The Peru Gazette

Source: NTSB: Limo owners, DMV, DOT to blame for deadly Schoharie limo crash

Source: 25 University at Buffalo athletes test positive for Covid-19; activities paused in 3 sports | College | buffalonews.com

Source: Laid-off Albany teachers rehired as substitutes

Source: Carrier Dome renovations will be on display for the first time on Saturday. Here’s what will be new – syracuse.com

ALBANY – With no new information from the state on how sweeping aid cuts will impact Albany City Schools, more than 200 teachers, administrators, and staff will lose their jobs on Friday. Source: Albany City Schools to cut jobs of over 200 teachers, administrators

Tops Friendly Markets, a leading full-service grocery retailer in New York, northern Pennsylvania, and Vermont, is pleased to announce that is has raised over $333,000 for JDRF (formerly known as the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) during its annual campaign.  This year marks the 50th year JDRF is embarking on a campaign to find a cure […]

Source: Syracuse, Cornell mandate student flu shots to avoid ‘twindemic’ of flu, coronavirus – syracuse.com

Source: Syracuse University asked to reinstate prof who called coronavirus ‘Wuhan flu’ – syracuse.com

Source: First wave of Onondaga County job cuts hits library hardest – syracuse.com

Source: AP sources: Woman accused of sending ricin letter arrested

Source: Syracuse University coronavirus uptick continues ‘troubling trend’ – syracuse.com

Source: Should your kids go trick-or-treating in CNY during the coronavirus pandemic? – syracuse.com

Source: SUNY Oswego blames coronavirus surge on bad student behavior – syracuse.com

Low Salmon River Water Levels Prompt Actions; New Great Lakes Regulations and Recommendations in Effect DEC Encourages Anglers to Fish ‘SMART’ to Protect Resources and Other Anglers The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced actions underway to mitigate the impacts of low water flows along the Salmon River during the upcoming […]

Source: Whiteface Mid-Station Lodge build on schedule | Sun Community News New ski lodge has slightly different perch mid-mountain

Source: Samaritan Health lays off 51, discontinues some services amid pandemic woes | NCPR News

David Decker Double Billed Multiple Grants, Pocketed Money Meant for Vendors, and Falsified Tax Returns to Conceal Theft State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Warren County District Attorney Jason Carusone announced today that David Decker, former director of the Lake George Watershed Coalition, was sentenced today in Warren County court to 8-24 years in prison […]

By John T. Ryan Peru – This story’s headline expresses your Peru Gazette reporter’s sentiments today as I watched volunteers bring old tires and refuse to shore at the Carpenter Flats Route 9 bridge. The Ausable River Association (AsRS), in partnership with Adirondack River Rentals, hosted today’s cleanup. Volunteers came from all over the Adirondack […]

Source: New York State Fair butter sculpture to be recycled into renewable energy

Source: Syracuse University to quarantine about 200 students in Ernie Davis Hall after coronavirus found in wastewater – syracuse.com

Source: McMahon: Onondaga County layoffs will start this month as revenues continue to fall – syracuse.com

Source: SUNY Oneonta cancels in-person classes this fall | Newsday

Source: Empty Saratoga Race Course gives picnic tables to schools | WNYT.com

Source: Dome Sweet Dome: Behind the scenes of Syracuse’s most iconic building (video) – syracuse.com

Source: How do you bus kids to school in the middle of a pandemic? A look inside one district’s plans – syracuse.com