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THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2020
Weekly COVID testing begins
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CATSKILL — Testing for COVID-19 on a weekly basis will begin outside the Greene County Office Building, the county Public Health Department said Tuesday. Clinics will be held each Wednesday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. by appointment, the public health department said. To register for testing call 518-7193600 ext. 1. The regular window each week is designed to be an opportunity for employees to be tested, Legislature Chairman Patrick Linger, R-New Baltimore,
said. “It’s more for people who needed to be tested for their work,” he said, adding that individuals who are symptomatic can also register for testing. For example, hairdressers and tattoo artists must be tested every 14 days, according to state guidelines. The number of positive cases in the Twin Counties continues to decline. As of Tuesday, Greene County had four active cases, according to Public Health. A total of 6,467 residents had been tested with a positive
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Testing for COVID-19 on a weekly basis will begin outside the Greene County Office Building, pictured, on Main Street in Catskill.
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By Bill Williams Columbia-Greene Media
Yanks think Judge, Stanton ready
Snakes alive! Rattler returned to the wild
The Yankees think Judge, Stanton, Paxton and even Hicks will be ready on opening day PAGE B1
n NATION
Plumbing the lowest depths America’s twin crises of pandemic and systemic racism are exposing the president’s weaknesses PAGE A2
n OBITUARY Film composer Mandel dead Johnny Mandel, who wrote the iconic MASH theme and scored “Point Blank,” dies at 94 PAGE A5
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The timber rattlesnake that was relocated from a Copake home.
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COPAKE — A stray timber rattlesnake that found its way to a Copake home was returned to the wilderness by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation officers, DEC spokesman Kevin Frasier said. Conservation Officer Jeff Cox received a call on June 20 from a concerned homeowner in Copake reporting a large rattlesnake on the front porch, after which, the homeowner sent pictures of the pit viper, confirming it was a timber rattlesnake, Frasier said. The rattlesnake appeared to come and go over the weekend before slithering under the house, causing the homeowner to worry it was taking up residence there, Frasier said. After consulting with wildlife staff, DEC officers decided to trap and relocate the rattlesnake. After a few unsuccessful attempts, Cox was able to get the rattlesnake into a container on the morning of June 24, Frasier said. The rattlesnake was transported to a location in the Taconic Mountains, which is a known den site, and released unharmed, Frasier said. Rattlesnakes have been around parts of this region for centuries, said Donna Peterson, program coordinator for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Columbia County. They live mainly in the high
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The state will form an enforcement department to ensure New Yorkers are complying with the state’s COVID-19 mask-wearing and social-distancing measures, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said during a pandemic briefing in Manhattan on Wednesday.
NEW YORK — New York will create its own coronavirus order enforcement department as Gov. Andrew Cuomo expressed concern Wednesday the virus could resurge in the state as residents and local governments grow complacent in enforcing mask and social-distancing measures and the pandemic spreads across the U.S. State officials tasked with enforcing New Yorkers remain socially distanced and wear facial coverings in public, including inside businesses, will supplement the state’s 500-plus local police departments as the governor said citizen compliance is slipping. Indoor dining will remain closed in New York City as the
city prepares to start phase III of reopening Monday. COVID-19 testing rates across the five boroughs remain stable or below 1% positive, but the governor is concerned restarting indoor dining in the city — the nation’s former coronavirus epicenter. State police, State Liquor Authority and Health Department officials monitored patrons at city bars and restaurants Tuesday to help Cuomo and his aides make the citywide decision. “Citizen compliance is slipping —look at any street in Manhattan,” Cuomo said during a pandemic briefing Wednesday afternoon in New York City. “I get why, but it is a very real problem.” The governor pleaded with local governments to stay
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