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Coronavirus

Lake Placid village board OKs more summer event details

LAKE PLACID — Members of the Lake Placid Village Board of Trustees on Monday, June 7 approved several summer events that were not held last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, including the annual July 4 parade. - Ironman Lake Placid - As per a request from Ironman Lake Placid ...

Section VII will let schools set mask rules

Students at schools in Section VII athletics — including Saranac Lake, Lake Placid, Keene and AuSable Valley — do not have to mask up when competing outdoors at schools that adopt new state regulations, but if they travel to districts still requiring masks, they may have to wear them ...

‘About time’: Officials welcome news of border progress in Canada

PLATTSBURGH — Canadian leaders are reportedly contemplating steps that could loosen northern border restrictions as early as June 22, news North Country officials embraced with open arms Tuesday. - Up north vaccination - Politico reported Tuesday that Canadian border city mayors had ...

Schools can ditch masks when outdoors

After a weekend of mixed messages on mask-wearing at schools, Gov. Andrew Cuomo released an official guidance on Tuesday allowing districts to choose to lift mask requirements for students and staff when they are outdoors. As playoffs begin tonight, all of the school districts within Section ...

‘About time’: Officials welcome news of border progress in Canada

PLATTSBURGH — Canadian leaders are reportedly contemplating steps that could loosen northern border restrictions as early as June 22, news North Country officials embraced with open arms Tuesday. - END IN SIGHT Assemblyman D. Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) was among the voices, feeling ...

More virus rules to lift if 70% of NY adults get vaccine

NEW YORK — New York will lift more COVID-19 rules once 70% of adults have at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, a target that Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday he hoped his state could reach in days. The Empire State building will light up in blue and gold once New York hits the threshold, ...