peru Gazette

By John T. Ryan If you missed the Saturday, July 31st Champlain Valley Suffrage Centennial Auto Tour opening event this past Saturday, you missed a wonderful presentation. It was held at the Clinton County Historical Association on the Old Base Oval in Plattsburgh. Historical Association Director Helen Allen Nerska assumed the role of local suffragist […]

Source: Canada fines pair of travelers nearly $20k each for false vaccination information

UPDATE* Since our 7/29 update, 12 additional lab-confirmed COVID-19 positive cases have been reported. CCHD asks that ANYONE (regardless of vaccination status) who is experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 get tested, especially if they have had recent contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. CCHD offers free COVID-19 vaccine clinics every Thursday from 10:00 […]

Source: Why can’t Cuomo’s DOT get along with Native American tribes? – City & State New York

Source: Essex County reports 1 new COVID death | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: Message In a Bottle – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Warren County seeks input on use of stimulus funds | Sun Community News QUEENSBURY | Warren County government is poised to receive one of its largest amounts of grant money ever, and county officials would like to hear how the cash should be put to use.

Source: Essex County reports 1 new COVID death | News, Sports, Jobs – Lake Placid News

Source: Stefanik and Welch introduce Canadian Snowbird Visa Act | Sun Community News WASHINGTON, D.C. | U.S. Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Peter Welch (D-VT) have introduced the Canadian Snowbird Visa Act, bipartisan legislation to extend the amount of time Cana

Source: Local war hero gearing up for life-changing surgery | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | In February 2010, Bergan Flannigan’s life changed forever when an IED blast in Afghanistan left her critically injured.

Source: New York prison union skeptical of vaccine mandate | NCPR News

Photo caption – “Dalton Criss, a standout Peru Central School athlete and musician, as he appeared in a 2019 senior portrait. Criss was killed in an August 2019 car accident that also severely injured his mother, Barbara. The Dalton Rashad Criss Memorial Scholarship was established in his memory to support North Country students enrolled at […]

“Biological control (bio-control) is the practice of importing and releasing natural enemies from a pest’s native range to help manage the target-pest’s populations in areas of introduction. APHIS research into natural enemies of EAB has identified several species of small, female parasitoid wasps that don’t bite or sting, but which seeks out EAB, in order […]

“That means residents in three counties in Upstate New York — Greene County, Saratoga County and Warren County — should now be wearing masks even if they’re vaccinated, according to the latest data available Thursday.” Source: These 12 counties in New York state should return to masks indoors, CDC says (update) – syracuse.com

Source: In Lake Placid, more short term rentals means fewer local kids | NCPR News

Celebrate Sunday, August  1st at Heyworth Mason Park. Taylor LaValley and the Intangibles will be on stage! Bring a blanket, a chair and enjoy! The show takes place from 6 to 8 p.m.

Source: As caterpillars turn into gypsy moths, a respite for trees

Source: The Proposed Great Schroon Lake (or the Dams that Never Were) – The Adirondack Almanack

Town of North Elba, Essex County Wilderness Search: On July 22 at 11 p.m., DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from a pair of hikers reporting that a member of their party was overdue from hiking Mount Marcy in the High Peaks Wilderness Area. Forest Ranger LaPierre responded to the Adirondak Loj parking lot […]

Plattsburgh, NY –  The IJSBA National Championships presented by East Coast Watercross is back on the Adirondack Coast after 2020 interrupted by COVID-19! Watch as jet skiers soar across Lake Champlain from 10 am-6 pm. each day, July 31 – August 1, in an action-packed race around a 30-buoy course, providing entertainment and suspense for […]

Source: Smith part of Kerry Cup golf program | Sun Community News PERU | A change in venue due to the COVID-19 pandemic allowed a local high school golfer to play with some of the best juniors in the country and throughout the world this summer.

Source: North Country making final push for universal broadband | Sun Community News ELIZABETHTOWN| After plenty of fits and starts, North Country officials believe they see a path to universal broadband coverage with help from federal grant money targeted to wiri

Source: Marijuana in the Adirondacks – – The Adirondack Almanack