Champlain ferry to resume Essex-Charlotte route Feb. 8 | Sun Community News ESSEX |
Posted: February 3rd, 2021 under Business News, Northern NY News.
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Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Feb. 3 COVID-19 Update
February 3, 2021.
Today I’m excited to announce that Yankee Stadium will open as a mass vaccination site on Friday for eligible Bronx residents. As you may know, the Bronx has the highest positivity rate of all New York City boroughs, and many Bronx communities have suffered disproportionately during this pandemic. It is with that in mind that the iconic home of the Bronx Bombers will be reserved for Bronx residents. The site is by appointment only and 15,000 appointments will be available during the first week. The site is launching in partnership with the New York Yankees, SOMOS Community Care, the City of New York and the New York National Guard. If you’re a Bronx resident who is eligible for the vaccine, schedule an appointment by visiting Somosvaccinations.comor by calling 1-833-SOMOSNY.
Image of the Day: Flyer for the new mass vaccination site at Yankee Stadium for eligible Bronx residents.
Here’s what else you need to know tonight:
1. Thirty-five pop-up vaccination sites are coming online this week at churches, community centers, public housing complexes and cultural centers across the state. These sites are expected to vaccinate over 25,000 people throughout the week, with more sites coming online every week. Since January 15, the deployment of community vaccination kits has enabled nearly 9,000 New Yorkers to receive their first COVID-19 vaccine dose, often in communities where there are very limited health care options. Learn more.
2. Total COVID-19 hospitalizations rose to 8,082. Of the 126,489 tests reported yesterday, 5,925, or 4.68 percent, were positive. There were 1,522 patients in the ICU yesterday, up 19 from the previous day. Of them, 1,003 are intubated. Sadly, we lost 160 New Yorkers to the virus.
3. As of 11am this morning, 92 percent of first doses received by the State have been administered. This represents 1,432,195 first doses administered of the 1,554,450 first dose allocations received from the federal government. So far, 331,579 second doses have been administered out of 725,050 second doses received. See data by region on the State’s Vaccine Tracker.
4. Five New York companies have been awarded grants to produce COVID-related equipment and supplies to support in-state needs. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed serious issues in our nation’s medical supply chain, and we were forced to compete overseas and pay exorbitant prices for life-saving products. We learned the hard lesson that these resources need to be manufactured here in the U.S., and we are taking steps to build the infrastructure we need here in New York to keep us prepared for future crises. Today’s awards to these New York companies will do just that, while helping local companies create new jobs.
Tonight’s “Deep Breath Moment”: A rare fossilized dinosaur footprint was found in the United Kingdom—by a 4-year-old girl. The girl, Lily Wilder, spotted the impression while taking a nature walk with her father on a beach near the town of Barry, Wales. Scientists believe it was left by a previously unidentified species of dinosaur about 215 million years ago. The print is unique in being well preserved, showing individual claw and pad impressions from the dinosaur’s foot. The fossil was brought to the National Museum in Cardiff for further study by paleontologists.
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Ever Upward,
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
Posted: February 3rd, 2021 under General News, Heathcare News, State Government News.
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Canada Is Adding 13 Terrorist Organizations To Its List Under The Criminal Code – MTL Blog
Posted: February 3rd, 2021 under Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News.
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Environmental Conservation Officers Respond to Two Dangerous Snowmobile Incidents
Snowmobile Fire and Crash – Fulton County
On Jan. 23, while conducting a snowmobile patrol on trails in the Town of Caroga, ECOs Manns and Hilliard responded to two dangerous snowmobile incidents. First, they came across a snowmobile on fire. The operator was not injured but the snowmobile was destroyed. A short time later, the two officers were flagged down for a personal-injury snowmobile accident where the operator went off the trail and collided with trees. The operator suffered only minor injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital for further treatment. New York State reminds snowmobilers to ride responsibly while enjoying the state’s abundant trails – recommendations and details about snowmobile safety courses can be found on New York State Parks website.
ECO Hilliard responding to a snowmobile fire in Fulton County
ECO Hilliard marks the burnt snowmobile to alert other riders
Posted: February 3rd, 2021 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Law Enforcement News.
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Feb. 3 Lab-confirmed positive COVID-19: +31, Deaths +1
Since our 2/2 update, 31 additional lab-confirmed COVID-19 positive cases have been reported. CCHD has received notification of an additional COVID-19 related death of a Clinton County resident. This death brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in Clinton County to twenty-two.
Yesterday an announcement was made adding restaurant workers and taxi drivers to the 1B vaccination group. This is dependent on vaccine availability in each area. As we await further instruction from NYSDOH, please be patient. CCHD has not been allocated additional vaccine for this purpose. Those impacted should continue to monitor the NYSDOH “Am I Eligible?” website for changes in registration eligibility.
Here are links to some frequently requested data:
– Percentage positive results: https://forward.ny.gov/percentage-positive-results-county…. According to NYSDOH 590 people tested in Clinton County on 2/1. As of 2/1, 7-day average % positive in Clinton County = 5.6%.
– Vaccination information: https://covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/ or http://www.clintonhealth.org/covid19vaccine/
– NYS School Report Card (providing school and college data): https://schoolcovidreportcard.health.ny.gov
– NYS DOCCS data: https://doccs.ny.gov/doccs-covid-19-report
– Hospitalization data: https://forward.ny.gov/daily-hospitalization-summary-region. As of 2/1, 94 individuals hospitalized (11 ICU) in the North Country Region.
– Additional information: www.clintonhealth.org/covid19
Posted: February 3rd, 2021 under County Government News, Heathcare News.
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City & State Coronavirus Update
Posted: February 3rd, 2021 under Heathcare News, State Government News.
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Cape Vincent residents get first look at $3.8 million East End Park renovation plans | Jefferson County | nny360.com
Posted: February 3rd, 2021 under Business News, Community Events, Northern NY News, State Government News, Upstate New York.
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Soup Kitchen Menu for Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021
Garden Salad
Chili
Rice
Dessert
Our chefs are working hard to prepare the meal at this very moment. Served take-out only, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Parish Center, 3030 Main St., Peru, NY 12972
Posted: February 3rd, 2021 under Community Events.
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Dems: Wait for Cuomo to release nursing home data | News | pressrepublican.com
Posted: February 3rd, 2021 under Heathcare News, Political News, State Government News.
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Plattsburgh International to receive more relief funds | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com
Posted: February 3rd, 2021 under Business News, County Government News, Heathcare News, Northern NY News.
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Bombardier Transportation sold to French company Alstom | Local News | pressrepublican.com
Posted: February 3rd, 2021 under Business News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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Chazy wins big at Model UN | Local News | pressrepublican.com
Posted: February 3rd, 2021 under Education News, Northern NY News.
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Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Feb. 2 COVID-19 Update
February 2, 2021.
We received some good news from the federal government today. The federal vaccine supply to the states will increase by about 20 percent for the next three weeks, up from the initial 16 percent expected bump in allocations. Additionally, private pharmacies in the state who are charged with prioritizing the 65-plus population will now receive an additional 10 percent, or about 30,000 doses, directly from the federal government. This will supplement doses allocated to them by the State. Following the snowstorm, all New York State-run vaccination sites will be open and ready to administer doses during regularly scheduled hours starting tomorrow (by appointment only). If your appointment was canceled due to the weather, don’t worry — you have been rebooked. Be sure to check for an email or text rescheduling your appointment.
Chart of the Day: The rate of increase in statewide COVID hospitalizations has slowed considerably.
Here’s what else you need to know tonight:
1. COVID hospitalizations ticked up to 8,067. Of the 150,199 tests reported yesterday, 8,215, or 5.47 percent, were positive. The 7-day rolling average of test positivity, 4.95 percent, is the lowest since December 6. There were 1,053 patients in the ICU yesterday, up three from the previous day. Of them, 1,004 are intubated. Sadly, we lost 146 New Yorkers to the virus.
2. Over 2 million total vaccine doses have been administered in New York State. This total includes the federal Long Term Care Facility program. As of 12pm today, 91 percent of first doses allocated to state health care distribution sites have been administered. This represents 1,414,241 first doses administered of the 1,554,450 first doses received from the federal government (NYS health care distribution sites only). 321,204 second doses have been administered out of 725,050 second doses received. See data by region on the State’s Vaccine Tracker.
3. The Bronx continues to have the highest test positivity rate of the New York City boroughs. The Bronx’s positivity rate is 6.57 percent, followed by Queens at 5.21 percent, Brooklyn at 5.17 percent, Staten Island at 4.65 percent, and Manhattan at 3.06 percent (7-day rolling averages). Later this week, Yankee Stadium will open as a mass vaccination site specifically and exclusively for Bronx residents who are 65 or older or in other eligible groups.
4. Among the regions of New York, Long Island has the highest test positivity rate. Long Island’s positivity rate is 6.03 percent, followed by the Mid-Hudson Region at 5.76 percent, the North Country at 5.51 percent, New York City at 5.09 percent, Western New York at 5.01 percent, the Capital Region at 4.67 percent, Mohawk Valley at 4.09 percent, the Finger Lakes at 3.79 percent, Central New York at 3.08 percent, and the Southern Tier at 1.92 percent (7-day rolling averages). No matter where you live, please continue to take the recommended health precautions, including wearing a mask and washing your hands often.
Tonight’s “Deep Breath Moment”: Tonight’s “DBM” takes us to Smithtown, New York, where for 75 years the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind has trained dogs to guide blind or visually impaired people for free. The training process takes two years, and is followed by a matching process to make sure each dog is a good fit for the eventual owner. Last week, ABC7 featured the story of John Brennan, a blind veteran, and his new guide dog, Edgar, who were matched a few weeks ago. John Miller, President and CEO of the organization, said: “When you see somebody paired with someone who needs them, you really understand what you are really doing here. You’re providing somebody with independence.”
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Ever Upward,
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
Posted: February 2nd, 2021 under Heathcare News, State Government News.
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More vaccines coming to N.Y. with new groups eligible | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH |
Posted: February 2nd, 2021 under Heathcare News, State Government News.
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Clinton County Historical Association awarded $7,500 for an exhibit and public presentation on the story of the Prohibition Era in the North Country
Plattsburgh, New York – The Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the award of a Corridor of Commerce Grant from the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership (CVNHP) totaling $7,500.
CCHA will use these funds to create a two-room exhibit to tell the story of the Prohibition Era in the North Country. The project will research and document the prohibition era and the connections established with Quebec border towns that facilitated smuggling of alcohol by road, rail and water. County towns such as Rouses Point, Champlain, Mooers and Churubusco and their Quebec town counterparts were central to the smuggling and bootlegging the area was notorious for over the 13 years of the life of the 18th Amendment. The Plattsburgh City jail housed alleged and convicted smugglers, and law enforcement was known for numerous raids. Keeseville and Peru were waystations. The story told will cover the whole of the County. Plans also include a presentation on the County story for the public and a special exhibit opening for members, the public and collaborators. The exhibit and presentation will revisit for the public the 13 years of prohibition and its ramifications on County citizens of all ages and all livelihoods. Photos of that time period will be collected from all sources in the County and shared through the exhibit and the presentation.
Project partners will include public historians for Towns of Clinton, Chazy, Mooers, Ellenburg, Ausable, and Peru, the City of Plattsburgh and the Villages of Rouses Point and Champlain; SUNY Plattsburgh Special Collections; the public; the Northern New York Library Network; border town historians from Quebec; the Rouses Point-Champlain Historical Society; Calvin Castine from Hometown Cable, and award-winning author of Bullets, Booze, Bootleggers and Beer, Volume 1 Larry Gooley. Another source of inspiration is the book Rum Across the Border by the late historian and CCHA President Dr. Allan Everest.
CCHA President Geri Favreau, a past president of the Rouses Point-Champlain Historical Association, and the project coordinator comments: “Prohibition was a major economic driver in our region as ‘illegal’ booze was transported across the border and to places south by people who said that they were ‘only making an honest living’ to support their families. Many, many families have interesting tales of their ancestors who were bootleggers, including mine. NASCAR was born out of bootlegging! CCHA looks forward to hearing your stories and seeing your pictures.”
This project is funded by a 2021 Corridor of Commerce Grant from the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership through an agreement awarded by the United States National Parks Service to the New England
Posted: February 2nd, 2021 under Community Events, Education News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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Restaurant Workers, Taxi Drivers, and Developmentally Disabled Facilities are now in the 1B Vaccine Prioritization Group
From the North Country Chamber of Commerce
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Posted: February 2nd, 2021 under Business News, Heathcare News, State Government News.
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Forest Rangers Come to the Rescue
Village of Speculator (Lake Pleasant)
Hamilton County
Wilderness Rescue: On Jan. 30 at 2:35 p.m., Forest Ranger Lt. Kallen received a call from Hamilton County 911 reporting a snowmobile accident in the area of Hatchery Brook Road. Coordinates placed the snowmobiler approximately five miles into the trail system from the nearest road. The 41-year-old woman from Wallington, New Jersey, reportedly lost control of the snowmobile and crashed into trees off the side of the trail, dislocating her shoulder. Forest Ranger Lt. Kallen, along with Forest Rangers Thompson and Kerr, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Deputies, Speculator Volunteer Ambulance Corps, and medics from Greater Amsterdam Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded to assist. Once on scene, medics were able to safely provide first aid to the woman. She was then packaged up and evacuated to a waiting ambulance for transport to a local hospital for further medical treatment. Forest Rangers and Hamilton County Deputies remained on scene to conduct the accident investigation and remove the snowmobile.
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.
Posted: February 2nd, 2021 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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Non-Invasive Cattails At Ausable Point
Have you ever wondered if the vegetation at the mouth of the Little Ausable River at Ausable Point State Campground is harmful to the environment? The Peru Gazette contacted the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation at Ray Brook and the Ausable River Assocation. Both organizations were very helpful. They both said not to worry.
Here is DEC’s response:
This area is part of DEC’s Ausable Marsh Wildlife Management Area. There is a large cattail marsh at the mouth of the Little Ausable, north along Route 9, and along both sides of the Ausable Point Campground Road. It’s a wetland community of native plant species that provides habitat for a variety of wildlife as well as erosion control. DEC does not manage cattails; muskrats often do a good job of managing it for us.
Carie Pershyn of the Ausable River Association responded, “Cattails are native and grow in dense thickets in the shallow water of bays and wetlands. If the cattail beds are increasing in size at this site, it may be due to lower lake levels over the past few years, or perhaps a buildup of sediment and sand coming downstream from the marsh and the river (i.e., sediment deposition means the bay might be getting shallower, creating habitat for cattails). The cattails provide multiple benefits for wildlife, including nesting habitat for red-winged blackbirds, and providing cover and food for various fish, duck, and muskrat. These cattail beds are good for migratory and non-migratory wildlife species.”
The last intensive invasive species survey in this area was conducted by DEC in 2008. For more information about invasive species, the Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program’s website and interactive map may provide further information. For more information on the Ausable Marsh Wildlife Management Area, visit https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24400.
Correction dated 2/3/21. The original story stated Lake Champlain Basin Program. Ausable River Association is correct.
Posted: February 2nd, 2021 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, General News, Northern NY News, Peru News, State Government News, Things to do in & near Peru.
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Franklin County Feb. 2 COVID-19 Report
*Attention*
Covid-19 Cases are increasing in Franklin County. In order to reduce the spread of infection:
Reduce Gathering Sizes.
Comply with the face covering requirements of New York State.
Socially distance 6 feet and wear your face covering.
Wash hands with soap and water or use hand sanitizer.
Clean and disinfect surfaces.
Driver or ride share – keep face covering on in car or bus.
STAY HOME IF YOU ARE SICK!
COVID-19 Case Statistics As Of 02/02/2021 :
Daily Statistics:
New Positives: 13
New Probables: 0
Active Cases: 304
Positivity Rate (01/31): 10.09%*
7-day Average (01/31): 7.71%*
New Deaths: 2
New Recovered: 11
Individuals in Isolation/Quarantine: 618
Active Cases By Correctional Facility:†
Bare Hill Correctional: 21
Franklin Correctional: 139
Upstate Correctional: 3
Cumulative Totals:
Cases: 1771
Confirmed Positive: 1642
Probable: 129
Deaths: 10
Recovered: 1457
* Positivity and testing statistics generated from NYS Department of Health COVID-19 Tracker (https://covid19tracker.health.ny.gov)
† As Of 1/04/2020, only active positive cases for correctional facilities reported directly to the Franklin County Department of Public Health are included in the active case counts and isolation numbers. Breakdowns of verified active cases for each correctional facility are provided for reference.
Go to https://www.franklincountyny.gov/…/covid-19…/index.php for the most current Franklin County Quarantines And Isolations By Town map.
Posted: February 2nd, 2021 under County Government News, Heathcare News, Northern NY News.
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STAY OFF THE ROADS UNLESS IT’S AN EMERGENCY!!!!
2:50 P.M. – HIGH WINDS, DRIFTING AND STEADY SNOWFALL IN AND AROUND PERU. THE ROADS ARE TERRIBLE.
Posted: February 2nd, 2021 under Peru News, Weather News/History.
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Localities to decide on expanding vaccine to restaurant workers, others
Posted: February 2nd, 2021 under Business News, Heathcare News.
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Health care executives involved in vaccine planning have close ties to Cuomo
Posted: February 2nd, 2021 under Heathcare News, State Government News.
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City & State Coronavirus Update
Posted: February 2nd, 2021 under Heathcare News, State Government News.
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Tractor falls through Mirror Lake ice; pond hockey tourney postponed | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Posted: February 2nd, 2021 under Adirondack Region News, Northern NY News, Weather News/History.
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Peru Convenience Station To Close at 2 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 2 Casella Waste Management will be closing the Peru Convenience Station at 2 p.m. today
Posted: February 2nd, 2021 under Peru News, Weather News/History.
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