--- Essex County --- 7 — Confirmed cases, two new 34 — People in mandatory or precautionary quarantine, up from 19 on Sunday 85 — People who have been tested and received results, four more than Monday --- Franklin County --- 8 — Confirmed cases, none new 67 ...

New York is putting the brakes on Spring Break this year, telling schools to keep up their remote instruction of students during the coronavirus pandemic so they stay up on their studies. Districts that don’t comply may lose state aid. --- Saranac Lake --- Superintendent Diane ...

Local renewable energy company Northern Power & Light, Inc. has partnered with Mountain Spirit Distilling to produce hand sanitizer from locally-made high-purity ethanol. “First and foremost, we want to reassure customers that there is no anticipated interruption in electricity ...

A state Department of Environmental Conservation forest ranger based in the Adirondack Park has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The forest ranger was deployed downstate to help with the state’s coronavirus response when he was exposed to the ...

SARANAC LAKE — The state Department of Environmental Conservation has temporarily postponed construction of a new bathroom at the Lake Flower Boat Launch. “Due to the current COVID-19 public health crisis, DEC has temporarily ceased work on construction projects deemed ...

NEW YORK — The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus climbed past 3,600 Tuesday, eclipsing China’s official count, as hard-hit New York City rushed to bring in more medical professionals and ambulances and parked refrigerated morgue trucks on the streets to collect the dead. The crisis ...