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 ...

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 ...

WATERTOWN — New York state opened up its Phase 1B rollout of COVID-19 vaccines Monday, giving a larger number of people a chance to schedule appointments to receive their first dose. At about 8 a.m., the state opened up a portal for any individual to complete a form to determine whether they ...

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 ...

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 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 ...