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**Please note that while the Governor is talking about reopening nothing has changed since the last executive order – we are still operating under NY at PAUSE until May 15th. All talks taking place are in the planning stage only.**   Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today outlined additional guidelines for […]

Saratoga, NY – Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has announced that several North Country communities will be receiving $267,232 in federal HUD assistance. The CARES Act provided $1.25 billion for Tenant-Based Rental Assistance, which funds the Housing Choice Voucher Program including $400 million for increased subsidy costs and $850 million for administrative and other expenses incurred by […]

Pro Bono Legal Services for those Denied Unemployment Insurance Benefits   The New York State Bar Association and state court system are offering pro bono legal services for people who need help in securing unemployment benefits.   Starting this week, NYSBA says that people can go to their website and be matched with a lawyer […]

The Latest   The U.S. economy shrank at a 4.8% annual rate during the first quarter of 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic shut down much of the country. The gross domestic product, the total output of goods and services, saw a quarterly drop for the first time in six years — the sharpest fall since […]

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Source: UVM Says Students Will Return to Campus in the Fall | Off Message

Lab-confirmed positive remains at 63 Plattsburgh, April 29, 2020. Case numbers reported by the Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) on Wednesday, April 29, 2020, show a slight positive change from yesterday’s numbers. One additional person has moved from the lab-confirmed positive column to the recovered column bringing the current active case count to 9 and […]

Source: How North Country college admissions are being turned upside down by COVID-19 | NCPR News

Source: Large lenders temporarily shut out of small business relief lending, Treasury and SBA announce

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Plattsburgh, NY – During these challenging times The North Country Chamber of Commerce knows now more than ever the need for quality safety training for our essential and non-essential businesses. That is why the North Country Chamber of Commerce is hosting three virtual safety seminars in May. The first virtual seminar will be a 4 […]

More than 180 nations worldwide have confirmed cases of the coronavirus. The following have the highest number as of 4 a.m. ET*: US 1,012,583 (+2.44%) Spain 232,128 (+1.18%) Italy 201,505 (+1.05%) France 169,053 (+1.85%) UK 162,350 (+2.53%) Germany 159,912 (+0.73%) Turkey 114,653 (+2.13%) Russia 93,558 (+7.36%) Iran 92,584 (+1.22%) China 83,940 (0.00%) Source: Johns Hopkins […]

Submit your Company’s Job Openings Plattsburgh, NY – Qualified employees are important to every successful business and, now more than ever, the North Country Chamber of Commerce realizes how important it is to give our businesses the opportunity to showcase their job openings to prospective employees. So in place of our annual, in-person job fair, […]

Source: Russell Barnard Apartments out of quarantine, Lake View Towers to be released from quarantine Friday, Housing Authority says | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Source: School boards warn thousands of jobs are imperiled by funding inaction | Coronavirus | pressrepublican.com

Source: Two Plattsburgh men arrested in separate meth cases, City Police say | Local News | pressrepublican.com

The problem is everywhere. Source: Onondaga County opioid overdose deaths rise 22% in 2019 – syracuse.com

Source: Decision on New York school closures will be made by end of week, Cuomo says

Source: Supermarkets, retailers scrambling to avoid shortages of fresh meat

April 29, 2020 A team of professors at Clarkson University in Potsdam has received a $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study the spread of COVID-19. The goal is to find out whether the virus is spread in airborne particles by sneezing and coughing alone — or whether air expelled during normal speech […]