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Coronavirus

Sinfonietta plucks forward in uncertain times

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Sinfonietta reinvented itself on the fly like many performing arts organization when it was winged by the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s kind of amazing to think that I’m already almost a year and a half into my tenure as musical director of the ...

More vaccine sites coming to Plattsburgh, Potsdam

MALONE — Large-scale, New York state-run vaccination sites are anticipated in the near future in Plattsburgh and Potsdam, Franklin County Public Health announced Thursday. They will be held at SUNY Potsdam’s Maxcy Hall and the Plattsburgh International Airport. The sites will be open by ...

Petrova students go remote today

SARANAC LAKE — Students attending Petrova Elementary School are going remote Friday after a member of the school community tested positive for COVID-19 Thursday afternoon. Students are expected to return to class Tuesday, after the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, according to Saranac ...

False availability claim spurs rush to NYC vaccine site

NEW YORK (AP) — New Yorkers lined the sidewalks and cars jammed the streets near a Brooklyn coronavirus vaccine site Thursday after false rumors spread of extra doses available to the general public. Messages spread online claimed several hundred doses had to be given out by Thursday ...

Petrova students go remote Friday

SARANAC LAKE — Students attending Petrova Elementary School are going remote Friday after a member of the school community tested positive for COVID-19 Thursday afternoon. Students are expected to return to class Tuesday, after the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, according to ...