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Bob Manchester & Bob Herforth inventory and weigh every item delivered

Peru – This past Wednesday, May 6th, Bob Manchester and Bob Herforth delivered 339 pounds of food and beverages to the Peru JCEO Food Shelf bringing the K of C’s ongoing food drive total to 424 pounds. If the 1,000-pound goal can be achieved over the next several days the Peru Knights of Columbus Council will earn a $100 national incentive award which they will donate to the Food Shelf.

Peru residents have been making both food and monetary donations. Manchester and Herforth purchased at least half of Wednesday’s food with money donated by Peru residents. 

Food donations can be left in or near the baskets in the entrance/narthex of St. Augustine’s Church at 3035 Main St. They will be secured daily and brought to the Food Shelf weekly.  

If you have questions please call Bob Manchester at 518-643-8977 or Bob Herforth at 518-643-8854.

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) has caused the shutdown of thousands of businesses across the United States and millions of Americans are out of work. In New York State, over 1.6 million residents have filed for unemployment and frustration is mounting as claims continue to be unprocessed.[1] Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Plattsburgh) and Assemblyman Dan Stec (R-Queensbury) have received several hundred calls in their offices from their constituents expressing these same concerns.

“My staff and I are working tirelessly to assist my residents that have done their part and filed for unemployment amidst this pandemic,” Jones said. “Each day we receive dozens of calls from individuals who are struggling, and they shouldn’t have to be. It is heartbreaking to hear their stories: single parents who aren’t sure how they will feed their children this week because they are out of money, residents who aren’t sure how they will pay for their prescriptions, and small business owners who have drained their savings and are afraid their doors will be shuttered forever. It is simply unacceptable that these individuals cannot even receive a simple call back to finish processing their claims. We must do better.”

Jones joined his Assembly colleagues in calling on the Commissioner to process older claims and indicated that for several weeks he has notified the governor of claims that his office has received which are more than 30 days old and they are surpassing several hundred. Assemblyman Dan Stec stated he has also been in contact with the Governor’s office and has indicated the same.

“One of the most pressing and most frustrating failures of state government’s response to the Coronavirus has been the Department of Labor’s inability to process the volume of unemployment claims,” said Stec. “While certainly, the volume is unprecedented it is absolutely unacceptable for so many people to be waiting up to seven or eight weeks for their benefits, or to go weeks without contact from the Department on the status of their applications.”

Both Assemblymen agree this is not a time for politics or name-calling. The Assemblymen concur that we must work together and help these struggling individuals get the benefits they are entitled to.

“This is not a game, these are people’s livelihoods,” said Jones. “We are calling on the Department of Labor to fix these inadequacies and get these individuals the benefits that they are entitled to. We must put an end to their financial struggle.”

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The Clinton County Health Department Media conference ended at 11:13 p.m. 

Here’s some of the most important information imparted: 

CVPH elective surgery will SLOWLY resume on May 18th. Patients will be notified when their surgery is scheduled. 

Positive cases remained the same at 76. Only two COVID patients are currently in the hospital and they are recovering. 

CVPH is focusing on reopening slowly and safely. They want people to be reassured that they are operating safely. 

Emergency Room volume has dropped significantly. CVPH is very concerned that people who have a REAL emergencies are not coming to the ER. The ER is open for business for real emergencies. PLEASE go in if you have a medical emergency or call 911. 

CVPH will not be utilizing waiting rooms when appointments begin.  Patients will be asked to remain in their vehicles. They will be called via phone when the provider is ready to see them. 

CVPH is in a very deep financial hole. Many things will have to be done differently. They will be trying as much as possible NOT to reduce staffing; however, no promises can be made at this time. A NYS work-sharing program is being considered. People might share a job but be paid when not working. 

It will take months for the hospital to return to normal operations. 

The Clinton County Health Department is developing a gradual recovery process. Testing, training, wearing masks and social distancing are absolutely vital. 

Local code enforcement officers will be trained to assist with worksite enforcement. 

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Saratoga, NY – Congresswoman Stefanik has announced an estimated $63 million in HHS rural hospital funding from the CARES Act has gone to North Country rural hospitals. Recipients of the $63 million rural distribution include rural acute care general hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), and Community Health Centers located in rural areas.

“This round of funding for our North Country rural hospitals is desperately needed during this financially challenging time,” said Congresswoman Stefanik. “I worked hard to ensure funding was included in the CARES Act for rural hospitals in underserved regions, and I will continue to work with the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure each North Country hospital is provided with adequate funding to make up for the loss of revenues experienced as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.”

The estimated individual disbursements to hospitals are as follows:

• Adirondack Medical:    $5,214,000
• Canton-Potsdam:    $6,842,000
• Carthage Area:        $4,031,000
• Claxton-Hepburn:    $4,920,000
•  Clifton-Fine:        $2,962,000
• Gouverneur:       $3,455,000
• Lewis County:        $4,592,000
• Massena:        $4,190,000
• Nathan Littauer:        $5,097,000
• River:            $3,432,000
• Alice Hyde:        $4,865,000
• Champlain Valley:    $10,037,000
• Elizabethtown:        $3,696,000

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