City & State Coronavirus Update
Posted: August 20th, 2020 under Business News, Heathcare News, State Government News.
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Crossgates sues six stores that stopped paying rent amid COVID outbreak
Posted: August 20th, 2020 under Business News, Heathcare News, Upstate New York.
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Weinberger Proposes Limiting Alcohol Sales, Gatherings Ahead of UVM Semester | Off Message
Posted: August 20th, 2020 under Education News, Heathcare News, Regional NY-VT News.
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Reopening NY: ‘Movie theaters I think are next,’ Cuomo says – syracuse.com
Posted: August 20th, 2020 under Business News, Heathcare News, State Government News.
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Sun Community News – Essex County was hit with 24 new COVID-19 cases at an Elizabethtown nursing home
Essex County was hit with 24 new COVID-19 cases at an Elizabethtown nursing home, the county health department reported Wednesday.
Posted: August 20th, 2020 under Heathcare News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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August 26th Women’s Equality Day Forum
Posted: August 20th, 2020 under Community Events, Northern NY News.
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Governor Andrew Cuomo’s August 19th COVID-19 message
We continue to make good progress against Coronavirus—for the 12th consecutive day, our statewide infection rate has been below 1 percent. But COVID is not over. Complacency or letting our guard down is a threat to that hard-won progress. We need to keep taking steps to protect one another to keep the numbers low. It’s up to each and every New Yorker.
Chart of the Day: Total hospitalizations are flat.
Here’s what else you need to know tonight:
1. The total number of COVID hospitalizations remains low. Yesterday, there were 548 total hospitalizations. Of the 80,425 tests reported yesterday, 631, or 0.78%, were positive. Sadly, we lost 6 New Yorkers to the virus.
2. I urge New Yorkers to get a flu shot. While we still handle COVID, flu season looms on the horizon. Today, the State Department of Health will issue letters to local health departments requiring them to submit plans as to how they will handle testing for flu and COVID. This year it is especially important that New Yorkers get their flu shot. Find a flu vaccine site near you.
3. The Brooklyn Museum and El Museo del Barrio will reopen to the public on September 12th. Last week, I announced that New York City museums and cultural institutions can reopen starting Monday, August 24th at 25 percent capacity with safety protocols in place.
4. The moratorium for residential and commercial evictions in New York City has been extended to October 1st. Evictions will remain paused for New Yorkers and small businesses facing financial hardship due to the pandemic.
Tonight’s “Deep Breath Moment”: In May, two teenagers in Pearland, Texas dressed up in Spider-Man costumes and held drive-by “birthday parades” for children in their neighborhood. The teens expanded the idea into a fundraiser called “Drive By Heroes,” where they would make heroic appearances in exchange for food donations to their local community center.
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Ever Upward,
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
Posted: August 19th, 2020 under Heathcare News, State Government News.
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Weeks from start of school year, administrators face sharp aid cuts
Posted: August 19th, 2020 under Education News, Political News, State Government News.
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Albany firefighter needs public’s help in race against disease
Posted: August 19th, 2020 under Fire Department News, General News, Upstate New York.
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‘The journey of a lifetime’: Parishville woman reflects on hiking 46 High Peaks in under a week | NCPR News
Posted: August 19th, 2020 under Adirondack Region News, Northern NY News.
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‘Risky, problematic’ to open schools: Cuomo wonders if can they control UNC-like outbreaks – syracuse.com
Posted: August 19th, 2020 under Education News, Heathcare News, State Government News.
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Stefanik Announces Over $550,000 USDA Rural Business Development Grant Funding for the North Country
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik announced over $550,000 in USDA Rural Business Development grant funding for four North Country organizations.
The Essex County Industrial Development Agency has been awarded $300,000 to facilitate the expansion and retention of business activity within Essex County. An estimated 53 jobs will be created as a result of this investment.
The Lewis County Development Corporation has been awarded $99,950. This investment will assist Black River Valley Natural (BVRN) in expanding its creamery operation. Funding will allow for the purchase of local milk, a cooler, a freezer and climate-controlled storage equipment for cheese making. An estimated 7 jobs will be created as a result of this investment.
The St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency has been awarded $57,000 to fund a Class A tractor-trailer training at the Career Ready Education and Success Training Center (CREST) at the State University of New York at Canton. Funding will support 12 students to obtain the necessary skills to pass the New York State Class A tractor-trailer driving examination. An estimated 12 jobs will be created as a result of this investment.
The Ticonderoga Revitalization Alliance has been awarded $99,528 to fund vocational training for Ticonderoga Revitalization Alliance’s Trade Education Access Program. Funds will provide tuition for 8 high school 2020/2021 academic year seniors. An estimated 24 jobs will be created as a result of this investment
Posted: August 19th, 2020 under Business News, Congressional News, Education News, Upstate New York.
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Local Health Department COVID-19 Report for August 19th: Total +0, Recovered +1, Active -1, Tested +363
Here are today’s Clinton County COVID-19 case updates.
We have heard concern from residents as to whether college students living in Clinton County will be counted or reported in our case counts, should they be COVID-19 positive. To clarify- yes, case counts reported by CCHD include anyone living in Clinton County, NY at the time of their illness. Contact tracing and isolation or quarantine orders are completed just as they would be for any other resident.
Posted: August 19th, 2020 under General News.
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City & State Coronavirus Update
Posted: August 19th, 2020 under Heathcare News, State Government News.
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Local COVID-19 Report for August 18th: Case +0, Recovered +0, Active +0, Tested +109
Posted: August 19th, 2020 under Education News, Heathcare News.
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Ithaca College changes course, won’t bring back students for the fall semester – syracuse.com
Source: Ithaca College changes course, won’t bring back students for the fall semester – syracuse.com
Posted: August 19th, 2020 under Education News, Heathcare News, Upstate New York.
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Pandemic will hit Syracuse’s wallet harder than almost any other city in America (report) – syracuse.com
Posted: August 19th, 2020 under Business News, Heathcare News, Peru/Regional History, Upstate New York.
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Burlington police and firefighters help save unresponsive woman
Posted: August 18th, 2020 under Law Enforcement News, Regional NY-VT News.
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Bowling is back. Gyms are opening. Casino workers ask: What about us? – syracuse.com
Posted: August 18th, 2020 under Arts and Entertainment, Business News, Heathcare News, State Government News.
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Coronavirus: UNC-Chapel Hill moves all classes online after just 1 week – syracuse.com
Posted: August 18th, 2020 under Education News, Heathcare News.
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NY will close individual schools if coronavirus starts to spread, Cuomo says – syracuse.com
Posted: August 18th, 2020 under Education News, Heathcare News, State Government News.
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Road salt and lawsuits – – The Adirondack Almanack
Posted: August 18th, 2020 under Adirondack Region News, Environmental News, Highway Dept. News, Northern NY News, State Government News.
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Another way to participate in the 2020 Applefest
When the Peru Gazette posted its first story on Applefest’s cancellation a few days ago, several people asked how they can help the parish. As the previous story states, the Applefest’s traditional Grand Raffle is still being held. Tickets are $5 each or $20 for five tickets. Call 518-643-2435 to speak to Rebecca for information, talk to a parishioner, or stop by the parish office M-F between 9 a.m. and noon or 1 and 3 p.m.
Posted: August 17th, 2020 under Community Events.
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Peru Applefest canceled | St. Augustine’s Church in Peru has made the decision to cancel their biggest fundraiser of the year. Sun Community News PERU |
This story gives more details on the cancellation and its impact on the parish. Source: Peru Applefest canceled | Sun Community News PERU | St. Augustine’s Church in Peru has made the decision to cancel their biggest fundraiser of the year.
Posted: August 17th, 2020 under Community Events, Peru News, Peru/Regional History.
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Elmore SPCA Breakfast Fundraiser
Posted: August 17th, 2020 under Community Events, Northern NY News.
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