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The White House on Monday recommended that all nursing home residents and staff be tested for the coronavirus in the next two weeks. Dr. Deborah Birx told governors on a conference call to focus on testing all 1 million nursing home residents in the United States. She said the White House would help states that […]

Over the last four days the Peru community delivered 108 pounds of much-needed food to St. Augustine’s Church for the Peru JCEO Food Shelf.   Combined with last week’s donations the donated total is 533 pounds collected or 53.3% of the 1000 pound goal. When 1,000 pounds have been donated, the Peru Knights of Columbus […]

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

A May 4th story that needs to be posted. For some reason the NY Post sometimes spells the word “Champlain” as “Chaplain.” Source: Upstate nurses coming to NYC to join fight against coronavirus

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. […]

Source: Cuomo: Statewide Shutdown Ends May 15; 3 Regions Meet Criteria to Begin Reopening – NBC New York

Source: Deadline for stimulus payments by direct deposit is 12 p.m. Wednesday May 13 – The Washington Post

Source: ADK Unite 2020 Virtual 5K & 10K Run/Bike | Lake Champlain Region

Source: Bank: Paycheck program helped No.Co biz | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Source: 7 Montreal Boroughs’ COVID-19 Count Exceeds 1,000 Cases Each – MTL Blog

Health officials across the country warned Americans to refrain from celebrating Mother’s Day in large crowds this year, urging that continued social distancing is still key to preventing more coronavirus cases. The warning came as more states announced plans for the first phases of reopening their economies. Meanwhile, an uptick in cases in China and […]

More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest number as of 4 a.m. ET*: US 1,256,972 (+2.31%) Spain 256,855 (+1.25%) Italy 215,858 (+0.65%) UK 207,977 (+2.78%) Russia 177,160 (+6.77%) France 174,918 (+0.40%) Germany 169,430 (+0.75%) Brazil 135,773 (+7.24%) Turkey 133,721 (+1.50%) Iran 103,135 (+1.46%) Source: Johns Hopkins […]

Source: Onondaga Co.: Death toll at 60; jump of nearly 50% appears to be from lost nursing home deaths – syracuse.com

Source: Oswego bar, Binghamton brewpub lose liquor licenses for violation of coronavirus order – syracuse.com

So, in less than 12 hours, I received email pledges and Venmo commitments that reached our $3500 goal.  Once we’ve received the funds you’ve indicated you would donate, we will be able to provide a total of 20,000 more masks for our brothers and sisters in Nica.  While their fears are palpable, so will their […]

Source: Mothers in elder facilities give advice for new ones, say they miss having visitors | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: Trudeau Institute supplies hospital with COVID test liquid | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: Elected officials give Stefanik feedback in work sessions | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: Cuomo Extends Authority for ‘PAUSE’ Order, But Some Reopening Still Possible After May 15 – NBC New York

Although New York has been the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the state’s death and hospitalization rates are going down. Numbers are looking better in some corners of the U.S. as much of the country debates how to move forward with battling COVID-19. More than two-thirds of Americans worry their states are reopening too […]