The Peru Gazette

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PLATTSBURGH — Clinton and Essex county residents who are not yet eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine under state guidelines but are interested in getting it may now sign up to be on standby lists in case their respective county health departments have extra doses. “This is a proactive approach (Clinton County Health Department) is taking to avoid any vaccine waste,” CCHD Senior Public Health Educator Molly Flynn explained. “Once a vial is drawn up, all of those doses must be used in a timely manner. CCHD has not had any doses go unused to this point, and we want to be sure we can keep it that way.”

CCHD will reach out to residents on the standby list if there are any “extra” doses at one of its clinics, Flynn said.

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Source: Snow future | Adirondack Explorer

From Clayton to Malone to Lake Placid and Tupper Lake, he says, everyone is having troubles this year. He’s supplying twice as much equipment to hobby producers since the pandemic started. The problem is, it’s too dry and too warm. “It’s a borderline disaster. We need a freeze. My hope is waning every day it’s 70 degrees,” said MacKellar.

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At about 2:20 p.m. today Peru meteorologist John Hart reported 1/3 inches of rain fell this afternoon in just 9 minutes. Prior to that, we received only 23/100 inches this month, far below the historical 3.97-inch average. As for snowfall, John measured 43 inches this winter vs. a historical average of 63 inches. He said, “We’re close to drought status, but we’re not there yet.”

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