reopening

The only grocery store on Buffalo’s Eastside will reopen on Friday following the mass shooting at the Tops on Jefferson Avenue. On the 2 month anniversary of the racially motivated attack that killed 10 beautiful souls, Tops President John Persons was joined by several elected officials and the victims families to announce the reopening of […]

New York State Department of Education officials released reopening guidance for schools. Here are some of the keys points. – The CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend universal indoor masking for all teachers, staff, students, and visitors to K-12 schools, regardless of vaccination status and community transmission levels. – Masks are recommended for […]

As the average daily rate of COVID-19 drops in Los Angeles County, the business and restaurants are looking forward to re-opening as soon as possible. The County has officially moved from a purple tier to red, but public health experts aren’t as optimistic as the citizens. As the County shifts into the red tier, businesses […]

The RTS has joined all of New York’s transit systems in asking for a 10% funding increase over the last enacted budget. This move tracks with the request they made fora 50% increase in funding over 5 years. Assemblymember Jennifer Lunsford from the Rochester area gave her two cents saying: “For too long, the enormous […]

In an effort to push the reopening of in-person education, the CDC has deemed it safe enough update the social distancing area from 6 ft to 3 ft for elementary schools and some high schools, as long as they wear a mask. Before they made this adjustment, the rule was that students had to be […]

The head of the Finger Lakes Reopening Schools Safely Task Force report seems confident that they will be able to reopen schools by this summer. Kathy Graupman, the president of Monroe County’s Superintendent’s council gave a statement regarding the matter, saying: “I may be too optimistic but I want my kids back fourth quarter,” Graupman […]

After the successful result of the Buffalo Bills playoff game model, Governor Andrew Cuomo is going to let large arenas begin hosting music and sporting events again after February 23. “We’re going to now extend the Buffalo Bills example: Any large stadium or arena can open on February 23,” Gov. Cuomo said. “Their plan has […]

After his inauguration ceremony yesterday, President Joe Biden got right to work, signing executive orders that will help the country get back on its feet. In addition to the new executive orders, he pledged to reopen most K-12 schools within 100 days. While teachers are enthusiastic about the ambitious measure, it might be a better […]

The Rochester City School District just announced a three tiered plan to re-open in January. According to superintendent Lesli Meyers-Small, each phase will affect different students: “As you know we have had a school year like none other,” Myers-Small said. “Being in the midst of a pandemic and working to move forward to do what’s […]

California is postponing its reopening plans due to a spike in statewide coronavirus cases. Currently, California has over 1 million cases and a 4.2% infection rate – joining Texas with the highest pandemic rates in the country. San Diego county is being forced back to the most severe of the color-coded levels and many small […]