coronavirus

Wegmans changes mask policy

Wegmans has changed its mask policy, after recent data that moves Monroe and several other counties into the ‘substantial’ category of COVID-19...
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Tue, 08/03/2021 - 2:19pm
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Monroe County recommends masking for everyone in all public indoor facilities

Monroe County officials are now recommending that all residents wear face masks in all public indoor facilities in light of the news released by the...
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Mon, 08/02/2021 - 1:44pm
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CDC says Monroe County now has "substantial" COVID-19 transmission

The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has moved Monroe County from “moderate” to “substantial” community transmission of...
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Mon, 08/02/2021 - 3:00am
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Cuomo defends lower COVID-19 death count

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday defended the state’s death count during the COVID-19 pandemic after a report by the Associated Press that said New York...
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Wed, 07/14/2021 - 12:25pm
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Senate ethics hearing delayed due to Open Meetings Law concerns

A New York State Senate hearing scheduled to examine the troubled state ethics commission was postponed Monday over concerns that it might have been in...
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Mon, 07/12/2021 - 1:29pm
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Cuomo's emergency pandemic powers to end Thursday  

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he will relinquish the emergency powers he’s held for the past 15 months during the COVID-19 pandemic as infection rates continue...
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Wed, 06/23/2021 - 11:43am
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Fiscal watchdog group FOILs state health department for detailed COVID-19 data

A fiscal watchdog group is using the Freedom of Information Law to try to get New York state’s health department to release more detailed data on the...
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Wed, 06/23/2021 - 12:18pm
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With COVID-19 waning, Cuomo retains emergency powers 

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that most COVID-19 pandemic restrictions have ended in New York -- but he didn't discontinue the emergency powers he...
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Thu, 06/17/2021 - 3:55pm
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Cuomo celebrates COVID-19 milestone by lifting more mandates

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that he’s lifting all remaining state COVID-19 restrictions, including requirements for masks and social distancing, and...
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Tue, 06/15/2021 - 11:31am
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Alcohol to-go extension stalled as legislative session winds down  

New York lawmakers will likely not be extending alcohol to-go at restaurants and bars as part of their actions on the final day of the legislative...
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Thu, 06/10/2021 - 9:34am
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