The Peru Gazette

Source: New York to end indoor, outdoor mask mandates for schools next week – syracuse.com

It was 14 years ago that Peter Buccinna almost died on Saddleback Mountain. The experienced hiker was out climbing with friends on Jan. 16, 2007, when a misstep sent him sliding 400 feet down an open rock face. Buccinna broke his leg and pelvis. His rescue is one that gets recounted by rescuers and locals. […]

Source: As prison closures loom, North Country inmate population plummets by 45% | NCPR News

From the office of Congresswoman Elise Stefanik   “Our communities cannot afford any further delay or acquiescence – unilateral action to begin reopening the border appears necessary,” she wrote.”   Saratoga, New York – Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik sent a letter to Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging the Department of Homeland Security to unilaterally ease restrictions […]

At approximately 8:41 a.m. this morning, a Peru Central School District school bus was involved in an accident at the intersection of Irish Settlement Road and Military Turnpike.  A preliminary medical assessment of the bus driver and elementary students was completed at the scene of the accident – no major injuries were noted.  Three (3) students […]

Source: Meadowbrook Healthcare required vaccinations for staff, threatened termination

Hope you’re able to open this very good article. Source: Pandemic highlights broadband gaps in Adirondacks

Source: Saratoga County’s four Adirondack towns seek to attract new residents | NCPR News

Source: As dairy farmers recover from pandemic, questions arise over support, milk pricing system | NCPR News

Source: Essex County reports zero COVID cases | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

“A list of facilities to be closed is expected to be made public this week by DOCCS, an agency controlled by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The governor has repeatedly said that prisons should not be viewed as a “jobs program.” ‘“Everyone is waiting with baited breath,” said Michael Powers, president of the NYSCOPBA union. John Roberts, […]

Source: ‘Still on the farm’: NY State Police struggles to diversify

Source: For 40 years D&D Meats and community have supported each other | Sun Community News WEST CHAZY | For 40 years, D & D Meats has prided itself on being a mom and pop grocery where they not only know your name, but also what you prefer on your sub, the ages o

Source: No. Co. unemployment shrinking compared to pandemic year | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: State Police’s Troop B marks 100-year anniversary in June | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Last call for NY’s indoor dining curfew – syracuse.com

May 28, 2021 – Tweet by Emily Russell reporter for the North Country Public Radio “NYS is expected to announce more #prison closures soon. Nearly all North Country correctional facilities are well below capacity, including: Adirondack: 15% Moriah Shock: 25% Altona: 30% Bare Hill: 40% Ogdensburg: 35%”

Source: Why did the chicken wing get so expensive? | Local News | pressrepublican.com

May 28, 2021 – A horizontal drill is drilling under the Peru Community Church Fellowship Center driveway this morning. A 10-inch diameter inch bit is burrowing under the asphalt. A smaller bit preceded it. An 8-inch polyurethane sewer pipe will eventually be installed. Horizontal drilling is expensive but causes much less disruption than digging up […]

“We are hopeful to have this completed within a few days,” Mrs. Dunster’s co-CEOs Blair and Rosalyn Hyslop said in a statement, “to quickly get employees back to work and products back on the shelves.” Source: Canadian baker Mrs. Dunster’s to buy Koffee Kup, Vermont Bread – VTDigger

At its May 24, 2021 regular meeting the Peru Town Board:  Conducted a 20-minute discussion with four members of the Peru Youth Commission. Youth Commission Chairman Greg Mills recently submitted his resignation and Councilmen Rick Barber and Jim Douglass have both bowed out as the town board’s liaison to the commission. Councilmen Melvin Irwin and […]

Source: Syracuse native Eric Carle, author of ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar,’ dies at age 91 – syracuse.com

Source: New York’s latest vaccine incentive: A raffle for free SUNY, CUNY education

Thanks to the Clinton County Historical Association for this photo of the AuSable Chasm Bridge. The bridge is a historic steel arch bridge with a concrete and stone-faced approach. It’s on US Route 9 over the Ausable River. The website historicbridges.org states that the main span is 126 feet in length with two approaches resulting […]

Source: Applauding the Plattsburgh Compact – – The Adirondack Almanack