WASHINGTON — A major source of income for roughly 30 million unemployed people is set to end, threatening their ability to meet rent and pay bills and potentially undercutting the fragile economic recovery. In March, Congress approved an extra $600 in weekly unemployment benefits as ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday a new “three strikes” policy that will require bars and restaurants to close after they receive three citations for failing to follow rules, including mask-wearing and keeping people 6 feet apart. Cuomo said the state’s fielding ...

NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday a new “three strikes” policy that will require bars and restaurants to close after they receive three citations for failing to follow rules, including mask-wearing and keeping people 6 feet apart. Cuomo said the state’s fielding ...

SARANAC LAKE — With a big drop in patients and thus in revenue, St. Joseph’s Addiction Treatment and Recovery Centers “unquestionably” would have had to cut staff during the COVID-19 pandemic if not for federal aid, CEO Bob Ross said. That would have left it unprepared for what ...

The coronavirus pandemic isn’t over. Its economic impact isn’t, either. More than four months after New York discovered its first case of COVID-19, over 1 million New Yorkers remain out of work, with many unable to pay their rent, and some without enough food to eat, according to a ...

SARANAC LAKE — Separate road work projects nearby will delay traffic this coming week. The five-story Saranac Waterfront Lodge, being built on the shore of Lake Flower, is connecting to the village sewer system this week, according to an announcement Friday from its engineering firm, ...