The Peru Gazette

Source: Onondaga County executive prepares for up to 250 layoffs – syracuse.com

Source: Best Buy at Crossgates abruptly closed

Source: Coronavirus: SUNY Plattsburgh punishes 43 students after packed party – syracuse.com

Stewart’s Shops proudly announces its milk and chocolate milk have been named the best in New York State, by Cornell University Department of Food Science. The awards were presented on August 25, at a virtual event. The recognition is part of Cornell’s New York State Milk Quality Improvement Program. Cornell University collected samples from New […]

Mayor Ben Walsh will slash $18.1 million from the city’s budget by freezing hiring and mandating furloughs more than 400 employees, including himself and his top staff. Source: Walsh slashes $18M from Syracuse budget: Furloughs, service cuts, no layoffs – syracuse.com

Source: Audit: NY failed in its oversight of SUNY Poly, ‘Buffalo Billion’ projects | News | oleantimesherald.com

Source: Gypsy moth caterpillar damage common across the state – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Crossgates sues six stores that stopped paying rent amid COVID outbreak

Source: Albany firefighter needs public’s help in race against disease

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik announced over $550,000 in USDA Rural Business Development grant funding for four North Country organizations. The Essex County Industrial Development Agency has been awarded $300,000 to facilitate the expansion and retention of business activity within Essex County. An estimated 53 jobs will be created as a result of this […]

Source: Ithaca College changes course, won’t bring back students for the fall semester – syracuse.com

Source: Pandemic will hit Syracuse’s wallet harder than almost any other city in America (report) – syracuse.com

Source: Teachers in Upstate NY city districts join Syracuse, ask to delay the start of in-person school – syracuse.com

Plattsburgh is not the only city facing challenges. Ogdensburg faces many of the same issues. Source: Ogdensburg’s new mayor upends aging port city’s politics, but not everyone’s a fan | NCPR News

Source: Syracuse University reports 3 active coronavirus cases; 0 found during first freshman move-in day – syracuse.com

Source: Amazon store coming to Crossgates

Source: Pressure grows for investigation of off-duty cop who fired gun in encounter with Black youths in Adirondacks | NCPR News

Source: PPP Act 2? Why small business owners should wait to apply for loan forgiveness – syracuse.com

Source: Syracuse University places students on interim suspension for violating quarantine orders – syracuse.com

Source: Onondaga County’s sales tax shortfall is $26M for year; ‘draconian’ cuts loom – syracuse.com

Source: Columbia County: Golf outings fueled ‘widespread’ coronavirus outbreak

Source: Separated by the border closure, with no end in sight | NCPR News

Source: 9 dead after coronavirus outbreak at Liverpool memory care facility – syracuse.com

Source: Saratoga County reports ‘troubling increase’ in coronavirus cases among young adults

Source: North Syracuse school district releases fall reopening plan: How will it work? – syracuse.com