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It’s official, today the mask mandate has become officially optional for students and staff. Governor Kathy Hochul left the mask decisions up to the counties, and Monroe, Livingston, and Ontario County leaders have all announced they will not mandate masks in their local districts. Dr. Mike Mendoza, Monroe County Health Commissioner, spoke out on the […]
Starting Wednesday, the New York State school mask mandate, as well as the children 2 years and older in childcare facilities, will officially be lifted. This announcement from Governor Kathy Hochul comes from just 2 days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) outlined new guidance for areas that aren’t experiencing high transmission […]
The FDA-recommended mask, N95s, seemed to be impossible to find for weeks, just like toilet paper at the beginning of the pandemic. Well now, finally, the search for N95s has become easier than we thought. Free N95 masks are being given out at Wegmans, as part of a federal initiative. Each person is limited to […]
Yesterday, Rochester’s Seneca Park Zoo received a “philanthropic gift” from JPEG DAO that will be used to “address deforestation in Madagascar,” a cause the organization says they’ve been working on for decades. However, this donation was quite different from the rest, as the original donation was given to the zoo in the cryptocurrency called “Stellar […]
Now that Governor Kathy Hochul has lifted the mask mandate and left the choice for counties, Monroe County announces that we have entered the “common sense phase” of controlling COVID-19. Our new phase means staying home if you don’t feel well and isolating or quarantining if you test positive for COVID. Monroe County Public Health […]
Need a COVID test? You can get a test and masks during a giveaway this weekend in Rochester. Plus it’s open to everyone living in Monroe County. Ten thousand rapid test kits and masks will be handed out Saturday (02/12) from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Rochester Community Sports Complex—the old soccer stadium […]
Starting today, New York will be joining other states on dropping the mask mandate for businesses. However, there is still a mandate for buses, trains, subways, planes, subways, at domestic violence shelters, homeless shelters, state-regulated health care, and adult care facilities, jails, and schools. While the mandate ends today, counties, cities, and businesses can make […]
Yesterday, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced that he will be lifting the statewide school mask mandate on March 7 since there is a drop in COVID-19 infections. According to Murphy, the drop in COVID-19 infections brings new pressure on government officials to ease off restrictions amid public frustration and fatigue with the pandemic. He […]
30-degree weather equates to being warm, right? The little bit of warmth we had on Sunday called for locals to plunge their way into Lake Ontario for Rochester’s annual polar plunge. The Rochester Polar Plunge is a charity event that benefits Special Olympics New York. They had over 1,000 registered participants this year, and officials […]
A couple of days ago, President of the Monroe County Council of School Superintendents and Rush-Henrietta Central School District Superintendent Bo Wright held a to discuss COVID-19 and the impact on local schools. One question that was on everyone’s mind was “can we get rid of the masks?” and the answer remains the same: masks […]