The Peru Gazette

Thanksgiving is just a week away! I hope you’re looking forward to the holiday as much as I am, and that you’ve got all your plans in place to celebrate safely. Remember: get the vaccine if you haven’t, get a booster if you have, wear a mask, & keep practicing social distancing. Let’s dive in. […]

Office of Children and Family Services Not Monitoring Adult Protective Service Providers, Leaving Problems Unchecked The State Office of Children and Family Services is not adequately overseeing adult protective service providers responsible for protecting vulnerable adults to ensure they are handling cases properly, putting at-risk New Yorkers potentially in harm’s way, according to an audit […]

By John T. Ryan Peru – Several area dairy farmers, orchardists, farm advocates gathered at Rulfs Orchard last Tuesday. They want Albany political leaders and the State Wage Board to know that reducing the farm workers overtime threshold would severely impact their livelihood. In 2019,  the NYS Legislature passed, and the governor signed the Farm […]

Source: Introducing Adirondack Mac, mascot of 2023 Lake Placid University Games | NCPR News

Opinion- Source: How Team Cuomo Subverted Basic Norms at the Adirondack Park Agency – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: DEC denies permit for outside group to operate Adirondack Wildlife Refuge | NCPR News

Source: AG’s office releases Cuomo harassment probe transcripts | NCPR News

Source: Plattsburgh celebrates Phase 2 of the Saranac River Trail with soft opening

I’m very pleased to share that we hit a new vaccine milestone — 75% of ALL New Yorkers have rolled up their sleeves to get at least one vaccine dose. With children age 5-11 now eligible, I know we can hit 80% soon. I had a chance to meet some of the young kids who […]

Source: Farmers, farm workers argue against lowering overtime threshold | News | pressrepublican.com

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Source: Veterans thanked with Free Fishing Days | Sun Community News ALBANY | DEC waives license requirements for all resident and non-resident veterans.

Source: Hochul names new state veteran affairs director

Source: Get a COVID vaccine for ages 5-11? win a SUNY scholarship. What to know

“Early numbers show roughly 120 jobs will be affected by the Moriah closure.” Source: Local leaders react to word of Moriah Shock closure | Sun Community News MORIAH | Word of an impending closure of Moriah Shock Incarceration Facility quickly swept through the close-knit community Nov. 8, leaving many officers and families shocked as offic

From the office of Assemblyman Billy Jones   Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) recently toured several local veteran organizations in Clinton and Franklin counties and hosted several roundtable discussions with North Country veterans. “Many brave New Yorkers have made incredible sacrifices for our country, and they deserve all the support we can give them,” Assemblyman Jones […]

Source: Moriah Shock among latest round of prison closures | Sun Community News MORIAH | Moriah Shock Incarceration Facility in Essex County is now one of six prisons slated for closure in spring 2022.

“The closures, announced Monday by state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision officials, scheduled for March 10, 2022 are: Ogdensburg Correctional Facility Moriah Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility Willard Drug Treatment Campus Southport Correctional Facility Downstate Correctional Facility Rochester Correctional Facility No layoffs are anticipated, a spokesman said, and the cost-cutting through the closures is expected […]

“ALBANY — The Hochul administration has informed the union for corrections officers that it will close six state prisons within 90 days, including Moriah Shock Incarceration Facility in Essex County.” Source: Hochul administration targets Moriah shock and five other prisons for closure | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: State and local officials support infrastructure deal | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Former Town of Bethel Tax Collector Pleads Guilty to Offering a False Instrument for Filing in Connection with Pension Fraud Scheme Orange County District Attorney Appointed as Special Prosecutor State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler today announced that former Town of Bethel Tax Collector  Debra Gabriel, of Bethel, […]

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Source: New York Republicans surf ‘red wave’ as crime issues dog Democrats | News | pressrepublican.com

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Source: Voting reform ballot measures defeated by wide margins | NCPR News