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POTSDAM — SUNY Potsdam President Kristen Esterberg reported in a letter to the campus Sunday that five students have been confirmed as having COVID-19.
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OGDENSBURG — With its president now self-quarantined at his Ogdensburg home with the coronavirus, the state Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association is “imploring” the state to allow its workers to use personal protective equipment to prevent the virus’s spread.
WATERTOWN — In Mark Uebler’s kitchen in Evans Mills, along with the typical appliances one can expect, there are currently three 3-D printers and a laptop taking up the table.
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OGDENSBURG — With its president now self-quarantined at his Ogdensburg home with the coronavirus, the state Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association is “imploring” the state to allow its workers to use personal protective equipment to prevent the virus’s spread. Read More ⇒
Abbott Laboratories is unveiling a coronavirus test that can tell if someone is infected in as little as five minutes and is so small and portable it can be used in almost any health care setting. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — It’s been two difficult weeks for restaurants, pizzerias and eateries across the north country amid the coronavirus outbreak. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — Matt Harrington and Giselle Degre, both of Rochester, were planning to go to Skaneateles on Friday for a marriage license, but were called by the town clerk and told they couldn’t do anything public. Read More ⇒
The state Department of Environmental Conservation issued a reminder that trout and salmon fishing season opens Wednesday, while cautioning anglers to practice safe, social-distancing methods during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More ⇒
President Donald J. Trump announced Sunday that federal social distancing guidelines meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus would be extended to April 30, setting aside his calls to jump-start the U.S. economy within another two weeks and fill churches on Easter Sunday. Read More ⇒
CANTON — St. Lawrence County Public Health Director Dana O. McGuire announced Sunday that the number of positive COVID-19 cases in St. Lawrence County has risen to 13. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Six additional cases of COVID-19 in Jefferson County were confirmed Sunday by LabCorp laboratory, the Jefferson County Public Health Service announced Sunday. Read More ⇒
ALBANY — In his daily address Sunday on the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo extended the state’s time-out from life and business as usual through April 15. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — The first two people in Lewis County to have confirmed cases of coronavirus — announced Saturday night — are senior citizens who had contact before beginning social distancing. Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — Oswego County Public Health Director Jiancheng Huang announced five new positive cases of COVID-19 in the county Sunday afternoon, bringing the number of positive cases to 15. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Fourteen students remain housed in Jefferson Community College’s residence hall, but no other students will be joining them when classes resume Monday after spring break. Read More ⇒
LAWRENCEVILLE — Renee A. Stauffer has, in less than a week, sewed about 30 reusable masks for nurses and other medical personnel to use during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Golf courses around the north country have seen their businesses turn from nonessential to allowed to be open — without indoor facilities — and now they’re figuring out how it’s all going to work. Read More ⇒
North country courts will proceed remotely by network starting Monday. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — The New York Power Authority has 16 employees living at its Massena facility in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. Read More ⇒
AKWESASNE — The first confirmed case of COVID-19 has hit the community of Akwesasne, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe and Mohawk Council of Akwesasne announced Saturday. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — At the city fire department’s Massey Street station, a slogan, posted here and there, can’t escape the eyes of firefighters: Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Lewis County Public Health announced the county’s first two confirmed cases of COVID-19 at about 9:20 p.m. Saturday night. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Before the county’s first two confirmed cases of COVID-19 were announced Saturday night, the Lewis County Healthcare System quietly prepared last week to make space for more beds, reorganize staff and ensure they are as ready as possible. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Jean A. Bilow retired from the Jefferson County Public Health Service and recently moved to New York City, not knowing she was headed toward the epicenter of a pandemic and the shutdown of what she wanted to experience. Now she’s offering her services to aid in public health’s re… Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — With five confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jefferson County as of Friday, Samaritan Medical Center has plans in place to surge bed capacity if needed, and currently has more ventilators on hand than are needed at present. Read More ⇒
CANTON — St. Lawrence County Public Health Director Dana O. McGuire issued a press release Saturday afternoon stating that the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the county has jumped to 11. Read More ⇒
ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Saturday issued an executive order moving the state’s presidential primary election from April 28 to June 23 due to growing coronavirus concerns. Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — At its last meeting the board of the Ogdensburg Growth Fund decided to offer relief to client businesses affected by the COVID-19 crisis. Read More ⇒
President Donald J. Trump floated the possibility of an “enforceable quarantine” for New York City and surrounding areas on Saturday, backing off hours later after New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo called the idea implausible and a “federal declaration of war.” Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Al Ritz made sure he stopped at Price Chopper early Thursday morning to pick up some flowers for his granddaughter’s 21st birthday. Read More ⇒
Italy’s coronavirus deaths surpassed 10,000 on Saturday even as the contagion’s spread remained substantially stable. Read More ⇒
Universities in St. Lawrence County continue to operate with flexibility as new information about the viral disease COVID-19 is reported daily. Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — Staff at the Seaway Valley Prevention Council are finding that in times where advocating substance use disorder prevention and recovery has to be done via social distancing because of the COVID-19 pandemic, they are working by a motto, “Do too much.” Read More ⇒
OSWEGO — A Cayuga County man faces multiple charges after allegedly firing a loaded .380-caliber semi-automatic pistol Wednesday in the city, Oswego police said. Read More ⇒
