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Source: Low police vaccination rates pose public safety concerns – The Washington Post

Source: Governor Cuomo Announces FY 2022 Budget Invests an Historic $5 Billion in Child Care, Fulfilling Many Recommendations Included in Child Care Availability Task Force Report

Source: In historic decision, court rules for trees over snowmobile trails | Sun Community News ALBANY | On a 4-2 vote announced Tuesday, the New York Court of Appeals ruled that 27 miles of state-planned snowmobile trails intended to connect towns in the Central

More details here. Source: Governor Cuomo, Governor Murphy and Governor Lamont Announce Significant Easing Of COVID-19 Pandemic Restrictions on Businesses, Gatherings and Venues

Source: Restaurant grant fund opens for applications Monday | Local News | pressrepublican.com

An Opinion- Source: Housing in the Adirondack region: one crisis away from crumbling – – The Adirondack Almanack

If you’re concerned about nursing homes this is a must-read in the Saturday Press-Republican Source: Unwatched: More than half of U.S. nursing homes overdue for certification inspections | News | pressrepublican.com

Source: When will the border reopen? Not anytime soon | Adirondack Explorer

Source: Abrupt closure of Koffee Kup bakery affecting local businesses

Source: Broadway poised to announce September return

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Clinton County District Attorney Andrew J. Wylie, announced the arrest of Mary L. Bell, Clerk of the Town of Saranac. Bell, 54, was arrested Thursday for allegedly falsifying records to hide her failure to deposit more than $800 in cash payments to the town that she collected as Clerk. […]

Source: Blue Cross settlement: How to claim your share of $2 billion payout – syracuse.com

Source: Feds push back Real ID deadline for air travelers – syracuse.com

Source: It’s easy to hate ‘the media.’ But local journalism is essential (and holy) work. | America Magazine

On Wednesday, the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center reported just 2.82 percent of Canadians were fully vaccinated, compared to 27.12 percent in the U.S. The Leger poll results may have dampened enthusiasm at the national level for a quick border reopening, particularly if Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces re-election in the autumn. “Trudeau may […]

Source: First 2020 Census Data Release Shows U.S. Resident Population of 331,449,281

Food and Beverage Service Curfew The 12 a.m. food and beverage service curfew will be lifted for outdoor dining areas beginning May 17 and for indoor dining areas beginning May 31. Catered Events Curfew Changes Governor Cuomo also announced that the 1 a.m. curfew for catered events where attendees have provided proof of vaccination status or a recent negative COVID-19 test result will be lifted beginning […]

Source: ‘Challenging time for hiring’ | Local News | pressrepublican.com

The COVID-19 pandemic abruptly halted tourism in New York City, one of the world’s top tourist and business traveler destinations, during parts of 2020, resulting in a dramatic falloff in the number of visitors and creating a steep drop in economic activity, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. […]

Source: Vermont Koffee Kup abruptly closes, lays off 250 employees – VTDigger

Source: Gov. Cuomo ‘looking at legal options’ to fix New York’s 89-person census miss – syracuse.com

Source: Vermont Lake Monsters announce 68-game schedule for 2021 season

“Hatchery officials who once worried they weren’t stocking enough trout now have to worry they’ll stock too many. There are now perhaps 100,000 or 200,000 trout in the lake. Too many trout in one lake could collapse the food chain, if too many eat too much.” “Wild fish is the wild card,” said Steve Hurst, […]

Source: Police look for leads in 1980s cold case | Sun Community News NORTH ELBA | In September 1986, a fisherman in the Ausable River was shocked to find a human skull and its discovery has led to a decades old mystery that authorities are still hoping to solve.

Source: New York to lose Congressional seat based on Census count | NCPR News