Land Trust Map Tells Story Behind 7 Protected Places – – The Adirondack Almanack
Posted: October 2nd, 2020 under Environmental News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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Burlington airport braces for furloughs
Posted: October 2nd, 2020 under Business News, Heathcare News, Northern NY News, Regional NY-VT News.
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Several Vermont school districts consider nixing contracts with police – VTDigger
Posted: October 2nd, 2020 under Education News, Law Enforcement News, Regional NY-VT News.
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Another NY diocese files for bankruptcy amid clergy abuse lawsuits – syracuse.com
Posted: October 2nd, 2020 under Peru/Regional History, Religious News.
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7 F-M staff members got coronavirus through meetings, social interactions at school, county says – syracuse.com
Posted: October 2nd, 2020 under Education News, Heathcare News, Upstate New York.
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Plattsburgh man describes alleged racist assault | Local News | pressrepublican.com
Posted: October 2nd, 2020 under Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News.
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Health dept. reports two more Essex Center resident deaths | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com
Source: Health dept. reports two more Essex Center resident deaths | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com
Posted: October 2nd, 2020 under Heathcare News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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President Trump and first lady test positive for COVID-19 – syracuse.com
Posted: October 2nd, 2020 under Heathcare News, Peru/Regional History.
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Plattsburgh man faces hate crime charges after attack
Posted: October 1st, 2020 under Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News.
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Franklin County blames printer error for typo of Kamala Harris’ name | NCPR News
Posted: October 1st, 2020 under Northern NY News, Political News.
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Governor Cuomo recommends download this app
We have worked hard over these past months to establish a nation-leading testing and tracing program. Together with all the measures New Yorkers have taken to stop the spread, state-of-the-art testing and tracing have helped us make remarkable progress. Today, we build on this effort by adding an innovative new tool: COVID Alert NY — the official Exposure Notification App created by the New York State Department of Health in partnership with Google and Apple. Now you can use your phone to help stop the spread of COVID-19 and you can receive exposure alert notifications without compromising your privacy or personal information.
What is COVID Alert NY?
COVID Alert NY is New York State’s official Exposure Notification App. This is a free smartphone app available to anyone 18+ who lives and/or works in New York. The app uses Bluetooth technology — not location data — to quickly alert users if they have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. Once alerted, users can quickly protect themselves and others by self-quarantining, contacting their physician and getting tested.
Get alerts today: Download the app on your iPhone here. Download the app on your Android device here.
How does COVID Alert NY protect my privacy?
The app does not compromise privacy or collect your personal information. Use of the app is completely voluntary and anonymous. The app will never track your location.
Privacy is protected because your data is kept anonymous and is not identifiable to any individual. The State Department of Health cannot identify who downloads the app, and does not collect your name, phone number or other personal information. Any data you voluntarily choose to share is anonymous and can be deleted at any time. Learn more about the app’s expert-vetted security and privacy here.
How does COVID Alert NY work?
As you go about your day, the app uses Bluetooth to sense when another person with the same app comes within 6 feet of you. Your phone exchanges a secure random code with the other phone to record your proximity.
If the app notes that you’ve been within 6 feet of someone for more than 10 minutes, the app adds their phone’s random code to a list of close contacts. When a fellow app user tests positive for COVID-19, a Case Investigator from the county health department will ask if the person is willing to share the app’s list of “close contact” codes to help protect other people. Sharing your list is secure and private. The app never reveals who you are to anyone.
Each day, the list of codes for “confirmed cases” is sent to every phone that has the app. The app compares its own list of close contact codes to the list of confirmed cases. If there’s a match, the app displays a COVID Alert. Using these lists of anonymous codes, the alert is kept private. No one ever knows who generated the COVID Alert.
Neighboring states including New Jersey and Pennsylvania have launched Exposure Notification Apps that work in concert with New York’s, meaning New Yorkers will also get alerted if they have been exposed to someone from one of these states who tests positive.
How you can help:
The more New Yorkers using the COVID Alert NY app, the more effective it will be as a tool to stop the spread of COVID-19. Download the app today and encourage your friends and loved ones to download it, too. Alerts can only come from other people who use the app, so we need as many New Yorkers as possible to download the app.
The COVID Alert NY app puts the power in the hands of all New Yorkers to protect ourselves, our neighbors, friends, family and community. Together, we can slow the spread of COVID-19.
Ever Upward,
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
Posted: October 1st, 2020 under Heathcare News, State Government News.
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Governor Andrew Cuomo’s COVID-19 Oct. 1st Update
October 1, 2020.
Contact tracing has been instrumental in stopping the COVID spread, and we have worked hard over these past months to establish a nation-leading testing and tracing program. Today, we are building on that effort with an additional innovative technology-based tool — COVID Alert NY — our official Exposure Notification App created by the New York State Department of Health in partnership with Google and Apple. With COVID Alert NY, you can use your phone to receive alert notifications if you have been exposed without compromising your privacy or personal information.
The app will never track your location and is completely anonymous. Using Bluetooth technology, it can detect proximity to another phone with COVID Alert NY downloaded. The State Department of Health cannot identify who downloads the app, and does not collect your name, phone number or other personal information.
As we continue to battle the virus, this app offers another way to protect yourself and your community. The more New Yorkers who download the app, the more effective it is. Get the app today and help stop the spread while maintaining your privacy. Click here to download it directly to your iPhone. Click here to download it directly to your Android device.
Photo of the Day: Last night, bridges and landmarks across the state were illuminated in purple and teal in recognition of the last day of Suicide Prevention Month.
Here’s what else you need to know tonight:
1. We are closely monitoring New York’s infection rate. Yesterday, there were 612 total hospitalizations. Of the 109,218 tests reported yesterday, 1,382, or 1.27 percent, were positive. Sadly, we lost 11 New Yorkers to the virus.
2. 26 percent of all positive cases yesterday were only from 20 hotspot ZIP codes. The hotspot ZIP codes are in Orange County (10950), Rockland County (10952, 10977, 10956), Brooklyn (11223, 11230, 11210, 11,219, 11204, 11229, 11235, 11218, 11234), Queens (11367, 11374, 11691), Westchester County (10573), the Bronx (10468), Nassau County (11590), and Staten Island (10305). If you live in one of these ZIP codes, please take this seriously and get tested.
3. New York launched “Empire State Digital” to help small businesses compete in the digital economy. The COVID-19 pandemic has been disruptive to so many small businesses. This new initiative accelerates NY small businesses’ ability to grow their online presence through a first-in-the-nation program with leading global e-commerce enablers, including Shopify, Square, Clearbanc, and Etsy and will help them compete with larger online retailers.
4. Remember that New Yorkers can request an absentee ballot online now. This year, New Yorkers have several options to vote in the November election: Early voting, absentee voting and in-person voting on Election Day. If you have concerns about COVID, you may request an absentee ballot now. Learn more.
Tonight’s “Deep Breath Moment”: Autumn is in full swing, as shown in I Love NY’s latest fall foliage report. Be sure to catch a glimpse of the iconic scenery throughout the state while you can. Enjoy the season safely.
If you were forwarded this email, you can subscribe to New York State’s Coronavirus Updates here.
Ever Upward,
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
Posted: October 1st, 2020 under Heathcare News, State Government News.
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City & State Coronavirus Update
Posted: October 1st, 2020 under Heathcare News, State Government News.
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Clinton County COVID-19 Report for October 1st: Active -1, Recovered +1, Tested +406
Here are today’s Clinton County COVID-19 case updates. No additional lab-confirmed positive cases reported today. One individual moved to the recovered category. Currently 5 active cases of COVID-19 in Clinton County.
To accommodate our community’s ever-increasing testing demand, a new testing site opened yesterday at 213 Connecticut Road, Plattsburgh, NY 12903 (on what is commonly referred to as the New Base). A cooperative effort between The University of Vermont Health Network – CVPH and the Clinton County Health Department, for this week the drive-through site will conduct tests Thursday and Friday, October 1 and 2, from 4 to 6 p.m. Testing is free and a physician order is not required. This is a drive-through testing site and individuals must remain in their vehicles at all times.
Individuals with (symptomatic) and without (asymptomatic) COVID-19 symptoms may be tested at this location, including those who:
– Require a test to return to school.
– Need a test to visit a loved one in a nursing home.
– Have an occupational requirement (hairdressers, barbers, etc.).
– Are subject to precautionary or mandatory quarantine (by the health department).
– Directly interact with the public while working (health care worker, first responder, or other essential worker).
– Meet the criteria set by the New York State Department of Health based on where you live, work, or other factors the Department deems relevant to COVID-19 testing.
For other local COVID-19 testing options, visit https://www.cvph.org/Patients-and…/Patients/COVID-Testing or https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/find-test-site-near-you.
Posted: October 1st, 2020 under Heathcare News.
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Coronavirus pandemic claims nearly 100-year-old Vermont dairy operation
Posted: October 1st, 2020 under Heathcare News, Peru/Regional History, Regional NY-VT News.
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COVID Alert NY App Ready for Download
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Posted: October 1st, 2020 under Heathcare News.
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DEC Reminds Fall Campers to Follow Firewood Requirements to Prevent the Spread of Invasive Species
New PSA Recognizes October is National Firewood Awareness MonthThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today marked the beginning of fall camping season by reminding New Yorkers and visitors to prevent the spread of damaging invasive species by following state firewood requirements when obtaining wood for campfires. In recognition of October as National Firewood Awareness Month, DEC is releasing new PSA across the state to help raise awareness about firewood movement and its role in spreading invasive species. “‘An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure’ and this is just as true for mitigating the damaging effects of invasive species as it is for staying healthy,” DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos said. “One of the easiest ways to prevent the spread of invasive forest pests is to obtain firewood within 50 miles of your destination. Whether you are setting out for a camping adventure or preparing to heat your house this winter, it is important to use firewood grown nearby to protect the places you love.” Many people take wood from their properties as they head out to camp, hunt, or enjoy the great outdoors, but most don’t realize their wood may be hiding the eggs, larvae, spores, adults, or even seeds of invasive threats. Transporting infested firewood allows invasives to spread further and faster than these pests could or would have on their own. In 2009, New York State enacted a regulation to prevent this accidental and often long-distance spread by limiting the transportation of firewood. The regulation pertains to all species of wood, cut or not cut, split or not split, destined for use as fuel. Logs are subject to the regulation if their intended use is as firewood.
Some invasive pests of concern and their respective hosts:
Any law enforcement officer can enforce this regulation and violations may result in a ticket that carries a $250 fine in addition to other penalties. Untreated firewood moved more than 50 miles may be ordered to be returned to its source/origin or confiscated and destroyed. Failing to follow the regulation could also lead to greater impacts well beyond a ticket fee, such as:
For more information, go to DEC’s website. Contact foresthealth@dec.ny.gov or call toll-free at 1-866-640-0652 with questions about the firewood regulation. |
Posted: October 1st, 2020 under Environmental News, Law Enforcement News.
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Cuomo coronavirus rules for Uber, taxis, limos: Masks, no rides with strangers, windows down – syracuse.com
Posted: October 1st, 2020 under Business News, Heathcare News, State Government News.
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New York’s new sick leave law: 13 things workers need to know as benefit kicks in – syracuse.com
Source: New York’s new sick leave law: 13 things workers need to know as benefit kicks in – syracuse.com
Posted: October 1st, 2020 under Law Enforcement News, State Government News.
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Media groups condemn Burlington protesters burning newspapers – VTDigger
Posted: October 1st, 2020 under Law Enforcement News, Regional NY-VT News.
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Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Sept. 30th COVID-19 Update
September 30, 2020
We continue to aggressively track clusters with a particular focus on the 20 ZIP codes with the highest infection rates. Within these 20 “hotspot” ZIP codes, the average infection rate is 5.5 percent. The rate of infection for the rest of New York State, excluding those 20 ZIP codes, is 0.82 percent. While these 20 ZIP codes accounted for almost a quarter of yesterday’s positive cases, they represent only 6 percent of the state’s population.
Areas with high positivity rates now have access to rapid testing machines that the State has made available. If you live or work in one of the following ZIP codes please get a test:
Rockland County (10952, 10977), Brooklyn (11230, 11204, 11219, 11223, 11229, 11210, 11234), the Bronx (10465, 10462), Manhattan (10040), Queens (11374), Staten Island (10306, 10304), Suffolk County (11717, 11746) and Nassau County (11580).
Table of the Day: If you live or work in one of these ZIP codes please get a test.
Here’s what else you need to know tonight:
1. New York’s COVID positive test rate is hovering at just over one percent. Yesterday, there were 605 total hospitalizations. Of the 97,960 tests reported yesterday, 1,000, or 1.02 percent, were positive. Sadly, we lost nine New Yorkers to the virus.
2. Cost should not be a barrier for essential workers to access mental health services. The State Department of Financial Services is extending its emergency regulation requiring NY health insurers to waive out-of-pocket costs, including cost-sharing, deductibles, copays and coinsurance, for in-network mental health services for New York’s frontline essential workers until November 27.
3. The state is working with Orthodox Jewish community leaders to develop an action plan encouraging community members to follow Coronavirus guidelines. I had a productive meeting with leaders of the community today to discuss how we can all work together to contain the spread of COVID that we’re starting to see in some religious communities across the state. We will develop an action plan to protect the health and safety of these New Yorkers.
4. The State has issued updated guidance for taxis, for-hire vehicles and other transportation services. Drivers are encouraged to transport passengers with the windows down to increase ventilation, and to implement physical barriers between rider and driver, in addition to the mandatory mask wearing requirement for both drivers and passengers. See the updated guidance here.
5. National Governors Association Vice Chair Asa Hutchinson and I called on Congress to prioritize state and local aid. The pandemic is a national problem, affecting all states, and it demands a bipartisan and national solution. Read our joint statement.
Tonight’s “Deep Breath Moment”: When the pandemic hit New York City, many food truck vendors put their businesses on hold — but they did not stop cooking. To help combat food insecurity in New York City, the Urban Justice Center’s Street Vendor Project has worked with food truck vendors and found a way to keep the grills on. Food truck vendors have since whipped up 6,500 meals that have been distributed throughout Brooklyn and the Bronx. The program, which ends on Friday, has helped many immigrant-run businesses stay afloat while providing many tasty meals to New Yorkers in need.
If you were forwarded this email, you can subscribe to New York State’s Coronavirus Updates here.
Ever Upward,
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
Posted: September 30th, 2020 under Heathcare News, State Government News.
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Burlington records more rainfall in a single day than in previous 50 combined
Posted: September 30th, 2020 under Regional NY-VT News, Weather News/History.
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Plattsburgh man cycles more than 1,000 miles for children’s cancer research | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH |
Posted: September 30th, 2020 under Heathcare News, Northern NY News.
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City & State Coronavirus Update
Posted: September 30th, 2020 under Heathcare News, State Government News.
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Grant Received, Spending Questioned, Sewage Line Break, Youth Commission Make-up and More
By John T. Ryan
Peru – The best news at the Peru Town Board’s Monday, September 28th meeting was the news that the Town had received a $20,000 Lake Champlain Basin Program grant. It will finance a Valcour sewer district manhole structure and a chemical dosing pump for the water treatment plant. The Board awarded an $11,500 contract to Camp Precast Concrete Products for the Valcour structure and an $8,272.92 contract to the JEM Company for the water treatment equipment.
Councilman Kregg Bruno questioned spending $4,000 to refinish the floor at the historic Lyon Road School. He said, “It’s a money pit. Historical funds could be used for other purposes.” Bruno noted that Historian Ron Allen has been spending his entire budget on the school for several years while not announcing a specific plan for the building’s use. Councilmen Rick Barber and Jim Douglass defended the expenditure, saying that Allen plans to open the school to visitors as soon as it is presentable and outfitted like a period schoolhouse. The Board approved the expense 3 to 1 with Douglass, Barber, and Supervisor Brandy McDonald voting yes, while Bruno voted no. Councilman Melvin Irwin was excused because he was out of town.
Water-Sewer Superintendent Courtney Tetrault commented on a Sunday, September 19th, sewer line brake on the steep hill behind the Old Peru Cemetery. Some sewage found its way to the Little Ausable River. Tetrault reported the break to DEC and his crews were able to make emergency repairs. A permanent fix will await the sewer system upgrade project. Bidding on that project will be announced on October 31st with a bid opening in December. 
Bruno asked if the Youth Commission has term limits for its members. He said he knows two individuals interested in serving. Bruno felt term limits would be a good idea while Councilman Barber and Councilman Douglass said the Town is fortunate to have volunteers willing to serve. Douglass cited the difficulty in getting volunteers for the Zoning and Planning Boards. Town Attorney Matt Favro said some towns use staggered terms. Increasing the number of members of the Youth Commission was mentioned. Barber asked for the names of the interested individuals. He said he would talk to Youth Commission Chairman Greg Mills about inviting them to the next Youth Commission meeting.
Supervisor Brandy McDonald asked Guynup if anything is being done about the small house on School Street that has been in horrible condition for several years. McDonald has been getting complaints from nearby property owners. Guynup said he took the owner to court several months ago, a fine was levied, and as far as he knows the fine has not been paid. Unpaid taxes on the property were also advertised. He expressed frustration that his recommendations are not yielding results.
Councilman Bruno asked why the Mini-Mite soccer program isn’t being conducted. Youth Commission Liaison Rick Barber said Youth Director John Flynn worried about young children congregating, a danger in these pandemic times. He said Flynn believes children of this age would be very difficult to keep separate. Some parents have reportedly organized informal games at Heyworth Mason Park.
Code Enforcement Officer Bob Guynup said he thinks the Maplefields Subway should open in about two weeks. There has been an equipment delay issue.
Councilman Bruno asked Guynup about the Orchard View/Washington Street residential project. Guynup said both the DEC and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers still have outstanding issues with the drainage basin.
Two pit bulls killed a pig at a Fuller Rd. home according to Dog Control Officer David Drollette. While he has suspects, Drollette was unable to find conclusive evidence as to who owns the pit bulls. In another incident, a dog killed a neighbor’s cat. He will be issuing tickets.
Highway Superintendent Michael Farrell is still planning the Telegraph St. culvert and bridge project. He said it might qualify for as much as 95% to 100% reimbursement.
Farrell also reported that he was able to pave most of the Jabez Allen Road. The Town’s paver still awaits parts; therefore, Farrell hired Burnell Paving to do the paving. Town trucks and personnel hauled the asphalt. Farrell has about $70,000 to $75,000 remaining in the paving account. Perplexed about the future of NYS highway funding, he asked the Board if he should use the money this year. The Board urged him to use the money since he has it in his possession.
Posted: September 30th, 2020 under General News, Town Board News, Water & Sewer Dept. News.
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