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Coronavirus

NY vaccine appointments snapped up

NEW YORK (AP) — New Yorkers battered by months of isolation and worry eagerly snapped up limited chances to get the COVID-19 vaccine as the state began its first mass inoculations of older people and many essential workers. Monday marked the first day of universal eligibility for all ...

State of the State: Vaccinations, boosting economy top Cuomo 2021 agenda

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo pledged in his annual address Monday to vaccinate millions of residents and jumpstart the state’s flagging economy even as more than 10,000 New Yorkers continue to test positive for COVID-19 each day. The governor’s State of the State address — which will ...

Petrova students go remote after daycare worker tests positive

SARANAC LAKE — Students attending kindergarten through sixth-grade at Petrova Elementary School will be learning remotely today, after a child-care worker at a YMCA daycare hosted inside the school building tested positive for COVID-19 Friday. District Superintendent Diane Fox announced ...

Online shopping growth, COVID, sparks jump in store returns

ALBANY — The time-honored post-Christmas rush of gift returns is growing larger, but you might not know it by visiting your favorite mall or department store. You would see it, though, if you stopped by Corner Gateway, a family-run printing/shipping business in Slingerlands. “Our ...

Franklin County maintains COVID-19 numbers in mid-100s

Franklin County saw a consistent rise in COVID-19 cases over the weekend, as well as a consistent exodus of positive individuals recovering from the virus. The county’s health department reported 25 new cases Saturday and 22 on Sunday, bringing the current total number of positive cases ...