Dec 28, 2020
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Albany County Executive Dan McCoy is again asking people to stay home in an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus.
The request comes as 156 new infections are reported as well as the deaths of two more residents. McCoy says the number of cases have gone up since the start of the holiday season and there are concerns things could get worse. McCoy is also urging folks to take simple steps like wearing masks and following social distancing guidelines to limit their exposure to germs.
Dec 28, 2020
Photo: Getty Images
Albany County Executive Dan McCoy is again asking people to stay home in an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus.
The request comes as 156 new infections are reported as well as the deaths of two more residents. McCoy says the number of cases have gone up since the start of the holiday season and there are concerns things could get worse. McCoy is also urging folks to take simple steps like wearing masks and following social distancing guidelines to limit their exposure to germs.
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Schenectady County, too, will weigh capping fees for third-party food delivery apps | The Daily Gazette
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Schenectady County is following Albany County’s lead on capping fees for third-party food delivery apps.
Legislation introduced on Monday goes further than the executive order signed by Albany County Executive Dan McCoy last week by capping all fees charged to restaurants to 15 percent not just delivery charges.
Fees on apps like Grubhub, DoorDash and Uber Eats can reach as high as 30 percent, prompting growing backlash amid the industry at a time when restaurants, already facing slim profit margins, are more reliant on the online services than ever amid the coronavirus pandemic.
New York s mass-vaccination plans are shelved as Cuomo takes different path
Cuomo adviser: There has to be a real statewide coordination here, which is what we re doing
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks to members of New York state s Electoral College before voting for President and Vice President in the Assembly Chamber at the state Capitol in Albany on Dec. 14, 2020. (Photo by Hans Pennink / POOL / AFP)HANS PENNINK/Getty
ALBANY County officials who have for years been planning for a mass vaccination said they are seeing that training and preparation much of it funded by millions of dollars in federal grants pushed aside as the administration of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has retained control of the state s coronavirus vaccination program, including having hospitals rather than local health departments administer the doses.