The Peru Gazette

Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Plattsburgh) announced he is seeking accounts of North Country residents helping the community recover from the novel coronavirus pandemic. Jones plans to share stories submitted from residents on social media to show how the community is coming together during these difficult times. “North Country residents are never ones to shy away from […]

Source: Staff member at Meadowbrook Healthcare tests positive for COVID-19 | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Source: Adirondack Wildlife Refuge adapts after violations – Adirondack Explorer

Source: ‘It’s a war zone’: Father, daughter working in COVID epicenter | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Hopes for Saratoga racing season dim amid virus fears | News | pressrepublican.com

Source: NY State Fair director speaks to uncertainty of 18-day festival during coronavirus pandemic – syracuse.com

Saratoga, NY – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has announced that several North Country communities will be receiving $267,232 in federal HUD assistance. The CARES Act provided $1.25 billion for Tenant-Based Rental Assistance, which funds the Housing Choice Voucher Program including $400 million for increased subsidy costs and $850 million for administrative and other expenses incurred by […]

Pro Bono Legal Services for those Denied Unemployment Insurance Benefits   The New York State Bar Association and state court system are offering pro bono legal services for people who need help in securing unemployment benefits.   Starting this week, NYSBA says that people can go to their website and be matched with a lawyer […]

Source: Graph Of Number Of Deaths Per Day Shows Quebec Has Been Split Into ‘Two Worlds’ – MTL Blog

Source: 11 Summer Road Trips From Montreal To Dream About Right Now – MTL Blog

Source: How North Country college admissions are being turned upside down by COVID-19 | NCPR News

Submit your Company’s Job Openings Plattsburgh, NY – Qualified employees are important to every successful business and, now more than ever, the North Country Chamber of Commerce realizes how important it is to give our businesses the opportunity to showcase their job openings to prospective employees. So in place of our annual, in-person job fair, […]

Source: Russell Barnard Apartments out of quarantine, Lake View Towers to be released from quarantine Friday, Housing Authority says | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Source: Two Plattsburgh men arrested in separate meth cases, City Police say | Local News | pressrepublican.com

April 29, 2020 A team of professors at Clarkson University in Potsdam has received a $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study the spread of COVID-19. The goal is to find out whether the virus is spread in airborne particles by sneezing and coughing alone — or whether air expelled during normal speech […]

Just received this message from Sister Debbie Blow, Director of the North Country Mission of Hope We received multiple requests for hospital beds today. We have none ahead. If anyone has one to donate and was “waiting” till we are officially open again, please contact us. We could use some. We also need some good […]

Source: More than 1,000 prison staff contract coronavirus statewide, 20 inmates test positive in Washington County | NCPR News

Source: County takes measures to help close budget gap | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Source: Franklin County to lay off employees due to COVID-19 losses | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Source: Administrator: 150 Clinton County employees furloughed through program | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Source: Longtime Hoosick Falls football coach Ron Jones dies | Football | poststar.com

By John T. Ryan Peru – For the past several years Peru Knights of Columbus Council 7273 has conducted a Lenten food drive at St. Augustine’s Church with a goal of collecting 1,000 pounds for the Peru JCEO Food Shelf by Easter Sunday. When Governor Cuomo issued the COVID-19 ‘PAUSE’ Order on March 17th and […]

Source: Amid COVID-19 stay at home orders, North Country sees a surge in domestic violence cases | NCPR News

Source: Doctor Story: North Country physicians volunteer in a NYC COVID-19 hospital | NCPR News

Source: NYSPHSAA cancels spring championships, regular season remains delayed | Sports | pressrepublican.com