The Peru Gazette

December 4, 2020. I understand COVID fatigue—we all are tired and exhausted by this pandemic. But we can’t give in to it. We can’t let hospitalizations climb. Contact tracing data suggests that small indoor gatherings are a source of as much as 70 percent of infections. While I can understand why there is a desire […]

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December 3, 2020. Hospitalizations due to COVID continue to increase throughout the State. The total number of hospital beds in NY is about 53,000—currently 35,000 of those beds are occupied by patients, about 4,000 of whom are COVID patients. For context, at the height of the pandemic in the spring, we had about 19,000 people […]

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‘We are seeing an alarming rise in COVID cases that trace back to “living room spread.” New York’s latest contact tracing data shows that 70 percent of new COVID-19 cases originate from households and small gatherings. Today, the State released a new PSA highlighting the dangers of COVID spread in these smaller, indoor settings. Watch the […]

Source: First doses of COVID vaccine in NY will got to health care workers, nursing home residents | NCPR News

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Removal of Low Clearance Railroad Bridge Over Interstate 87 in Clinton County Eliminates Detours for Commercial Shipping  Project Also Eliminated At-Grade Rail Crossing Along Busy Corridor, Minimizing Motorist Delays and Enhancing Safety New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez today announced the completion of a project to facilitate economic competitiveness and enhance […]

December 1, 2020. December is here, and we are quickly moving toward a COVID-19 vaccine, which is great news. However, the federal government’s current vaccine distribution plan fails to address equity issues adequately. Today, joined by a coalition of groups, I issued a letter to the Department for Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar urging […]

COVID-19 December Updates Updates from Governor Cuomo Governor Andrew Cuomo announced yesterday a new winter plan for the COVID-19 pandemic. There are five targeted areas for this plan: Continue and Strengthen New York’s Targeted Micro-Cluster Strategy while Managing Hospital Capacity to Enhance and Equalize Care; Increase and Balance Testing Resources and Availability; Keep Schools Open […]

Source: Assembly speaker’s chief of staff lived ‘opulent’ lifestyle from ‘unexplained wealth’

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Science-Based Plan with Angler Input will Improve Management of Wild and Stocked Trout Draft Regulations Proposed to Implement Key Plan Provisions Including Year-Round Catch-and-Release Season and Revising Regulations to Make Them Easier to Understand New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today released the State’s final Trout Stream Management Plan that […]

Source: Governor Cuomo Announces Winter Plan to Combat COVID-19 Surge in New York State | Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

Source: VTrans’ $600,000 Covid sign blitz targets travel to and from state – VTDigger

November 30, 2020. I hope you had a nice Thanksgiving weekend. We are entering a new phase in the war against COVID, and therefore a new strategy is required. We need to ensure that hospitals have enough capacity and enough staff to deal with the fall and winter surge that is upon us. Tonight’s update […]

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The past year has been one of the most challenging in history. In March and April, New York became the global hotspot of the COVID pandemic. We suffered unimaginable losses with deep pain. But in the months that followed New Yorkers made sacrifices, big and small, to help stop the spread and save lives. Together […]

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Supporting Local Businesses this Saturday and Year-Round Strengthens Communities and Boosts Local Economies Watch the Department of Labor’s Small Business Saturday Video Here  This Saturday, November 28, 2020, is “Small Business Saturday” in New York State and today Empire State Development, and the Departments of Labor, Taxation and Finance, and Agriculture and Markets encourages all […]