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The IRS has announced late Wednesday that they are planning on delaying this year’s tax deadline to mid-May. According to Democratic Reps. Bill Pascrell of New Jersey and Richard Neal of Massachusetts, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, the new deadline will be May 17. The adjustment comes as a result of […]
Mississippi has become the second state to open up vaccines for all of its adult residents, age 16 and up. As the production and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine begins to increase, states like Mississippi and Alaska are beginning to allow anyone who would like a vaccine to be able to receive one. The increase […]
According to a statement by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Saturday, more than 1 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered last week, 200,000 of those on Friday. The success of the mass vaccination is due in part to the “Am I Eligible” tool that helps people with underlying conditions find out if […]
Yesterday, Rochester leadership including Monroe County Executive Adam Bello, Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren, Commissioner of Public Health Dr. Michael Mendoza gathered Thursday to commemorate the anniversary of the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Monroe County. Along with University of Rochester Medical Center Chief Medical Officer Dr. Michael Apostolakas, Rochester Regional Health Chief Medical Officer […]
According to an announcement by White House press secretary Jen Psaki, payments from the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package that was recently signed into law by President Joe Biden will begin to arrive by this weekend. The bill initially passed in the Democratically controlled House of Representatives before narrowly passing in the Senate. There […]
After completing a contract tracing protocol at School No. 29, Rochester City School Districts have announced that they will be reopening on Monday. The news comes after one of the 8 employees that tested positive for COIVD-19 passed away. According to the contract tracing results, the conclusions point to an on-campus transmission scenario that did […]
According to Monroe County Public Health Commissioner Dr. Michael Mendoza, the UK strain of the coronavirus has made its way to Ontario county. Kate Ott, Deputy Public Health Director for Ontario County, confirmed the report, also adding that the UK case is not new – the strain was identified through the New York State Department […]
The Biden Administration have announced that 60,000 food pantries and over 1,300 community centers will be receiving high quality masks from the government over the next few months. The masks will be reusable and come in adult and child sizes. White House COVID-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients gave a statement addressing the new initiative: “Not […]
There’s a new pop-up COVID-19 vaccination spot in Rochester, located in the Pamela Jackson R Center. Officials reported that hundreds of people were lining up to receive their inoculations. Dr. Robert Mayo, Chief Medical officer for Rochester Regional Health gave a statement, saying: “It’s really heartwarming to talk to the patients they are expressing a […]
Officials at SUNY Geneseo are becoming concerned with the rising number of COVID-19 cases that have popped up since students began in-person class on Monday. A majority of the 106 positive cases are coming from the tests required before returning to campus, and the State of New York says that those don’t count toward shutting […]