Hundreds of appointments are still available for a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Keene Central School today. For the first time ever, the Essex County Health Department is opening the clinic to walk-ins. “If you live in New York state, work in New York state or study in New York state, and ...

All New Yorkers age 16 and older can get the COVID-19 vaccine as of today. Vaccines are being administered across the North Country at clinics run by the state Department of Health, county health departments and hospitals. Pharmacies such as Walgreens and Kinney Drugs are also taking ...

While New York and other U.S. states are easing restrictions after the pandemic’s winter surge, COVID-19 cases are spiking globally — including in our neighbor to the north. On Saturday the Canadian province of Ontario went into a massive shutdown intended to slow the quick spread of ...

GLENS FALLS — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) made a stop at the Charles R. Wood Theater on Friday to tout the recently passed American Rescue Plan and laid out ways the $1.9 trillion legislation will help those struggling in the region. Schumer, the Senate majority leader, said the ...

MALONE — Visitation at the Alice Center’s Skilled Nursing Facility has resumed, following updated guidelines from the state’s Department of Health. According to a press release from Phillip Rau, a spokesperson for the Malone hospital, visitation at the Skilled Nursing Facility had ...

SARANAC LAKE — A year ago Frank Rivera was growing interested in cutting hair after watching YouTube videos in COVID-19 quarantine. Now, after 615 hours of practice and certification, he’s opened a new barber shop on the ground floor of the Hotel Saranac. Rivera opened the shop facing ...