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Canada and the United States have agreed to extend their agreement to keep the border closed to nonessential travel to June 21 during the coronavirus pandemic. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday the border is a source of vulnerability, so the agreement will be extended by another 30 days. The restrictions were announced on […]

Source: City of Burlington to require masks in most stores

Source: It’s official: Amazon will move into enormous warehouse being built in Clay – syracuse.com

Source: Fishing charters gear up for what could be a ‘disaster’ season | Top Stories | nny360.com

Source: Watertown Denny’s to close permanently | Jefferson County | nny360.com

Source: Vermont Lake Monsters’ season uncertain amid pandemic – VTDigger

Source: Tourism faces rough summer over virus fears | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Chamber set to host a series of webinars to help businesses with the reopening  Plattsburgh, NY – As we continue to reopen our community, the North Country Chamber of Commerce understands that there are several questions about what you need to do and how to execute it. Because of that, they will be hosting a […]

Source: Hannaford to hire approximately 2,000 workers | Sun Community News Officials at Hannaford Supermarkets announced plans to hire approximately 2,000 employees at stores throughout its five-state territory, including Vermont.

Source: New York state beaches to open in time for Memorial Day; local beaches also can – syracuse.com

Source: Governor gives North Country green light to start re-opening, yellow light to proceed with caution | NCPR News

Source: Local officials: Maintain public health focus as reopening begins | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Source: As some Burlington stores scramble to reopen, others decide not to – VTDigger

Source: Placid brewery wins gold | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: Stewart’s Shops drops milk prices, working to prevent dairy farmers from dumping milk | WRGB

Source: Advice for reopening: 6 lessons CNY manufacturers learned while operating during coronavirus pandemic – syracuse.com

Source: Dreams on hold: Stylist opened new Westvale salon just 1 day before coronavirus shutdown – syracuse.com

Source: OneWorkSource reopens centers as state relents | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: ORDA puts Olympic Center tunnel on hold | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

A Facebook live media event will take place at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, May 13, 2020. Updates will be provided on the status of the COVID-19 virus’s impact on Clinton County.  Speakers will include:   Gary Douglas, North Country Chamber of Commerce   Erin Streiff, Clinton County Health Department, Director of Health Care Services   […]

Local sales tax collections dropped 24.4 percent in April compared to April 2019, leaving many of New York’s local governments grappling with shortfalls, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Sales tax collections totaled $1.02 billion in April. Plummeting sales tax collections were widespread, leaving counties, cities and some other local governments short by about […]

Source: With low virus spread, Vermont to reopen retail shops May 18

Source: BREAKING: North Country close to reopening; Finger Lakes, Mohawk Valley, Southern Tier on May 15th | NCPR News

NYForward: Reopening the State   Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a new initiative called NYForward that will help guide the state in reopening after the NY On PAUSE order ends on May 15.   The state will open regionally in four phases and each region will have to meet the following criteria before it can reopen. […]