ALBANY – Gov. Kathy Hochul’s statewide indoor mask mandate kicked in Monday, but the president of a group of county executives said she did not follow through on her pledge to collaborate with local leaders prior to making the controversial decision.
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Mask mandate kicks in statewide; counties not rushing to enforce penalties
The order by Gov. Kathy Hochul requires everyone over the age of 2 to wear a mask in every indoor setting, except private residences. But if a business or other entity has in place a proof of vaccination policy in which anyone entering a facility is fully vaccinated, the mask mandate does not apply.
Erie County's Covid-19 numbers fell by more than 1,000 new cases week over week, down from a high of 5,537 cases the week after Thanksgiving.
Guidance issued Friday said the state does not "provide for the implementation of 'mask breaks' during the school day, nor does it provide for…
Businesses and restaurants in Western New York are reacting to challenges posed by new mask and vaccine rules imposed by the state, and the ri…
“This is a crisis. This is a health care crisis and people are going to die. If people had gotten vaccinated when we asked them to, and got th…
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday announced that counties would be given the leeway to enact a test-to-stay program that would enable children who h…
Erie County’s falling hospitalizations have proved a bright spot in an otherwise uncertain period. Across the region, the number of hospitaliz…
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The new state mandate appears to be more restrictive than a similar mask requirement imposed in Erie County last month, at least when it comes…
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Gov. Kathy Hochul, under criticism from her Democratic gubernatorial opponents for her Covid-19 response, urged calm and said she would take a…
The Omicron variant of Covid-19 has not yet arrived in New York State, but officials expect it’s just a matter of when and not if.
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said there would be “no questions asked” if time-eligible adults want to get a booster.
In contrast to Cuomo, Hochul has made clear from the start that local government experts would be in the driver’s seat for many Covid response…
Some Erie County legislators believe there is a better path to getting people to wear masks than having a county executive using his executive…
Amid worsening Covid-19 case numbers, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz on Tuesday defended his mask mandate, suggested a vaccination manda…
The indoor masking requirement is considered Phase 1 of a four-phase restrictions and shutdown plan if Covid cases and hospitalizations contin…
