As updated New York State Department of Health guidelines for nursing home visitation go into effect across the state, UVM Health Network – Alice Hyde Medical Center said today that its long-term care facility, The Alice Center, will now require a certified, negative COVID-19 test result within 72-hours of the date and time of individuals’ … Read more
Adirondack Health president and chief executive officer Sylvia Getman has announced plans to retire later this year, with a tentative last day of July 1. In a letter sent last week to Susan Delehanty, chair of the health system’s board of trustees, Getman acknowledged the continued uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and signaled her openness … Read more
Essex County Health Department COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic is happening Tuesday, March 2 at the Willsboro Central School from 9am – 2pm. You can register through a link on the Essex County Public Health Facebook page, if any appointments are still available. If you do go, arrive to your vaccination appointment with your driver’s license or … Read more
U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, voted against the COVID relief package, citing several issues including the minimum wage increase, stimulus checks for undocumented immigrants and expanded unemployment benefits. Stefanik called the bill a “partisan spending package,” filled with “pork projects, special interest giveaways, and the Far-Left’s policy wish list.” “It is unacceptable that less than … Read more
The Essex County Democratic Committee is requesting that the county find a place and staff for a second early voting site. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise the request comes in the third year of early voting for this state. It also comes as the Essex County Board of Elections prepares to relocate the county’s … Read more
U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, voted against the COVID relief package, citing several issues including the minimum wage increase, stimulus checks for undocumented immigrants and expanded unemployment benefits. Stefanik called the bill a “partisan spending package,” filled with “pork projects, special interest giveaways, and the Far-Left’s policy wish list.” “It is unacceptable that less than … Read more
North Country Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is again calling for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign after a former member of Cuomo’s staff publicly accused him of workplace sexual harassment. “Governor Cuomo must immediately resign,” Stefanik wrote in a statement Wednesday. “And any elected official who does not immediately call for his resignation is complicit in allowing … Read more
Hudson Headwaters Health Network has informed ECHD they have openings for vaccination clinics in our region. These COVID-19 vaccination clinics are restricted to New York State residents aged 65 years and older ONLY. By registering for one of these clinics, you legally attest that you are a full- or part-time resident of New York State … Read more
The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) has announced the addition of David Heidecorn, senior advisor to L Catterton Real Estate, to its board of directors. Heidecorn joins the economic development nonprofit as it tackles issues of regional and national significance, including the economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, local food system resilience, a transition to … Read more
The Essex County Health Department is collaborating with Franklin County Public Health to hold a large COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Thursday, February 25 from 1pm to 7pm at the North Country Community College in Saranac Lake. The first dose registration links for this clinic were shared on our health department website at www.co.essex.ny.us/Health and on … Read more