The Peru Gazette

Source: Amid Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, Governor Cuomo Issues Executive Order Requiring All People in New York to Wear Masks or Face Coverings in Public | Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has announced that as of 11:59 p.m. tonight (April 15) they will reduce hours of operation at four area out-ports: * HEMMINGFORD (Mooers) * LACOLLE ROUTE 221 (Overton Corners) * LACOLLE ROUTE 223 (Rouses Point) * TROUT RIVER The Canadian ports of entry at these three locations will now […]

Source: Non-essential travel ban between U.S. and Canada will likely be extended | NCPR News

Source: NBC5 Continues Long-Standing Commitment to North Country, Announces Studio in New York

Saratoga, NY – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has announced over $26 million in funding for NY-21 colleges and universities from the CARES Act in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Over half will go to students in the form of financial aid grants. A full breakdown is below. “College students across the country have seen their lives […]

Source: New York to require masks in public starting this week, Cuomo says – syracuse.com

Milk is also being dumped in Peru Source: Milk shelves are empty, yet dairy farmers are dumping milk. Here’s why. | NCPR News

“That includes $2,028,646 for Plattsburgh International Airport; $69,000 for Adirondack Regional Airport in Saranac Lake; $30,000 for Lake Placid Airport; and $20,000 for Malone-Dufort Airport.” Source: Local airports to receive CARES Act funding | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Source: Taxpayer friend leaves legislature | Opinion | pressrepublican.com

Source: First COVID-19 death in Warren County, third in Clinton County as North Country cases surpass 600 | NCPR News

Source: P-R Sports Photo Flashback: April 14, 2020 | Sports | pressrepublican.com

Source: NYS Prisons: Hundreds of staff and inmates contract COVID-19, advocates call for early release of inmates | NCPR News

Source: Layoff of 337 Glens Falls Hospital employees announced – Sun Community News & Printing

As of April 8th: In the last week alone, farmers in the state dumped up to 35 million pounds of raw milk, according to one estimate, as demand for some dairy products evaporated and prices collapsed. Source: Coronavirus sends Upstate NY dairy industry into ‘free fall’ as milk dumping soars – syracuse.com

Source: ‘There’s no doubt in my mind’ | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Source: An ‘awesome person’ | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Source: Quebec Now Has 12,846 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases & Montreal Remains The Epicentre – MTL Blog

The death toll from the coronavirus in the U.S. surpassed that of Italy today. The United States eclipsed Italy in reporting more than 20,000 dead. Deaths have been declining in recent days in Italy while rising rapidly in the U.S., where experts say we’re likely at the peak for the entire country, though some states […]

4-11-20 Clinton County Health Department COVID-19 Case Update Plattsburgh, April 11, 2020. “Today we mourn the death of a second Clinton County resident due to complications of the COVID-19 virus, stated John Kanoza, Director of Public Health for Clinton County. This is an extremely difficult time for the family and friends of both individuals and […]

“This is a notice that I have not been looking forward to but I have decided not to reopen the Ground Round Grill and Bar in Plattsburgh. My family has been operating restaurants in Northern NY and Vermont since 1956. After serving in the Navy from 1968 to 1972 I joined my father in the […]

Source: Inmate, seven corrections officers test positive for COVID-19 at FCI Ray Brook | Public Service News | nny360.com

Source: Strictly Business – BOMBARDIER: THE BEGINNING OF IT ALL

Source: Season’s Greetings: Seasonal restaurants during COVID-19 | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Source: Public, private campgrounds closed through April 30 | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Source: New York’s unemployment claims system gets a tune-up | Local News | pressrepublican.com