LAKE PLACID — Lake Placid’s Main Street was packed with people on Sunday for the annual Fourth of July gala parade, which made its return this year after being canceled in 2020 due to coronavirus pandemic-related capacity limits last year. With the sun still bright overhead, just ...

ALBANY — New York will lift more COVID-19 restrictions when the state of emergency expires later this week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. The state of emergency expires Thursday, he said, meaning that it lifts Friday. New Yorkers will still have to wear masks on public transit, ...

For a year, New York Sen. Dan Stec has been pushing for an end to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s emergency powers — the ability to make or change laws the state Legislature gave him at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. On Wednesday, the Republican from Queensbury was ...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday, June 15 that 70% of adults in New York have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, a threshold he said the state would celebrate by easing many of its remaining social distancing rules and shooting off fireworks. “What does 70% mean? It means ...

LAKE PLACID — A fireworks show in Lake Placid Tuesday night, June 15, was one of 10 displays across New York to help celebrate the state hitting a new threshold for vaccinations against COVID-19. The fireworks near Mirror Lake celebrated New York reaching 70% of adults at least partially ...

After a weekend of mixed messages on mask-wearing at schools, Gov. Andrew Cuomo released an official guidance on Tuesday, June 8 allowing districts to choose to lift mask requirements for students and staff when they are outdoors. Starting Wednesday, June 9, all of the school districts ...