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Source: Ithaca College changes course, won’t bring back students for the fall semester – syracuse.com

Source: Pandemic will hit Syracuse’s wallet harder than almost any other city in America (report) – syracuse.com

Source: Bowling is back. Gyms are opening. Casino workers ask: What about us? – syracuse.com

Source: Coronavirus: UNC-Chapel Hill moves all classes online after just 1 week – syracuse.com

Source: NY will close individual schools if coronavirus starts to spread, Cuomo says – syracuse.com

From the North Country Chamber of Commerce   Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today that gyms and fitness centers can begin opening starting on Monday, August 24th with limits to capacity and other safety restrictions.⁠   Local elected officials may choose to delay the reopening of gyms and fitness centers until September 2 to, in part, […]

  Here are today’s Clinton County COVID-19 case count updates. Keep up the good work Clinton County! ✔️ Wear a mask 😷 ✔️ Practice social distancing ✔️ Wash your hands

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update

Source: New York gyms can reopen as soon as Aug. 24, Cuomo says – syracuse.com

Source: Teachers in Upstate NY city districts join Syracuse, ask to delay the start of in-person school – syracuse.com

Source: Closures due to pandemic continue to hit Adirondack businesses

State tax receipts of $26.4 billion through the first four months of the state fiscal year were $3 billion, or 10.2 percent, below the same period last year, according to the July cash report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.   “The shift of the tax filing deadline from April to July this […]

New York State is investing in innovative methods to detect and control any new Coronavirus outbreaks. Today, we are launching a pilot program to detect the presence of COVID-19 in wastewater. In doing so, we will have an early indicator system to detect virus spread in communities. Wastewater testing has been identified by top scientists […]

Source: Montreal’s New COVID-19 Case Counts Per Borough Has Just Been Released – MTL Blog

Here are today’s Clinton County COVID-19 case updates. To find hospitalization data for the North Country Region, visit: https://forward.ny.gov/daily-hospitalization-summary-region Note: The next Clinton County COVID-19 case updates will be shared on Monday, August 17.

Reported by the North Country Chamber of Commerce Public Safety Minister Bill Blair announced Friday that the Canadian and U.S governments will extend the Canada-U.S. land border closure for another 30 days until September 21. The closure to non-essential travel has been in place for months, but with caseloads still high in many U.S. states, the […]

“According to an updated quarterly financial plan for the state’s fiscal year 2021 budget, aid to local governments has been temporarily cut by 20%….  But without a federal stimulus package, those 20% cuts in aid to localities – showing up in areas like mental health services, education and public safety – will become permanent,…” Source: City & […]

Source: COVID-19 sidelines 165th Redford Picnic | News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Beekmantown CS offering in person, digital options for return to school | Sun Community News BEEKMANTOWN | Students here will have the option of returning to school full time or in a digital model, according to superintendent Dan Mannix.

New York continues to make progress in beating this virus. For the fifth consecutive day, New York’s infection rate has been below 1% and for the second straight day we tested a record number of New Yorkers, conducting 87,900 tests. These numbers are by no means a coincidence. They’re the result of our hard work […]

Here are today’s Clinton County COVID-19 case updates. Have you explored the NY Forward website? Additional NYS reopening guidance is updated often–you can stay informed by exploring their website at https://forward.ny.gov. #WearAFaceCovering #SocialDistance #WashYourHands

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update

Thanks to the generosity of Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, the North Country Chamber of Commerce was awarded funding to help reimburse our small businesses for some of their expenses related to equipment and materials needed for re-opening. The grant can reimburse costs you incurred for purchasing: Sanitizer Masks and face shields Special safety related signage Modifications […]

Source: Financial forecasts shows uncertain economic future for Vermont