HALFMOON, N.Y. â There can be little doubt that the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic caused havoc with families and businesses this year. Its long term presence resulted in changes that may take years to overcome.
But local governments in southern Saratoga County continued to operate in ways that not only maintained services but produced some successes.
The supervisors of the towns of Halfmoon and Clifton Park jointly agreed it was comforting to see the end of the year arrive and with it, vaccines that may give hope there is an end in sight to the scourge of the coronavirus.
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Dec 31, 2020
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Starting Friday, the doors of Halfmoon Town Hall are going to be closed for at least two weeks.
Supervisor Kevin Tollisen says the move is being made to prevent the spread of coronavirus among staff members and the public. Tollisen says between December 21st and 28th, there were hundreds of new COVID-19 cases in Saratoga County, triggering concerns about health and safety. Anyone who needs to drop off important documents during the shutdown can place them in a secure box outside the building.
Capitol Confidential By Brendan J. Lyons on December 31, 2020 at 8:29 AM
With a deadly pandemic raging, the economy struggling and a vaccination roll-out sputtering to a start, what could be more important than getting fans back into an NFL stadium? Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo makes the point that if you can do it safely, it’s a step toward restarting the economy and that waiting until the vaccines have achieved herd immunity would leave New York “digging through the rubble.” (TU)
On the state’s vaccination strategy, the tension between many local officials and Cuomo’s administration is tightening. Late Tuesday, the state health department sent a memorandum of understanding (a.k.a. – contract) to county leaders with a short deadline to sign it giving the state full control of the coronavirus vaccination process in order for those counties to receive and administer the doses. (TU)
Dec 31, 2020
Photo: Getty Images
Starting Friday, the doors of Halfmoon Town Hall are going to be closed for at least two weeks.
Supervisor Kevin Tollisen says the move is being made to prevent the spread of coronavirus among staff members and the public. Tollisen says between December 21st and 28th, there were hundreds of new COVID-19 cases in Saratoga County, triggering concerns about health and safety. Anyone who needs to drop off important documents during the shutdown can place them in a secure box outside the building.