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Broome County COVID-19 cases are rising again
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A month ago, the county was reporting 20 to 40 daily positive cases. Now, county officials say they’re seeing around 100 cases a day.
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Protestors rally against school mask mandates in Binghamton
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Protestors gathered in front of Binghamton’s state office building, calling for an end to mask mandates in schools.
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Hochul lifts mask mandate for businesses; says it could end for schools by early March
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The statewide mask mandate will end Thursday.
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Local health care providers weigh in on changes to monoclonal antibody treatment guidelines
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The Food and Drug Administration recently limited certain monoclonal antibody drugs used to treat COVID patients, because they don’t seem to be effective against the omicron variant.
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Broome County COVID cases continue to decrease
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Broome County is still reporting hundreds of positive COVID-19 cases each week, but numbers have continued to fall.
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New York’s mask mandate not expected to end anytime soon
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“We’re not taking our foot off the gas when it comes to fighting the pandemic,.”
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COVID positivity rate in Tompkins County continues decline as college students return
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Some Ithaca residents say they worry about another potential spike in the county’s COVID-19 positivity rate. So far, that increase hasn’t materialized.
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Southern Tier counties open online portals for reporting at-home COVID tests
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Residents can use their county’s online portal to report at-home COVID-19 test results, and access isolation order paperwork to provide to their employer.
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NY county health departments no longer required to do COVID contact tracing
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“The big change for New Yorkers is that if you test positive, you should no longer expect a call from your health department.”
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Broome County has over 4,000 active COVID cases, but hospitalizations remain steady
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Broome County continues to see record numbers of COVID-19 cases, with 3,250 new cases in the past week. But County Executive Jason Garnar says for now, hospitalizations don’t seem to be increasing at the same rate.
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Broome County sees record number of active COVID-19 cases
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“The next month will likely be the most difficult month that we’ve ever seen in the pandemic.”
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Hochul extends mask mandate until February to help cope with coronavirus winter surge
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As the New Year approaches with, once again, uncertainties about the coronavirus, New York Governor Kathy Hochul on New Year’s Eve unveiled plans to cope with COVID-19 in the first weeks of 2022.
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‘January surge’ coming says Hochul during North Country tour
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Gov. Kathy Hochul said New Yorkers should prepare for a “January surge” in COVID-19 cases.
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You have an at-home COVID-19 test. What do you do if it’s positive?
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As the new variant spreads, rapid at-home COVID tests are becoming more important in the fight against the virus.
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Hochul ‘unwavering’ in students returning to school amid COVID-19 surge
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she’s committed to seeing students return to school next week as planned, as state health officials are pushing for more children to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Broome County officials warn of rising COVID-19 cases, encourage limited holiday gatherings
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Given the spike in COVID-19 cases, county officials are advising residents to make sure they stay safe during holiday gatherings.
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Hochul in Broome County promises more COVID-19 testing, mask enforcement, hospital staffing
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The governor gave updates on the current mask mandate, hospital capacity and testing, in the midst of a surge in COVID-19 cases across the state.
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Broome County opens mass vaccination site in Johnson City
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“We are racing against the clock now. It’s important that when people want to get vaccinated or they want to get boosted, that they can do that immediately.”
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County governments grapple with enforcing NY mask mandate
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Since the statewide mask mandate was announced last week, New York’s counties have grappled with how to implement it. Certain counties have embraced the mandate. Others have refused to carry it out.
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Cornell University goes online, cancels activities after COVID-19 outbreak
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Tompkins County currently has more than 1,100 active COVID-19 cases. The vast majority of them, nearly 900, can be attributed to Cornell University students. But the county only has nine hospitalizations.
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First case of Omicron detected in Broome County
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A total of 12 cases have been detected in New York state so far. Nineteen states across the U.S. have reported cases of Omicron.
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Report: Southern Tier hospitals placed hundreds of liens on patients’ homes
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“The first tenet in medicine is to do no harm. Suing people, filing liens on their homes, ruining their credit… that’s doing harm.”
Broome County hospitals may limit non-essential surgeries as staff shortages continue to strain system
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The National Guard will be deployed to fill staffing shortages at Willow Point Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Vestal.
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Southern Tier still without mass vaccination site
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Despite an increase in COVID-19 cases, fairly low vaccination rates and widespread booster rollout, the Southern Tier still has no state-run mass vaccination site.
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Despite criticism, Hochul declines to take statewide action to quell COVID-19 spikes
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COVID-19 rates are spiking in many parts of upstate New York. So far, local governments have been left to manage the spread of the disease on their own. Now, some county leaders are looking to the state, and Gov. Kathy Hochul, for more help.
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Hunters spread COVID to deer, Penn State study says
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Researchers are recommending hunters get vaccinated for COVID-19 to prevent the spread of the virus to deer.
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Broome County sees spike in COVID-19 cases
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County officials attributed the rise in cases to residents socializing over Halloween weekend.
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Watch Live: Where are we in the fight to tame the COVID pandemic?
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The world is approaching the second anniversary of a cluster of cases of respiratory illness traced to the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Where are we now in the COVID-19 pandemic, and where are we headed? A panel of experts convened by the NPR and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health will discuss the latest developments during a live-streamed event from noon to 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 12.
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Steuben County adopts ‘Test to Stay’ policies in schools
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The measure would allow students to take a rapid test every day for a week, rather than quarantine, after potential exposure to COVID.
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Broome County officials prepare for federal vaccine mandate
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“You could probably assume that we have the same type of vaccination rate that the rest of Broome county does. So about a third of our sixteen to seventeen hundred employees are probably not vaccinated.”
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A third of Tompkins County hospitalizations were breakthrough cases
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“The data clearly shows that we have a vulnerable population in our seniors, even if they’re vaccinated. So the rest of us need to do everything possible to help protect them.”
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Gov. Hochul Lauds Unveiled BU Nursing Facility, Receives Booster Shot
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While plans for the new Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences facility pre-date the pandemic by several years, its opening comes at a time when many hospitals face nursing shortages.
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Broome Hospitalizations Increasing, County Officials Say
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“Your community, your neighbors, are working in those ERs around the clock, and they are tired, and they are getting really taxed.”
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Broome County Reopens Rapid Testing Site
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“Our numbers had gotten so low that we did not need to continue the rapid testing site. But the numbers are going up.”
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Steuben County Sees Uptick Of COVID-19 Cases Among Children
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“Last year, when everything really started way way back, there was this myth that kids can’t get it, and kids can’t spread it. And that’s obviously been proven way false.”
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Educators Say Pandemic Made Training Nursing Students More Difficult
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“A lot of the older adult care facilities completely shut us out, just for safety purposes, and kind of not bringing outsiders into their communities.”
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COVID-19 Cases Deemed “Substantial” In Broome, Delaware and Otsego Counties
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“We’re talking about one to two new cases, daily, sometimes zero cases daily, to about 30 new cases per day.”
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Uptick Of COVID-19 Cases In Tompkins And Chenango Counties
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Tompkins and Chenango Counties had “substantial” levels of transmission.
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New York Spends $15 Million To Target Areas With Low Vaccination Rates
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New York is using those funds to target 117 zip codes from around the state with lower-than-average vaccination rates, though nearly 80% of those neighborhoods are in New York City or on Long Island.
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Northern Border Remains Closed As The Canadian Side Is Set To Reopen
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The Department of Homeland Security said that the closure extension–which applies to the southern border as well–was partially motivated by the desire to minimize the spread of the highly contagious delta variant.
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SUNY Trustees Name New President For Oneonta Campus
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Alberto José Cardelle will replace Dr. Barbara Jean Morris, who stepped down in October 2020 after SUNY Oneonta became a hotspot for COVID-19 cases.
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Updated: Tompkins, Broome Co. End State Of Emergency Orders
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Broome County’s declaration will expire at 3:30 p.m., after 457 days in effect.
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Over A Year Later, Some Folks In Quarantine Still Receive Food Deliveries
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Around the end of March last year, CHOW served 140 households a week. At the end of May this year, 10 to 15 households received deliveries.
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Hartwick College To Require Vaccines For Fall 2021
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Several other schools across New York are also requiring immunizations.
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Cornell And NYS Public Health Preparedness Training Extends Beyond COVID-19
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“It’s the communities and the connectedness that we have within those communities. It’s the jobs that we have access to. It’s the type of income we have.”
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Broome County To Begin “On Demand” Vaccinations
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“You get the ten people, we’ll come with the vaccines.”
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As Southern Tier Vaccination Rates Level Off, Strategies Shift
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“This early in the process of vaccine administration, to have difficulty filling appointments is concerning.”
Southern Tier Clinics Cancel Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Appointments
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“We don’t have the availability of doses like the state does that we can swap what we had today with a different type of vaccine.”
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“There’s Just Not Room”: People Inside Broome County Jail Voice COVID Housing Concerns
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“Why house us with somebody we can constantly contract it [from] every time a new intake person comes in.”
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Broome Jail Offers $10 Incentive To Incarcerated People Who Get Vaccinated
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The Broome County Sheriff said half of the jail’s staff has refused to get one.
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Conceptual Agreement Reached On State Budget, But Some Sticking Points Remain
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“This budget will set the trajectory for the state for the next 10 years.”
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State Ethics Commission With Powers To Investigate Cuomo Has Troubled History
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“If what the governor is alleged to have done is true, it’s a clear violation of public officers laws.”
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Cornell To Require Vaccinations For Fall Semester
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The announcement comes as the university is still under a “yellow alert” issued in mid-March following an uptick in COVID prevalence.
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Wolf Still Won’t Say When People In 1B And Beyond Will Be Eligible For COVID-19 Vaccine
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The commonwealth has been vaccinating 83,000 people every day for the last several weeks, according to Department of Health data.
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New York To Allow Universal Access To COVID-19 Vaccine Starting April 6
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“As we continue to expand eligibility, New York will double down on making the vaccine accessible for every community to ensure equity.”
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In Rural Chenango County, A Community Works To Keep Up With Vaccine Demand
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“It really, truly, is a Norman Rockwell experience.”
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Broome County Executive: No Quid-Pro-Quo With Cuomo Administration
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“At no time did any state official ask for my support for the governor in exchange for help with the pandemic.”
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Vaccine Availability Improves For Seniors, Broome Office For Aging Says
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“A month ago we were struggling to get people into appointments, but that’s not the case anymore.”
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Corning, Oneonta To Get State-Run Mass Vaccination Sites
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Gov. Cuomo announced 10 new sites across the state on Monday.
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Black Church Leaders Say Hosting Corning Pop-Up Pod Eases Vaccine Fears
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“They know the people in the church, and when you pick a location like that, it helps put more people at ease.”
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Boots On The Ground: Ithaca Clinic Brings Vaccinations Closer To Shelter Patients
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“We’re just bringing the vaccinations to them in a very low-threshold manner.”
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Broome COVID-19 Vaccination Rate Above State Average
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“We said at the beginning that we will put these shots into arms as quickly as we get the doses, and that’s exactly what we’re doing.”
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Doctors Tackle Vaccine Mistrust Through Outreach
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“Not everyone’s going to have that primary care person to go to for any of their health care needs.”
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First Case Of U.K. Variant Confirmed In Broome County
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Cases of the variant were reported in Tompkins County in January and earlier this month.
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Telemedicine Brings Treatment Closer To Rural Patients In Recovery
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“If we can make it easy instead of more difficult, we might be able to address what’s happening with the overdose rate.”
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Binghamton Pantry Expands Outreach Amid Winter Obstacles
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“Transportation’s a huge problem for them to get here. The winter’s been harder.”
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Cayuga Health Temporarily Suspends Ithaca Urgent Care Services
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Other clinical service at the East Campus will remain open—including Surgicare, Imaging and Cayuga Hematology Oncology Associates (CHOA).
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Broome County Sees Lowest COVID-19 Rates Since November
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“We speak with our healthcare partners weekly and we all are seeing a decrease in demand for testing, which is a really good sign.”
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Delgado and Gillibrand Push For $50B In Rural Funding In Next COVID-19 Relief Package
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“The Rebuild Rural America Act would transform the federal government away from being a complicated, siloed and top-down enterprise or bureaucracy, into a more responsive, effective partner for our rural communities.”
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How Response To COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts AIDS, Drug Epidemics
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Despite issues with the federal response to COVID, it was much faster than other medical emergencies.
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Transportation Program Bridges Gap In Rural Vaccine Distribution
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“We’re trying to do everything we can to make sure everyone has an opportunity to get a vaccination that is eligible, whether they have transportation or not.”
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Mass Vaccination Site Opens In Johnson City, But Supplies Are Limited
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“It’s like fighting a battle and knowing that your weapon can help destroy the enemy, but you’re short on the weapons.”
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Restaurant Owners In Orange Zones Relieved After New York State Allows Indoor Dining
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“We were waiting for this for a long time and everything. It’s like a big sigh of relief for me.”
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Counties Face Vaccine Shortages As State Expands Eligible Groups
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“We’re all ready to go, but we can only give out the vaccine that we actually have in our hands.”
Vaccinations In Broome Near 5,000, Officials Are Still Building Capacity
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“The challenge is being able to pivot when we need to pivot.”
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COVID-19 Impacts Steuben County Jail
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During the week of Christmas, four staff members and 21 inmates at the Steuben County Jail tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
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Churches React After Courts Strike Down Caps On Faith Services
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The religious groups that brought the case said that the rules violate the First Amendment and discriminate against them.
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Pandemic is straining ambulance providers
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SYRACUSE, NY (WRVO) – The federal government is directing more than $1 billion worth of COVID relief funding passed earlier this year to offset losses incurred by ambulance providers. It’s welcome news in New York. “Emergency medical service providers across the U.S. have been struggling to stay afloat as the COVID-19 health crisis has raged on. Nowhere is that more true than here in New York, one of the hardest-hit states during the pandemic,” said Jeff Endler, a spokesperson for the United New York Ambulance Network. Lon Fricano, director of operations at TLC Emergency Medical Services that covers Auburn and Onondaga and Cortland counties, said every year in this business is tough, but COVID has doubled down on difficulties they face.
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Food Pantries Worry About Getting Food To Clients After Winter Storm
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“Over 85 families are depending on this food for their Christmas dinners, so we are very concerned about being able to get the plowing done.”
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Broome County Adds 200 Beds To Hospitals, Sets Up A Temporary Morgue
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Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 154 COVID-19 deaths in the county.
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Coping With COVID Overflow, EMTs Transfer Patients Out of Northern Tier Hospital
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“Similar to across the rest of the nation and the state, we are certainly experiencing the highest numbers and more crunch for capacity than we’ve been in anytime during this entire pandemic,” Lopatofsky said.
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Broome County COVID-19 Hospitalizations Are Highest Since Pandemic’s Start
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Garnar said that 30 percent of the ICU beds in the county were available and open as of Wednesday.
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Broome County Jail Limits Movement Amid New COVID-19 Cases
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“Most of the inmates are isolated from each other,” Harder added. “They’re not allowed out of their cells. They’re basically quarantined to keep the spread down.”
To Prevent Evictions, Reed Says Congress Considering Housing Assistance
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“A lot of the landlords are small business owners or just mom-and-pop folks who may have a couple of that they picked up and they’re using it for side income.”
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Broome County Sheriff: 10-Person Limit Is Unconstitutional
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There are 580 active cases of the virus in Broome County and 29 hospitalized residents.
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Business Owner Worries About Impact Of Another Shutdown
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“So yeah, we hope by the time this ends we’ll still have some money in the bank and we‘ll still be viable.”
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Broome County Downgraded From “Yellow Zone”
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“We can’t let down our guard now, though.”
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Vaccines Tested In Binghamton Near Ready For FDA Approval
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“When you’re looking at vaccine trials, you’re looking for them to be better than 50 percent effective, so when we’re talking about in the nineties, that’s a highly effective vaccine,” Eder said.
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In Tompkins County, Small Gatherings Fuel Rise In COVID-19 Clusters
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Thirty people tested positive for COVID-19 in a single day in Tompkins County. That is a significant increase.
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Broome Executive Doubts State’s New Gathering Rules Are Enforceable
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“I think that’s something that we should all work to follow because that just makes good public health sense, but I think that’s one that would be very, very hard to enforce.”
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Steuben Microcluster Eliminated, Tioga Microcluster Added To State List
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According to the governor, yellow zones in rural areas must see a daily positivity rate below 4 percent before they can lift restrictions.
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“It’s The Right Thing To Do”: GOP Congressman Recognizes Biden As President-Elect
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“Joe Biden has rightfully earned the title of being the projected president-elect and that should be recognized,” Rep. Reed said.
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Wells College Adds Another Week To COVID “Pause”
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The new “pause” period runs through Nov. 15.
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Oneonta Passes Revised Mask Ordinance For Business District
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“We are entering a critical time with a recent uptick in cases of COVID-19.”
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Cortland County Reports First COVID-19 Death
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According to health officials, the person was a male in his 60s with underlying health conditions.
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Amid Another Wave Of COVID-19 Cases, Southern Tier Hospitals Cope With Staff Shortages
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According to Boland, many more staff members have fallen ill in recent weeks than in the spring, when the first wave of COVID-19 hit.
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At SUNY Cortland No More In-Person Classes This Semester
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Students who wish to leave must test negative before returning home.
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How Early Are Early Votes Counted?
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“I wanted my vote to be counted right away and not after the Election Day.”
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Elmira Prison Under Lockdown After 590 People Test Positive For COVID-19
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“They feel like they’re sort of cut off from the outside world right now which is scary when you’re in a situation like that.”
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Steuben Health Officials Say Corning Center Failed To Report Six More Deaths
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The deaths occurred between Sept. 30 and Oct. 17.
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Counties Exclude COVID In Absentee Ballot Communications To Voters
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“It leaves all of these holes in the implementation of the law where you might have disenfranchisement strictly based off of the ability for the county to interpret a law really loosely.”
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NY Teacher Of The Year Talks Inequity To Internet, Standardize Testing Amid Pandemic
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Rachel Murat is a Social Studies teacher at Maine-Endwell.
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WATCH: In Their Only Debate, NY-23 Challenger Calls GOP Congressman Liar, Untrustworthy
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“I do not believe you can be trusted on this question, Mr. Reed,” said Democratic challenger Tracy Mitrano.
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New Yorkers Protest As Elmira Prison Sees 565 COVID-19 Cases
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“This is a public health crisis and you have cut them off from the outside world.”
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COVID-19 Outbreaks At NY Prisons Lead To Renewed Calls For Clemency
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“Right now, the COVID outbreak at Elmira Prison, by far the largest yet, threatens countless lives both behind bars and in the surrounding communities.”
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Steuben and Chemung Co. Declared COVID-19 Cluster Zones
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo deemed part of Chemung County an orange “warning” zone and part of Steuben County a yellow “buffer” zone.
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SUNY Cortland Extends Pause Of In-Person Classes
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So far, 55 students have been suspended or banned from campus because of COVID violations.
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Oneonta Mayor Vetoes Mask Ordinance
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Oneonta’s mayor supports mask-wearing in public, but adds the vetoed ordinance wouldn’t make people any safer.
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Broome Co. Executive Candidates Talk COVID-19, Airport
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Democratic County Executive Jason Garnar and Republican challenger Karl Bernhardsen met in an online forum hosted by the Rotary Club of Binghamton.
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Schuyler County Reports First Deaths From COVID-19
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County health officials announced in a press release the two—a woman in her 70s and a man in his 80s—were from the same household.
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Binghamton Mayor’s Quarantine Ends
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Mayor Rich David tweeted Monday he was out of quarantine and back at City Hall.
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Broome County Schools Prepare For Yellow Zone COVID-19 Testing
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The district will need to test around 20 percent of those coming into the schools—including teachers, students and staff—each week.
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NY-19: Delgado and Van De Water Debate Mask Mandates, Health Care
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Candidates also discussed the ongoing confirmation hearings of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.
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Steuben County’s Second COVID-19 Wave More Severe
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Health officials are now reporting up to 35 new cases per day. That is up from about 10 per day in April.
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Dennis Craig Named Acting President Of SUNY Oneonta
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SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras also announced Barbara Jean Morris resigned.
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Tompkins County Reports First COVID-19 Death
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The death occurred almost seven months to the day the county announced it was closing all schools to slow the spread of the virus.
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Keuka College Moves Classes Online For Two Weeks
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Officials made the decision after a rise in cases of COVID-19 included 11 new cases in a 24-hour period.
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Tracing Potential COVID-19 Cases In Ithaca Schools
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The Ithaca City School District began in-person classes this week.
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Binghamton Mayor Tests Positive For COVID-19
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As of Wednesday, there were 540 active cases across the county, including 191 in Binghamton.
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Broome County ‘Yellow Zone’ Measures To Start Friday
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“In coordination with this new cluster initiative, I am going to continue to ask people to stay home for these 14 days as well,” Garnar said.
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Binghamton University Goes On Temporary Pause Amid Area COVID-19 Spikes
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“You want to make sure cases still aren’t growing, even if they’re underneath the 100 threshold over a two week period.”
SUNY Cortland Goes Remote Due To Rise In COVID-19 Cases
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“There’s no clear issue arising from off-campus activity,” SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras said. “It’s not as if there’s one big gathering or two big gatherings. But clearly the activity is coming from off-campus.”
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Broome County Opens Mobile Rapid Testing Site In Binghamton
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According to Garnar, the rapid test machines employed at the site can produce results in 15 minutes.
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Garnar Asks Broome Residents To Stay Home For Next Week
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54 new active cases were added to the county’s COVID-19 dashboard between Wednesday and Thursday, with 8 people currently hospitalized.
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To Contain Binghamton Cluster, Broome County Prepares to Deploy State Rapid Testing
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The majority of cases are not driven by college students, either. Garnar said just 21 of the 193 active cases are Binghamton University students.
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Corning Center COVID-19 Deaths Not Reported To County
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“Certainly no fault that we’re placing on the facility at all,” Wheeler said. “It’s just more of a clearing up of those communication lines.”
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Corning Nursing Home Announces Four Deaths
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County Manager Jack Wheeler and Steuben Public Health Director Darlene Smith announced an uptick in cases at the nursing home Tuesday afternoon.
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Despite County Criticism, Lawyer For Lighthouse Baptist Church Defends COVID-19 Behavior
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A Buffalo lawyer who represents the church claimed it was following county guidelines, but that it can be difficult to keep track of everyone.
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Activists Call For More Transparency During State Hearing On COVID-19 In Jails
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“A disturbing number were locked up due to slowdowns and failures in the assigned counsel and the public defender system.”
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Reed Hopeful House Will Continue Stimulus Package Push
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When asked if the recent events might deter another stimulus bill, Reed said his goal remains unchanged.
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SUNY-Wide Pooled COVID-19 Testing May Be More Effective, Expert Says
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“When you provide a sample for a test, it is a snapshot in time. It’s a false situation to assume it protects you going forward.”
Cornell Limits Student Gatherings As COVID-19 Clusters Increase
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“We just have to make sure that these early indications of some isolated misbehaviors don’t become larger.”
SUNY Oneonta Online For Rest Of Semester, Sends Students Home
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“We committed to do everything we could to mitigate this situation, and today, that means ending residential housing for this semester.”
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Hartwick College Goes Remote Amid Oneonta COVID-19 Outbreak
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Hartwick College has reported only two positive student COVID-19 cases so far.
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Binghamton Mayor David Begins Term As Head Of NYS Conference of Mayors
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As the president of the Conference of Mayors, David said he will pursue increased federal funding and essential state aid.
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Tompkins County Covering Some COVID-19 Testing Costs For Residents
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Pressure on the health system multiplied when federal changes were made to the rules governing which tests insurance providers must cover.
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After COVID-19 Spread, SUNY Oneonta Moves Online For At Least Two Weeks
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“Any student that is ticketed will be…suspended immediately because this is serious. So we are moving very aggressively with those cases, with those parties on or off campus.”
Ithaca Teaching Aides Call For Option To Work Virtually
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Teachers have been given the choice of returning to in-person teaching or teaching virtually. Teaching aides have not been given the same option.
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Update: Cornell Resident Advisors Suspend Strike Threat
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Resident Advisors cite positive dialogue with Cornell officials.
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NIH Vaccine Testing Underway In Binghamton
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The study is scheduled to last two years, but a vaccine might be ready for the public sooner.
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Ithaca College Changes Plan, Moves All Classes Online For Fall
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Earlier this month the college stepped back it’s initial plans and announced that students in states on the New York travel advisory list could not return to campus this fall.
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Mitrano Takes Campaign Outside
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“We have legislators in office that aren’t representing the people and don’t necessarily care about certain precautions.”
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Schumer: Schools Can’t Reopen Without Federal Aid
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“Teachers are always paying for things out of the goodness of their hearts, and they’re not paid that much, but this one is so expensive we’ve got to get federal help.”
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Teacher Weighs The Risk Of Going Back Into The Classroom
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“Before this whole thing, I thought I would’ve thrown my life in front of kids to save them. Now it’s like asking us to go in and risk our lives.”
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Prepping for a Very Different School Year: Strategies for Parents
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Parents and caregivers are wrestling with tough questions about the 2020-2021 school year: What will it look like if/when children are physically in school? And what will it mean for family life if/when children are at home for hybrid or remote learning? In the face of these challenges, there’s a lot we can do to bolster our children’s feelings of confidence and security as they head into a new year. Join PBS KIDS, top child development and education experts, and other parents and caregivers of children 2 to 8 for a virtual conversation! With the help of Daniel Tiger, Wild Kratts and other PBS KIDS friends, we will answer questions and talk about the “little things” that will make a big difference whatever school looks like for your family — from routines that support social and emotional growth and academic learning to mindfulness habits for the whole family.
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County Executives Call For Immediate Pandemic Disaster Relief
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“It is really, really going to hurt this community if we don’t get some type of assistance.”
Cremations Preferred Over Burials For Form Of Final Disposition
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In the U.S., cremation has outpaced burials since 2015, and the gap continues to widen.
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NY Lt. Governor On School Reopening, Flu Season Complications
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“If parents are going to have to go to work and the kids are at home, that’s just an absolute nightmare.”
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Oneonta Schools To Reopen Remotely
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“We have no idea what impact such a large influx of students during this time will have on the collective health of our community.”
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Instead Of Tossing Them, Researchers Suspect N-95 Masks Could Be Sanitized And Reused
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One of the grant-funded projects at Binghamton University looks at how to best disinfect and reuse N-95 masks.
Education
Reopening Schools Brace for Mid-Year Aid Cuts
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“Now more than ever, school districts need more funding in order to make this work in this environment.”
Food and Farms
New York Wineries Adjust to Cuomo’s New Alcohol Rules
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“This isn’t a small or large winery thing. It’s adding an expense, and expenses are high.”
App NEWS
NY High School Fall Sports Delayed, Championships Canceled
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“As the state considers reopening, it is unrealistic to believe athletic seasons can start on August 24th as originally scheduled.”
Online Art Therapy Helps Cornell Students Cope With Isolation
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During their most recent online session, participants made art while talking about racism and the Black Lives Matter movement.
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As Evictions Resume, Citizen Action Hosts Tenants’ Rights Forum In BGM
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“Evictions are violence. They can mean the death of people and their families, especially during a health pandemic.”
Rural Health Desk
Museums Reopen With Massive Financial Strains Under COVID-19
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“Those expenses still continue whether or not there are people here.”
New York Camps Cope With COVID-19 Changes
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“Scheduling bathroom breaks for little kids seems kind of crazy, but it’s just something we have to do to keep them safe.”
Rural Health Desk
Corning Closes Part Of Downtown District To Aid Business Reopenings
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“We were all facing the fact that when we reopen, we have to figure out how to social distance in one of the most intimate settings there is: taking care of a customer.”
App NEWS
Binghamton Rumble Ponies Season Cancelled
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According to the team, Major League Baseball will not provide players for affiliated teams for the 2020 season.
Cornell Students Return To Campus In September
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Students will be required to undergo regular screening and testing for COVID-19.
american homefront
After Treating COVID-19 Patients In New York, Reservists Return To Rising Cases At Home
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“If we really didn’t feel like there was much we could do for that patient, we would move on, and that’s sort of the idea of disaster management, do the best you can for the greatest amount of people,”
Andrew Cuomo
New York Bar Owners Brace For State Oversight During Reopening
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“Everyone’s got that opinion, but it’s only me that’s got that liquor license.”
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Broome County Absentee Ballots Soar, While Available Voting Sites Are Reduced
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Earlier this year, Governor Andrew Cuomo expanded absentee voting to include all New Yorkers.
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Getting Lost in “The Great Pause”: Grief and Loss in the Coronavirus Pandemic
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We’re experiencing the coronavirus outbreak as one, yet we all have different coping styles. Are you focused on logistics? Struggling to stay motivated in a strangely isolated world? Are you unable to concentrate? Or confused about your sudden jumble of new roles?
Government
Reed Pushes Back On Proposed Ithaca Rent Cancellation
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“In the sense that you can waive rent and you can not have consequences that are going to impact those same people that you are trying to help.”
Congressman, Healthcare Officials Criticize New York’s Nursing Home Testing Requirement
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“The twice per week is not based in any scientific recommendation and counters what the CDC is asking for.”
Andrew Cuomo
Updated: After Confusion, Southern Tier Enters Phase Two
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Local officials complained about a lack of communication with state officials leading up to today.
App NEWS
Binghamton Looks To Expand Outdoor Space When Restaurant Seating Reopens
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Dine-in service is part of phase three of reopening
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COVID-19 Restrictions And The Process Of Grieving
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“It’s just you want some sort of closure already because, even now, I feel like we’ve been mean or something to dad.”
Andrew Cuomo
Beaches To Open In New York, But Summer Day Camps Still In Question
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There are growing concerns and many unanswered questions about the pediatric inflammatory disease associated with COVID-19.
Antonio Delgado
As Partisan Debate Stalls COVID Relief, Delgado Hopes For Small Community Aid
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“Our state and local budgets are hemorrhaging”
Why Some COVID-19 Tests Are Processed Same Day And Others Take Five
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The processing time of COVID-19 tests depends on what’s happening that day at Cayuga Medical Systems in Tompkins County.
App NEWS
New Data Suggest Renters Among Most At-Risk For Unemployment
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“Low-income renters, in particular, are more likely to have all of their income earned in at-risk occupation,”
App NEWS
Haircuts Are Phase 2
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Broome County’s Executive Jason Garnar said if the region continues to fulfill the reopening criteria set by the state, it could see Phase 2 on May 29th.
App NEWS
Ithaca College Delays School Year, Will Reopen Classrooms In October
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The normal start date for fall classes would have been August 24.