The Peru Gazette

Source: Vermont National Guard rebuilds surge site at the Expo

Source: North Country Teacher Receives National Recognition – Mountain Lake PBS

New York leads the nation in what it pays to the federal government compared to what it gets back from Washington, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. New York taxpayers paid $23.7 billion more in federal taxes than the state received in federal spending in federal fiscal […]

Source: As U.S. Reaches 250,000 Deaths From COVID-19, A Long Winter Is Coming : Coronavirus Updates : NPR

The Peru Central School District will continue to provide REMOTE INSTRUCTION FOR THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL from Thursday, November 19 to Tuesday, November 24, 2020. If you have any questions, please contact your child’s school nurse or building principal. Peru Central School District regrets to announce its first confirmed positive COVID-19 case. The District […]

Source: New York State minimum wage 2021: A raise is coming – syracuse.com

Source: Burlington High School to lease former Macy’s building – VTDigger

Source: Monaghan Medical hopes to use new facility to push company into future | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Nov. 17, 2020 – News from the Clinton County Historical Association – As of 10:15 this morning, the Battle of Valcour-Benedict Arnold monument on Route 9 south of Plattsburgh, erected in 1928 by the Saranac Chapter of the DAR, is in the protective hands of Doug McCabe of the DEC and CCHA Past President Roger […]

Source: Plattsburgh dam stands in the way of salmon progress

Source: Anglers fish for salmon in the Saranac in an unlikely spot: Plattsburgh

By John T. Ryan Peru – Visitors to our beautiful region have an updated place to stay – The Shamrock Inn at the Adirondacks located at 2445 State Route 9, Peru, NY, (in the Town of Ausable) just 1.5 miles north of Ausable Chasm.   Ann-Marie Kelly and her daughter Jennifer took ownership of the […]

Source: Vermont reimposes hospital lockdowns; ramps up testing statewide – VTDigger

By John T. Ryan Peru – The Peru Town Board passed a Final 2021 Town Budget at a Monday, November 16th Special Meeting. The Final Budget did not include the Preliminary Budget’s 18% pay raise for the town supervisor and 10% for town councilor positions. The supervisor and councilors also declined the 2.5% raise most […]

Here are today’s case updates. 59 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported and 28 individuals have recovered since our 11/13 update. Due to recent case increases, our workload has increased significantly and our focus remains on preventing further spread of COVID-19 in our community. As such, we are not able to provide a further […]

Source: Charter claims Adirondack internet hookups it never made

A message from School Superintendent Dr. Thomas Palmer Dear Peru Central School Community, COVID-19 Cases have increased in the North Country over the past several weeks. Last evening, the Clinton County Health Department notified a neighboring district that one of their students had tested positive for COVID-19. There was a relationship between that student and […]

Source: Cyberattack ‘struck the nervous system’ of UVMMC – VTDigger

Source: Historic buildings and the Forest Preserve – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Dairy Cows, Milkmaids, and the First Vaccine  – – The Adirondack Almanack

By John T. Ryan  Peru – The Peru Town Board will vote on the 2021 Town Budget at a Special Board Meeting on Monday, November 16th at 6 p.m. The budget projects a 2021 general fund tax rate decrease from $2.33/M this year to $2.2461/M and a highway tax rate decrease from $2.42/M this year […]

Source: Harmful algal blooms found on Lake George, Mirror Lake – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Covid-19: Pandemic Shatters More Records in U.S., as States and Cities Tighten Restrictions – The New York Times

If you have a French-Canadian heritage you have to read this great news story.  Source: Decades of centuries: Man publishes family history | News | pressrepublican.com

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has confirmed the presence of a large, localized shoreline harmful algal bloom (HAB) in Harris Bay on Lake George. The HAB was first reported by Lake George Association staff trained in HAB identification as part of DEC’s Citizen Statewide Lake Assessment Program (CSLAP). DEC confirmed the […]