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Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order 202.14 New York ON PAUSE Order Extended All non-essential businesses will remain closed and social distancing protocols will remain in effect until April 29 The CDC recommends wearing a mask in public Also, remember to please remain 6 feet away from people in public, including in grocery stores When shopping for […]

Source: Wave of nursing home fatalities pushes up New York’s grim data | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Recent Forest Ranger Actions Town of Indian Lake Hamilton County Wilderness Rescue: On April 4 at 6:20 p.m., Hamilton County 911 transferred a call to DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch reporting a family of hikers from Johnstown took the wrong trail while visiting Rock Lake in the Blue Mountain Wild Forest area. Dispatch called the family, […]

Source: New York state announces new graduation rules after cancelling Regents exams due to coronavirus – syracuse.com

Source: Instead of coronavirus patients, Syracuse hospitals swamped with empty beds – syracuse.com

Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend is April 25-26   New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced today that spring turkey season opens May 1 in all of Upstate New York north of the Bronx-Westchester County boundary. In addition, DEC’s annual youth turkey hunting weekend will take place April 25-26. The youth […]

Source: Davis, Stec share takes on state budget | Local News | pressrepublican.com

From the office of Congresswoman Elise Stefanik Saratoga, NY – Yesterday, the Hospital Association of New York State (HANYS) hosted a productive call with the entire NY Congressional Delegation. “I support and am grateful to HANYS advocacy efforts on behalf of all hospitals as the Governor continues to clarify and walk back the announcement of […]

Clinton County Health Department April 6th Report Plattsburgh, April 6, 2020. The New York State Department of Health has updated its statewide tracking for COVID-19. Starting today, the Clinton County Health Department (CCHD), as part of the County’s Unified COVID-19 Response, will report local stats related to COVID-19 in the same format as the State’s […]

Source: New York state cancels Regents exams due to coronavirus pandemic – syracuse.com

Saratoga, NY – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement on the lack of COVID-19 testing in the North Country according to the New York State tracker: “According to data from the New York State COVID-19 tracker, NY-21 counties have only received 1.67% of total tests statewide – this is unacceptable,” said Congresswoman Stefanik. “As […]

Source: Workbook: NYS-COVID19-Tracker

Source: BREAKING: Gov Cuomo upgrades COVID-19 security in state prisons | NCPR News

Source: ‘We Can’t Spend What We Don’t Have’: Virus Strikes N.Y. Budget – The New York Times

Source: As budget passes, Cuomo says: ‘The state has no money’

Source: Nursing homes forced to accept COVID-19 patients | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Encourages Homeowners to Practice Sustainable Lawn Care to Protect State Waterbodies New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced launch of the state’s annual “Look for the Zero” public awareness campaign that encourages homeowners to go phosphorus-free when using lawn fertilizer. DEC is encouraging consumers to review bag labels for […]

Saratoga, NY – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik released the below statement following Governor Cuomo’s announcement that he is signing an executive order to shift ventilators from Upstate to Downstate New York: “I am very concerned about Governor Cuomo’s announcement today regarding his plan to sign an executive order to shift ventilators from Upstate to Downstate New […]

From the office of Assemblyman Billy Jones           “This year’s budget process faced unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Now more than ever, the health and safety of North Country families is my top priority. Unfortunately, this budget includes unnecessary agenda items proposed by the Governor. This year’s budget takes what should have been […]

Source: NYS elaborates on COVID-19 recreation policy – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Where things stand with the New York state budget | CSNY

April 1, 2020 – Governor Andrew M. Cu announced the highlights of the FY 2020 Budget. The Budget, building upon the Governor’s 2019 Justice Agenda, delivers comprehensive provisions to ensure social and economic justice for all, protects New Yorkers against Washington’s continued federal rollbacks and assaults on the middle class, increases education funding, reforms the […]

“The new state budget is nothing anyone should hang their hat on.  It is an aspirational placeholder of funding that may be available depending on how long the pandemic persists, the resiliency of our economy bouncing back and whether or not federal relief aid becomes available for state and local governments. “I voted against the […]

Source: Cuomo says NY’s coronavirus apex could arrive sooner

Source: New York City hospitals begin transferring patients to Upstate NY (report) – syracuse.com