This is a roundup of coronavirus news and announcements from New York State and Hudson Valley and Catskills counties published Monday, April 5, in collaboration with The River. Note: As the once-rapid pace of pandemic news has slowed in recent weeks, our coronavirus roundups have increasingly become the latest in vaccine news, and well, we…
This is a roundup of coronavirus news and announcements from New York State and Hudson Valley and Catskills counties published Monday, March 29, in collaboration with The River Newsroom. NEW YORK STATE 7-day average positive test rate: 3.5% 420 deaths past 7 days 4,575 hospitalizations (890 in ICUs) Share of population fully vaccinated: 16.8% Share…
This is a roundup of coronavirus news and announcements from New York State and Hudson Valley and Catskills counties published March 15 in collaboration with The River. NEW YORK STATE 7-day average positive test rate: 3.2% 556 deaths past 7 days 4,517 hospitalizations (923 in ICUs) Share of population fully vaccinated: 11.6% Share of population…
In Brief – Lower-income Hudson residents passed over by state and federal rental assistance programs may find help with a local program meant to fight displacement in communities of color. Hudson has faced an affordable housing crisis for years that has recently been exacerbated by skyrocketing housing costs from the COVID-19 pandemic. “Hudson Roots” uses…
This is a roundup of coronavirus news and announcements from New York State and Hudson Valley and Catskills counties published Monday, March 8, in collaboration with The River. NEW YORK STATE 7-day average positive test rate: 3.2% 516 deaths past 7 days 4,830 hospitalizations (1,005 in ICUs) Share of population fully vaccinated: 9.4% Share of…
There’s a vacant mobile home in my backyard. It’s heavily dented and festooned with mud and black mold and slouches precariously on stacks of cinder blocks. Just to be clear, the single-wide isn’t the problem here – I knew it was there when I rented the place. It serves as a visual and decibel barrier…
This is a roundup of coronavirus news and announcements from New York State and Hudson Valley and Catskills counties published Monday, March 1, in collaboration with The River Newsroom. NEW YORK STATE 7-day average positive test rate: 3.1% 636 deaths past 7 days 5,307 hospitalizations (1,065 in ICUs) Share of population fully vaccinated: 7.6% Share…
In Brief – The median sales price of a home skyrocketed in the Hudson Valley during the COVID-19 pandemic. A new report from Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress quantifies how the migration of downstate residents fleeing the contagious confines of New York City has impacted the housing market. Sullivan County saw the median sales price…
This is a roundup of coronavirus news and announcements from New York State and Hudson Valley and Catskills counties published Monday, January 22, in collaboration with The River. NEW YORK STATE 7-day average positive test rate: 3.5% 720 deaths past 7 days 5,804 hospitalizations (1,148 in ICUs) Share of population fully vaccinated: 6.3% Share of…
This is a roundup of coronavirus news and announcements from New York State and Hudson Valley and Catskills counties published Monday, February 15, in collaboration with The River. NEW YORK STATE 7-day average positive test rate: 3.7% 882 deaths past 7 days 6,623 hospitalizations (1,270 in ICUs) Share of population fully vaccinated: 4.3% Share of…
This is a roundup of coronavirus news and announcements from New York State and Hudson Valley and Catskills counties published Monday, February 8, in collaboration with The River Newsroom. NEW YORK STATE 7-day average positive test rate: 4.4% 1,020 deaths past 7 days 7,716 hospitalizations (1,454 in ICUs) Share of population fully vaccinated: 2.8% Share…
This is a roundup of coronavirus news and announcements from New York State and Hudson Valley and Catskills counties for Tuesday, January 26 and Wednesday, January 27. Published in collaboration with The River. NEW YORK STATE 11,028 new cases yesterday 202,661 tests yesterday Positive test rate: 5.44% 172 deaths yesterday 8,771 hospitalizations (1,558 in ICUs)…
This is a roundup of coronavirus news and announcements from New York State and Hudson Valley and Catskills counties for Saturday, January 23 through Monday, January 25. Published in collaboration with The River. NEW YORK STATE 12,003 new cases yesterday 219,538 tests yesterday Positive test rate: 5.48% 173 deaths yesterday 8,730 hospitalizations (1,522 in ICUs) New…
This is a roundup of coronavirus news and announcements from New York State and Hudson Valley and Catskills counties for Thursday, January 21 and Friday, January 22. Published in collaboration with The River. NEW YORK STATE 15,144 new cases yesterday 268,001 tests yesterday Positive test rate: 5.65% 169 deaths yesterday 8,846 hospitalizations (1,546 in ICUs)…
This is a roundup of coronavirus news and announcements from New York State and Hudson Valley and Catskills counties for Thursday, January 14 and Friday, January 15. Published in collaboration with The River. Note: The roundup will be off on Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We’ll be back on Wednesday, January 20. NEW…
The Other Hudson Valley 