The Peru Gazette

By John T. Ryan  Plattsburgh – Earlier today, Dr. Wouter Reitsema, CVPH Vice-President for Population Health and Information Services, conducted a news conference regarding COVID-19 vaccination progress in Clinton. Essex and Franklin Counties. CVPH is coordinating vaccination distribution to the health care community while the federal government working with pharmacies, not hospitals, coordinates distribution to […]

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Due to the rising Covid cases and quarantines in our county, the Mission of Hope will keep its warehouse closed until February. In addition, our Mission Office will also be officially closed until February as well. Please do not leave voice messages on our office phone. If it is an emergent issue that needs immediate […]

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I am honored every day to represent New York’s 21st Congressional District, and I believe it is my solemn and sacred duty to serve as your voice and your vote in Washington. I swore an oath to protect and defend our Constitution – the utmost duty I perform as a Member of the United States […]

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Since our 12/30 update, 25 additional lab-confirmed COVID-19 positive cases have been reported. With the significant uptick in cases we are seeing in the community, we continue to ask you to be patient with the contact tracing process. If you receive a positive COVID-19 test result, please isolate in a separate room from your household […]

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Source: Peru restaurants combat area COVID-19 spike | Sun Community News PERU | Like many across the region, two local restaurants in Peru are adapting to the late December spike of COVID-19 cases as one temporarily shuts its doors and the other moves to take-out

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“Battling ‘putrid’ outbreaks on the Adirondack Park’s eastern flank, New York and Vermont advocates struggle to reduce phosphorus pollution in Lake Champlain.” An excellent story that anyone concerned about Lake Champlain should read. Source: A lake in crisis | Adirondack Explorer

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Absentee and Early Voting Follows National Trend By John T. Ryan The Clinton County Board of Elections published the final 2020 Election Results on November 24th.   President-Elect Joseph carried Clinton County with 18,364 (51.82%) vs Donald Trump’s 16,514 (46.6%). Other candidates garnered 559 votes (1.58%).   Countywide absentee voting mirrored national trends with Biden […]

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