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Valued Patients and Community Members:

Hudson Headwaters has received an extra supply of first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from New York State for our clinics next week.

As a result, a limited number of first dose appointments are available for individuals 65 years and older only at the following health centers: 

• Champlain Family Health (Tuesday, March 2 and Thursday, March 4)
• Plattsburgh Family Health (Tuesday, March 2 and Friday, March 5)
• Saranac Lake Family Health (Tuesday, March 2 and Wednesday, March 3)
• Tupper Lake Family Health (Monday, March 1 and Thursday, March 4)

Please click on the link to schedule an appointment. If you receive the message of “No Appointments Available”, the clinic has filled to capacity. Please note that you will also need to travel to the same site in four weeks to receive your second dose. Your second dose appointment will be made for your first dose appointment.

We are working closely with our elected state and federal officials to advocate for more vaccines and are hopeful we will receive increased supplies in the coming weeks. We want nothing more than to vaccinate any person requesting a vaccine, and appreciate your continued patience. Please continue to reference our website for the latest information.

As a New York State resident, you may schedule an appointment at any vaccination site. To find a location and determine your eligibility, we encourage you to use the State’s “Am I Eligible” app or call the New York State Vaccination Hotline at 1-833-NYS-4VAX (1-833-697-4829). Another option is to check with pharmacies near you by calling or visiting their websites.

Thank you for not calling your Hudson Headwaters health center with vaccine appointment questions—this allows our phone lines to remain open for patients calling about primary care concerns.

We appreciate your continued patience and support.

Your Hudson Headwaters Health Team

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update

DEC Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations, and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured, or distressed people from across New York State. In 2020, DEC Forest Rangers conducted 492 search and rescue missions, extinguished 192 wildfires that burned a total of more than 1,122 acres, participated in eight prescribed fires that served to rejuvenate more than 203 acres, and worked on cases that resulted in 3,131 tickets or arrests. Below are examples of the work Forest Rangers perform in your region.

Essex County, Town of Keene
Wilderness Rescue: On Feb. 16 at 5:37 p.m., DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch was notified of three overdue snowshoers who left from the Garden parking area to hike Johns Brook Valley and had not returned. The hikers from Albany, NY, and Topeka, KS, did not have lights, overnight gear, or appropriate clothing for anticipated zero-degree temperatures. Forest Ranger Lewis responded to the location and confirmed the subjects’ vehicle was still at the trailhead. When interviewing family members, Ranger Lewis learned one of the individuals has asthma and did not have her inhaler. Ranger Lewis retrieved the subject’s inhaler before responding to Johns Brook Lodge. Forest Rangers O’Connor and Martin also responded to the location with snowmobiles to extricate the unprepared snowshoers. On Feb. 17 at 1:20 a.m., Rangers and the three hikers were out of the woods and back at the trailhead.

Essex County, Town of Keene, Sentinel Wilderness Area
Wilderness Rescue: On Feb. 14 at 2 p.m., DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch was notified of a 32-year-old woman from Brooklyn, who had suffered an injury while skiing the Jackrabbit Ski Trail. Forest Ranger Acting Lt. Burns and Forest Ranger Evans responded to assist. Once on scene, Acting Lt. Burns skied to the woman’s location, assessed her injury, and proceeded to splint her unstable knee. Ranger Evans arrived via snowmobile and transported the subject out of the woods. The woman declined additional medical treatment stating she would seek help on her own. Rangers were clear of the incident at 4:15 p.m.

Hamilton County, Lewey Lake
Public Service: On Feb. 14, Forest Rangers Temple and Thompson were on snowmobile patrol in the Jessup River Wild Forest. While on patrol crossing Lewey Lake, the Rangers observed two abandoned snowmobiles that appeared to be broken down and stuck on the ice. The Rangers took the information from the snowmobile’s registration stickers and did a cursory search of the area looking for any signs of the snowmobile operators. With no signs of anyone in distress and the snowmobiles frozen in the surface slush of the lake, the Rangers continued their patrol and attempted to locate the operators through other means. On Feb. 15, Forest Rangers Thompson and Nally again patrolled the area and observed three individuals in a UTV attempting to recover the snowmobiles. The Rangers interviewed the group and learned that one of the snowmobiles broke down and was being towed out by the second when it began to have mechanical issues causing both sleds to get stuck. Prior to the Rangers’ arrival, the group attempted to remove the snowmobiles without proper equipment and got their UTV stuck in the surface slush, as well. Rangers proceeded to Moffitt Beach campground to gather equipment and returned, freeing all three machines from the slush. The Rangers then escorted the group off the ice. Due to one of the snowmobiles not being registered, the operator was issued a summons returnable to the Lake Pleasant Court.

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Plattsburgh, February 26, 2021. Residents who visited Retro Live in Plattsburgh on Saturday, February 20, 2021 between 6:00 pm and 10:00 pm may have been exposed to COVID-19. The Clinton County Health Department recommends that residents self-monitor for symptoms of COVID-19 over the 14-day period from the date of the potential exposure. Symptoms include, but are not limited to, fever, cough, congestion, chills and loss of sense of taste and smell. If experiencing these or other symptoms of illness, seek immediate testing by contacting your medical provider or an urgent care center. 

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Schenectady, N.Y. – Price Chopper/Market 32 and its trade partner Freihofer’s have just completed another successful annual corporate giving program, raising more than $200,000 to benefit three organizations: Muscular Dystrophy Association, Cure Rare Disease, and the Melodies Center at Albany Medical Center Hospital.

The supermarket chain promoted the purchase of specific Freihofer’s products in its stores with a designated donation to the charities. In March and April of 2020, the program raised $37,000 for MDA; in May and June, it raised $33,745 for Cure Rare Disease. It also raised $133,160 from July through February for Melodies Center at Albany Med, for a total of $203,905.

“Price Chopper/Market 32 and Freihofer’s have partnered in the fight against muscular diseases and childhood cancer for decades,” said Pam Cerrone, Price Chopper/Market 32’s director of community relations. “We are pleased that, with the help of our customers, we were able to raise such substantial support for these organizations.”

“It continues to be in our culture to give back to the families and communities that we serve,” said Paul Losavio, customer executive for Freihofer’s.