The Peru Gazette

Source: Remaining furloughed Plattsburgh city employees will head back to work this week

Source: Churchill: In Cohoes, handling of cop’s case shows old rules still apply

Plattsburgh, NY – 7/29/20 – With approval from New York State and the Clinton County Health Department, the City of Plattsburgh and Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau, a division of the North Country Chamber of Commerce, are happy to welcome the Bassmaster Elite Series back to Lake Champlain, July 30th to August 2nd. Although this year […]

Source: Peru CS board: name is changing | Sun Community News PERU | The Peru Central School Board of Education released a statement July 27 making it clear they will not change their mind when it comes to changing the school nickname and mascot.

Source: Sail Lake Champlain With Whistling Man Schooner Company | Staytripper | Seven Days | Vermont’s Independent Voice

Source: Six Little League umpires quarantined due to Altona party | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Source: Off-duty cop allegedly fires gun in confrontation with Black kids in Adirondacks | NCPR News

Source: Fifth Meadowbrook Employee tests positive for COVID | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Meadowbrook broke the news early Monday morning of another positive case.

Source: Lost sales, disrupted markets, health worries: A majority of NY farmers negatively impacted by COVID-19 | NCPR News

FOLK MUSIC ICON TO FEATURE NEW ALBUM AT HARBORSIDE After a successful first month in which each concert presented featured an average of more than 50 carloads of music lovers packing the Harborside Parking Lot, Plattsburgh’s Curbside At Harborside drive-in concert series continues with a full slate of concerts throughout the month of August, beginning […]

Source: ZBA Chair: Durkee lot developer making added site plan changes | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Plattsburgh, July 24, 2020. Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) has confirmed that three individuals who attended a large gathering in Altona, NY have tested positive for COVID-19. The party took place on the evening of Friday, July 17, 2020, on Memory Lane Way in Altona, NY.  “Anyone who attended this party has potentially been exposed […]

“We like schools and local governments to look at the image they are projecting and how it reflects on them.” By John T. Ryan  Peru – A debate, especially on social media, has been ongoing since July 14th when the Peru Central School Board voted to retire the school’s “Indian” mascot/nickname. Most people commenting on […]

Source: Second home market booms in popular upstate NY vacation areas

Source: NYS Department of Health stops Meadowbrook’s plans for visitation

Source: AuSable Chasm in the Era of COVID | Jack LaDuke’s Adirondack Journal – Mountain Lake PBS

Source: North Country prisons emptying as New York’s inmate population plummets | NCPR News

CALABASAS, Calif.—Eight high school skilled trades teachers and programs from New York State are among 50 teachers and teacher teams from across the country who were named today as finalists for the 2020 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence. Peru High School teacher Leif Sorgule is one of the eight New York […]

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Source: Free tire collection for Clinton County residents | Sun Community News ALTONA | Clinton County residents can soon take advantage of a free local tire-collection event.

Source: Saranac Lake looks to “hybrid” reopening schedule this Fall | Sun Community News SLCSD looks to stagger school arrival, departure times, with Wednesday for remote learning.

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Source: Racist graffiti found in Cadyville Recreation Park | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: An essential worker struggles to find child care in Tupper Lake | NCPR News

Source: Correcting History: Educational panel installed at historic city monument | Local News | pressrepublican.com