The Peru Gazette

Lewis County is just south of Watertown Source: Positive COVID test rate surges to 8.2% in Lewis County after large gatherings | NCPR News

NEW YORK STATE POLICE Major Ruben A. Oliver Troop B Commander On October 24, 2020, at approximately 12:47 a.m., State Police responded to State Route 22B in the town of Schuyler Falls for a report of a motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian.   An investigation at the scene revealed that a 2007 Hyundai Elantra […]

Recent Forest Ranger Actions New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations, and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured, or distressed people from across New York State. South Dakota, California, and […]

Source: Rand report shows that UVM Medical Center is the most expensive Vermont hospital – VTDigger

The UVM Health Network has played a vital role in our region’s response to COVID-19, both in terms of caring for those who’ve fallen ill and preventing the spread of this virus. So I’m proud to let you know that UVM Medical Center and the Vaccine Testing Center at UVM Larner College of Medicine have […]

Source: All-season destinations: 10 of Upstate New York’s best four-season towns – syracuse.com

Late in being posted, but it’s a great story. Source: Ausable Forks Elementary School teacher’s Story Time is virtual hit | News | pressrepublican.com

Source: New community arts center opens downtown | Sun Community News PLATTSURGH | The Link aims to unite the local artistic community here in the North Country.

Source: County unemployment numbers shrink after virus-induced increase | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Police investigating theft at local banquet hall | Sun Community News ALTONA | Authorities are now looking for the culprits who recently targeted a local banquet hall and dismantled their fleet of vehicles.

Source: Positive COVID test moves Cumberland Head Elementary to remote learning | Sun Community News CUMBERLAND HEAD | Cumberland Head Elementary students will now start the week with at least two days of remote learning after a staff member tested positive for CO

The Clinton County Historical Association is partnering with Fort Ticonderoga to offer a virtual “National History Day: Workshop for Teachers,” from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, November 12th.  The free program is made possible in part by a grant from the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership. National History Day encourages students in grades 6-12 to […]

Source: Early Voting in Essex Co. sees lines | Sun Community News Polls opened in Lewis Sat. at 9 a.m.., wait was about 45 minutes

Source: BHSN expands services to Warren, Washington counties | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Behavioral Health Services North has received endorsement from Glens Falls Hospital and the Warren/Washington Community Service Board to move forward with becoming the

Source: What New Yorkers should know about Vermont’s new cannabis marketplace | NCPR News

Grand Isle, VT – The Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) seeks proposals for services to work with farmers in the New York portion of the Lake Champlain Basin to install temporary manure stacking pads on livestock grazing farms. The LCBP will provide up to $25,000 to support this effort to reduce sediment and phosphorus inputs […]

Source: Thanking DEC Forest Ranger Capt. John Streiff | Sun Community News Capt. retires after 26-year career at DEC

Source: New art school set to open in Saranac Lake in January | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: Glens Falls rolls out new Arts District project downtown – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: The St. Regis Canoe Area: An Ideal Paddle – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Fort Ticonderoga Receives Prestigious NEH Grant – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Clinton County details current state of COVID-19 oubreaks | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Four people are now hospitalized with five new cases in Clinton County reported overnight, including one involving a young NCCS student. Most new cases involve a c

Peru High School photo dated 1923. The school was located between Pleasant and Elm Streets, just west of Lewis Street. $20,002.40 budget for 1934-35. Average teacher pay – $135 to $150 monthly. The school had 10 employees. Thanks to Bob McGee for a peek at Peru High School memories.

Tuesday afternoon, Vermont announced that Clinton County now meets the qualifications to be placed on their travel restriction list. People traveling for essential purposes, including work, do not need to quarantine. Essential travel includes travel for personal safety, medical care, care of others, parental shared custody, for food, beverage or medicine, to attend pre K-12 […]