ALBANY (AP) -- New York state residents over 30 will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations starting Tuesday, March 30, and everyone over 16 will be eligible starting April 6, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday, March 29. Vaccine eligibility had previously been restricted to people over 50, ...

LAKE PLACID — Before the Essex County Health Department began offering COVID-19 vaccination clinics in various parts of the county in January, most eligible residents had to travel to the state point-of-dispensing (POD) sites in Potsdam or Plattsburgh. The latest clinics open to the public ...

LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid’s large-scale sporting events are expected to move forward this year despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, organizers said during a conference call hosted by the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism on Thursday, March 18. The Ironman triathlon, the Lake ...

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Ironman Volunteers Facebook page announced earlier this week that registration is now open for volunteering at this year’s Ironman Lake Placid triathlon, scheduled for Sunday, July 25. “While we are at the mercy of the state and local communities, we are ...

ELIZABETHTOWN — Twenty-seven roses were placed, one by one, in a vase on the steps of the old Essex County courthouse on Tuesday, March 23. Colorful mosaic pieces adorning the vase glittered in the bright spring sun. The red petals of the roses were striking against the grayish-beige ...

New York state dropped the COVID-19 vaccination eligibility age by a decade as of Tuesday, March 23, with residents 50 years or older now able to get their shot at a point-of-distribution (POD) location or clinic. “We’re ecstatic,” Essex County Public Health Director Linda Beers said. ...