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Source: Seeing Green: Public asked to watch for algal blooms | News | pressrepublican.com

Plattsburgh is not the only city facing challenges. Ogdensburg faces many of the same issues. Source: Ogdensburg’s new mayor upends aging port city’s politics, but not everyone’s a fan | NCPR News

Source: Burlington officials discuss police budget reallocation

Source: Burlington city councilors call on UVM to revise reopening plan, threaten action – VTDigger

Source: Black vultures make appearance in southern Adirondacks – – The Adirondack Almanack

State tax receipts of $26.4 billion through the first four months of the state fiscal year were $3 billion, or 10.2 percent, below the same period last year, according to the July cash report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.   “The shift of the tax filing deadline from April to July this […]

New York State is investing in innovative methods to detect and control any new Coronavirus outbreaks. Today, we are launching a pilot program to detect the presence of COVID-19 in wastewater. In doing so, we will have an early indicator system to detect virus spread in communities. Wastewater testing has been identified by top scientists […]

Source: Montreal’s New COVID-19 Case Counts Per Borough Has Just Been Released – MTL Blog

Here are today’s Clinton County COVID-19 case updates. To find hospitalization data for the North Country Region, visit: https://forward.ny.gov/daily-hospitalization-summary-region Note: The next Clinton County COVID-19 case updates will be shared on Monday, August 17.

Reported by the North Country Chamber of Commerce Public Safety Minister Bill Blair announced Friday that the Canadian and U.S governments will extend the Canada-U.S. land border closure for another 30 days until September 21. The closure to non-essential travel has been in place for months, but with caseloads still high in many U.S. states, the […]

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced in a conference call on Friday that bowling alleys can open starting on Monday, with limits to capacity and other restrictions. In the call, Cuomo said bowling alleys would be restricted to 50% capacity. Masks must be worn, and every other lane would need to be closed. Bowlers must stay at […]

“According to an updated quarterly financial plan for the state’s fiscal year 2021 budget, aid to local governments has been temporarily cut by 20%….  But without a federal stimulus package, those 20% cuts in aid to localities – showing up in areas like mental health services, education and public safety – will become permanent,…” Source: City & […]

NEWS Source: Cuomo says guidance for gyms to reopen in New York coming Monday

Source: DEC Announces New Upgrades and Functionality to ‘DECinfo Locator’ on 1st Anniversary of Launch – NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation

Source: COVID-19 sidelines 165th Redford Picnic | News | pressrepublican.com

Source: McDonald’s on the lake reopens | Local News | pressrepublican.com

Proposal Combats Climate Change by Requiring Decreases in Methane and Other Harmful Gases-40 percent by 2030, 85 percent by 2050 Two Virtual Public Hearings Scheduled for October 2020 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today released proposed regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emission statewide and implement the Climate Leadership and […]

Source: Beekmantown CS offering in person, digital options for return to school | Sun Community News BEEKMANTOWN | Students here will have the option of returning to school full time or in a digital model, according to superintendent Dan Mannix.

New York continues to make progress in beating this virus. For the fifth consecutive day, New York’s infection rate has been below 1% and for the second straight day we tested a record number of New Yorkers, conducting 87,900 tests. These numbers are by no means a coincidence. They’re the result of our hard work […]

Here are today’s Clinton County COVID-19 case updates. Have you explored the NY Forward website? Additional NYS reopening guidance is updated often–you can stay informed by exploring their website at https://forward.ny.gov. #WearAFaceCovering #SocialDistance #WashYourHands

Source: City & State Coronavirus Update

Plattsburgh, August 13, 2020. As North Country residents return to work and school, local health officials are urging community members to continue to be respectful and responsible. While active cases of COVID-19 have remained low in the region over the past month, many residents have expressed concerns about potential rising numbers as students return to […]

Response rates to-date range from 61 percent in Clinton County to just 18 percent in rural Hamilton County. Source: Census participation lags in North Country as new deadline approaches | NCPR News

Source: Stewart’s Shops Super Store opens in Port Henry – Mountain Lake PBS

By John T. Ryan Peru – Ideally, Peru Highway Department Superintendent Michael Farrell would like to repave about four miles of Town of Peru roads each year. His department maintains 82 miles of town roads and asphalt has a 20-year rule of thumb life-expectancy. There are variables such as traffic volume, vehicle weight, and weather […]