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November 24, 2020. At the current rate of increase in COVID cases, we’re very likely to see a major COVID spike after the holiday. In three weeks, hospitalizations have gone up 128 percent—we went from 1,200 total hospitalizations in the state to about 2,800 total hospitalizations now. We anticipated this fall surge but doesn’t make […]

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November 23, 2020 This Thanksgiving isn’t normal—nothing in 2020 has been. But Thanksgiving was never really about the trappings. It’s always been more powerful than that. This Thanksgiving is a time to really give thanks to the people who did phenomenal things during the course of this year: The doctors and nurses, all the essential […]

Source: New York Senate Democrats declare historic supermajority victory

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Yates County District Attorney Todd Casella, and Yates County Sherriff Ronald Spike announced the arrest of Julie Brown, former clerk of the Town of Potter. Brown, 49, was arrested Friday for allegedly stealing nearly $24,000 in cash payments to the town. The thefts allegedly took place between January 1, 2018 […]

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Source: City & State Coronavirus Update

November 19, 2020. What I’ve seen from this virus after battling it for 260-plus straight days is that in some ways its course is predictable. So it is clear that as people travel for the Thanksgiving holiday—so will the virus. Travel is a real concern because New York State has one of the lowest infection […]

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update

Proposal Replaces “Any Size” and 10-Inch Minimum Size Limit Regulations for Smallmouth and Largemouth Bass with Statewide 12-Inch Minimum Public Comments Accepted through Jan. 23, 2021 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is proposing changes to black bass (smallmouth and largemouth bass) fishing regulations to make these regulations easier to understand while […]

New York leads the nation in what it pays to the federal government compared to what it gets back from Washington, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. New York taxpayers paid $23.7 billion more in federal taxes than the state received in federal spending in federal fiscal […]

Extracted from Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Nov. 17th COVID-19 Update New Yorkers can now take free online courses through Coursera. In partnership with Coursera, we launched a free online platform for New Yorkers to learn new job skills, earn certificates and advance their careers. At a time when unemployment has risen due to the pandemic, we hope […]

November 18, 2020. After Canadian Thanksgiving, on October 12, Canada saw a major spike in COVID cases. It is our deep concern that the same thing will happen here. For that reason, I have continued to raise the alarm about the risk of COVID spreading in smaller indoor settings — so-called “living room spread” — […]

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Source: Reminder: Cutoff Date for Fertilizing Lawns is December 1 – – The Adirondack Almanack

November 17, 2020. There’s so much about COVID that we still don’t know. But it is clear that COVID can have devastating long-term effects for some people. Known as “long-haulers,” these individuals struggle with symptoms that last for months after catching COVID. One of the most concerning symptoms is chronic fatigue, which can make it […]

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update