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 ...

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. ...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo Sunday, March 21, announced new guidance has been rolled out allowing pharmacies to vaccinate New Yorkers with comorbidities. Pharmacies were previously able to vaccinate New Yorkers over the age of 60 and teachers. New Yorkers with comorbidities or underlying health ...

New York state dropped the vaccine eligibility age by a decade Monday, and now anyone over 50 years old is able to get their shot at a point-of-distribution location or clinic. “We’re ecstatic,” Essex County Public Health Director Linda Beers said. “We want it open. Our job is to ...

LAKE PLACID — For now, two major races are still on the calendar in this village for 2021, the Ironman Lake Placid triathlon on July 25 and the Lake Placid Marathon and Half on Sept. 12. The same race director for both events says if state health officials allow Ironman to be held here, he ...