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Governor Cuomo May 1, 2020 COVID-19 Live Stream

NYS schools closed for the remainder of the academic year.   

NYS schools to remain closed

City and State New York 2 p.m. Update Friday, May 1, 2020   Schools will remain closed for the rest of this academic year Weeks after pushing back against New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s announcement that city schools would remain closed for the remainder of the academic year – asserting that that decision […]

Peru High School Chorus, Jazz Band, Community & Alumni & Sweet Caroline

UVM Says Students Will Return to Campus in the Fall | Off Message

Source: UVM Says Students Will Return to Campus in the Fall | Off Message

How North Country college admissions are being turned upside down by COVID-19 | NCPR News

Source: How North Country college admissions are being turned upside down by COVID-19 | NCPR News

School boards warn thousands of jobs are imperiled by funding inaction | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Source: School boards warn thousands of jobs are imperiled by funding inaction | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Decision on New York school closures will be made by end of week, Cuomo says

Source: Decision on New York school closures will be made by end of week, Cuomo says

North Country Public Radio (NCPR) CPR COVID-19 Update

April 29, 2020 A team of professors at Clarkson University in Potsdam has received a $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study the spread of COVID-19. The goal is to find out whether the virus is spread in airborne particles by sneezing and coughing alone — or whether air expelled during normal speech […]

Coronavirus New York: Governor Andrew Cuomo’s 12-step plan to reopen NY – ABC7 New York

Source:coronavirus New York: Governor Andrew Cuomo’s 12-step plan to reopen NY – ABC7 New CYork

VSC chancellor Spaulding to resign after campus closure backlash – VTDigger

Source: VSC chancellor Spaulding to resign after campus closure backlash – VTDigger

Longtime Hoosick Falls football coach Ron Jones dies | Football | poststar.com

Source: Longtime Hoosick Falls football coach Ron Jones dies | Football | poststar.com

Section VII weighs local decision for regular seasons – Sun Community News & Printing

Source: Section VII weighs local decision for regular seasons – Sun Community News & Printing

NYSPHSAA cancels spring championships, regular season remains delayed | Sports | pressrepublican.com

Source: NYSPHSAA cancels spring championships, regular season remains delayed | Sports | pressrepublican.com

How To Reopen Closed Schools Amid Coronavirus : NPR

Source: How To Reopen Closed Schools Amid Coronavirus : NPR

Infectious Disease Specialist: “Opening schools would be folly. It would be crazy”

By John T. Ryan Plattsburgh – Reacting to the rapid spread of the coronavirus, Governor Andrew Cuomo issued an Executive Order closing New York State schools through May 15th. They could potentially reopen on May 18th. At the April 24th Clinton County Health Department COVID-19 briefing Dr. Wooter Reitsema, CVPH Vice-President of Population and Information […]

Peru Seniors Thank Essential Workers

Beekmantown High School makes hundreds of face shields

Source: Beekmantown High School makes hundreds of face shields

SUNY Canton funeral science prof & students transporting bodies in NYC | NCPR News

Source: SUNY Canton funeral science prof & students transporting bodies in NYC | NCPR News

Reopening NYS schools this academic year ‘will be very difficult’ due to coronavirus, Cuomo says – syracuse.com

Source: Reopening NYS schools this academic year ‘will be very difficult’ due to coronavirus, Cuomo says – syracuse.com

Amid Backlash, VSC Chancellor Withdraws Plan to Close Three Campuses | Off Message

Source: Amid Backlash, VSC Chancellor Withdraws Plan to Close Three Campuses | Off Message

Stefanik Announces Introduction of the Bipartisan Equity in Student Loan Relief Act

From the office of Congresswoman Elise Stefanik Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is introducing the Equity in Student Loan Relief Act, a bipartisan bill that would extend the temporary relief from student loan payments to Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) borrowers who have been left behind. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) […]

‘Save our school, please!’ Vermont students plead for lifeline as state colleges eyed for closure

Source: ‘Save our school, please!’ Vermont students plead for lifeline as state colleges eyed for closure

The Basics of Beekeeping: A Labor of Love – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: The Basics of Beekeeping: A Labor of Love – – The Adirondack Almanack

Virtual Learning | Lake Champlain Sea Grant

Source: Virtual Learning | Lake Champlain Sea Grant

Northern NY districts deploy school buses to help kids connect

Source: Northern NY districts deploy school buses to help kids connect