In Brief – COVID-19 cases in Greene County have shot up in the last two weeks, spurred in part by an outbreak at a state prison. Forty-six active cases were reported by the county Department of Health Thursday, the most since mid-May. The county’s active caseload was less than 10 throughout the summer, and there…
In Brief – SUNY New Paltz reported nine cases of COVID-19 by Friday morning after mandating all students living in dorms or taking in-person classes be tested. Of the nine infected students, seven have already recovered, according to the college. The number of positive cases is higher than in some four-year SUNY schools, such as…
About 2,000 students are preparing to live in SUNY New Paltz’s dorms this fall semester as the coronavirus pandemic continues to burn through the U.S. The university has made significant changes to deal with the coronavirus. Most courses will be online-only, the school is stocked with COVID-19 diagnostic tests, and the semester has been reimagined…
In Brief – A plan to turn Hudson’s commercial center into a pedestrian artery by barring most vehicle traffic over the weekends has been put on hold by the city to allow for more resident input and for details to be ironed out. The “shared streets” plan was developed by Hudson residents in concert with…
This is a roundup of coronavirus news and announcements from New York State and Hudson Valley and Catskills counties co-produced with The River Newsroom. The following is for Saturday, June 12. LOCAL DIVE By Roger Hannigan Gilson, Lissa Harris, and Phillip Pantuso Contact tracing is not a new or esoteric process: Find a sickened person,…
The City of Hudson is re-imagining its streets and sidewalks to allow businesses to operate and people to socially distance during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ambitious plan calls for Warren Street – where the vast majority of the city’s businesses operate – to be shared by pedestrians and local vehicle traffic below Seventh Street on…
This is a roundup of coronavirus news and announcements from New York State and Hudson Valley and Catskills counties co-produced with The River Newsroom. The following is for Thursday, June 11. COMING INTO FOCUS By Lissa Harris Are protests fueling the pandemic? It’s an urgent question, and after two solid weeks of nationwide demonstrations in…
This is a roundup of coronavirus news and announcements from New York State and Hudson Valley and Catskills counties co-produced with The River Newsroom. The following is for Monday, June 8. OF NOTE: Starting this week, we will publish the coronavirus news roundup three times per week, typically Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and we will…