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Source: Wedding season is on in NY: Invite everyone you want, dance like it’s 2019 – syracuse.com

Improvements to Showers and Comfort Stations Statewide and Equestrian Facilities at Frontier Town Campground Campground Visitors Encouraged to Make Reservations New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced that DEC’s 56 campgrounds and Day Use areas will be open to the public on May 21. Reservations for the 2021 camping […]

Source: US Covid vaccine: New York state announces $5 million jab lottery | Metro News

Source: Farmers dig in against proposed ban on coated seeds | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Union calls for pause on N.Y. prison closures | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association officials are now calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to put a halt on all future prison closures pending a com

Source: NY county fairs are on for 2021, Cuomo says – syracuse.com

Source: NY adopting CDC guidance: Vaccinated people can largely stop wearing masks – syracuse.com

Source: Governor Cuomo Announces New York State to Adopt New CDC Guidance on Mask Use and Social Distancing for Fully Vaccinated Individuals

Source: New York to lift mask mandate for vaccinated people

Source: Walmart, others drop mask requirements for vaccinated customers, but NY still requires it – syracuse.com

Source: Sheriff: Bail reform letting too many criminals walk | Sun Community News Bail reform, which was implemented in 2020, was intended to eliminate most cash bail and pre-trial detention for nonviolent offenses. It was later amended to allow detention for a fe

May 14, 2021 As we near the light at the end of the COVID tunnel, it is imperative that we vaccinate as many people as possible. Our numbers remain on the decline but COVID is still out there, and if we let down our guard, we risk losing all the progress we have made. Our […]

Hiker expresses gratitude for the retired ranger who saved him Source: An unforgettable rescue | Adirondack Explorer

Kristina Hand to Serve Two Years of Probation and Pay $34,000 in Restitution for Stealing from Morris Central School District State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced Kristina Hand was sentenced in federal court for stealing $34,000 from the Morris Central School District in Otsego County. Hand, 47, of Morris, pled guilty last September to two […]

Collections Up Compared to Same Month When First Wave of Pandemic Hit Local government sales tax collections in April grew by 45.7 percent over the same month in 2020, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. Collections totaled $1.5 billion, up $464 million from April of last year. “The strong collections in April show that […]

Source: NY won’t ease mask rules, will review CDC recommendations

May 13, 2021. Late last night, the New York State Clinical Advisory Task Force approved the use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for 12 – 15-year-olds. This approval allowed us to begin administering the vaccine to this newly eligible age group today. Reminder: All New York State vaccination sites are open for walk-in appointments to […]

Civilian Mechanics Found with Nearly $30,000 in Stolen Auto Parts, Tools and Supplies State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and New York State Police Acting Superintendent Kevin P. Bruen announced the arrests of former state police mechanics Jeffrey Rapasadi and David Relyea in the theft of nearly $30,000 in auto parts and supplies from the state. […]

Plattsburgh, May 13, 2021. On May 12, Governor Cuomo accepted Dr. Zucker and the New York State Clinical Advisory Task Force’s recommendation to authorize all providers enrolled in the NYS COVID-19 vaccination program to expand eligibility for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to people in the 12-15 age group. The Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) plans […]

More Than 67,000 Complaints to Federal Trade Commission, Up 85 Percent from Previous Year Identity thefts in New York surged during the pandemic with more than 67,000 complaints filed statewide in 2020, which was 85 percent more than the previous year and more than four times the annual total from a decade earlier, according to […]

Source: Cuomo briefing: More vaccine freebies, plus 100% beach capacity by July 4? – syracuse.com

“Voters across New York State will have the chance to fundamentally expand voting access this fall when two state constitutional amendments appear on the ballot: one would establish same-day voter registration and the other would allow for no-excuse absentee ballots.” Source: New York Poised To Expand Voting Rights As Other States Suppress Them – Gothamist

Source: Price Chopper-Market 32 launches SNAP benefits via Instacart program

May 12, 2021. The COVID numbers continue to trend in the right direction. For the first time since November 15, COVID hospitalizations have dropped below 2,000. Our statewide positivity rate dropped to 1.10 percent—the lowest since October 17. On top of that, 50 percent of adult New Yorkers have completed their vaccine series. We are […]

Source: N.Y. extends, expands moratorium on utility disconnections | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | New York has extended the moratorium that prevents utility companies from disconnecting services to households and small businesses struggling to pay bills during