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Total CURRENT Cases Today: 132 New Cases: 12 New Hospitalizations Today: 0 New Deaths Today: 0 Total # of COVID-19 Tests: 43,178 Total # of COVID-19 Positive Cases: 727 Total # of COVID-19 Antibody Tests: 3,802 Total Positive Antibody Tests: 98

Source: Local hospitals to reach vaccination goals | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | A day after Gov. Andrew Cuomo suggested hospitals in New York State would face fines if they did not use their supply of the Coronavirus COVID_19 vaccination by the end of the we

By John T. Ryan  Plattsburgh – Earlier today, Dr. Wouter Reitsema, CVPH Vice-President for Population Health and Information Services, conducted a news conference regarding COVID-19 vaccination progress in Clinton. Essex and Franklin Counties. CVPH is coordinating vaccination distribution to the health care community while the federal government working with pharmacies, not hospitals, coordinates distribution to […]

Source: Essex Town, County ask Ferry to remain open | Sun Community News ESSEX | The Town of Essex passed a resolution at its Dec. 29th meeting urging the Lake Champlain Transportation Co. to maintain a ferry connection between the hamlet and Charlotte, Vt., which

Source: NYE shooting ends without injury | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: Mountain Coaster | Jack LaDuke’s Adirondack Journal – Mountain Lake PBS

Source: Car crashes through lake ice near Crown point | Local News | pressrepublican.com

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the First Day Hikes program. Spend time in the outdoors safely this holiday season and celebrate at state parks, historic sites, wildlife areas, trails, and public lands across the Empire State on January 1, 2021. Find a hike near you by visiting DEC’s First Day Hikes page or […]

Source: How Black Lives Matter brought the conversation of race and racism to the North Country | NCPR News

Source: An essential service? Ferry riders petition to keep Lake Champlain crossing open | NCPR News

Source: Still saving lives on his day off | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

“Battling ‘putrid’ outbreaks on the Adirondack Park’s eastern flank, New York and Vermont advocates struggle to reduce phosphorus pollution in Lake Champlain.” An excellent story that anyone concerned about Lake Champlain should read. Source: A lake in crisis | Adirondack Explorer

Source: 175 Organizations Launch Coalition for Environmental Funding, Jobs and Clean Water – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Section VII moments of 2020: 1-5 | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | With moments 6-10 revealed last week, Sun Community News finishes out 2020 with the top five Section VII sporting moments from the 2020 sports season.

Source: Peter Hornbeck, Master Boatbuilder And Wilderness Advocate, 1943-2020 – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: At the Waterfront: Saranac Waterfront Lodge opens | News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Christmas brings high water, closed roads; high winds expected | Sun Community News JAY | While the floods were not expected to be as damaging as they were in the fall of 2019, Christmas morning still brought fast water and closed roads and predictions tha

Source: Mine Waste in the Eastern Adirondacks May be Untapped, Accessible Source of Rare Earth Element Minerals

Source: Developer shows why new APA legislation is necessary – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Last-minute Shop local (and surviving the holidays) guide – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Curbing New York’s 40-year road salt addiction | Adirondack Explorer

Adirondack High Peaks: DEC Reminds Hikers to Secure Vehicles and Stow Valuables: A series of vehicle break-ins occurred last weekend at trailheads parking areas along Route 73 in the High Peaks region. DEC and State Police are investigating. Trailhead parking lots are not monitored, and parking is at the user’s own risk. Remember to lock […]

Source: Local leaders appalled by Clinton Annex’s now looming closure | Sun Community News DANNEMORA | As word of the impending closure of the Clinton Correctional Facility Annex spread, local representatives and union officials expressed widespread concern about

According to state data, the prison in Watertown has more than 300 full-time prison workers, while more than 200 officers work at the annex in Dannemora, according to NYSCOPBA, the union representing corrections officers.Source: NEW: Two North Country prison facilities to close by spring | NCPR News

Source: NYS to close Clinton Correctional Facility Annex | Sun Community News DANNEMORA | After decades of operation, the Clinton Correctional Facility Annex will be closed per New York State in spring 2021.