Social Distancing Remains in Force – CCHD
Posted: May 15th, 2020 under Heathcare News, State Government News.
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Clinton County Lab-confirmed COVID-19 Plus 5 Today
Posted: May 15th, 2020 under General News, Heathcare News.
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The Clinton County Sheriff’s Department is warning area residents about a new scam targeting New York State Electric and Gas customers.
Posted: May 15th, 2020 under Heathcare News, Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News.
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Hannaford to hire approximately 2,000 workers | Sun Community News
Posted: May 15th, 2020 under Business News, Heathcare News.
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New York state beaches to open in time for Memorial Day; local beaches also can – syracuse.com
Source: New York state beaches to open in time for Memorial Day; local beaches also can – syracuse.com
Posted: May 15th, 2020 under Business News, Heathcare News, State Government News.
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Stefanik Statement on Pelosi’s $3 Trillion Partisan Legislation; Need Immediate Bipartisan Relief
From the office of Congresswoman Elise Stefanik
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement on Speaker Pelosi’s $3 trillion partisan legislation:
“Speaker Pelosi did not reach across the aisle even once to work with Republicans on this $3 trillion, 1,800-page partisan wish list,” said Congresswoman Stefanik. “This $3 trillion bill is a non-starter written behind closed doors. We need a bipartisan COVID-19 relief bill immediately to provide support for our rural counties and municipalities across our District. The New York Congressional Delegation has effectively worked to propose solutions whether its increased funds for hospitals, nursing homes, or testing capacity. The Speaker needs to reach out to all Members to negotiate a package rather than writing her bill behind closed doors and jamming in her partisan wish list including a federal takeover of state and local elections, the release of prisoners including illegal immigrants and violent offenders, and providing funding to sanctuary cities. This legislation will never become law, and Speaker Pelosi knows it. This political game is offensive to the spirit of the body of Congress and to the American people who are hurting and deserve bipartisan relief now.
“I will fight to ensure that the bipartisan bill includes direct resources for the North Country whether for our farmers who have suffered immense losses due to supply chain disruptions, direct funding for local governments to fund police forces, firefighters, and schools, extended assistance for small businesses and enhanced support for displaced workers to reenter the workforce. Despite Pelosi’s refusal to work across the aisle, I will continue to work with my colleagues in a bipartisan manner on policy solutions that actually have a chance to be signed into law.”
Posted: May 15th, 2020 under Heathcare News, Political News, State Government News.
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Governor Cuomo COVID-19 Live May 15, 2020
Posted: May 15th, 2020 under Heathcare News, State Government News.
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Stefanik Joins Members of NY Delegation to Request Investigation Into New York State’s Safety and Health Guidance for Nursing Homes
From the office of Congresswoman Elise Stefanick
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik joined with Members of the NY Delegation to send a letter urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to investigate New York State’s adherence to appropriate safety and health guidance for nursing homes and long-term care facilities amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. This request comes after New York State issued uncertain and shifting policy guidance on providing care for some of the most vulnerable in our communities at nursing homes statewide. This included encouraging facilities to accept patients who have been previously diagnosed with COVID-19, and at one point, allowing asymptomatic COVID-19 caregivers to attend to residents. Additionally, without sufficient state-provided personal protective equipment (PPE), healthcare workers have been at a significantly higher risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19. Congresswoman Stefanik was joined by Reps. John Katko (NY-24), Lee Zeldin (NY-1), Pete King (NY-2), and Tom Reed (NY-23) in sending this letter to HHS and CMS.
Posted: May 15th, 2020 under Heathcare News, Political News.
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COVID-19 GLOBAL UPDATE for May 15th
More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest number as of 4 a.m. ET*:
US 1,417,889 (+1.95%)
Spain 272,646 (+0.57%)
Russia 252,245 (+4.12%)
UK 234,441 (+1.50%)
Italy 223,096 (+0.45%)
Brazil 203,165 (+6.85%)
France 178,994 (+0.45%)
Germany 174,478 (+0.22%)
Turkey 144,749 (+1.14%)
Iran 114,533 (+1.60%)
Source: Johns Hopkins University
*Percentage change over 24 hours
Posted: May 15th, 2020 under Heathcare News.
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Diocese of Ogdensburg begins discussion about resuming public worship | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com
Diocese of Ogdensburg Communications Director Darcy Fargo said Thursday that, like other entities, the diocese is still awaiting guidance from the state both on when churches can reopen and whether they fit into one of the reopening phases.
“We just don’t know where we fall at this point,” she continued.
“It’s kind of frustrating — everybody would really like to resume worship services and resume the sacraments, but obviously we want to do it in the safest way possible.
We’d really appreciate some guidance.”
Posted: May 15th, 2020 under Heathcare News, Northern NY News, Religious News.
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As CNY enters phase one of a restart, can churchgoers return to worship? – syracuse.com
Posted: May 15th, 2020 under Highway Dept. News, Religious News, State Government News.
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How local boards of elections are preparing for the pandemic primary | CSNY
Posted: May 15th, 2020 under General News, Peru/Regional History, Political News.
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North Country Chamber of Commerce says Thank You!
Generous donors give over $11,600 to help feed our frontline
Plattsburgh, NY – The North Country Chamber’s Feed our Frontline campaign has come to an end. Thanks to you, the amazing donors, they were able to give over $11,600 to the Alice Hyde Medical Center, Elizabethtown Community Hospital, Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital and Adirondack Health during Hospital Week. The money will be used to both show support for frontline heroes and bolster our local restaurants.
Hannah Hanford relayed, “The Adirondack Health Foundation and the entire the staff at Adirondack Health wish to thank you from the bottom of our hearts! We are most appreciative of the many expressions of support and encouragement we have received. We hope everyone knows how much it brightens our day and gives us renewed energy to go about our work caring for our patients – we couldn’t be more grateful.”
“We are deeply grateful for the outpouring of support. This week is National Hospital Week and it is more important now than ever for us to recognize the tireless commitment of our employees,” said Elizabethtown Community Hospital President, John Remillard. “Through the North Country Chamber of Commerce’s “Feed the Frontline” donation, we will be able to celebrate all of our team members who have worked incredibly hard over the last two months to care for our community.”
Garry Douglas, CEO and President of the North Country Chamber said, “The desire to do this came from our members and we were happy to be a conduit for them, and they and others in the community certainly came through. Across the North Country, organizations, businesses and individuals are pitching in in all sorts of ways, whether through contributions of cash, things such as masks or services and support. This spirit of sharing has always served the North Country well and is doing so again. Onward and upward!”
Visit northcountrychamber.com for more ways to help local organizations provide for those in need.
Posted: May 15th, 2020 under Heathcare News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.
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UVM faculty, students hold car protest to push back on cuts – VTDigger
Posted: May 15th, 2020 under Education News, Regional NY-VT News.
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Dandelions: The incredible, edible weed – – The Adirondack Almanack
Posted: May 15th, 2020 under Environmental News, Northern NY News.
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Our Sports Your Story: Peru couple’s loves is pulled by tractors
PERU, N.Y. — Tyler and Emily Jarvis are tractor pullers, whose love story started underneath the hood. Advertisement “We met many moons ago right after high school when I graduated, I worked for her grandparents in the body shop, I actually painted one of my tractors there,” Tyler Jarvis said.
Source: Our Sports Your Story: Peru couple’s loves is pulled by tractors
Posted: May 14th, 2020 under Agricultural News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru resident news/accomplishments.
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NBC 5 COVID-19 Update of May 14th
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Posted: May 14th, 2020 under Heathcare News.
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N O T I C E ! BOIL WATER ORDER HAS BEEN LIFTED
N O T I C E ! BOIL WATER ORDER HAS BEEN LIFTED
WATER FROM SCHOOL ST, JENKINS, BIRCHWOOD, WOODLAND, BLOOMFIELD, WINDING BROOK, MCINTOSH, HOLDEN, LOCUST, BUTTON BROOK, MCDONALD PLACE, MASON, ELMORE & MAIDEN LANE
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CLINTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Posted: May 14th, 2020 under Water & Sewer Dept. News.
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Police seize approximately 180 pounds of marijuana during traffic stop
Posted: May 14th, 2020 under Law Enforcement News, Northern NY News.
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Bishop LaValley outlines a reopening plan developed with expert consultation
Bishop Terry R. LaValley has opened a dialogue with the priests of the Diocese of Ogdensburg about the steps that must be taken to reopen churches in the diocese for public worship. Bishop LaValley is working to ensure any return to public worship is done with the safety of our parishioners, priests and ministers as the main priority.
Bishop LaValley, representatives of the diocesan Office of Worship and administration continue to consult with public health officials and a committee of medical professionals to establish guidelines that will aid local parishes in developing reopening plans.
Bishop LaValley said, “We yearn for the day when we can return to Church to be with our parish family in worship and praise of our God. We hunger to be fed with the Bread of Life. But this will be a gradual process that requires significant changes in the way we have always done things so that we can provide as safe an environment as possible for those who would enter our sacred spaces. Each parish will prepare a specific plan that will incorporate these new features of our Mass experience. These changes are temporary, and the guidelines will change as we make progress against the Coronavirus. We thank you for your patience and understanding, and I continue to pray for you all.”
Those guidelines will require some changes to how the faithful of the North Country typically gather and worship. These changes include:
Churches will undergo continual intensive cleaning and sanitizing.
At the outset, only a certain number of people will be able to physically attend Mass. This is largely determined by the size of the church and the requirements of social distancing.
Individuals who are at higher risk with the coronavirus and those who are sick are asked to remain at home.
All parishioners ages 2 and over will wear face coverings while in church to protect themselves and others.
There will be no holy water in fonts.
There will be no offertory processions.
There will be no passing of the collection basket. The basket will be placed in a fixed location and parishioners will be asked to drop their contributions into the basket as they enter or leave the church.
The distribution of Communion will be different.
No worship aids, such as missalettes and hymnals, will be available for use.
There will be no choirs in the early phases of our return to public worship.
There will be no congregating in the church, on the steps or at the doors of the church.
Bishop LaValley will extend the dispensation for Sunday Mass until further notice.
Pastors and parishes will be asked to use these guidelines to develop plans for the celebration of Mass at each worship site.
Posted: May 14th, 2020 under General News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, Religious News.
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What’s contact tracing, how does it keep us safe, and what does it look like in the North Country? | NCPR News
Posted: May 14th, 2020 under Heathcare News, Northern NY News.
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Governor gives North Country green light to start re-opening, yellow light to proceed with caution | NCPR News
Posted: May 14th, 2020 under Business News, Heathcare News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History, State Government News.
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Today’s Governor Cuomo’s Daily CIvID-19 Briefing Is From Syracuse
Posted: May 14th, 2020 under Heathcare News, State Government News.
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All School Budget and Board of Education Voting Is By Absentee Ballot
This flyer cited NYS Election Law 5-106 as one of the reasons to be disqualified from voting.
It reads: Qualifications of voters; reasons for exclusion
1. No person who shall receive, accept, or offer to receive, or pay, offer or promise to pay, contribute, offer or promise to contribute to another, to be paid or used, any money or any other valuable thing as a compensation or reward for the giving or withholding a vote at an election, or for registering or refraining from registering as a voter, or who shall make any promise to influence the giving or withholding of any such vote or registration, or who shall make or become directly or indirectly interested in any bet or wager depending upon the result of an election, shall vote at such election.
2. No person who has been convicted of a felony pursuant to the laws of this state, shall have the right to register for or vote at any election unless he shall have been pardoned or restored to the rights of citizenship by the governor, or his maximum sentence of imprisonment has expired, or he has been discharged from parole. The governor, however, may attach as a condition to any such pardon a provision that any such person shall not have the right of suffrage until it shall have been separately restored to him.
3. No person who has been convicted in a federal court, of a felony, or a crime or offense which would constitute a felony under the laws of this state, shall have the right to register for or vote at any election unless he shall have been pardoned or restored to the rights of citizenship by the president of the United States, or his maximum sentence of imprisonment has expired, or he has been discharged from parole.
4. No person who has been convicted in another state for a crime or offense which would constitute a felony under the laws of this state shall have the right to register for or vote at any election in this state unless he shall have been pardoned or restored to the rights of citizenship by the governor or other appropriate authority of such other state, or his maximum sentence has expired, or he has been discharged from parole.
5. The provisions of subdivisions two, three and four of this section shall not apply if the person so convicted is not sentenced to either death or imprisonment, or if the execution of a sentence of imprisonment is suspended.
6. No person who has been adjudged incompetent by order of a court of competent judicial authority shall have the right to register for or vote at any election in this state unless thereafter he shall have been adjudged competent pursuant to law.
Posted: May 14th, 2020 under Education News, Peru School News, Peru/Regional History.
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Stefanik Cosponsors ACCESS Act
From the office of Congresswoman Elise Stefanik
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is co-sponsoring the bipartisan Advancing Connectivity During the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors Act (ACCESS Act). Many older Americans and individuals with disabilities rely on nursing homes for care in their older years, and the COVID-19 pandemic has severely isolated them from their family members and healthcare providers. The ACCESS Act would authorize emergency funding of $50 million for the Department Health and Human Services’ Telehealth Resource Center to assist nursing facilities in expanding their use of telehealth services. It also requires HHS to share recommendations to improve access to telehealth services in nursing facilities during the pandemic and establishes a grant program to allow nursing facilities to facilitate “virtual visits” with loved ones during the pandemic.
“My district is home to many seniors who reside in nursing homes and eldercare facilities, and their lives have been severely disrupted by this public health crisis,” said Congresswoman Stefanik. “This legislation will be crucial in helping our seniors stay better connected to their healthcare providers and their families throughout this unprecedented time. It is essential that we continue to protect our most vulnerable population from risking exposure to the virus, while still providing them with the telehealth and family virtual visits for human connection that they so desperately need. I will continue to advocate for support for our seniors throughout the COVID-19 outbreak and beyond.”
Posted: May 14th, 2020 under Heathcare News, Political News.
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